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The Third Man 01-21-11 11:59 PM

Keith Olbermann -- Fired By MSNBC
 
Sources connected with the network tell us ... Comcast honchos did not like Keith's defiance and the way he played in the sandbox.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/21/keith-...k-pay-or-play/


All the talk about civility has hit home for Keith.

I wouldn't be suprised if this is but the first of a long list of rabid left wing celebs who bite the dust as MSNBC under Comcast attempts ro raise its ratings.
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,918,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,079,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,940,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,786,000
FOXNEWS BECK 1,780,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,460,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,106,000
CNN PIERS 1,025,000
MSNBC MADDOW 976,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 855,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 760,000
CNN COOPER 740,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 700,000


Matthews is next, based on viewers alone..

Morts 01-22-11 12:53 AM

in before the lock
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/...8e567db368.jpg

AngusJS 01-22-11 08:11 AM

Fox News always says it gets the best ratings, but if it's really just them against the monolithic liberal media, then wouldn't liberal viewership just be split among the MSNBC, CNN, etc, giving Fox an artificial lead?

Growler 01-22-11 08:44 AM

Olbermann hosted MSNBC's top-rated show, TTM. Comcast firing him to raise ratings? Uhm, not. Your logic is flawed.

tater 01-22-11 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngusJS (Post 1579805)
Fox News always says it gets the best ratings, but if it's really just them against the monolithic liberal media, then wouldn't liberal viewership just be split among the MSNBC, CNN, etc, giving Fox an artificial lead?

Yes. Also they are only top of cable news networks (note my use of "news networks" since the bulk of all programming on CNN (even HLN!), MSNBC, CNBC an FoxNews is NOT in fact news shows, but opinion shows.

mookiemookie 01-22-11 09:47 AM

Anyone that watches that "opinion" news is a tool anyways.

Oberon 01-22-11 09:48 AM

The popularity of Piers Morgan says it all really... :nope:

Growler 01-22-11 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1579865)
The popularity of Piers Morgan says it all really... :nope:

LOL... I wonder how many Americans know the story behind ol' Piers.

Armistead 01-22-11 01:10 PM

Please, let it be true, as stated all these cable news outlets aren't news but right or left entertainment, sadly people would rather be entertained than get facts. I'd rather watch reruns of Murrow.

Webster 01-22-11 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1579863)
Anyone that watches that "opinion" news is a tool anyways.


you mean like the millions of "educated" voters who think John Stewart IS a legitimate news source

the_tyrant 01-22-11 03:21 PM

You know, many of us in the younger generation barely even watch TV
So its not exactly unexpected that these guys get less viewers over time.

You know, I got more news from Vendor than TV this month

mookiemookie 01-22-11 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster (Post 1580000)
you mean like the millions of "educated" voters who think John Stewart IS a legitimate news source

...ore the "educated" voters that don't. :roll: The sad thing is that there's more actual news on his program than most of the garbage on the 24 hour "news" networks.

Sledgehammer427 01-22-11 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_tyrant (Post 1580005)
You know, I got more news from Vendor than TV this month

me too.

krashkart 01-22-11 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater (Post 1579851)
Yes. Also they are only top of cable news networks (note my use of "news networks" since the bulk of all programming on CNN (even HLN!), MSNBC, CNBC an FoxNews is NOT in fact news shows, but opinion shows.

+1 :yep:

What's sad is that some folks eat it up and regurgitate it almost word-for-word. :-?



EDIT: The younger generations might be on to something... stop watching the news. :haha::yeah:

The Third Man 01-22-11 09:48 PM

After careful consideration of his qualifications, Fox News has hired Keith Olbermann.

http://www.alanburkhart.com/OlbermannAtFoxNews.png


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