Listen
30:50
Keith Olbermann's suspension ends
He’s a title contender for the most partisan man in broadcasting and yet somehow, giving $2,400 to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords got him a suspension from NBC. Technically, it seems, Olbermann violated his employer’s policies by not getting advance permission to give these donations. Did his two-day suspension make any sense, considering he’s unabashedly partisan on his “Countdown” show? And if broadcasters have political leanings, how does acting on them financially make them more biased?
He’s a title contender for the most partisan man in broadcasting and yet somehow, giving $2,400 to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords got him a suspension from NBC. Technically, it seems, Olbermann violated his employer’s policies by not getting advance permission to give these donations. Did his two-day suspension make any sense, considering he’s unabashedly partisan on his “Countdown” show? And if broadcasters have political leanings, how does acting on them financially make them more biased?