He also gave money to candidates without informing NBC, which was revealed in the Keith Olbermann imbroglio http://goo.gl/upOQr
MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe > Scarborough <http://topics.politico.com/index.cfm/topic/JoeScarborough>for > two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 > contributions to friends and family members running for state and local > offices during his tenure at the network, a violation of parent NBC’s ban on > political contributions by employees without specific permission from the > network president. > > “I recognize that I have a responsibility to honor the guidelines and > conditions of my employment, and I regret that I failed to do so in this > matter,” Scarborough said in a statement. “I apologize to MSNBC and to > anyone who has been negatively affected by my actions,” he said, adding that > after he was made aware of some of the contributions, he called > MSNBC<http://topics.politico.com/index.cfm/topic/MSNBC>President Phil Griffin > “and agreed with Phil's immediate demand of a two-day > suspension without pay.” > Well, maybe fair isn't fair. Olbermann's indefinite suspension became a two day paid vacation according to the Daily Beast and Huff Post. -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com -- 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
