Keith Olbermann To Anchor Republican Convention Coverage From New York To Await Next Hurricane

[Phred42]

The kid aren't playing nice and They sent him to his room without supper.
If MSNBC wants to win ratings - Let Olbermann run the show and get out of his way



Keith Olbermann To Anchor Republican Convention Coverage From New York To Await Next Hurricane
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/keith-olbermann-to-anchor_n_123314.html
As network anchors head to St. Paul after covering Hurricane Gustav from the Gulf Region, MSNBC announced that Keith Olbermann will remain in New York to await the next hurricane (Hanna):

One person not returning from his Hurricane Gustav coverage location will be MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. Olbermann led coverage last night from New York, and will now co-anchor prime time convention coverage from MSNBC HQ with Chris Matthews at the RNC.


An MSNBC spokesperson tells TVNewser, "Since the next hurricane may hit on Thursday night, Keith will remain in New York. But, he'll co-anchor with Chris who will be on our Rice Park set."

MSNBC tells the Huffington Post, "Keith has anchored numerous breaking news stories over the past five years, including coverage of Katrina."

On Friday, the New York Post's Page Six reported that Olbermann is increasingly worried about his security, and refused to attend the RNC in St. Paul unless MSNBC offered him a more secure location to broadcast from:

[AllieB]

1. I hope someone is keeping count of the number of Dems/liberals vs. Pukes on MSNBC this week.

They always had plenty of Repub commentators during the Dem convention. I bet there are many fewer Dems commenting at the RNC.

:eyes:

[AuntPatsy]

2. I think Tweety got the message, he is not the fire ball he was the other day

in fact all he does is laugh when the idiots do the gop bit...

[Phred42]

13. Neither is Keith

Unfortunately


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6889962&mesg_id=6889962

[dennis4868]

3. Great....

they are letting KO out of the cage....go get them KO...give them hell.

[Phred42]

14. I think you missed it - KO got screwed

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6889962&mesg_id=6889962

[Cleita]

4. I'm okay with it.

From what I have seen up until now, the hostility towards the real journalists, from the RNC and the authorities, and the ghoulish spectre of the convention itself, I think KO will be freer to report the truth from New York than from there. Let Tweety keep his head up the Repuke's asses like he always does and let KO and Rachel tell the truth from NYC.

[MrCoffee]

5. He puts the biscuit in the basket.

[Dollface]

6. Is that last line about KO worrying about security more BS from the Reich?

[hisownpetard]

7. Keith is increasingly worried about his security? I hope there's not something that we don't know.

Keith rules!!

[Cleita]

8. There's probably a lot we don't know.

I can imagine what his email is like sometimes. We get a little taste of it here when a freeper troll leaks through.

[hisownpetard]

11. Ya know, you're right. I can just imagine.

[XOKCowboy]

20. In Denver he might as well have had a bullseye painted on him...

The MSNBC broadcast location was a 2 story affair, out in the open, 4 blocks away from the tight security at the Pepsi center with an unimpeded view from the thousands of new condo's on the Platte and all of downtown. If I'd been getting death threats I wouldn't have liked the location either. Plus did you see the crowds that they encouraged to come right up to the broadcast center? You didn't need a credential to get there like you did at the Pepsi Center. Any nut could have walked up and......

[BlueIdaho]

9. I've already given MSNBC an earfull - why not do the same

Send them an email and tell them what you think of their decision to bench Keith - call bullshit on them!

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Don't forget he's had death threats and white powder sent to him

He's a a GEM.

[RememberWellstone]

12. He probably bowed out

I would guess he did'nt want to hear all the bullshiit that the thugs would be frothing at the convention. Can't balme him either, wise choice.

[Phred42]

15. Or the Security thing is a cover and they simply Screwed KO

Now were left with Tweety and the Nazi

[WeDidIt]

16. I would have actually watched this week had corporate cut he and Tweety loose

Let 'em do whatever the hell they want, I'll watch 'em both.

Shackling them like this just piosses me off and makes me not watch for a week.

[blogslut]

17. Well, it's probably for the best

I really doubt the number of people watching the RNC convention will compare to the number that watched the DNC's. I'd rather have Keith on hand to keep us informed during this stormy season.

[Phred42]

18. Bet HE wouldn't

This is a fuck you to KO
and Tweety and the NAzi and FAscist-Joe won

[blogslut]

19. Perhaps

But seriously, who is going to watch this thing? Have you seen any of it? Yawnfest.

[Phred42]

28. SHouldn't Obama be in front of Biden?

:shrug:

[mzmolly]

21. Sounds like he's better off in NY?

If he feels vulnerable, I'm glad they're accommodating him.

[Beausoir]

22. Olberman is not a serious journalist. Tom Brokaw, I suspect, has had a hand in benching Olberman.

Classic case of a sports jock who suddenly thinks he IS the team.


Rookie mistake.

[RollWithIt]

24. I really don't want to keep fighting about Hillary, I want to point something out though...

Republicans HATE Keith. There is a recent pattern of crazy Republicans picking up guns and going after low level or media Dems. MSNBC likes to put their pundits on streetcorners surrounded by crowds. I really don't think it was safe for Keith to be sitting on the street at an RNC convention.

[Beausoir]

25. What does Hillary have to do with this? Olberman is not a serious journalist and he's been benched.

Not sure where you get the Hillary thing.

Olberman is a sports-jock who grew too big for his helmet. Tom Brokaw is a GOD to NBC. Tom Brokaw went on record as saying that Olberman has crossed the line with his over the top cringe inducing Murrow impersonations. I believe Brokaw's words were "I think Keith has gone too far."



Olberman got benched. I think he's ridiculous. I think Bill O'Reilly is ridiculous. Neither can claim to be a journalist.

[Berry Cool]

26. You obviously know nothing about Olbermann's journalism career.

He only won a freaking Edward R. Murrow award.

[Beausoir]

27. Well, that changes everything.

[Phred42]

29. Olbermann's the only serious journallist they have

Tweety, Gregory, Buchanan, et al

are just Reich-wing stooges "catapulting the propaganda"

[RollWithIt]

23. MSNBC is fond of putting its correspondents on street corners near crowds......

I wouldn't want god knows who standing behind me if I knew they hated me.