As Hurricane Gustav wreaks havoc on New Orleans as well as the schedule of the Republican National Convention, right-thinking Americans awoke to some good news Monday: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann will not be covering the festivities in Minneapolis-St. Paul, at least for the time being.
Apparently, Olbermann has been sent to New York to cover the hurricane.
We at NewsBusters who are here in the Twin Cities are deeply saddened by this announcement, as we were very much looking forward to having a serious political discussion with the "Countdown" host.
That said, the Associated Press reported Monday (h/t NBer Thomas Stewart):
Keith Olbermann was pulled from St. Paul to anchor MSNBC's storm coverage from New York, with his seat beside Chris Matthews filled by David Gregory. Capus said political considerations had nothing to do with that move; Olbermann has been sharply critical of the GOP.
With NBC Universal's purchase of The Weather Channel, all of The Weather Channel's meteorologists and correspondents dispatched to cover the storm will appear on NBC and MSNBC, Capus said.
All together now: awwwww.
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Naw, this is not good
September 1, 2008 - 09:33 ET by BDNaw, this is not good news.
Now Keith has the ability to inflate bad news coming from the gulf at will.
Can you imagine all the horrors he will be able to relate to Mr and MRS America about the Welfare addicted types demanding new homes and for soldiers to come and personnally haul their fat rear ends away from the storm?
Yeah, I think I might like it better with him in Minneapolis. At least Rupublicans can refuse to go on his show there...
Interview
September 1, 2008 - 09:37 ET by FoolicanOlbermann: "Mr. Bagadoughnuts, say I told you that your current situation is a result of poor government planning and wasteful executive spending both here and abroad. In other words, who would you like to blame for this disaster?"
Bagadoughnuts: "Myself. I have seen the light. I realize that I have not prepared for this incident, and now I am paying the price. All that is happening upon me is merely the rebuttal of God."
Olbermann: "But, that aside, wouldn't you blame the government for not helping you out in this situation?"
Bagadoughnuts: "No, of course not."
Olbermann: "Why not?"
Bagadoughnuts: "First of all, I don't want the government involving themselves in my affairs. I was once like you, sir. I thought that government was the end-all, be-all of life. I realize now that my failures are due to a lack of effort on my part."
Olbermann: "But if we hadn't been in Iraq or giving subsidies to big oil, you wouldn't be in this mess!"
Bagadoughnuts: "Oh, I don't think that's entirely true."
Olbermann: "Will somebody cut the f***ing video feed already!"
"At least Rupublicans can
September 1, 2008 - 11:32 ET by Eileen Right"At least Rupublicans can refuse to go on his show there..."
Keith was going to allow a REAL Republican on his show? That alone would be earth shaking news.
One thing comes to mind -
September 1, 2008 - 09:31 ET by FoolicanOne thing comes to mind - career preservation.
If Olbermann had been allowed to cover the GOP convention, he would have let loose a stream of profanities and slurs on the air that undoubtedly would have resulted in the termination of his employment.
It's for his own good.
"Journalist" Olby reports
September 1, 2008 - 09:37 ET by Vivaldi5"This is Keith Olbermann, journalist, reporting impartially and without bias on the devastation caused by the Bush-Cheney-created Hurricane Gustav. Stay tuned when later in the show, I'll be doing my 'Worst President in the Universe' segment, when I will tell George W. to shut the @!&%@!! up and then finish with an on-camera nervous breakdown!"
By the way, exactly what kind of coverage of the hurricane is Olby going to be able to do from NY? It'd seemingly make more sense to put him in one of those little yellow raincoats and station him on the banks of the Mississippi--but apparently NBC doesn't want to lose this bellwether of "journalism" to a strong gust of wind!
Better to let him anchor and speak to some flunkey reporter braving the storm surge--and interject "oh, get a shovel!" or do the yak-yak-yak hand gesture if the segment runs long.
I think it was MSNBC self preservation-Hurricane coverage in NY?
September 1, 2008 - 09:52 ET by JayTeeExposing MSNBC republican Viewers of the RNC with Olbermaniac would have LOST MSNBC viewers. I'm not so sure any Republicans would have tuned in, but they may gain audience share now with Olbermanic "Banished" to NY to perserve viewership.
Maybe his Obvious Democratic alliance would have put fuel on the fire for BIAS at MSNBC.
-OR-
Maybe Olberman will GUEST later as a Democratic Operative ?
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Olberman on a Levee
September 1, 2008 - 09:59 ET by axemanWouldn't a spot out in the middle of the Gulf Coast be a better spot for Keith to "report on the hurrican?"
Might I suggest he be perched atop a levee?
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Sent to NY to Cover the
September 1, 2008 - 10:03 ET by jwm45Sent to NY to Cover the Hurricane?
Weather in NYC: sunny 85 degrees.
political considerations had nothing to do with that move
give me a freakin break
I would imagine Olbermann
September 1, 2008 - 10:09 ET by iconoclastI would imagine Olbermann took himself out. His current status with the network would allow him to make that call I'm sure.
Referring to Obama "I hope he'll win. I think he will. If he doesn't, you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye . . .," Robert Redford
Lucky break for MSDNC
September 1, 2008 - 10:16 ET by nkviking75Technology is such that KO really didn't need to return to NYC to anchor hurricane coverage. Watching Fox News is proving that. I think they simply found an excuse to get him out of St. Paul.
I guess God is on the side of the American public. ;-)
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
KO was afraid to go
September 1, 2008 - 10:16 ET by zachlindI doubt if Capus changed KO’s assignment. Remember, it’s Capus that’s so queer for Keith and his “abilities”. With Keith’s much-publicized problems with women I suspect he was afraid to go, especially with a female barracuda on the Republican ticket.
It is all political
September 1, 2008 - 10:16 ET by harqmanThis political. He will attempt to hammer the Repub Governor, the President and any other person he can attack on the repub side. Never mind it was correctly noted on both CNN and MSNBC that the levees were neglected for decades by state and local officials the wasted the money. I think it was Abrams and Cooper that quickly changed the subject. Because they were telling the truth and everyone down here knows that.
KO will give nagin all the time he needs and wants to blame every body except for himself. So this is all political. No one would have really accepted KO hammering the RNC at the RNC. So thank God for Gustav. Now KO and go slam the RNC from NY and no one will say boo about it. This was KO's idea. He is a complete sociopathic.
Stand by for lies of epic magnitude.
When I said thank God for
September 1, 2008 - 10:24 ET by harqmanWhen I said thank God for Gustav I was speaking of course from KO's perspective. Just wanted to make that clear.
Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa!!!!!!
September 1, 2008 - 10:17 ET by JWFOlbermann has been sent to New York to cover the hurricane.
Is he aware the hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico? Someone might want to clue him in.
No catfight?
September 1, 2008 - 10:18 ET by ReaverI for one am disappointed that we won't see round two of the Olbermann-Matthews catfight.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM???
September 1, 2008 - 18:50 ET by danybhoyI was sort of hoping they WOULD be coming to my hometown of St.Paul because I was looking forward to hearing the stories about how big of an A-hole he is & how important he thinks he is. I am still looking forward to hearing about the rest of the MSM idiots.
The "Peace" protesters ar doing a good job of being violent, so they are helping ruin the "good name" of the angry left.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
There are loose boats in
September 1, 2008 - 10:32 ET by harqmanThere are loose boats in the canal right now. A fox reporter asked a city official if those ships should be in there and why they were in there. The official is reported to have said "let's not focus on blame." Yea okay!!!!! Here we go. The non-blame blame game.
Nagin "'Well we asked President Bush to make the gulf of mexico bigger so we could take these ships out but he refused. Time and again we told his this would happen. But he is of course a bastard and just would not do it. So this is his fault. we need a chocolate Prez!"
This move by the Marxist
September 1, 2008 - 10:36 ET by BlazerThis move by the Marxist Stalinist Nastiness Bullcrap Corporation is a move to save Keith's a$$ and trying to salvage any shred of credibility they think they have left,which by the way is 0%.
Hurricane coverage ? Keith works for the Weather Channel now ?
"Good luck and dont' forget to board up those windows"
" Sir, you claimed this frontal boundary would stall out over the plains and weaken, but yet it turned into a fullblown meso-scale event. Have you no sense of decency sir ? Well sir, do you ?"
" .......and tonights Worst Weather Man In World segment is brought to you by Rain-X."
Did NBC clear this with the Kossacks that run the place first ? No doubt they will be livid their dreamboat K.O. isnt' going to the dance so he can pi$$ in the punchbowl.
Or is that once out of the safety of his echo chamber and exposed to differing opinion and rebuttal a carreer ending epic meltdown may ensue culminating in Keith finally being locked away in a padded room somewhere.
Keith just found what it's like to be that crazy drunk uncle, you send off to the dogtrack when company comes to visit.
LMAO @ U KEITH !
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Bathtub Boy protection
September 1, 2008 - 10:43 ET by Red JeepKeith is scared.
Richard Johnson in Page Six column in the New York Post reported on 08-29: MSNBC's increasingly paranoid Keith Olbermann is threatening to quit unless his bosses beef up his security, sources say.
Olbermann - upset to be anchoring at the Democratic National Convention from an outdoor set near Denver's train station - "announced that his bosses [had] better find a more secure location for him to broadcast from at the Republican National Convention [in St. Paul, Minn.] or he's not going," one insider said. "He thinks someone will assassinate him." MSNBC had no comment.
Guess Bathtub Boy could not get Secret Service protection.
MSNBHOC did this out of self preservation.
September 1, 2008 - 10:52 ET by Hack CaffertyThey knew that KO wouldn't have made it through the week with out completely embarrassing himself and the network he works for.
It is a shame though, I was really looking forward to how he responds to the Republicans speeches.
"Grand slam. Chenney hit it out of the park and across the street"
Please send KO to Port
September 1, 2008 - 10:54 ET by cocodriePlease send KO to Port Fouchon to interview Gustav - they're both blowhards. After that send him to interview Gov. Jindal. From there I would like to see him interview Sarah Palin at the target range.
Casey Jones
September 1, 2008 - 11:06 ET by third eyeKeith Olbermann was pulled from St. Paul to anchor MSNBC's storm
coverage from New York, with his seat beside Chris Matthews filled by
David Gregory. Capus said political considerations had nothing to do
with that move
Because as we all know, political considerations, like supply side economics, have no place whatsoever at MSNBC.
KO
September 1, 2008 - 11:11 ET by rick007KO is closet gay.
BATH-TUB-BOY...
September 1, 2008 - 19:06 ET by danybhoyA couple of thoughts...
1.BathTubBoy is a METRO-SEXUAL at the very least.
2.We do know he likes them younger then him, but what does he like?
A-If you look online, you will find a good looking woman who Olby is/was connected to. She is about 24 years his junior, all legal, but it looks a bit odd to some.
B-His new tag-team partner, the ever so sexy Dr.Rachel Maddow, brings up different questions. I'm not too smart, but I do know she might like women more then she likes men. But that is NOT the point, she LOOKS like a teenage boy, call me an evil, mean spirited A-hole if you want. I know I am not the only person thinking this.
So I have a feeling that our favorite talking head is a confused person is some respects. He needs to work out his issues, the problem is he tends to do this on the air.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
Demotion
September 1, 2008 - 11:34 ET by dboSo KO has been pulled from the GOP convention in order to cover the weather. I hear there is going to be a lot of bad weather in Siberia this Winter. I'll look forward to Kieth's weekly updates.
Too bad he couldn't of
September 1, 2008 - 12:21 ET by bigtimerToo bad he couldn't of hitched his star to the drama-queen Geraldo this morning...those two fit together like peas in a pod.
Btw...seems internal grumblings, let alone public critiscism is finally sending Capus a message loud and clearly...of course this has nothing to do with his politics...
Yeah right....when pigs fly.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Frankly, I find this news
September 1, 2008 - 12:22 ET by MikeknaJFrankly, I find this news hilarious.
But beyond that I wonder what, if anything, it signals for MSNBC on the whole, and whether we're going to start to see a change in tone and direction - or if this is just an abberation due to the intense spotlight on the channel that last week brought.
"Look, when Keith anchors, he plays it straight down the line.” MSNBC President Phil Griffin
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"The shadow proves the sunshine
I wonder...
September 1, 2008 - 12:35 ET by KJ_sez... if they'll let ol' Blubberman on the air on election day. I'd love to see his breakdown when Obamination loses by a country mile - that'll be one for the record books (and the padded ambulance, no doubt).
I demand real change - force a Democrat to speak the truth!
Important move for Keefy...
September 1, 2008 - 12:39 ET by JPR1...everybody knows that hurriane coverage is essential to a career in journalism.
Just look where it took Dan Rather.
Damn!!
September 1, 2008 - 16:33 ET by jjkI was looking forward to a bitch slapfest between Olby and Crissy.
And even as they
did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over
to a reprobate mind,
Then they will be
called liberals!
jjk, when it's between
September 1, 2008 - 16:53 ET by Blazerjjk, when it's between two femme's, it's called a catfight.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Keith Olbermann
September 1, 2008 - 21:25 ET by DerryThis is too funny. Keith Olbamamann stuck in NYC.
Bye-Bye to Countdown to No Ratings...
September 1, 2008 - 22:12 ET by cest moiI'll miss the geek glasses.
K O
September 2, 2008 - 00:17 ET by NorthCoasterreassigned to weather?
HaHaHaHa!
Nothing there to cover! The Republican Governor of Louisiana is implimenting the disaster plan. Why would you bother to cover anything good or effective by the Republicans?