WaPo's Plum Line blog now asking whether KO even violated any rules in the first place:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/did_olbermann_even_violate_nbc_1.html Highlight: "Odder still, an anonymous NBC insider told Gawker that it's common knowledge within the organization that MSNBC's left- leaning personalities aren't necessarily required to follow NBC News rules. That makes sense, since MSNBC is pushing the envelope politically in a way NBC, obviously, isn't." Hopefully this will be a wakeup call to those behind MSNBC (NBC, GE, Kabletown...Microsoft?) that they can't have it both ways. They can either have a non-partisan cable news operation, or they can have a cable news network that serves as a less-crazy progressive counterpoint to FOX Noise. And look how being non-partisan has worked out for CNN over the last 10 years. The kicker in all this is that MSNBC finally has a complete, compelling primetime schedule (except on Fridays, when Happy Fun Prison Time kicks in after Maddow). The network has been struggling for the better part of a decade to be competitive in primetime, and they finally have the lineup they need. Now is NOT the time to penalize your progressive commentators (I'm lumping Hayes in here as well, since he's been pulled as KO's replacement for violating the same 'rules') for putting their money where their mouths are - especially when their counterparts up the dial are doing far worse, and Roger Ailes is looking the other way. M-D Leaning forward. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
