MSNBC Suspends Olbermann Over Political Donations to Dems
(CNN) - Keith Olbermann, MSNBC’s primetime firebrand host, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the ethics policies of his employer earlier this year when he donated to three Democrats seeking federal office, MSNBC announced Friday.
“I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay,” MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement.
First reported by Politico and confirmed by Federal Election Commission filings, the primetime television host gave $2,400 – the maximum individual amount allowed – to each of the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway, and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. (View PDF’s of FEC filings for Conway, Grijalva, and Giffords)
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Yeah. Fox spends $1 Million, and 100% of their non-ad airtime supporting Rethuglicans, and Olbermann gets it in the neck for acting like an honest citizen.
MSNBC: Are you ANGLING to get bought by Comcast and reformatted to mimic Fox?