Friday, January 21, 2011

Keith Olbermann: The Final Countdown

Keith Olbermann announced that tonight's episode is the final Countdown. His contract was, apparently, terminated.

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One last Friday with Thurber:

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New York Times Article
In a statement, MSNBC said : “MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of ‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann’ will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.”




But first, you've got to get mad.

6 comments:

Roscoe said...

Maddow and Maher comment on it on tonight's real time..

I've the embed code, but.. you can't embed in comments.. so..

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddow-addresses-keith-olbermanns-msnbc-departure-on-real-time/

If someone wiser'n I would be interested in tacking the video there into the main post?

_J_ said...

Done and done.

Is sad.

Roscoe said...

... and.. my teeth gnashing continues.

Dunno why I pay attention, but.. guy in charge of the Blue Lion now? Fairly rabidly knee-jerk right leaning poster of things one might generously term "news".

and.. yet, I inevitably glance.. and get annoyed at myself for doing so, such as his crowing cheer at the ending.

Mike Lewis said...

@ros

UNFRIEND

_J_ said...

I like that we live in a world within which relationships are ended or begun with the push of a button.

Wait, no.

Fuck Facebook in it's retarded, date raping asshole.

Roscoe said...

.. Facebook lets me embarass Tina.

Therefore, it has value.