Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing From MSNBC, When the Network Wouldn't Tolerate Antiwar Voices

[limpyhobbler]

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1. I always watched Donahue over lunch...

In the barracks when I was in the army. I remember when his show on MSNBC was cancelled (I had never watched it), but its interesting to see more of the story come out about his show being cancelled.

Damn warmongering.

[bvar22]

2. We may be wittnessing a replay of this with the moving of Ed Schultz to weekends.

Big Eddy was very outspoken about his support for Organized LABOR,
something that may ruffle the feathers of Management.

[alp227]

3. Amy Goodman rules especially daring mention Donahue on live tv!

That was during the MSNBC tenth anniversary special in July 2006. Both Goodman and Donahue are probably BANNED from MSNBC as a result!

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. knr

[Babel_17]

5. Lest we forget K&R (nt)

[jjewell]

6. I remember these times well...

After firing Donahue, MSNBC was basically dead until Keith Olbermann flipped the script.