Why do you care? I'm sure you are an avid Fox News viewer.

I for one, have huge respect for Keith Olbermann and for his show the past eight years. If he ruffled feathers, that shows how good he was. Thanks Keith for the great relief you have provided the many times when people like me thought the world was going insane.

Just maybe I will watch that channel now! maybe not!!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Have I mentioned how happy I am. 1 less illusionist for the demos

He is gone. Hopefully to a real news channel. No more opinions.

I heard Fox has an opening.

I bet Madcow is crying already along with the rest of demos.

Independent and working toward the repeal of Obama

Fair enough Tyler. If you want to edit that first line out, or put it where i can edit it, I will do so. I'm just a fan.

see comment #113

Time for King of Arrogance O'Reilly to go next...and his jesters Beck and Hannity.

Maybe we can just get Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity to retire so I can be happy too?

I still think that Keith Olberman was the best thing going for the network.

Amen, I would not watch msnbc because they had that idiot on their network. I'll probably watch it now. He was not good at anything he did, a complete moron. All I can say is GOOD RIDDANCE.............

You see the truth as arrogance, I see the truth as a beacon of light in a dark world, I will pray for you sir you are truly lost.

MSNBC, I cannot know the reason behind the end of Countdown hosted by Keith Olberman. I can know, however, that the best news commentary program offered by your network has seen it's best and last day. I relied on Mr. Olberman to be the resounding voice of reason when all other voices were screaming God knows what to spur hatred, anger, fear, not so veiled racism, ridiculous notions of Socialism and leading an alarming number of Americans down a path of all out lunacy.

I will miss the program, but I will miss the eloquence, soundness of reasoning and the wee bit of humor served courtesy of Mr. Olberman's talent & insight that took the edge of of my every day. May God go with you, Mr. Olberman. May all of your endeavors be successful, and I hope to see you again on a network more deserving of your professionalism, journalistic prowess and good old fashioned common folk sense.

Happy days are here agian!!

Old Timer-88224 That is exactly why the Beck and Hannity shows are surging through the ratings and MSNBC is in the tank thanks for helping the country! Keep riding MSNBC into the ground! Bring Al Frankin onto that network helped air America.

Who cares? This guy was an arrogant tool and the fact that he was "the most respected" on that network says a lot about that network. He should have never left Sports Center, he was great and funny.

Who would care if any of these talking heads mentioned above- the equally pompous and arrogant O'Reilly, or Beck and Hannity were to leave either?

Why do people continue to believe that these people have any bearing on anybodies opinion? Why is it that people always think they are so much smarter than everybody else and that they know better?

People think for yourselves and stop deleting harmless comments just because you disagree with the opinions. What babies, 1st thing I do is check the "collapsed/deleted by community" comments. Freedom of speech and expression of opinions (as long as it is the same as yours) what a joke!

That demonstrates the power of corporations over journalism. I wonder how long will Comcast take to fire the other commentators from their lineup so we have more neocon pundits in the news. It wasn't enough for the corporations to control our lives, now they control which news are considered 'adequate' for their agenda. I agreed and disagreed with Olbermann in many topics, but he was a control valve for the indiscriminate idiocy that could be seen two channels after (for those who don't know, msnbc is on channel 30 and Fix News in channel 32). But now I found more than a reason to erase those channels from my lineup. I guess for msnbc is more important to watch how people live in prison...

Olbermann is the greatest part of why I gave up on MSNBC (Maddow pretty well makes up the remainder.) I watched him and never once saw him give an unslanted report. I never saw him interview a person who disagreed with his views on politics, religion, or any other aspect of people's lives. His bloviating is tiresome and his views irresponsible. Where ever he goes I will not follow. Why he's going, I don't care. That he's going is a boon for MSNBC. This is my opinion and it is irrelevant what any other commentator/interviewer on any other network has said or done.

Olbermann belongs on the Comedy Channel, continuing his self-parody.

There went one of the few illuminations in today's political darkness.

To hear Keith Olbermann call himself a Journalist is nauseating. I bet Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite turn in their graves when it is said. Good Riddance

So sad to see the man who just read the news as the news go. Never any slant, never any tilt he just gave us the news. Farewell! *clap* *Clap*

MSNBC was getting killed in the ratings. Keith was part of that problem.

Countdown and the Oreily Factor were good competitors. You have to watch both to muddle thru the propaganda. Of course, you could polarize to one or the other but you would be less informed.

Wouldn't you like to see a debate between the commentators from FOX and MSNBC? I'd pay to watch it. I can see Rachel and Rush, Kieth and Beck, Ed and O'Reily, all going at it in a debate or discussion panel.

Wow, I can't watch reality prisons, they make my head hurt. Catching child molesters for a show? Not entertaining for me. What else does MSNBC offer?...

Obama a Failed Experiment

You hit the nail right on the head,MSNBC tried catering to a market segment that they thought had a potential for growth but were badly mistaken,now they are trying to recalibrate, it will be interesting to see what changes they try to make.

He's going to Fox. It's going to be O'Reilly and Olbermann.

correction: New unemployment applications dropped by 36,999 for the week ending 1/21 not 37000. Buh - Bye Keith.

I am surprised that there are over 4000 comments so far. I didn't know that MSNBC had 4000 viewers.

Proving, once again, the right-wing's inability to perform simple math.

Strangers to logic and fact - that's the right-wing.

I hate Olbermann, so I don't watch MSNBC. Well of course, his show airs for three hours daily, Monday through Friday. Sound logic.

Olbermann erred on occasion. He owned up to his errors ON THE AIR, corrected them and apologized. Better to go the Fox route and pretend it never happened. Or better yet, just continue the lying. Facts can be so irritating.

Olbermann promoted health clinics for very needy people. He exposed, for all to see, the miserable failure of our health care system. Did you compassionate conservatives miss that?

Could Olbermann be a bit over-the-top? You bet. But facts and logic were always front and center. Would that Fox could make that claim.

Wow...That is change we can believe in. Hope and change. Get back to reporting the news and not making it up. Would be good for all Networks to follow this example.

WHOOO HOOOOOOOO!!! One down....and so many to go!!

Jemma77

If he ruffled feathers, that shows how good he was.

So I guess the same could be said of Glen Beck??? Sarah Palin???

always found him a wee bit scary -- his profound belief in gov't can fix anything and everything, his embracement of from those according to their means to those according to their needs without any call for responsibility on the part of the takers, his ridicule (uncivil) of his opponents rather than open discourse, i could go on but you get the picture -- a sanctimonious ego, bent on moving the herd to their only deserved end -- matrix-like existence

I agree. Olberman was a caustic, ignorant broadcaster whose ego was much bigger than it should have been.

Thank you Keith, for all you did at MSNBC, I will miss you.

"Msnbc thanks Keith for his integral role in msnbc's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors," (you've got to be kidding me)!

Maybe you could team up with film-maker Michael Moore. He's trying to reach bottom with every film he makes, - and he's just about there.

Some corrections to all the misinformation posted above:

• The COMCAST purchase received regulatory approval last week; it hasn't closed yet.
• Unlike the Fox cable channel, MSNBC has no reference to "news" in its nomenclature. It is known as "the place for politics." The hosts you all love to hate, i.e. Olbermann, Maddow, etc., didn't/don't have shows on NBC News.
• Unless and until some regulation is reinstated that requires serving the public interest, even the "news" programs on commercial broadcast networks will continue to be the news-free entertainment shows they've become. Only PBS maintains a semblance of journalistic integrity, but its funding is in jeapordy now.
• Cable networks were never subject to the (long-gone) FCC licensing regulations since they don't broadcast over public airwaves. MSNBC's liberal perspective has been an appropriate counter to Murdoch's Fox machine.

I'd prefer a return to conditions which existed prior to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and that both Fox "News" and MSNBC go away but, given the absurd Citizens United decision, we're probably stuck with Fox for a long time. The ideal outcome would be for George Soros to submit a higher bid to GE than COMCAST did and take over MSNBC. He's constantly falsely accused of such funding, so why not actually do it? He could out-Murdoch Murdoch. :-) Yes, it's a fantasy, but The West Wing sustained me through those dark Bush years, so I'll dream for a while.

Wasn't it Olberman that had chills going up his leg when he described Obama? Sounds a little gay to me... no offense to gays. Olberman was an infinite liberal shill.

To those espousing hatred towards Hannity, Beck and other conservative commentators, explain to me this... How come conservative commentors have way better ratings? Uhhhh... if you can't answer, I'll give you a clue... Liberal commentors plain suck. They aren't funny, they are hatefilled and they talk nonsense. Pretty much a liberal thing.

Lots of wishful thinking there, Sal; however, Fox News isn't going anywhere. You see, it's ratings crush the competition. Soros could, indeed, buy a network, but no one would watch it either.

So telling of the liberal baby mindset, they "collapse" any comment they do not like. If it were up to them they wouldn't even allow us to be here posting,lol.

What was MSNBC thinking, or were they?

As far as political commentary, Keith had a string on his back that someone pulled.

He should have stuck to sportscasting.

is it possible that MSNBC is giving up its lean to the left? I think not. Keith may have had an inflated view of his importance and worth.

Amen Poster #1.

(golf Clap)

Metal70s

(suffer fools lightly then bake at 350 for 1 hour)

So Long Old Friend I Leave along With You -

Woke Up This Morning News Around My Head, Went To Kitchen Made My Morning Drip, Made No Sense To Me, I Watched My Hummingbirds Oh How They Fly, No Need To Ask The Reason Why -

OK – Now I too bid farewell to MSNBC cable news – hello CNN – and you that know me and or of me GOODBYE. My favorite has always been Keith and now he has left. The “Special Comment” speaking right in and to the face of power for the common man is silenced now. There is only O’Donnell now for me and who knows how long he will stay? Where do I go for my “Special Comment”?

I was starting to post again and now………………….post? …………………I learned of this only this morning I can see nearly over 200 pages on this subject and counting, more than I have ever seen during the many years on this site.

Goodbye MSNBC and as for posting, I’ll be around now and then, sooner or later, very likely the latter - a big mistake for MSNBC - now watch the ratings drop as you can tell by the number of pages and counting for my pal and yours Mr. Keith Olbermann. Job well done, lad.

* Sorry for the double I was trying to...Oh forget it..

Good Night and Good Luck

As much as I disagree with Cenk, I'd rather watch him any day over Olbermann. Even Jon Stewart has called Olbermann out on his BS. Now if they would just get rid of O'Douchell.

Double-Jeapordy: TSK TSK TSK - The talking head of the liberal movement saw the handwriting on the wall and abandoned ship. The Obama liberal agenda was a dismal failure and Olbermann could no longer hide the reality after the results of the Nov 10 election.

His lies, deceit, half truths, and obscene threats agaisnt those on the right were a major cause in the upsurge in hate speech, loss of civility in discourse and violence between the right and left

He needs to go back to ESPN, he knew as little about sports as he does about US politics but at least he did not incite violence as a sports commentator

Persevere

I can see nearly over 200 pages on this subject and counting, more than I have ever seen during the many years on this site.


OK. The first thing I did when I read that was click on you to see how long you've been a member.

You've been a member since February 2009......Who considers 1 year and 11 months to be "many years"?

hey stephen - too bad you are such a moron that you didnt see the value

Now that Mr Olberman is gone, it's just one less show I'll be watching on your station. I'm not interested in watching your announcers talk over their guests after asking them a question. That leaves Rachel Maddow who struggles to get a word in edgewise. He I'll watch. With Keith gone, she's the only one left whose worth watching.

Keith Olbermann:

He needs to re focus on his approach in the field of the News Media. Harsh words, and making making fun of Public and Political Figures is passe.

I doubt that he will return, but seek a Sports Announcer position. That is where he is best at work. He was good on ESPN.

I do think that when he was suspended the first time, MSNBC had some kind of talk with him, giving Keith a certain amount of time after to shape up, or he would be out permanently; or they found more campaign money given to others that he didn't report. There is definitely something we don't know about this story yet.

Keith was fired because he ruffled Phil Griffin's feathers. But what is more important to a network, the delicate ego of an easily replaceable executive, or the not so replaceable ratings of a very popular show? Who's more important NBC Universal - your audience or an executive who flippantly turns a massive chunk of your audience away? Ad dollars follow ratings and ratings come from viewers. But you know that - to turn away your viewers is to turn away your dollars. How can you hope to compete with Fox if your first big decision of the New Year is to let your most popular show die? That's a bad decision economically...existentially. The person who makes such a colossally poor decision should be let go for strategic incompetence. Fire Phil Griffin for letting his ego over-rule core business fundamentals. NBC Universal, fire Phil Griffin before Comcast does.

On a side note, I really enjoy the negative comments posted on this site by Fox commentators posing as MSNBC fans - truly comical. Keep them coming you fearless right-wingers-faking-as-independents. Your false equivalencies, demographically-based anger, and stumbling, butchered readings of the Constitution are quite entertaining. Your careless rigidity betrays you.

To bboomer-1466467Restored

To quote you: "Olbermann is the greatest part of why I gave up on MSNBC (Maddow pretty well makes up the remainder.) I watched him and never once saw him give an unslanted report. I never saw him interview a person who disagreed with his views on politics, religion, or any other aspect of people's lives. His bloviating is tiresome and his views irresponsible. Where ever he goes I will not follow. Why he's going, I don't care. That he's going is a boon for MSNBC. This is my opinion and it is irrelevant what any other commentator/interviewer on any other network has said or done."

You obviously never watched Obermann, since he has continually interviewed the opposing side unlike your right wingy Fox News. As usual, you Republican country boys are caught up in the trite Republican tactics of "Confuse to Diffuse through misinformation.

He was a hate monger and before that a mediocre sports announcer. We are better off. I would watch once a week to try to see if there was any balance. Never was. Most shows I could get through without going to CNN or Fox.

Thank You PMS-NBC! OUTSTANDING move! Very WISE too!

You "finally got the hint from his pathetic ZERO ratings!"

Management sat him down and said, "Here's our problem Keith, your show is a RATINGS DISASTER... lower ratings than any show on TV and "infomercials do better than you. Keith... NO ONE wants to watch your show, except for a handful of morons around the country, which means we CANNOT SELL ANY advertising. It is better for us to buy out your contract "and pay ANYONE else to replace you and your worthless show!" So beat it!

Guess who's NEXT? Madcow disease and Butt-face Shultz.

Since PMS-NBC's shows consistently have the WORST possible ratings on TV, getting rid of Olberman suggests the new management is eliminating that entire "brain-dead lineup"of angry, moronic, blowhard buffoons and other psychologically challenged freaks.

If PMS-NBC EVER has hosts that EVER attract a higher volume of viewers, then and only then will PMS-NBC will be able to sell advertising.

PMS-NBC finally realized, You cannot SELL advertising with NO viewers, duh?

Keith is a phony and his show was borderline unwatchable! He is a rich, old, white man who is part of the greedy capitalist establishment! I, for one am glad that he has now joined the ranks of the unemployed. I hope he stays unemployed and loses all of his money - forcing him to get a REAL job. This way he can see how normal American's live! He will not be missed by anyone with an IQ above 60!!

To Stephen-2962811 and all the rest of the hateful Repugs who agree with him ... UP YOURS !!!!!!!!!!!!

I think MSNBC would show brilliance if they bought SPAlaska from TLC and run it in Olbermans time slot for a few weeks. That would: 1. Take 25% if Oreilly's audience away and leave him unable to complain. 2. cleanse the 8pm airways on msnbc, 3. Give the Keith mouners a chance to do shots everytime she mentions artillery, and 4. Would allow the sane msnbc watchers to learn a little more about the real contender for the GOP ticket in 2012.

Happy days are here again. Olberman's truth has been a thorn in the side of conservatives for 8 years.

The conservatives have one less critic to show them what idiots they are.

This message is for whoever is pretending to monitor this site.

My guess is that the comment from, Stephen 2962811, is artificially being kept at the top of this discussion stream, because it is inflammatory. You will not remove it because your corporate masters have ordered that it be kept at the top of this string precisely because it is inflammatory. Shame on you, you corporate slave to money.

Your cowardly inaction is an excellent example of how this culture has gotten to this awful place. You know it, so why don't you free yourself from your corporate masters, oh, right, you need to keep your job. That is what every sell out in the long; brutal path of the human race in it's struggle to be free has decided, other folks welfare is not my concern, just me and mine matter. This is your moment to do what you know is right, yet, you do not.

Every slave in human history had the overseer, a slave who co-operated with the slave masters in order to benefit themselvesn to deal with. Shame on you.

Holy Cow! Talk about a major insecurity problem... Have you seen these deleted posts? What is what all of these posts that read "collapsed by the community" what a joke! There is NOTHING WRONG with many of these posts other than differing of opinions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The DA I agree. I posted: 1.44

Wow...That is change we can believe in. Hope and change. Get back to reporting the news and not making it up. Would be good for all Networks to follow this example.

Which was a commentary to a move in the right direction for media to get out of the business of promoting politics and report what really goes on. One less biased pundit is good...lets see if all the networks can do as much.

I still don't understand why I was attacked for collapse or why no one had the spine to claim responsibility.

I wouldn't worry, It seems to me that "collapsed" comments are a compliment when you are dealing with this type of immature and insecure post. It just shows you what you are dealing with when people can't differentiate between opinion/commentary and something else hateful or worse.

Freedom of expression is a good thing... A great thing!

Best news I've heard since I threw up my lunch. I really wonder if he truly belives all the drivel he has spoken the last 8 years. Amazing how people like him get the "ears" of some of the public like him.

My thoughts exactly when Bush left office, great minds think alike.

Phillbert on the road

Good Night & Good Riddance

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Stop with the conspiracy theory. You should read the code of honor for Newsvine. Stephen posted the first response that's why he is at the top.

This is not Fox. They don't delete because they don't like what is said. Some of the things you have said are more inflammatory. Stop seeking attention.

RiverDog-1572451 – You are impressive to say the least

I must only feel as though it has been years, if you count the time I spent reading before joining then, Ahhhhh but what dumb ass would care if it were two years or more, I have been here a while it seems to me. It seems as years if only many months. So you may inadvertently score some points for what reason known only to you.

Allow me to re-state that in my many months I, whatever, take a short leave of absence from the fruit cakes as you. “Chuck full of Nuts” yes, some of-no a lowlife with nothing better to affirm than my “official” what that is or where you did take the trouble to research to find some number of time related to me and the Vine is of such paramount importance it warrants no refutation your brilliance speaks for itself.

There is more to the story, I'm sure. He will be greatly missed and I will follow him if he goes to another network.

I have a feeling it's his choice. he takes things to heart like a true liberal. & the article didn't mention it but one of the Congressional races he contributed to (his suspension)....one was Gabrielle Giffords. I heard him say it after the shooting. maybe it shook him up. I know the whackjob right gets under his skin. & that I understand.

Interesting comment... I have heard of threats!! Sad day!

The simple test will be viewers. If MSNBC's viewership goes up with Keith's departure, we'll see. I tend to believe Keith brought a lot of dedicated viewers who will will follow him.

What a rough and tough job these guys have, especially in this day and time. I enjoyed Countdown, and I will miss hearing Mr. Olberman's unique and distinct voice. Moreover, I will miss a voice of reason in this surreal world of idiocy, fear and outright rage coming from the insane talking heads on the right side of the talk television aisle. On the bright side, we still have Rachel and, of course, Comedy Central with Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert. Other than those 3 shows and hosts, I can't find one good reason to turn that HD 1080hp LED boob tube on anymore. Goodbye and God bless, Mr. Olberman!

I'm not a liberal, but he was really a breath of fresh air! MSNBC is making a HUGE mistake, Where ever he goes I'm going too.

Thanks Keith....Good Night my Friend and Good Luck!

Well said ASKNRECEIVED: I truly am disappointed and disheartened.

If Keith left on his own accord, then I wish him well. But if MSNBC asked him to leave, they will loose a lot of people, who felt Keith was MSNBC.

Keith it was wonderful knowing you.

Good Night and Good Luck, Keith Olberman....you will be missed

It's all about better ratings.

What? Dan Welch spells out what you are about, and you don't like the compensation.

Dylan Rattigan next? Or maybe third, after Rachael. Sucks.

So rumors are, that Comcast supports Republicans. Does that mean MSNBC will be going the way of Fox now that they've merged? I cannot, will not, support such a cable network. If they want to compete with Fox for the Tea Party viewers, they are welcome to that but I will look for other news sources. I'm sorry Rachel.

What do you expect from a bunch of greedy, cowardly midgets in the corporate media.

Remember they axed Phil Donahue for similar reasons.

Shows you how tight a lease you're on when you are even moderately left of center. I mean Olberman supported the fellow corporate servants of the Republicans, the Democrats, for crisakes not Hugo Chavez or someone like that (too, bad but then if he had supported Hugo he would have never even made it in the corporate media for one second).

I think MSNBC saw their opportunity after the Tucson killings. As if the Worst Person in The World Award was on the same level of rhetoric as the things right wing shock jocks on the Radio or right wing TV hosts get away with all the time. This new "civility" is seeming a lot more like censorship all the time.

After the Democrats won he and Maddow became much less interesting I thought. Always having to shill for the Dems and pretend they were really an alternative to the Republicans no matter how craven the sell-out of their constituents they engaged in (like Obama caving on extending the tax cuts for the rich).

Unions should have media like corporations do. They are the only ones that have the resources to do something like that but being very timid and many of them corrupted by too close association with corporations they don't seem to have the will to do it.

One of the few examples in the media today of a true American patriot silenced today. All because a big corporation was afraid to have a controversial TV show on their newest acquisition.

Jemma, I fear it won't be long before I.D. tags, party loyalty banners, special mandatory uniforms, educational programs to indoctrinate our young, lining up of "misfits" for public floggings, and Ill Duck Dong-style loyalty demands with an "or else" attached are being blasted from the television, radio and street corner speakers! Watch out for the falling propaganda! They'll put your eye out, kid!

I don't look good in dark foreboding colors. I don't wear armbands. I don't DO absolute "loyalty." I prefer independent and original thought, and I don't HATE ANYONE! Maybe THAT'S why I almost NEVER take a right turn!! "Be afraid! Be very, VERY AFRAID", is all I can hear from that direction. Ummm. . . .no! I won't get in step with those heretical, crazed, demonizing of humans not exactly like them hypocrites! I'll just turn the damned television off and put my ear buds in until it all blows over. Believe me, it will blow over. Freedom is stronger than FEAR!

It's time to find an alternative to comcast for my internet and TV.

To Dan Welch, as Keith might say:

You, sir, are an idiot.

Jemma - weather liberal, independent, or conservative - at some point what matters is do you make the station money. Olberman's ratings were down 44% in January. Also he and management have not been seeing eye to eye for at least 6 months now.

MSNBC just shot themselves in the foot, but there is no cure for stupidity.

Keith, thank you! You're the greatest!!! I'm writing for my sister, Thom, in Berkeley, CA & she has been an avid follower of your show.

All the very best to you and yours and wishing you well in 2011 and beyond!

I cant wait to watch Keiths show on Monday. I will bet that it will be the best show he has ever done.

Hmmm...

"Msnbc spokesman Jeremy Gaines would say only that the acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, which received regulatory approval this week, had nothing to do with the decision."

Why is this in the story???The average person would have no reference. Thus It makes one wonder if the not needed denial , is in fact a factor??

He was a good balance to the extreme right, but not anywhere near a logical neutral.

I watched with shock and sadness, as Keith said good bye to his faithful audience. I watched him every night. His intelligence, unparalelled- his soliloquies- brilliant.

What an incredible loss to the station- and MSNBC- you have lost a loyal viewer. Shame on you . Margaret

To say the least, rdfrank!!

Watched and taped Keith and Rachel on my dvr every nite - just in case I got distracted during either program!!

Hoping that this is somehow Keith's decission and that he will turn up on another network, with his own program! I will be one of his very first loyal viewers to change networks - may well be switching to CNN or such and continuing to tape Rachel!

If Keith's departure is in any way the fault or judgment of MSNBC......what unbelievable stupidity!

Whatever.......wish you the absolute very best Keith!!

"Msnbc spokesman Jeremy Gaines would say only that the acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, which received regulatory approval this week, had nothing to do with the decision."

Comcast was behind it you know they were. Not very long ago Keith was suspended for for donating to a democrat campaign fund. They could have S canned the show then.

Thank you Keith for your voice speaking out all these years, on really serious issues.

I hope that this is not "goodbye", but simply so long, and see you again soon.

I do understand though. Sometimes.... you simply know "when" to move on.

Thanks for everything Keith my friend!!

MSNBC:

You are seriously SMART. Comcast is cleaning "house".

Olbermann had no talent to be a talk show host anywhere. He should go back to being a Sports Announcer.

Talk about Political Rhetoric that is damning. He was horrible.

Chris Matthews must be the next one to go. Then Rachel Maddow.

MSNBC: good job.

Mr. Olbermann, I may not have agreed with everything you said, and I was sometimes concerned that someone with your talent felt the need to push foul language to enforce some of your "shock" comments (foul language, sadly, no longer shocks or emphazises anything), I agreed with much that you said. Whether I agreed or not was never of any consequence, of course, but I will freely add my opinion to the many that you were (and I am positive will be again) the best writer on your network, and perhaps any network. And your delivery, while as passionate as other commentators delivering their perspective, never had the shrill sound of talk radio hosts on the right or the ask a question and tell what the answer should be of several hosts on the left.

As a politcal junkie that still believes he who governs best governs in the center, I will miss you, and I hope not for long. Go back to Rupert Murdock and provide FOX News? with some perspective. Yes. I am just kidding about that.

Actually, MSNBC is showing signs that it may not be so stupid after all. Getting rid of this tool shed was the first step towards admiting liberals are hackjobs.

Most Americans have realized that, as reflected in the mid-term elections. I'm proud of you, MSNBC, but you've still got a long way to go to reach enlightenment. This was a good first step, though.

FDR's social security Ponzi Scheme is coming due. LBJ's medicare, medicaid have bankrupted us and created a class of people completely dependent on government without being ashamed of it. Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, etc. socialized the mortgage market and encourged lenders to loan to people who couldn't afford the loans. Wouldn't you gamble with the casino's chips?

Pitiful liberals. Ratigan is the only somewhat reasonable person on that network.

There have been rumors all week that there is a new network in the wings and all (except maybe Hardball) MSNBC nightly programming will be leaving for the new network.....one free from Comcast.

This excellent commentator will be seriously missed and he is MSNBC biggest loss. Olbermann was one of the rare few that I ever enjoyed watching. He served as a role model example for others to follow with honesty, integrity, and reliability. We wish him well with his next endeavor whatever that may be.

I love your show, and I am also in shock. I think you have been one of the best TV News commentators I have ever watched. I hope you may return to a newscast with your same approach to news. Your talant, understanding not just of politics but people, and your ability to speak and share important viewpoints and the reality "the way it is, the truth" to your audience is remarkable. I hope to see you return to newscast as you will have a viewer in me. Thank you for the enlightnment you have givin me over the past 8 years, It would be a pleasure. good luck Kieth.

Your comment needs to expansion, nor agreement Have ever seen NBC make a good decisions. Is there something about cutting your nose... now the peacock is noseless and will next loose it feathers Dr Jay Chicago

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT>>> This was all over it on CNN... So who has bought out MSMBC.. Was Keith's light to bright for their eyes.. Check out from what I understand... fromm CNN who bought MSMBC.. Can't be true !!! Not Nancy but Joanie the NEWS FREAK !!!!

That does it for me! No more MSNBC. I'll go where Olberman goes

my, my, my...aren't we just the closed minded bigot...grow up!

Add him to the ever growing list of Hyper Liberal News broadcasters who have bit the dust. Olbermann made a Media 101 mistake when he became a part of the story instead of just reporting facts.

Be it on CNN or CNBC... the list of broadcasters who have either been shown the door, or have left because they refused to continue spouting "Leftist Rancor" against any and everything moderate or Conservative...

In just 5 years names like... Erica Hill, Lou Dobbs, Glen Beck, Cambell Brown, John Roberts, Nancy Lane, Robert Novack... and others have departed the likes of CNN or CNBC because of horrible rating the networks have or deputes concerning having to tote the Liberal Line if they want to stay there have led to them leaving on their own merit.

It is becoming crystal clear that the Leftist agenda is folding like a lawn chair. I suppose now with Olbermann gone... the 4 or 5 people who still watch CNN will find a smarter and more centralist source of media. It will be good for everyone that they do. Then when some nut case does some innocuous act of stupidity, we will not have to listen to them and the Podunk sheriff of wherever tell us all how its the "right wing nuts" who are to blame for the sky falling.

Bye Bye..Olbermann.... Maybe ESPN will hire you to do the NFL draft?

YES!!! There is a god. Finally that obama bootlicker is gone. He is to the left what rush is to the right. You can't trust word one coming out of his mouth. He reminded me of connie rice. You knew every time she opened her mouth it was just lies coming out.

Now if they get rid of matthews I might be able to watch MSNBC again. I used to trust and respect that man till he became odumbas mouth piece.

Well if not...I still have redeye on FOX.

Keith..... carefull the door nob doesn't get stuck stuck in that ego crazed pompous butt!....Amen Zendar....

Lets get back to simple good journalism...if you must have commentators, have one from left, one from right, and one sane one from the center....let us decide!...don't need to hear assinine remarks while i'm trying to see a news story.

Commentators left or right belong on the back page ...shouldn't do news stories....same as old news paper editorials.

Dan Welch - right on the money. Kudos to you sir.

For everyone else - Politics and personal opinion have no place on a network. If you want to have a personal opinion then have your own cable show. Too many of you think that just because a person is on television, they are right about everything. Just because someone is famous DOES NOT mean that they have a brain.

To Greg in Oceanside:

Those watching Fox News don't want to know the truth of what is really happening. "There are none so blind as those who won't see!". And that is just one of the reasons your party is so broken. Its's obvious that your roots have not expanded into reality. "There are none so blind as those who won't see">

But NONE of the cable network evening programming is NEWS, no matter which cable network. They are all COMMENTARY and that means that the hosts and each of their guests are there to do just that......comment on a news story from their political viewpoint. So where is the difference, other than political outlook, between Olbermann and any of the FIXNEWS staff? At least the MSNBC hosts fact checks most of their stories and comments before making them, and when they do get something wrong, they issue a retraction either on the same show if the misstatement is caught soon enough or on the following show.

BTW, Fox is starting to lose a lot of their viewers also, and they have more to lose financially because of that loss. We will have to see how much the Comcast takeover changes MSNBC into just another ultra-right network like FOX. I know the "Nightly News" on NBC will most likely change and it will be interesting to see how soon most of the news team is gone.

Olberman was a commentator - not a journalist. He will be sorely missed and my guess is that MSNBC will regret this move quickly. No doubt he will land somewhere else and take a lot of intelligent viewers with him. Good luck Keith. We'll be watching to see where you go. You are too good to sit silently while the far right taints the truth daily.

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Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray!

Congratulations to MSNBC for some sanity... FINALLY!

ZERO ratings = ZERO advertising dollars.

Most people watching television, reading newspapers or listening to radio MISS the most important point, which is?

ALL media EXISTS to make a PROFIT, which can only take place if their advertising revenue exceeds their overall costs.

As Advertising dollars shrink... something will always change, such as those programs that are a DRAG on earnings. It's called Smart Business.

Angry Olberman

Chris "I forgot he was black" Mathews

Madcow disease and

Sgt. "I know nothing"Shultz

ALL consistently have some of the most DISMAL ratings in TV History, which are almost as pathetic as "Air America".

ZERO ratings + ZERO Advertising dollars. Since MSNBC probably would prefer to remain "in business" they realized the ONLY way to do that is to come up with shows "viewers WANT to watch" and obviously... Olberman is NOT one of those shows.

NO Network EVER removes a show that generates viewers and Ad dollars.

So the AXE is finally beginning to fall; Mathews, Madcom and Shultz are next.

Congratulations MSNBC! Millions and millions of Americans says THANK YOU!

Bye Bye Keith! Thrilled that you are GONE!

so am i neil. his voice is unique in that he is both compassionate and intelligent. is this considered civility???? i feel like i've lost "my" voice.

I too am very shocked and saddened by Olbermann's departure. I hope he gets another show so I can follow him there. I think he is very passionate about what he does and believes. I enjoy his show immensely.

Best of luck to you Keith.

I agree. He and Maddow are the only voices of reason on TV. I hope that he is leaving because he has some great new show in the works. Or maybe he is running for office....

same here. I am also in shock. he was the reason for me to get cable TV. i had not had that for roughly 20 years. we need him to speak the truth.

Well, we don't know the whole story yet so we'll have to wait and see. They can deny it if they wish, but I suspect a lot of this has to do with the Comcast deal. If it turns out to be the case, viewers can take some meaningful action. Cancel your Comcast services. Satellite TV is better anyway and in some cases even cheaper. You've probably already got tons of reasons why you hate Comcast anyway, maybe this is the last straw. If they had nothing to do with it, maybe they'll realize they got cheated in the deal and try to beg him to come back.

This is a sad day in the history of cable news. And it comes at the worst time. Keith was one of the few bright spots for many of us over the last eight years. The fact that he is so well hated by the right only proves how important he was. Every negative post here just supports that. 99% of the hatred is pure name calling with little in the way of constructive criticism. That should tell you something there.

Olbermann was not above making mistakes, but he always had the decency to retract his mistakes, unlike his right wing competition. I didn't always agree with his positions, but I respected his right to express them. He brought stories to air that would have other wise been swept under the rug and this is something I think we will all lose from.

For those who disagree, have at it. It's your right. Just like it was Keith right to try to get his views heard. It looks like some people in power had a problem with that.

1NewDay - What good is canceling your "Comcast services" going to do. Comcast is not just a cable service, they also provide content. Does your dish provider show NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, SyFy (another idiot change by NBC Universal), USA Network, Telemundo, The Weather Channel, Versus, or Oxygen? What about shows they produce that are shown on other networks. Are you going to stay away from Hulu? Get it?

What good is canceling your "Comcast services" going to do. Comcast is not just a cable service, they also provide content. Does your dish provider show NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, SyFy (another idiot change by NBC Universal), USA Network, Telemundo, The Weather Channel, Versus, or Oxygen?

Well that's the idea isn't it become a monopoly with the government's blessing.

The cable service, of which they are the largest in the US brings in tons of money. 23 million customers handing over ~$1000/yr each. Another ~17 million customers using their high speed internet services. 100,000 cancellations costs them $100 million at least. A million cancellations cost them 1 billion dollars. Seems to me that's the kind of money that get's people's attention.

They spent $6.5 billion on the deal with GE for NBC Universal.

Keep in mind too, they didn't buy it outright, but merely a 51% controlling interest. GE still owns 49% of NBC, so hitting Comcast in their cable business is a much more direct statement to Comcast. Bottom line is that Comcast wanted control of NBC. They bought that controlling power for a relatively cheap price. The reason you buy a controlling interest is to change the direction. They didn't buy it all, or 90% or even 60%, they bought just enough to control decisions. Read into that what you wish.

But as I said, we don't know the whole story yet. I suppose it's entirely possible that Keith may have been feeling the weight that was on his shoulders being such a strong voice. Imagine the option of having to change and compromise your principles or leave. Maybe that was more than he could agree to and stay loyal to his own beliefs and his loyal viewers. We know pretty well that Keith is not a guy motivated simply by cash. I'm certain he would say no if it meant making too big a compromise. Sure Keith has enjoyed the wealth that his celebrity status brought him, but I don't see it as his motivation. On the other hand, I think we're all pretty sure Comcast is driven by the pursuit of wealth. Denying them of some of that would be a significant move.

Good riddance. I'm tired of the name calling and the smug better than thou attitude. Now if Hannity, Rush, and Maddow will retire, I will be in heaven. I miss the MSNBC of 10 years ago.

wow, it is a shame all of you posters apparently did not watch the show, or have friends that did, the ratings were in the gutter!!!!

The unwanted and undesirable inevitably fall to the wayside.

A man is surely silenced when none will further listen to his words.

Sorry Keith, no one is listening anymore. You have been silenced. Don't let the door hit you in the...

America Rising.
The Constitution Stands.

All Keith needs is about two years in President Palin's political re-education camps. Then he'll be ready for prime time.

it is soooo funny that 'somehow' any negative post with many votes dont show up under the main story and are colapsed.

Imagine, you can just censor people you disagree with. nice!

I second Good Night & Good Riddance

We will never have president Palin.

Most sincerely, when Keith expressed his opinions concerning the hideous travesty in the Arizona recent tragedy, I, truly, really cried. He was so on target, and his articulation of the situation stated it all. After all, he is a gift to the thinking mind.

Personally, I think his absence will be a loss to MSNBC because, after all, the viewers and thinkers who love MSNBC, are after all, free thinkers. Keith expressed his views and thinking that paralled the thinking mind. I love you, Keith and will miss you terribly and miserably. Please, MSNBc, free thinkers are, after all, the minority in this brainwashed society. We need more, not less thinkers like Keith.

We require more free-thinkers, just like Keith, regardless, than we need the brainwashed drones that set in steel, the oh so familiar course with destiny's collisions with thinking. The sad and so pitiful Earth needs more, Keith Olberman's thinking and brilliant mind.

If it is not to be, may the Gods be with Keith because, he is one, beautiful and ethical, human being. Bless! Think of what is best for America, human kind and the Earth -- before all other considerations. I love, Keith. {As an elderly female, I mean this only as, a mother loving a brilliant, free thinking son, Lol.} bless,

It's telling that Olbermann stopped his famous "days since Iraq mission accomplished" sign-off after Obama took over as puppet in chief.

My contention is that both political parties are essentially identical. They both serve the interests of big banks and the military-industrial complex. They make a stink about differing on little issues, but on all the big issues like the wars, the bailouts, the "Patriot", etc., they go along in lockstep.

In order to maintain the illusion of voter choice, propagandists in the mainstream corporate media are employed to stir up hatred for the "other side." When Republicans hold power, outlets like MSNBC play opposition. When it's Democrats in office, Fox News does the job.

Fox news never peeped when Bush tripled the size of the federal government, the same way Olbermann (and the rest of the gullible left) forgot about the two wars once Obama took office.

I can't believe so many people buy these theatrical productions, and identify with these slick propagandists who look into the camera and tell you what to think. They make millions selling the agendas of the elite.

This excellent commentator will be seriously missed, and he is MSNBC biggest loss. Olbermann was one of the rare few that I ever enjoyed watching. He served as a role model example for others to follow with honesty, integrity, and reliability. We wish him well with his next endeavor whatever that may be. Should he go elsewhere in the public media, I will be sure to follow.

This is a victory for fair and balanced journalism.

Olberman was not a 'journalist', but a comedian! He had one agenda and one agenda only: to distort the message of the Right and to ridicule anybody that disagreed with the liberal/socialist philosophy. And he did it in a way that wasn't debate as much as it was, in most cases, bathroom humor.

Good for MSNBC for taking a step to balanced reporting of political news! Olberman will end up as a sidekick to Letterman or on some late night Comedy Central program.

Have any of you noticed that ever since 9-11-01, every time a reporter gets to close to the truth - they disappear. Aaron Brown at CNN was the closest thing we had on Cable TV News, to being like the old reports we grew up on...then poof, the Corporations knew they had to get a new spin away from news - to 24 hour politics - baffle them (the viewer) with BS rather than dig and investigate the cause of things. We have been so bummed down with this newly created class/party war - that we don't ask why - we only ask enough questions to support our own cause - the hell with all the facts.

News 2011 = Band(s) of cherry pickers. Play to their emotions, eliminate logic!

I don't know what brought this about, but I wish Keith all the best. He has so often been the ONLY voice in that wilderness of mis-information out there. Thanks, Keith. May whatever you do next - reading, fishing, hanging out? - be wonderful. I surely hope we're going to see and hear more from you. We need you!

Your fan

"Msnbc thanks Keith for his integral role in msnbc's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors,"

Lots of comments here, about one from every one of his very limited audience.

If Keith was a little more 'fair and balanced', he might still be around, and he was not so much 'anti-establishment', as he was anti-conservative.

And I don't buy the story that the impending Comcast buyout had nothing to do with it. Comcast is only buying NBC because they see the folly of NBC fighting for a share of the small 20% of Americans that call themselves 'liberal/progressive'. Look for a shift to the center for NBC's reporting so they can copy Rupert Murdoch's success.

I wonder if Rachael Maddow is next?

An Independent Thinker "This excellent commentator will be seriously missed, and he is MSNBC biggest loss. Olbermann was one of the rare few that I ever enjoyed watching. He served as a role model example for others to follow with honesty, integrity, and reliability"

In considering your 'moniker', that's an oxymoron if I ever heard one.

Sorry Tyler, I couldn't resist.

There is a misperception that independent thinking only takes place on the left. The same thought takes place on the right, it just arrives at a different conclusion. There is a smugness in MSNBC and NPR, etc. that their viewers/listeners are so super smart, as if that means if one don't buy into their line of thinking, well it must imply one isn't smart. Logically that is a false conclusion.

Progressives analyze a situation and if the result is good it must be worthwhile and fought for. Conservatives look at that same situation and add an extra layer, can we actually afford to implement such without causing undo stress on society, employment, etc. Would it be great to have universal health care for all, absolutely. Would it be great to have universal health care and pay euro-taxes, have euro-unemployment, and the country wind up euro-bankrupt; well that is, as they say, 'a bridge too far'. So, tell me, who is putting more thought into it?

The loss of Keith Olbermann is the gain for greater civility. One blowhard down but unfortunately many others to go. Less polarization and greater acceptance of opposing points of view is a good thing for the national psyche.

Apparently the two reasons they canned him was because he is such an a-hole to deal with and he can't compete with O'Reilly on Fox. Don't worry, they will replace him with someone just as vile, disgusting and radically left-wing and that person will have the results.

MSNBC rating a behind the cartoon channel.

I'm excited for Keith as I think he was burnt out and ready to move on to a new chapter in his life. The show goes on!! Larry O'Donnell is great. So are The Young Turks. Ed is the best of the rest. I'm also excited about the new line-up!!!

Phylis Thats hilarious - I hope that takes off and that when it becomes the most pop bum per sticker in the world, I hope your friends believe you when you say, I made that up.

I find it interesting how the right screams to high heaven if any suggestions are made regarding their notorious pundits that would suggest some legal approach to cleaning up rhetoric on the airways. They always talk about how this would be suppressing free speech.

I could agree with their view if it were not for the fact that their approach to suppressing free speech is through drowning out voices they don't like and using corporate influence to suppress what they don't want to hear.

A classic example of the drowning out method is displayed right here in collapsing comments that are absolutely non-controversial or inflammatory in any way, they just say something they don't want to hear.

The corporate suppression method is evidenced by the termination of MSNBC's contract with Keith. As someone pointed out here, a similar instance occurred with the silencing of Aaron Brown about 5 years ago. In his case he was prevented from doing any other TV reporting for another 3 years. My guess is there will be some similar suppression of Mr. Olbermann. Without a doubt, this is "legal" suppression of free speech. The right screamed loudly when Juan Williams was terminated by PBS, but Juan was still free to go elsewhere to voice his opinions. (PBS is hardly a comparison to the corporate media giants.)

The media in this country has sadly become huge corporate PR machines. They are controlled by the wealthy elite who don't hesitate to mold their messages they way they want. We all know that the large corporate voices tend to be weighted heavily to the right. These guys will try to buy any politician regardless of party, but that doesn't change their agendas any.

There should be a wake up call here. The left tries to compete with the right but somewhat foolishly does so by trying to stay within some self imposed bounds. They don't usually call for the silencing of opposing voices, but rather try to push for a set of ground rules for both to be governed by. Maybe this is foolish idealism when the opposition insists on no rules and operates with a "take no prisoners" attitude. The radical right, although a minority, has a lot of momentum and are turning up the heat even higher in numerous ways to swing the middle to their side. Keith is just another casualty. Those in the middle need to take notice. They may be feeling that they have no strong opinion one way or another regarding this instance, but they should understand what is really happening here. We are quickly getting close to a time when there's really only one voice coming from the media that we all consume. This is very dangerous for true free speech.

LOL @ the people talking about the First Amendment then collapsing people's comments because they don't say what you want to hear. I guess there's freedom of speech, but only as long as they agree with what you think. Thanks for the good laugh.

You, sir are my kind of wordsmith!

Denverlawyer - what is with all the name calling and mean-spirited posts? If you are not a fan of Keith Olbermann that's fine, but there is no need to belittle the people who have posted that they will miss him.

What type of lawyer are you? I assumed, lawyers were supposed to be able to be objective and see both sides of an issue or argument. I guess law school didn't a thing for you.

don't feed the trolls.

I will follow him too, to what ever media outlet he will spread his view of the problems of today. I really respect him, because he brought out truth and facts, while also bringing in his personal values. All with a compassion and delivery that really was great.

People like Denverlawyer, fear him because he doesn't back down and he is actually correct, in contrast to other media persona.

This is a sad day, but I am convinced that Mr. Olberman will be back to help mainstream America with their struggle to cope with political lies, and distorted facts from GOP, the Democratic Party, FOX and CNN.

I'm shocked myself. You can't even spell "truly"?

Maybe if you're lucky he can get a spot on TBS after George Lopez or possibly after the Conan rerun...if they are willing to take a chance on a political format. Realistically if he doesn't land a CNN gig or a sports gig he might only be available on Radio or local TV. My advice to Keith is to hurry and write a "scathing" tell all book of his times and final days at MSNBC and why he left or was forced to leave. It has to be ASAP while he still has followers, before he slips back into obscurity.

denverlawyer should change his name to denvertroll...

Olbermann will not only go down in history as one of the greatest journalists of all time, but as one of the finest human beings as well.

Amen to that Shawn and Bob!....perfectly said!

Susan, totally, concur. Keith represents the free, American mind, unleashed from societal voices and brainwashing that impacts this nation's ability to reason and think.

Inherent in this mind, Keith's intellect, is after all, the ability to arouse thoughts, free thinking and the future. America needs more like Olbermann, not less-- because he stimulates the American conscious. And conscience. If Keith is not for America and justice, freedoms and the utopian mind, then who is???

Moo-299581 You are kidding aren't you? He is one of the most hypocritical mouthpieces on the TV. he does not check his facts and never has anything nice to say about those who disagree, and lets not forget that is was his lack of the ability to filter what he says that led to this in the first place.
One can only hope he will learn a little humility and grace from this so he can get a job in a smaller market and be able to work his way back, and even though I do not agree with his point of view I wish him luck and all the best!

Then, tune in to Rush and get your daily fix. After all, this is all about, stimulating the human brain synapses. What is this all about, if not, the American freedom, the free, unadulterated American mind and synapses. Free thoughts in this nation are an an illusion.

America is the most brainwashed nation on the planet.

I agree that "Denverlawyer" is an acerbic embarrassment to the profession, who prefers denegrating others to addressing issues in a civil manner with facts, analysis and reasoned logic. I've seen this tactic adopted by trial lawyers who do not have anything else (eg., facts or law) to support their position.

He was the reason I went to MSNBC. The truth. I will follow him. I do agree with the Comast conspiracy.

I watch MSNBC for the morning programming--it is more balanced and less hate-spewing rhetoric. I hope the nightly programming can eventually swing to a more reasoned and civil approach with opinions delivered from both sides of the aisle. With a little luck night time will change its tune and become more thought-provoking, like Morning Joe.

Night time hosts, take heed to what happened to the #1 slot on your channel. Ignore it at your peril.

Yes, Morning Joe is a much more balanced show unlike Olbermann's irrationally biased and extremely slanted views. He created his own demise with his senseless rhetoric and comedic political views.

SNL might be a better place for him.

I wonder if you only think "Morning Joe" is more "balanced" because he is a Republican?

Couldn't have said it better!!

thumper -

Joe Scarborough might be THE only Repulican (conservative) on all of MSNBC.

Exactly what is wrong with having ALL sides of an issue represented - CIVILY - and letting people decide for themselves who they agree with?

Morning Joe also has a very wide list of guests - from BOTH sides of a debate, not just the side that agrees with Joe or Mika. They rarely engage in the bloviating and hyperbole that was Olbermann's hallmark, and when one of their guests launches into a talking point spew, they call them on it.

It's a good show - IF AND ONLY IF you can tolerate the civil presentation of BOTH sides of the story.

If you only want to hear that with which you agree, then don't watch it.

As far as I am concerned, no more Keith Oldman is proof that there is a God. Talk about angry vitriol, there are none angrier and more hateful than he was. I think his leaving is with the blessing of Msnbc due to slipping ratings. The day of the liberal, left of Lenins, is dead.

Please let me know if you know where Keith is going.

Thank you,

Bob

PragmaticToAFault,

You bring something that is at the root of the media's irrelevance compared to the Watergate era. The need to show "both sides" is what I find most disturbing. It's lazy and a copout. What happened to journalism trying to find the TRUTH of a situation and not just having a split screen ping pong argument on genocide between some U.N. diplomat and Adolf Hitler's kin. "Nazism: We report, You decide!"

i'm sure he gained enough notoriety after blaming the republicans for the shootings in tuscon, especially sarah palin, to sell his book. so if you can't get enough of him go buy his book, this will enable you to continue to be influenced by his mean-spirited , radical left winged rhetoric.

Hateful man, good riddance.

Susan, Aren't you concerned about Keiths' incendiary rhetoric which constantly streams out of his hateful mouth?

Susan, Aren't you concerned about Keiths' incendiary rhetoric which constantly streams out of his hateful mouth?

Well put. Olberman was a partisan hack who couldnt attract enough market share to maintain the show he had. Say what you want about other partisan hacks on other stations, at least they carry ratings.

The writing was on the wall when his segments were cancelled from Sunday Night Football. He was causing people to change channels during football night in America. That's bad.

"Msnbc thanks Keith for his integral role in msnbc's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors," (you've got to be kidding me)!

Maybe you could get a job with film-maker Michael Moore. He's trying to reach bottom with every film he makes, - you're good at digging holes, Keith.

Ditto! Wait...let me rephrase that. Seriously, though, I feel exactly the same way. Joe Scarborough still has a job and Keth is gone. MSNBC has lost its way.

Robert-2966452: Keith is going to study under Hannity & O'Reilly until he can understand that his show sucked big time and so does he.

Follow him wherever he goes? How cute! Sounds like a Petula Clark song.

A little bit ironic though in that we have people professing their love here while the guy is mostly about hating certain people.

How many of you "Believers" would follow him to FOX News?

I'm just saying....

I'm through watching MSNBC, I knew Comcast would find a way to screw this company up.

I understand why that "good riddance" comment was collapsed. But not this one. ?? MSNBC made a big mistake losing Keith Olbermann. There's nothing wrong with saying so.

dkpattin your an English teacher? I graded your writing and get a C-.
How sad for your school district.

Here take this a starting point and re-post your comment.

Denverlawyer, for someone who criticizes the spelling of others, you misspelled his name. For an attorney, your vocabulary is vulgar. If you were in one of my English classes, I would try to teach you how to be converse in a civil manner. I certainly am glad you are not my attorney. You must be an embarrassment to YOUR clients.

Denverlawyer, for someone who criticizes the spelling of others, you yourself are misspelling his name.

And for an attorney, you have a vulgar vocabulary. If you were in one of my English classes, I would try to teach you how to be converse in a civil manner. I certainly am glad that you are not my attorney. You must be an embarrassment to you clients

DenverLaywer are discussing Keith or the Broncos!! Doesn't matter your comments are perfect for each entity. Hey wait! It just came to me
wasn't Keith a lousy sports commentator also? He was!!

I think Olbermanns dismissal was a gift to the right from the Whitehouse. Not bad President Obama, if the pollsters call this week, I'll give you a thumbs up.

Olberman's ratings sucked. There is no one that can complete with O'Reilly in that time slot - however so does the ratings all of MSNBC programming - and he was an a-hole to deal with.

No worries though, they will replace him with someone just as vile and disgusting

Well I see all the right wing nut jobs got up this morning and started bashing Keith as soon as they kinda read the news. Or kinda got it from Fable news. You really don't know what he was about unless you watched his show on a regular basis. At least Keith told the truth, at least he told us when he was going to make a personal "commentary". He did not pass his opinion off as hard fact news, like others do. I am so sick of you Conservatives, Tea Bags, and ANY others bashing LIBERALS ! There are all types of liberals - but you won't get a word of what I have said. You just HATE. I pity ALL of you.

After reading comments from his fans, I'm going to take a leap (not literally) and guess that they sacked him because he was the poster child of what Obama asked for less of following the Tuscon attacks, and the left hate that ensued. If so, I'll bet that MSNBC is praying that those that follow him and continue to spew hatred, go with him and take their posts too. Educated guess, but I'll bet I'm right.

Interesting how only the PRO-Oldermann comments are left on the early posts here.

The ones that get read by a casual passerby.

All the ANTI-Oldermann posts are supposedly 'collapsed by the community'.

Sounds like something similar to 'ethnic cleansing' going on here..........

Perhaps he will show up on Fox!

Look at his ratings the only show lower than his is Rachel Maddow. He spews garbage and hate. His ranting and raving and twisting the facts sucked. He had no base following him. If nobody watches your show, advertisers do not want there ads there. Wake up he stinks.

I am sure all 12 of his regular viewers will miss him. lol

Matthews spits more than Olbermann. Immelt is appointed by Obama as head of the "Jobs Creation Committee" so guess Olbermann served his purpose and is no longer needed in the left wing propaganda department at NBC. Wonder if Maddows and Schultz et al will soon follow? Comcast's buyout have anything to do with this? Who knows.

To Denverlaywer:

"There are none so blind as those who won't see." Guess you don't win too many cases with such limited brain cells functioning. Diatribe, rhetoric name calling just doesn't get the votes.

Susan you will have to follow him to podunkville nowhere.

"He noted that the show gradually established an anti-establishment position"

His show established nothing but a new level of ignorance. I have never heard someone continuously make more ridiculous staements than him. Never fear y'all MSNBC will put a new Dolt in his spot and ratings will continue to drop. Those of you who like the news station really don't seem to get it; no one watches and no one agrees with you. Get out and listen to some raational thought.

Olbermann signs off msnbc

Keith Olbermann is my favorite, not good news for msnbc or Comcast...

It sure looks like the diatribe, rhetoric, name calling "Right Wingers" here, are out again with their narrow minded limited thinking skills. And that is just one of the many reasons why they lost the election in all 3 houses in 2008. They are so lacking with originality of comments.

To Denverlawyer:

Your uncivial, diatribe, name calling comments definitely show that you are not an actual lawyer, except in your dreams.

Tod says " I have never heard someone continuously make more ridiculous staements than him."

Beck sticks his head out a window, sees snow and says that proves there is no global warming. Palin and her death panels. Bachmann has so many ridiculous statements I don't even know which one to pick. Conspiracy theories, forged birth certificates, gov't takeover of the medical industry; how about a whole cable network full of ridiculous statements? Do you have equal contempt for Fox? Or are you just too full of the Kool-Aid?

So telling of the liberals "collapsing" every comment they do not like. Unbelievable.

Honestly, many of the negative comments and childish pejoratives here are from parties who probably never watched his show. Those among us who are so easily steered by propaganda are it seems at the same time incapable of factual discourse or an educated opinion. I occasionally watch FOX News for it's entertainment value, a good laugh and to know what the "other guys" are trying to sell at the moment. I have watched Glen Beck and he is without question a paranoid (though high functioning) Psychopath. It is sad that a great journalist on par with Edward R. Murrow has left the stage and a clown still packs the house!

They could just Run Reruns of Locked up in that Time Slot and they would get Higher Ratings then the Merchant of hate Oberman... Soon to come Maddow, Nasty Redhead ed Shultz.. Andrea Mitchell. all will be let go..

I watch Fox, MSNBC, CNN among others. Olbermann and his buddy Rachel Maddow are downright extreme in their hate and vitriol of those not sharing their views. He has no place on a major network.

Ba-By Keithy: Maybe you can peddle your socialist slag somewere else. Don't let the door kick you in the but! You're a hateful, self loathing Racist

Honestly, many of the negative comments and childish pejoratives here are from parties who probably never watched his show. Those among us who are so easily steered by propaganda are it seems at the same time incapable of factual discourse or an educated opinion. I occasionally watch FOX News for it's entertainment value, a good laugh and to know what the "other guys" are trying to sell at the moment. I have watched Glen Beck and he is without question a paranoid (though high functioning) Psychopath. It is sad that a great journalist on par with Edward R. Murrow has left the stage and a clown still packs the house!

Yawn.. Tank.. is that all you got. The same thing over and Over.

Oh for God's sake to call Keith everything from a racist to a Socialist is the default of the simple minded. What is it about the reactionary mind? These parties are never for anything but rather against somebody or something. They see enemies all about and play the victim perpetually. They are ignorant and are easily played by the propagandists of the world (see FOX News). They vote against their own self interest every time. They confuse wearing patriotism on their sleeve with jingoism. They throw Socialist, Communist and Nazi about with such abandon it is obvious to all that they have no knowledge of History or the definitive and clear delineation separating each of these political constructs. And they never let facts get in the way!

gary ure such an idiot..I sit here and read u guys comments and u r really really stupid..I couldnt agree with tank anymore..That jackass glen beck has a show spilling the most ridiculous views ever heard to man..Sarah pailin with her dont be afraid to reload bull,that has idiots like u swallowing it up and then what do u get? The tuscon incident..yeah n obody admits it but that horrible tragedy was and is a direct link to the nonsense she said..or sharon angle running racist ads abt illegals coming to kill the "WHITE" americans..or the governor of az who said theyre decapitaded bodies burried in the desert..or bachman who said the president is anti american,i can go on and on..Not forgetting that complete idiot bill oreily and rush limbaugh..i wish they would all get a virus that impares ur speech,to shut them the F up

Curtis,

I actually watch Fox, MSNBC and CNN. In doing so I hear conversations in context. Those who watch MSNBC only hear non-stop whining about what Beck, Hannity and O'Reilly say. My guess is that anything you've heard any of those three say was durring one of Oberman's whining sessions. On the contrary, Fox rarely even mentions Oberman and the MSNBC gang, because they are irrelevant.

Cool-aid drinkers don't tend to venture outside their circles. Get out a bit Curtis you might learn something.

Tom:

Most people don't watch just one Cable Station. You are very correct. The average American wants different views on the same subject. It could be a 'car" chase; the Arizona massacre; 9/11 event; not just Politics.

It stretches the mind to view all information that is available in Media, magazines, newspaper resources on an important issue. Independent thinking.

I'm sure most of the people on this board are watching Fox News, and others, Fox having the highest viewers audience ratings.

Why else would they know about Limbaugh, Beck, Levine, Hannity, and O'Reilly?

There is a huge difference between watching a show and watching a show that shows negative clips of another show. My point is that most MSNBC watchers get their opinion of Fox news only from the likes of Obermann (Fox news watchers are not immune to this either, but Fox tends to ignore MSNBC). Not exactly objective. My opinions of Obermann, Madow, and the rest is gathered from actually watching the shows. Rational thought on those shows is seriously lacking, they are painful to watch.

I am flabbergasted that TYLER'S COMMENT was collapsed.

Just so that you all will gain some perspective.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE SHOW.

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THIS MAN EVEN LOOKED LIKE.

I VAGUELY RECALL SOME NEWSVINERS TALKING ABOUT HIM AS IF HE IS A GOD.

It's not all that important to have 7000 posts about it.

I'LL BET THAT 80% OF AMERICANS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT KEITH OLBERMANN.

WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT NEWSVINE POSTERS?

5.1

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE SHOW.

You should have stopped your SHOUTING rant right there.

A true voice for America has been silenced. I am truly saddened!

I am afraid this is the course when we allow these massive Right wing monopolies to form up. No real surprise that Olberman is released hours after Comcast took over NBC.
Deregulation will be the death of Democracy in the USA.

I highly doubt a petition will get him back on the show but it feels good to vent :) http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6006/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3151

Honestly, many of the negative comments and childish pejoratives here are from parties who probably never watched his show. Those among us who are so easily steered by propaganda are it seems at the same time incapable of factual discourse or an educated opinion. I occasionally watch FOX News for it's entertainment value, a good laugh and to know what the "other guys" are trying to sell at the moment. I have watched Glen Beck and he is without question a paranoid (though high functioning) Psychopath. It is sad that a great journalist on par with Edward R. Murrow has left the stage and a clown still packs the house!

he spoke about 4 words and i turned the channel ,what a waste of air time ,the world is sick of all the belyaching,fox is #1 for a reason,they speak the truth.

I'll miss Keith Olbermann it seems MSNBC apparently feels lowering oneself to the lowest common denominator (like FOX) is the way to go. I've seen it here at Newsvine which has degenerated so as to be unrecognizable since being acquired by MSNBC and demonstrated by the very large numbers of writers and posters that have quit. Good luck MSNBC being FOX II, maybe Murdoch can just buy them out. I hope Rachel moves on soon, I think she is too smart to stay on at MSNBC. Censorship really isn't the way to go and now I couldn't believe anything coming from any of their "commentators".

A true voice for America has been silenced. I am truly saddened!

For God's Sake the man's not dead. He was fired. Trust me, he'll be back on the air spewing hate in no time.

In the mean time watch some dead-air static. It's just as interesting as Olbermann was.

fox truth? you gota be kidding.

is it possible that MSNBC is giving up its lean to the left? I think not. Keith may have had an inflated view of his importance and worth.

Thanks Keith.. Good luck wherevere you end up and I will most definitely be looking foward to your landing spot. Is HBO big enough for you and Bill? LOL

kieth ob.is better at football analizing MSNBC SUCKS! FOX NEWS RULES! LETS HERE IT FOR BILLY O AND SHAWN H.

Keith Olbermann should go back to being a Sports Announcer--that is his profession. He won't lack for a job, but not in the Cable News Arena.

His approach is harsh, brazen, and enough to turn him off the tube immediately.

Ratings. It's all about ratings. He was asking for what he got.

So Long Old Friend I Leave along With You -

Woke Up This Morning News Around My Head, Went To Kitchen Made My Morning Drip, Made No Sense To Me, I Watched My Hummingbirds Oh How They Fly, No Need To Ask The Reason Why -

OK – Now I too bid farewell to MSNBC cable news – hello CNN – and you that know me and or of me GOODBYE. My favorite has always been Keith and now he has left. The “Special Comment” speaking right in and to the face of power for the common man is silenced now. There is only O’Donnell now for me and who knows how long he will stay? Where do I go for my “Special Comment”?

I was starting to post again and now………………….post? …………………I learned of this only this morning I can see nearly over 200 pages on this subject and counting, more than I have ever seen during the many years on this site.

Goodbye MSNBC and as for posting, I’ll be around now and then, sooner or later, very likely the latter - a big mistake for MSNBC - now watch the ratings drop as you can tell by the number of pages and counting for my pal and yours Mr. Keith Olbermann. Job well done, lad.

RIP: MSNBC

Thank God the end of a waste of space. Keith Olbermann was a lousy sports commentator and a lousy leftist "news" commentator for a leftist company. He would completely grant my fantasy if he were to be struck mute so no self respecting American would be subjected to his unrelenting diatribes that could cause a real deaf mute to suffer greatly. For all of you lefties that fall inline and kiss this guys ass, you should be ashamed but I know you are not and that is really very sad that you cant think for yourselves. Good riddance to bad rubbish Olbermann you punk!!!

I wish I could put Keith in my pocket and take him everywhere I go. I would feed him candy and cookies and go to the park with him. Later that night Keith and I would eat cake for dinner and then I would give him a bath. Then I'd brush his hair and then we'd sleep under our Keith Olbermann sheets and I would say "Goodnight Keith" and he would say "Goodnight." Then I would say "sweetdreams" and he would have sweet dreams all night.

I love Keith. He's my best friend in the whole world.

Olberman's ratings were so low that they had to pick him up out of Arnold Ziffel's slop every night before slapping a suit and makeup on him. But that didn't stop him from foaming at the mouth on every show. In the end you can only be THE WORST HOST on THE WORST SHOW with THE WORST RATINGS for so long before it catches up with you, and then you are sent back out to the pasture with the rest of the bloviating bovines. Not to worry Olberman fans (all 200 of you) I hear there is a spot opening up at the White House very soon. But I'm not sure Obama will stoop that low, so don't get your hopes up too much. If that doesn't work out then I hear there are a lot of openings this summer at the county fairs for barn hands. Keith will fit right in. Hell, given all his experience with slinging the sht night in and night out, he will probably get to work in the barn with the biggest cows. But he'll have to get used to wearing a muffler over his mouth, they won't let him work the stalls without one. They don't want the cows passing out from all the gas that normally comes out of it.

Bye,Bye Keith good job NBC good way to start off the New Year ratings so low reruns of lockout were topping this show every week.All i half to say is your gone and forgotten.Ha ha

Good Bye Keith! You are one of the smartest people in television! Commentary after commentary you always hit it on the head. You never had to look up your words in the dictionary like O'Reilly did! We actually knew what the words meant! Good Luck to you!

. You never had to look up your words in the dictionary

So he just instantly knew what a word meant without having to learn it? Wow. Most people have to look something up if they don't know it. Keith WAS a God.

Olbermann is nothing more than a desperate shill for a failed ideology. Intelligent people don't swallow that shallow mindless swill he was spewing. That show failed in the marketplace. No viewer patronage. There simply aren't that many stupid sheeple around to support a campaign operation for communism. He failed in the ratings. The same thing is happening to Maddow, Mathews, talking Ed, Mitchell and the rest of their comrades at MSNBC. They purport to be a news organization, but report what they want the news to be, sprinkled with misrepresentations and outright lies while ignoring the facts. They have a strange aversion fer the truth. Witness their reporting on the Giffords shooting last week. Olbermann led the charge. You can't try to bamboozle the public like that and survive as a news company. They won't say so but the whole outfit is failing and in the toilet. Olbermann is first out the door because he is the biggest fool and the most offensive. Maddow runs a close 2nd and she'll be next. Talking, ranting Ed is another inexcusable reprobate. You can't run any organization fronted by this kind of lunacy. They may try to rehabilitate Mathews, Mitchell and others but they must pare the drivel of these old hippies who only appeal to 10% of the population or the whole organization will go under. There is too much media available for them to continue pretending to be mainstream when their leftist, socialist, propoganda has been thoroughly outed and repudiated.

Hey KingK ! Would you really light a match with FOX on in the room ? Yeah, I thought so.

And the greatest leftist since Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh exits the stage. As a political commentator, he will be always remembered as a competent sports journalist.

Thank God this useless bag of trash is gone. Now get rid of Maddow.

Yes, I tried to watch this creep's show. He was the biggest goon next to Maddow on the air.

I watched MSNBC and Fox, found that both of them gave me a perspective. Both are radical (or some would say), but I always found this man more interested in tearing down then providing answers.

I do not support Beck (although sometimes I do agree with him and other times not), but at least he tries to offer a end to the means. Maybe MSNBC can learn that even if someone is not correct, if they spend equal time tearing down and then building back up, one is much more successful then just tearing down all the time.

I will have to admit I will not miss him.

I will miss him desperately...He always treated his guests with the greatest respect (unlike his counterparts, Chris Matthews and Lawrence O'Donnell) and was a good listener as well as a factual reporter. I was never fully involved in politics until MSNBC grabbed my interest..now with Keith gone, I'm not sure the 'stand-up comedian', Rachael Maddow will suffice. Sometilmes, she puts undue pressure on her guests. Keith NEVER did..Good night & good luck, Keith. Please lemme know where you are...I'll be there, with bells on.

Wonder how long it will take the Fake News Network to attempt to take some credit for Keith no longer being with MSNBC and boast that their station is "America's #1 news source". Bad move by NBC, inspite of their differences with Keith, he was good for ratings and the man was fair, when he made a mistake, he owned up to it...He has also bashed the President on various issues, a true reporter, unlike his counterparts across the street....

Oh for heavens' sake. Remember the last time he 'left' and two days later was back?

You are an idiot Rush. Your brainwashing is complete.

This story has gone viral in a very big way. Over 10,000 comments in less than 24 hours. Is that a new record?

No, I think Juan Williams had more. I also remember that Olbermann was back after his last little disappearing act and had this much attention as well.

While you might not agree with his style of delivery, he provided a much needed point of view in this country. Sadly, this just reflects more of the U.S. sinking into a corporate run country. Shameful. A democracy hears ALL voices, including the ones we don't like. WE then get to make up our minds about what works for us. The worst thing about this is that one voice by one voice, we sit back and let it happen. We should be enraged by this. Keith Olberman was clearly fired because he doesn't represent Comcast's point of view. I'm going to begin looking for a new provider.

Wow...I guess its true that liars never prosper...LOL!!!

This guy had the best evening ratings on MSNBC (not that they were any good) he pulled in barely over a million viewers (LOL!!)...and they still canned him...

hahahahhahhahahahaha

Good riddance to a shining example of how political rhetoric has been allowed to masquerade as "news" in this country, apparently comcast does not need to pander for political favors as GE did.

Olberman should have stuck with sports, trying to market him as a journalist was a joke from the beginning.

"Olbermann dropped any pretense of journalistic objectivity, and he became a hero to liberals battered by the popularity of Fox News Channel and its conservative commentators. Olbermann openly feuded with Fox, often naming personalities like Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck "worst persons in the world" for some of their statements."

"He said on Jan. 10 that he was ending his "Worst Person in the World" feature because some viewers took literally a feature that was "born in humor."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110122/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_olbermann

Media should report the news or at least provide intelligent, meaningful, debate any small-minded, ineffectual, dimwit can label those they disagree with the "worst people in the world". Lets hope comcast keeps throwing out the trash at MSNBC.

Lets HOPE Fox starts!

"Msnbc thanks Keith for his integral role in msnbc's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors," (you've got to be kidding me)!

Maybe you could get a job with film-maker Michael Moore. He's trying to reach rock-bottom with every film he makes, - you're good at digging holes, Keith.

I wonder what the definition of "Fact Checking" is to a Fox viewer?

With all the absolute proof we have of what a horrendous job Bush etal did in only 8 years to nearly bring this Country to its knees and they still think he's some kind of God! And Newt's going to run for the Presidedency? OMFG!

SilverBUTTfly, you're on the wrong discussion, the one about blowing smoke up O'Reilly's *** is over at fox.

Denverlawyer-I think you're an imposter. Attorneys in Denver have to have other obsessions than feces. You're in the7th grade and failing, aren't you?

I'm not sure Denver has any psychoanalysts, but you might consider looking for one. He or she could explain what a fervent wish to turd-roll means. You might also learn how to deal with your rage and name-calling when you merely disagree with someone.

Denverlawyer - I'm ashamed to be in the same city as you. I'm sorry but if you were right, I'd agree with you. Please take you're vitriol and stupidity to some other city. Oh btw can you please post what firm you work for? I need to make sure that I never give them any business.

Wow this is gettin fun..............

What is denverlawyer the CEO of comcast? Where is Tyler?

John:

There are many FOX viewers here, because most of this board cross checks all Cable News Stations, and then makes a decision on their Political agreements. It's like reading several or many different newspapers each day. CNN and MSNBC, and Fox--they are all interesting Stations with different views..

It seems that Keith Olbermann did not have a huge Fan Club, by the comments here today. He offended many, talking down to his audience. People don't like being treated as if they are stupid. His time was up.

Kiki, I am on your team. Keith brought me to tears after the travesty and tragedy in Arizona. His commentary set the tone and pace for all the after thoughts and commentary. Keith is a brilliant mind for the progessive and intellectual mind and thinking. His loss is a national, even global loss to aspiring to a more just and greater world. The nation needs him; the world requires him!

All free-thinkers, are after all, controversial and arguementiative or is it argumentative, because they possess their own minds. We need more like Keith, not less. Please, think in terms, of what is the best for our Earth and America!

There goes my reason for reading MSNBC and watching NBC. Good bye NBC hello BBC!!! (At least Comcast doesn't control the BBC)

Awww, Magnum, if you are a proponent of Keith's free thinkng, then pose your thoughts and suggestions. Personally, I think the world needs more of him. After all, free thinking in this very brainwashed society is a rare commodity, right?

Why think for yourself, if all the societal, brainwashed voices can do this nicely for your own mind, right? We need more like Keith Olbermann, right! After all, a free thought is absolutely priceless, right?

Write On Kiki!!! Keith would be proud of you!

Odd that you think you can see that on FOX but don't recognize it on MSNBC. I say good riddance to Oldman's pot-stirring hyperbole. One down (Olberman) and one to go (Stuart).

i totally agree. i find it absolutely unbelievable that people actually listened to olberman's "hot air!" to blame sarah palin for all the country's woes (and his) just proved how shallow, naieve, and obcessed he actually is. with this lady

delherren, sounds to me that YOU are the ONE who is spewing "HATE" speech!

Why was Keith Olbermann's contract ended?

Ratings, or the lack thereof, pure and simple. He was on commercial TV, as in for profit and had to earn his way, which he obviously was not

If he wanted to perform without having to earn his way, he could have, and still can, sign up with public broadcasting, where it doesn't matter how few viewers/listeners he has or how many of the taxpayers' dollars are wasted on him. Gee, not having to earn his way, wasting the taxpayers' dollars, public broadcasting sounds a whole lot like a collectivist organization. Ya think?

Olbermann did not speak "Truth to Power", it was just hateful far left propaganda. Most everything on MSNBC is let of center by design. Wake up, he is not a journalist, just another hateful, cynical, angry liberal (there are many that have posted here) that will now fade into obscurity, because, like Air America, that negative type of format does not work. Americans are generally optimistic, reasonable, positive, and lean conservative - Olbermann is not]ne of thiose things. Wake up, your parents rae right!

GE sold MSNBC to Comcast, which is really owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is extreme right-wing, and who will eventually own most of the media world-wide. The man has a lot of power and has managed to brainwash and control an awful lot of citizens in this country. He is only getting started.

I enjoyed Keith's honesty, his constant denouncement of Fox News lies and his never ending fight for those without a voice. I'm sure he will succeed in whatever he chooses as his next venture and I will continue to follow.

Honestly, many of the negative comments and childish pejoratives here are from parties who probably never watched his show. Those among us who are so easily steered by propaganda are it seems at the same time incapable of factual discourse or an educated opinion. I occasionally watch FOX News for it's entertainment value, a good laugh and to know what the "other guys" are trying to sell at the moment. I have watched Glen Beck and he is without question a paranoid (though high functioning) Psychopath. It is sad that a great journalist on par with Edward R. Murrow has left the stage and a clown still packs the house!

For 3 Post in a Row . Tank Carson has Copied and pasted the Same comment.

he does not have an original Though for each Comment. This is what happens to the Liberal mind, When people are told the Same thing over and over and over. They can only come up with a NARROW MINDSET.

No hard Feelings Tank. just pointing out the obvious..

Just the reaction I wanted. You made my case. People like yourself invariably accuse others of the very traits or shortcomings for which they posses. This is typical of the reactionary mind (people who are defined not so much by what they are for but rather what or who they are against). The very definition of a narrow minded! Never let facts get in the way Steve - it is what makes you so entertaining!

Kiki,

If he spoke "truth to power", then why did NO ONE watch him? His ratings were poor, at best.

You wrote of Fox News' vitriol, yet you don't mention the vitriol from Mr. Oberman OR MSNBC's.

This is the problem with the political discourse. You have NO concept of an alternate opinion, just that your side is correct, and the other isn't, or in this case the other side is "vitriolic".

I don't recall anyone at Fox news advocating harm to the president, or the vice president, the way it is, and has been done on MSNBC., regarding George Bush and Dick Cheney. There is 10 years of "hatred and violence", directed towards the former president and vice president, documented, and yet there is no outrage over that from the left. Just cries of "racism" should anyone differ with Mr. Obama. I grew up in the sixties, witnessed race wars, and i know the difference between disagreement and racism.

I watch both networks to balance the discussion, and the hatred pours from MSNBC, while, believe it or not, there are more fair discussions at Fox.

Mr. Oberman, is a vicious, disrespectful ex-sportscaster, who could not get ratings to justify his ridiculous salary.

I wonder how he waxes sympathetic to the poor and downtrodden while he collects a ludicrous amount of pay, and has a high salaried accountant help him avoid paying his proper taxes.

The worst journalist in the world, is now the worst unemployed journalist in the world.

First of all, no one should be too liberal with the use of the word liberal as a dismissal of open dicussion; in particular if they also claim to be christian; because because Jesus was a liberal whom all christians follow by his examples.

As for Keith Olbermann, it is a sad loss and one only needs to read all of his special commentaries to know the man and his sincerity.

On fox which I have tried hard to convey a fart as an added sense of smel on the Vine, Foxfart means the truthful spread of lies with deliberate distortion to the extent that it indoctrinates; in the stench of big foxfarts.

It had been suggested that Olbermann might take over Larry King's slot on CNN; I hope this is not a rumour.

He was an impaction that MSNBC finally evacuated. Long overdue.

Keith, I remember when I first turned on your show and saw your hamdsome face and heard your lovely voice. It was like the sky opened up and I could see Gabriel blowing his trumpet as Jesus and God almighty descended from the heavens. When you spoke your voice was like the sweetest of melodies being played on an angel's harp. Your transcendent humor caused me to laugh so hard during one of you shows I coughed up a piece of lung and had to be rushed to the hospital. In the back of the ambulance, as blood spewed from my mouth, I smiled thinking of your twinkling eyes and hair as thick as a beaver's pelt.

We need people that are willing to raise questions when needed. Keith Olbermann is such a person. My hope is that he will reappear in another broadcast position.

"Truth to Power"

B.S. he wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on his over inflated ego. Most people saw he was an idiot when he started carrying his diploma around because Ann made fun of him. If the so called Tea Party people are so dangerous it seems bathtub boy would have been a "target".

Good bye little man only the fools will miss you.

Let's be realistic:

1) It takes absolutely NO bravery to "speak out" in a country with free speech. Especially when you are getting paid as much as he did to do it.

2) The show wasn't "anti-establishment"; is was OTHER-establishment. If it was anti-establishment; he would have attacked Obama with the same fervor as Bush. If he WAS "anti-establishment" then he can't be now because his candidate is in the White House. Consequntly that makes FOX the new "anti-establishment"... which is laughable.

3)NO ONE is the media is paid to tell you the truth. Dynamic personalities are leveraged to evoke emotional response and audience loyalty (nothing more loyal than a polarized audience) thereby consistantly increasing ratings which are in turn leveraged to raise advertising prices, hence increasing profit margins. This is how they make their money.

KO was fired for his insistance to tell half truths. He and others on MSNBC do this on a regular basis. That is why no one watches. That is the truth. I am a DEM, and MSNBC has done more to harm a party than all the reps out there. It is easy (and anyone with a brain will do) to fact check, and as good as he sounded on air, when fact checked and found only to be half truth trying to bend what the context of the rep was saying, he was proved to be a liar. This made the republicans sound like the good guys. The people who just say what a good guy KO is are hurting us also. JUST BE HONEST. That is what KO could not do.

What's next at msnbc? Keith's departure is a huge loss. But for Pat Buchanan and his endlessly loud prattle, the cast of hosts and support people is very good. Is this the beginning of an overhaul? Not liking the trend here. May Keith reappear somewhere...we need his intelligence, his voice!

Kik

Here's why

From PoliticusUSA

A Tough 2010: Keith Olbermann's Ratings Drop by 25%
Posted on December 28, 2010 by Jason Easley

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The bad news keeps coming for MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. The 2010 ratings data is starting to trickle in, and the news is not so great for the Countdown host. In a down year for cable news where all three networks registered a decline in viewers, Keith Olbermann lost 11% of his total audience, but what is most troubling is that among the coveted age 25-54 demographic Olbermann lost 25% of his audience.

In terms of total viewers all three of the cable networks suffered. Fox News declined 5% in 2010 from a Monday-Friday average of 2.568 million viewers in 2009 to 2.426 million in 2010. MSNBC was down 9% in 2010 from 953,000 viewers in 2009 to 870,000 viewers in 2010. CNN suffered a stunning 36% drop in total viewers from 1 million viewers in 2009 to 636,000 viewers in 2010. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News suffered only a 6% drop, because almost 70% + of the audience is older than 54. MSNBC declined by 18% in the demo, and CNN fell by a whopping 37%.

Keith Olbermann's total drop in viewership was 2% higher than MSNBC's network average, (11% vs 9%). In contrast, Rachel Maddow lost less of her audience than MSNBC as a whole. Maddow only declined by 6% compared to the network's 11%. Maddow's total loss was almost half of her lead in Olbermann, (6% compared to 11%). Olbermann also lost a higher than network percentage of those viewers age 25-54. MSNBC lost 18%. Olbermann lost 25%. Maddow only lost 14%.

Olberman is still MSNBC's most watched host. Overall, he is the 11th most watched cable news program, but Rachel Maddow was right behind him at 13th, and Lawrence O'Donnell was 14th. The gap between Olbermann and his MSNBC primetime colleagues is shrinking, which is good for the network. The point is that Olbermann's audience is getting older, and he is working on a network that is trying to target younger viewers. This isn't to say that Olbermann is doomed at MSNBC, far from it actually, but that 2010 was not a good year for him.

With new bosses about to take over NBC, this is a trend that Olbermann and his staff would be wise to take seriously. Olbermann's contract is up after the 2012 election, and I suspect that the presidential election will serve its usual purpose as a ratings elixir for the cable news industry, but if Olbermann can't attract younger viewers, and the ad dollars that come with them, the network could make a switch, but two years is a long time away.

If CNN stays in the tank, I could see them welcoming Olbermann and his million viewers a night with open arms, which would be a big reason why MSNBC would not let him ago, along with the fact that a million viewers is still the best number MSNBC has at any hour. Olbermann has cost himself some viewers on the left in this past year, and I think he has been hurt by not having a Republican foil to play off of in the White House, plus, the passing of his father had to impact him, so I don't think Olbermann is finished yet. However, it is worth watching going forward to see if 2010 was just a bad year or the beginning of a trend.

Very well said

It's a business decision: no ratings equal no revenue equals no show!