MSNBC Suspends 'Morning Joe' Host Scarborough for Political Donations Cable-news channel MSNBC said Friday that it has suspended host Joe Scarborough for making $4,000 in political donations without permission, its second suspension of a high-profile host over contributions in two weeks.
Scarborough, a former Republican congressman who now co-hosts MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, made eight donations of $500 to local Florida candidates in recent years, the network said. His suspension, without pay, will bar him from his weekday show for two days, and he will return Nov. 24. "Since he did not seek or receive approval for these contributions, Joe understands that I will be suspending him for violating our policy," Phil Griffin, president of the General Electric Co. network, said in a statement. "It is critical that we enforce our standards and policies," he added. Scarborough apologized to the network in a separate statement provided by MSNBC. "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," he said. At least five of Mr. Scarborough's donations were made since 2005 to local Republican candidates, according to Florida Division of Elections records. Mr. Scarborough said in his statement that because he had given for personal reasons to his brother and three longtime family friends, "I mistakenly believed that I did not need approval from MSNBC. I also apologize for that oversight." http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/11/19/msnbc-suspends-morning-joe-host-sc arborough-for-political-donations/tab/print/ Regards, KGB ----- Kevin G. Barkes Email: [email protected] KGB Report: http://www.kgbreport.com Commentwear by KGB: http://www.commentwear.com National Temperature Index: http://nationaltemperatureindex.com DCL Dialogue on line: http://www.dcldialogue.com Random Quotations Generator: http://www.goodquotations.com Over 13,000 searchable quotations. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" 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/wnndl?hl=en.
