Keith statement on the controversy where he apologizes to the viewers, but criticizes his bosses...
http://scr.bi/at4pmN A STATEMENT TO THE VIEWERS OF COUNTDOWN > by Keith Olbermann > I want to sincerely thank you for the honor of your extraordinary and > ground-rattling support. Your efforts have been integral to the remedying > of > these recent events, and the results should remind us of the power of > individuals spontaneously acting together to correct injustices great or > small. I > would also like to acknowledge with respect the many commentators and > reporters, including those with whom my politics do not overlap, for their > > support. > I also wish to apologize to you viewers for having precipitated such > anxiety > and unnecessary drama. You should know that I mistakenly violated an > inconsistently applied rule – which I previously knew nothing about – that > > pertains to the process by which such political contributions are approved > by > NBC. Certainly this mistake merited a form of public acknowledgment and/or > > internal warning, and an on-air discussion about the merits of limitations > on > such campaign contributions by all employees of news organizations. > Instead, > after my representative was assured that no suspension was contemplated, I > > was suspended without a hearing, and learned of that suspension through > the > media. > You should also know that I did not attempt to keep any of these political > > contributions secret; I knew they would be known to you and the rest of > the > public. I did not make them through a relative, friend, corporation, PAC, > or > any other intermediary, and I did not blame them on some kind of > convenient > 'mistake' by their recipients. When a website contacted NBC about one of > the > donations, I immediately volunteered that there were in fact three of > them; and > contrary to much of the subsequent reporting, I immediately volunteered to > > explain all this, on-air and off, in the fashion MSNBC desired. > I genuinely look forward to rejoining you on Countdown on Tuesday, to > begin the repayment of your latest display of support and loyalty - > support and > loyalty that is truly mutual. > --K.O. > -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
