General Discussion

GigiMommy

(5,039 posts)

105. Don't forget me!!!

Reply to RevCheesehead (Reply #96)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:36 PM

Jul 2015

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

108 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Keith Olbermann and MSNBC: Why It’s Time for a Reunion [View all] octoberlib Jul 2015 OP

I miss Olbermann. bravenak Jul 2015 #1

So do I. octoberlib Jul 2015 #21

Yup. MynameisBlarney Jul 2015 #38

go to youtube and google him. bask in his greatness. He does worst persons in the roguevalley Jul 2015 #40

Me too eom LiberalElite Jul 2015 #93

Keith should go back to MSNBC Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #2

Olbermann's best bet is HBO. Assuming the connection to Time Warner doesn't run afoul of any Erose999 Jul 2015 #68

HBO already has John Oliver WolverineDG Jul 2015 #100

Could KO do a 1-3 hour daily podcast? NightWatcher Jul 2015 #3

I do not generally watch or listen to podcasts, pennylane100 Jul 2015 #8

Sam Seder choie Jul 2015 #62

Why not? OhZone Jul 2015 #12

He needs his own internet TV show davidpdx Jul 2015 #27

I'm with you on that! RavensChick Jul 2015 #89

How well do podcasts pay? NobodyHere Jul 2015 #36

I'd welcome him in a heart beat malaise Jul 2015 #4

If KO goes back to MSNBC, so will I. nt grasswire Jul 2015 #5

The MSNBC prime time lineup never really replaced the humor and accessibility he brought to things. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #6

Yes !!! libdem4life Jul 2015 #7

He doesn't want to go back there and they don't want him tularetom Jul 2015 #9

Even with all the problems leftynyc Jul 2015 #57

Unfortunately for Keith, he's a loose cannon SoCalDem Jul 2015 #69

I hope you realize that you just complemented him. Those are the things we love about him. jwirr Jul 2015 #83

I love him as well.. I just do not see him back on tv SoCalDem Jul 2015 #84

No I don't expect MSNBC to take him back especially after they are now partners with Comcast. jwirr Jul 2015 #87

I would love to see Keith back at MSNBC Gothmog Jul 2015 #10

me too spooky3 Jul 2015 #30

There isn't much I watch on MSNBC anymore....example: George II Jul 2015 #11

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2015 #13

Except for late afternoon and evening hour shows, MSNBC is as RW as valerief Jul 2015 #14

how do WE let MSNBC know they should bring Olbermann back? A petition on moveon.org or something?? trueblue2007 Jul 2015 #15

I tweeted MSNBC that I'd start watching again if they brought him back but a petition would be great octoberlib Jul 2015 #20

if only to give Scarborough a fit tishaLA Jul 2015 #16

I wish ablamj Jul 2015 #19

That's a lot to lose ---- When you lose Joe Scarborough ... nikto Jul 2015 #24

Now there's an idea! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #42

Yep! RavensChick Jul 2015 #90

Joe Scarborough would be the best republican candidate if he ran. fbc Jul 2015 #28

That was a stupid move to let him go. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #17

Meh, Olbermann is an ass and makes progressives look bad fbc Jul 2015 #18

LOL, sounds like someone got their feeling hurt at some point. Keith is great. nt Logical Jul 2015 #22

Feelings hurt? that's an odd thing to say. fbc Jul 2015 #26

On the contrary, Keith is an excellent mouthpiece for the left. pacalo Jul 2015 #39

+1. Some just don't like what he says. But they aren't generally from the left. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #43

Exactly! pacalo Jul 2015 #74

Exactly! RavensChick Jul 2015 #91

And how do you know Chiyo-chichi Jul 2015 #46

No, but he occasionally makes certain behaviors look bad, though. merrily Jul 2015 #52

Sorry, but I think you'll get a LOT of disagreement on that whathehell Jul 2015 #53

NBC isn't what it was nikto Jul 2015 #23

Keith was great at one point, but he has a habit of burning bridges.I'm not sure NBC needs the drama Hekate Jul 2015 #25

Bring him back! He was a must watch redstateblues Jul 2015 #29

Pair him up with Brian Williams Generic Brad Jul 2015 #31

Thread win! KamaAina Jul 2015 #49

And Boom! goes the dynamite!! RavensChick Jul 2015 #92

Keith.... Plucketeer Jul 2015 #32

I want him back doing politics as soon as possible. niyad Jul 2015 #33

There it is! RavensChick Jul 2015 #94

I know exactly what you mean! niyad Jul 2015 #98

I miss Keith and the KOEBers too GigiMommy Jul 2015 #103

I wish MSNBC would rehire him and replace that stupid asjr Jul 2015 #34

I miss him as well... SoapBox Jul 2015 #35

If MSNBC waits much longer Paulie Jul 2015 #37

Now that is a great idea. Buy a network and set up your own programing. But when Current jwirr Jul 2015 #85

CNN has a big hole in their primetime lineup... DAMANgoldberg Jul 2015 #41

I don't think they can recreate those sweet years of mid-2000s because he was a new, emerging voice. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #44

During those years his words were a light in a very dark period. kairos12 Jul 2015 #45

Yep. AirAmerica laid some foundation for KO, but he nailed it on TV. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #47

I miss Olbermann and the progressive movement misses him too! FlaGatorJD Jul 2015 #48

Worst Person in the World wouldn't be much fun anymore. KamaAina Jul 2015 #50

I'm not sure there's a bridge long enough for that to happen. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #51

If someone with money and a conscience would make a network that is to other TV networks as Sanders merrily Jul 2015 #54

I totally agree. jwirr Jul 2015 #86

I would love to see this happen. drm604 Jul 2015 #55

I never missed Olbermann's show on MSNBC. I would TIVO it just to make sure. B Calm Jul 2015 #56

Just found this story leftynyc Jul 2015 #58

Interesting. Thanks for posting! octoberlib Jul 2015 #65

It's way past time - MSNBC!!! fadedrose Jul 2015 #59

We loved his Big Head and who constantly bucked against his bosses to give us the truth! B Calm Jul 2015 #61

Big Head! That reminds me of Letterman fadedrose Jul 2015 #63

I don't think Olbermann can ever reach the heights of greatness aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #60

I doubt seriously if either party would want to re-engage the relationship. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #64

Olberman should try RT craigmatic Jul 2015 #66

Keith is too much of a perfectionist for a startup network, but too iconoclastic for the bootlicking Erose999 Jul 2015 #67

Let's Hope He's Back On Somewhere colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #70

TYT Network ablamj Jul 2015 #71

Or provide the production value he expects. Hence his split from Current. Olbermann is the best in Erose999 Jul 2015 #107

Olbermann anchoring a VICE news channel LunaSea Jul 2015 #72

Me too.... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #75

This Evening's Show colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #73

Keith is Keith when he is on TV doing his thing about politics and race and liberal vs the idiots randys1 Jul 2015 #76

If everyone sends an email, asking for Olbermann's return fadedrose Jul 2015 #77

MSNBC. Comcast will probably trash them. octoberlib Jul 2015 #88

I wonder if they'd bring back Phil Donahue too... cascadiance Jul 2015 #78

I don't want a humble Keith abakan Jul 2015 #79

Same here! One that's not afraid to tell us the truth, despite what his bosses wants! B Calm Jul 2015 #80

Keith? Humble? RavensChick Jul 2015 #95

I think since we're losing Jon Stewart and David Letterman's gone now, too, calimary Jul 2015 #81

Meh, no thanks. Daniel537 Jul 2015 #82

I have returned from the dead of the interwebs.... RevCheesehead Jul 2015 #96

Rev! I concur!! nt babylonsister Jul 2015 #97

Me three!! WolverineDG Jul 2015 #99

There you are SharonRB Jul 2015 #104

Don't forget me!!! GigiMommy Jul 2015 #105

Hell no. Not until after the primary. For obvious reasons. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #101

He was the best but need to lose the prima donna attitude and learn to work with people. brewens Jul 2015 #102

Keith... deathrind Jul 2015 #106

You Keith trashers act as if we're awash in smart, tough liberal spokesmen. Paladin Jul 2015 #108