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Title: MSNBC Suspends Olbermann After Donation To Dems Disclosed
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RawStory
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/msnbc-suspends-olbermann/
Published: Nov 5, 2010
Author: Daniel Tencer
Post Date: 2010-11-05 14:08:45 by Brian S
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Views: 33251
Comments: 61
News network MSNBC has suspended host Keith Olbermann indefinitely after a news report stated he donated to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates. Mediaite quotes MSNBC President Phil Griffin as saying, "I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay." Politico reported Friday: Olbermann, who acknowledged the contributions in a statement to POLITICO, made the maximum legal donations of $2,400 apiece to Conway and to Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. He donated to the Arizona pair on Oct. 28 — the same day that Grijalva appeared as a guest on Olbermann’s “Countdown” show. Grijalva, a prominent liberal who was just declared a winner in his race Thursday night, was in a tight contest against tea-party-backed candidate Ruth McClung when he appeared on "Countdown" — one of several appearances he made on the show. NBC has a rule against employees contributing to political campaigns, and a wide range of news organizations prohibit political contributions — considering it a breach of journalistic independence to contribute to the candidates they cover.
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#22. To: WhiteSands, Ferret Mike (#21)
I've noticed that too.
FM, 680 NEW GOP office holders nationally. You would be hard pressed to find anything remotely close to this scale of a blowout in our nation's history. We all know the record as it relates to the House. We all know what happened in the Senate as well, and how close the GOP came to winning 11 seats. But the governorships? The GOP stomped the hell out of the Democrats on this. When you factor in the coming redistricting in key 'swing states' combined with Owe-bama stunning drop in approval ratings ALREADY in those states...in the 'long run' he's FUCKED, to be blunt. Look at Ohio. 33% approval rating BEFORE TUESDAY. He came here 12 times during this election cycle...and Ohio went almost completely for the GOP as a result of his efforts. Now add next years redistricting under almost exclusive GOP control in Ohio. He can't win the state in 2012. Period. And NOBODY wins the Presidency without Ohio. You know this...so the 'won't hurt him in the long run' is simply ridiculous. Now add what happened in Florida, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania. He's lost the mid west. He has no shot in the South. And the best part of all? Democrats control the Whitehouse and the Senate through 2012. Its STILL Owe-bama's Washington. There is no viable way to run against the Republicans while Owe-bama and company control TWO THIRDS of the Federal Government. He's lost women. He's lost Independents. He's even losing support among African Americans, and hispanics. He's lost the vaunted 'middle' in other words. Note none of this factors in the economy, which is going to get worse next year, there is no stopping it, that die was cast. None of this factors in the huge swing of State Legislatures. It was a landslide, FM. A complete rebuking by 'We the People'.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
You mis-spelled because. The only thing wrong with that sentence you cite is that I was southwest to the eruption on that large finger of Oregon that is there because the Columbia River turns to the north near Portland, not southeast. Which is no big thing. As your mis-spelling isn't either. You are trying too hard to bait, and this is just not going to get you anywhere. I am not insecure because I fell, and am merely amused when a goonbah like you tries to make hay about it. Look at the jumble of this one sentence post by you. I hope you see that that makes little sense and is poorly written. Suggestion: if you are going to think of my writing as a glass house you can throw rocks at, don't be inside the glass house of your writing while you try this. You just look silly. In any event, you are your own worse enemy with few people in any of these forums - even of the same political stripe as you - who hold you in any good regard. Instead of vainly trying to bait and work some strange get back at someone revenge angle; why don't you concentrate on posting well, doing things ethically, and don't waste time and effort that gets you nowhere. Thanks for the entertainment. And clean up the glass you broke with your rocks as you patch your place up. ;-D
I till find your logic fauty. but hey, you answered me with more than a one liner and took some effort in your response. this is unusual for you, and I give you two brownie points for this. Thanks for sharing.
1. Owe-bama can't run against a GOP congress. 2. Owe-bama's agenda and legislative efforts have effectively been rebuked in a landslide at the county, state and federal level. 3. The GOP can now filibuster ANYTHING in the Senate for the next two years. 4. The New Majority in the House is the result of the bigget landslide in 80 YEARS (I think its 80) for the Republicans. 5. Owe-bama care gets defunded, and the Republicans can force vote after vote after vote from now until November pigeonholing Democrats on just about every single issue that faces us. 6. The election cycle concluded this week shows Owe-bama has lost the battleground states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida. 7. Redistricting in most of the 'battleground states' means he won't carry them under any conceivable set of circumstances in 2012. 8. State Attorney General offices switched to the GOP. This means even more states will sue the Federal Government to stop Owe-bamacare, and quite a few other legislative efforts. Not to mention they will now side with Arizona on the immigration laws. You claim THIS is 'faulty logic' huh? Pelosi appears to believe the same... (chuckle) As does the Denial King, Barack Hussine Owe-bama. I'm not surprised a liberal such as youself is repeating the talking points issued on this. Its not going to work any better than trashing the Tea Party did, just my opinion. As for the snide 'this is unusual for you' to answer me with more than a one liner...most of your posts are strictly leftwingnut talking point bullets that simple don't require more in rebuttal. And while liberals think 'brownie points' are cute, adults find it juvenile. Then again, isn't that what liberalism is at its heart, juvenile childish fantasy's that don't hold up to close scrutiny in an adult world?
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Actually, what you say in both your last posts to me conflicts with past statements on this general topic, and I have little stomach to argue with a fuckwit of your caliber. It is a massive waste of time researching to pull out what I have read you as having said and contrasting it with your revised reality presented. Especially as it will be read by very few people in this low traffic forum. I am also tired of putting work in posting here only to have them pulled on a whim. I have no confidence any post will stay up here. But hey, thanks for sharing. and do check out the boofer threads on you at the nest. We will cover these posts there with all the attention they deserve. I have nothing against you on a personal level, but politically you deal with things with the same ethical and accuracy standards as a used car salesman unloading flood damaged cars from New Orleans as lightly used chariots owned by little old ladies. Have a good day, and thanks for sharing.
Don't be a fuckwit Mike. I haven't deleted any content you added to the site. Except personal attacks. If you want to see posts disappear. Go say something to Robin that conflicts with her mental disease.
That’s an example of a strangely worded post that is not the result of a faulty keyboard. It is evidence of a head trauma.
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Or Rachel Maddow's bitch.
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I notice WhiteSand's personal attacks immediately after this post by you are still up. You practice a double standard with ad hom attacks. And I made an appeal to get you reinstated. And got a ton of feedback that jives with what I have see about you concerning pmail. The consensus is you use pmail to shift an issue or situation in your favor, as you did when you used private E mail not meant for open forum to move things your way. Robin does not want the extra work anymore. She would like you there, but not with the problems she talked about. I of course can't go into detail as I respect private mail. I notice the criticism that was given me by Pmail was consistent; everyone said the same things about your behavior in forum, private mail, and how you use other forums to bring pressure on the nest. Everyone had the same thing to say, and your banning was a consensus thing, not a stand alone action by Robin. I don't like forum banning, and I would enjoy ripping you apart on issues away from the pet harpies you have here and cultivate, and all the other dis- functionality of this forum. You can get back into the nest, but you are not willing to take responsibility for your bad behavior and don't seem willing to work with anyone to reverse the ban, so much of this situation's blame is yours. I responded to hearing of your ban with trying to see if this was reversible, and ultimately have to respect what I am told. Especially as I have seen you do some of the very things they talk about. I don't dislike you, and am not going to make this personal, but I am going to not be codependent in regards to your manner of operating on line in these forums. I wish you luck, and I would like to see you at the nest or elsewhere on the Internet someday. But bottom line, you have a lot of growing up to do, and you are more interested in being mischievous than in promoting clean honest political discussion, debate or lively talk.
The consensus is you use pmail to shift an issue or situation in your favor, as you did when you used private E mail not meant for open forum to move things your way. Robin does not want the extra work anymore. She would like you there, but not with the problems she talked about. I of course can't go into detail as I respect private mail. What makes you think I want to post at a site that is 90 percent homo? It is a faggot site. It is run by a silly woman. Then there are the metrosexual faggots that sit over there for protection. They are afraid to participate in a REAL forum. No the nest isn't a real forum. It is a left wing circle jerk.
Mike. You know calling it the nest is an insult right? As in a rats nest that needs to be exterminated.
You practice a double standard with ad hom attacks. #4. To: Murron ”Cheers bitch, eat shit.” -----------------------------------------------------------
You practice a double standard with ad hom attacks. To: Murron ”Bitch, you are illiterate -----------------------------------------------------------
Ferret Mike says Robin monitors and or determines what's the proper use of PM's. How very Jim Robinson.
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Actually, I was talking about Pmailings to me, and my analysis of them. I shared no sent mail from others with her, and this is true of her. You are either stupid, or use the stupid ploy to bait with. I don't care which is true; you are a first class moron anyway you look at it.
I was a Paratrooper for nine years, and a woods worker for a longer time than that. So when I have assholes like you verbally probing for my ass with your words, you get what you deserve. It's because this place is a Three Stooges verbal slap stick act, you don't see much of me. I can easily handle my own in terms of responding in kind, but when all is said and done; I am going to vote with my feet. I find the nest, the Daily KOS and DU far more worthwhile venues to post at than here. This place is going nowhere fast. And this is so largely because of people like you. Moron.
Hear, hear! Ask MrsBadeye to post from the database posts of Badeye calling Murron "skank" multiple times. Now those two are as thick as thieves...LOL I think Whitey is jealous.
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It's because this place is a Three Stooges verbal slap stick act, you don't see much of me. I can easily handle my own in terms of responding in kind, but when all is said and done; I am going to vote with my feet. I find the nest, the Daily KOS and DU far more worthwhile venues to post at than here. This place is going nowhere fast. And this is so largely because of people like you. Moron. Six. Six references to yourself in one post. You have a huge ego and little education to back it with. Tone it down as you are not capable of learning. Run a long little smurf .
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It's worse than you think. come here and talk to me face to face. I'll turn you onto even more displays of things I've learned along the bumpy path of life.
A walk through the ocean of sand's soul would scarcely get your feet wet. With that one, there is no depth of intellect, no ability to comprehend complex abstract thought, and a deep and abiding desire to fit in and try to prove they are a 'bad dawg' when it comes to trying to play tough in a forum like this. It is a pathetic and at times an amusing to frustrating spectacle. But what all is said and done; this one's biggest problem is themselves. Not the people they project their shortcomings on.
ohhh you're an angry Elf. A six dollar an hour rent a cop knocked your tiny little smurf ass out of a tree.
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She would like you there, but not with the problems she talked about. Read where Angry Elf backs away from the claim that Robin is involved.
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What is the nest?
It is yet another forum with the same software as here, eLPee and 4UM. It is run by Robin.
Thanks!
My pleasure.
The fuck off, mikey. You pretend to be a brilliant intellect, but the fact is without a talking points sheet you wouldn't have anything to say on any topic. I always have a nice day.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Its also fun review your posts at FR, and seeing you haven't had an original thought, or orginal insult - which is all you offer most days anyway - in over a decade....(laughing)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
None that you cite are 'news anchors' you moron. Nice try, but all you do here is demonstrate a lower than average IQ.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Yep, and I simply don't believe that first laughable claim.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
rotflmao. Now your channelling the dwarf....(laughing)
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Smurfs been caught lying too many times . I no longer believe any of his claims.
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Seems he's got a split personality thing going on. One day he can debate in a reasonable manner, the next you get the above. Note he couldn't refute any of the things I noted, just went immediately into profanity. I can do that...but its disappointing to see him go there, ala skippy or some of the others.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
What is the fuck off, and what about it? I am no 'brilliant intellect.' I'm smart, but no genius. As for a 'talking sheet,' that the hell it that? If you infer I need notes, you are wrong. In any event, have a nice day, ya hear? ;-D
Sigh...like I noted previously, you are either bi polar...or have multiple personalities. And also like I told you, I always have a nice day.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
People can always chose to believe what they want to believe of not. This is a forum, not a job interview. It amuses me you would try to bait with that. I am not here to impress anyone. I talk of life experience and use my real name, which is merely a personal style and choice. I have gotten used to being notorious and well known locally, so the name thing doesn't bother me. I have never had credit cards, and have nothing anyone's going to find they can scam from me, and anyone is always welcome to contact the Register Guard and have them sell them copies of articles about or mentioning me. They would mention I was in Special Forces as the Guard found it fascinating i had worked in the woods, was in a good combat arms job in the U.S.Army, yet belonged to the Cascadia Forest Defenders. Which is why they did an in depth article on me a couple of weeks I nearly died falling from that tree. If I have need to, there is no problem backing up my verbiage. Been talking in forum a long time, over fifteen years and always keep my story straight, so you are funny when you talk about being caught in a lie. If you refer to returning bannee accounts, they are tools and I always end or 'out' them myself when I am done with them. But no matter, you are of little consequence and really, why should I care what you believe? I confess you remind me of a creepy unwanted love sick female with all the focus and attention you give me. But as I said, I am an activist, have dealt with that in real life, and there is nothing about you that is bothersome. It is obvious you aren't all that intelligent. It is obvious you have no real education. And your lack of social skill comes through in a stellar fashion. But hey as always, thanks for sharing.
And you seem to find it fun to try to practice psychiatry with no shingle or sheepskin credentialing you. And never you worry about the redundancy involved in the salutation hoping for the best day possible, or if I thank you for sharing something. Because if it is a strategy to stop me, it never works.
Wrong again, I just note that half the time you are quite willing to debate those you disagree with fairly, and the other half of the time you offer comments more suitable to somebody like skippy or buckeroo. Its kinda sad, and kinda odd. Don't shoot the messenger.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
That sentence is not beacuse of a faulty keyboard.
#23. To: Ferret Mike (#19)
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Landslide? This was something that will no doubt hurt in the short term, but help President Obama in the long run.
#24. To: WhiteSands (#21)
(Edited)
"That sentence is not beacuse of a faulty keyboard."
"It's be a pirate day for the brain damaged smurf."
#25. To: Badeye (#23)
#26. To: Ferret Mike (#25)
I till find your logic fauty. but hey, you answered me with more than a one liner and took some effort in your response. this is unusual for you, and I give you two brownie points for this. Thanks for sharing.
#27. To: Badeye (#26)
(Edited)
#28. To: Ferret Mike (#27)
I have no confidence any post will stay up here.
#29. To: Ferret Mike (#27)
It is a massive waste of time researching to pull out what I have read you as having said and contrasting it with your revised reality presented.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#30. To: A K A Stone, Ferret Mike (#28)
Don't be a fuckwit Mike.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#31. To: A K A Stone (#28)
(Edited)
"If you want to see posts disappear. Go say something to Robin that conflicts with her mental disease."
#32. To: Ferret Mike (#31)
And I made an appeal to get you reinstated. And got a ton of feedback that jives with what I have see about you concerning pmail.
#33. To: Ferret Mike (#31)
You can get back into the nest, You can get back into the nest,
#34. To: Ferret Mike.Smurf Bitch (#31)
I notice WhiteSand's personal attacks immediately after this post by you are still up.
Ferret Mike posted on 2008-10-17 7:16:16 ET
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#35. To: Ferret Mike, Smurf Bitch (#31)
I notice WhiteSand's personal attacks immediately after this post by you are still up.
or you would know what the First Amendment says and means about religious freedom. “
Ferret Mike posted on 2010-08-15 18:48:59 ET
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#36. To: A K A Stone (#31)
The consensus is you use pmail to shift an issue or situation in your favor, as you did when you used private E mail not meant for open forum to move things your way.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#37. To: WhiteSands (#36)
#38. To: WhiteSands (#35)
#39. To: Ferret Mike (#37)
I don't care which is true; you are a first class moron anyway you look at it.
#40. To: Smurf Bitch (#37)
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#41. To: Smurf Bitch (#38)
I was a Paratrooper for nine years, and a woods worker for a longer time than that. So when I have assholes like you verbally probing for my ass with your words, you get what you deserve.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#42. To: WhiteSands (#41)
#43. To: Fred Mertz (#39)
#44. To: Angry Elf (#42)
It's worse than you think. come here and talk to me face to face. I'll turn you onto even more displays of things I've learned along the bumpy path of life.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#45. To: A K A Stone (#32)
Robin does not want the extra work anymore.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#46. To: Ferret Mike (#27)
But hey, thanks for sharing. and do check out the boofer threads on you at the nest. We will cover these posts there with all the attention they deserve.
#47. To: meguro (#46)
(Edited)
#48. To: Ferret Mike (#47)
#49. To: meguro (#48)
#50. To: Ferret Mike (#27)
Actually, what you say in both your last posts to me conflicts with past statements on this general topic, and I have little stomach to argue with a fuckwit of your caliber.
#51. To: Fred Mertz (#39)
#52. To: Skip Intro (#17)
#53. To: WhiteSands (#41)
#54. To: Ferret Mike (#42)
It's worse than you think. come here and talk to me face to face. I'll turn you onto even more displays of things I've learned along the bumpy path of life.
#55. To: Badeye, Corn Flake Girl aka Smurf Bitch (#53)
Yep, and I simply don't believe that first laughable claim.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#56. To: WhiteSands (#55)
#57. To: Badeye (#50)
"The fuck off, mikey."
#58. To: Ferret Mike (#57)
#59. To: WhiteSands (#55)
#60. To: Badeye (#58)
#61. To: Ferret Mike (#60)
And you seem to find it fun to try to practice psychiatry with no shingle or sheepskin credentialing you.
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