Check in here if you don't care one way or the other about why Keith Olbermann was fired

[brooklynite]

...and think that Prime Time political news can be informative and entertaining but isn't something to obsess over.

[BlueIris]

1. Could not possibly care less.

[Whisp]

2. Checking in - don't give a care about Keith's life and employment at all.

[got root]

3. I care, that's why I'm on DU

I don't even have a teeVee but I care a great deal about the voices in media, and is why i enjoy DU, too. as it is a great news aggregator.

I would imagine most DU'ers are like me in that regard.

[Suich]

16. I've watched him for years, on MSNBC,

then Current, which I watched on my computer.

I'm going to miss him, especially during this campaign season.

As far as other DU'ers go, he has a lot of fans. The boo-bears are making their presence known since he's been fired.

[elleng]

4. Don't care cause not at home,

and no way I could see him even if he were STILL there.
Working on getting my hands on Tom Hartmann!!!

[SteveABG]

5. Can someone fire Ed Schultz next?

Give Charles M. Blow his time slot.

Someone make it happen!

[HangOnKids]

24. Why?

Ed is a fine progressive voice. You're here five minutes and you want to boot Ed? Yeah right.

[SteveABG]

25. Close your eyes

And he sounds like Limbaugh.

Ed used to be a conservative, too.

I like the rest of the MSNBC lineup, but I can't watch Ed. I just can't.

[HangOnKids]

31. Great. Don't watch him, I'm sure he will be crushed. n/t

[SteveABG]

32. I would watch...

Charles M. Blow. Seriously. Give that guy his own show.

[HangOnKids]

34. Of course you would!

Bye Steve.

[LaydeeBug]

38. Ok, I *LOVE* Big Eddie, but since they show Chris Matthews twice, maybe Charles Blow could take

one of them? Because I agree with Steve that Charles Blow, who BLEW that O'Neil guy out of the water....I mean...it was INCREDIBLE, deserves to be seen more.

I mean...INCREDIBLE.

[Shankapotomus]

40. Ed is humble, admits when he's made a mistake

and is a defender of those being harassed by political bullies. And sometimes ex-Republicans make great Democrats because they know how the other side thinks and just how groundless their arguments and political philosophy are.
Ed is pleading for justice.

Rush just sounds like Porky Pig.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. I didn't like him as a sports caster OR political pundit. n/t

[emilyg]

11. Ditto

[Kalidurga]

7. I don't watch TV...

So, don't really care. Someday there will be a theory out as to why he was fired, I can wait for it. I think KO should go and get his own station though, so he can't keep getting fired for whatever reason.

[roody]

8. no tv here

[dimbear]

9. Plenty of fish in the prima donna sea. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. My guess on KO's next TV gig... reading the weather.

I'm thinking someplace like Boise or Portland.

[Whisp]

12. prima donald keith

think his bridges are about gone, eh?

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. Well, I don't think he's tried Al-Jazeera or Pravda yet...

So who's to say?

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. Wow I totally missed that... Maybe we'll see him on the next season of Celebrity Apprentice? n/t

[Whisp]

15. I know a lot of people here like him so I won't say this...

he should be on Celebrity Assholes.

[cherokeeprogressive]

18. Shhh!

Oh no you di-nt!

You bad!

Personally, I think he's the left's answer to Dennis Miller.

There you go... he can debate Dennis Miller on O'Reilly's show!

[Hissyspit]

20. You know him personally, hunh?

What behavior specifically do you consider "assholish?"

What he says on the air and on the Internet has his real name attached to it. And, as far as I know, he has always factually verified the behavior of people he has publicly criticized.

[HangOnKids]

25. If You State You Won't Say Something Why Did You? n/t

[Hoyt]

17. I really liked him during bush years, and think he has a message

but lost touch when he excited MSNBC. Will check out what he does in future.

[EFerrari]

19. I don't want to get into the weeds, no.

I like Olbermann, liked his Current show better than the MSNBC show because it wasn't noisy and annoying, it was more relaxed and more thoughtful. His ego doesn't bother me in the least. Show culture is like that and the same ego that can be irritating is also what drives the creativity. Keith is a good guy and I hope he puts something together soon.

[tblue]

22. What you said.

Damn! I wish I was dreaming.

[bbgrunt]

30. eggs actly. what you said.

[tblue]

21. I care about the loss of any progressive voice.

Brilliance often comes at a price unfortunately. I dearly love Keith and I wish he'd get his ego under control, for everyone's sake. We need all hands on deck especially in an election year. I am majorly bummed. Al Gore must have been awfully unhappy to sever ties this way.

[EFerrari]

23. That's right. The election.

Damn.

[Speck Tater]

28. I don't watch TV so if nobody here had mentioned it I wouldn't have noticed. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

29. Mr. Olbermann, while a great liberal and truth teller, has a very checkered employment history

A retracing of his life path will make necessary the fording of many rivers to bypass the smoldering wreckage of burned bridges.

[Raine]

33. I don't care that he was fired or why, I like him BUT his gigantic ego

is a big turn-off.

[JI7]

35. it doesn't bother me as much as when he left NBC

because in the case of NBC the issue was their problem with what he was reporting.

with Current i think it has more to do with him wanting them to spend more on things like the set and him taking too much time off and other issues that don't really have to do with what he is reporting.

i hope he turns up on tv again. he seemed ok at NBC with Tim Russert at the top and Russert wasn't some liberal so i think with the right person he will be ok.

[barbtries]

36. get my news from the internet.

i enjoy his clips from time to time but otherwise. nah

[DAMANgoldberg]

37. I do care...

Because I miss his voice on air, however, there continues to be a troubling pattern of bridge burning throughout his career. Fox Sports, burned; Comcast/MSNBC, burned twice; ABC/ESPN, burned; Current, burned; I think he left CNN on good terms, but they will not touch him now, the only major player he has not worked for is CBS. Al-Jazeera and RT will not either, plus neither has carriage even at current's level. His best bet is to take some time off the air, do a podcast in the interim, migrate to POTUS on Sirius/XM, or better, go back to sports. He may have an out with MLB Network or TBS in Baseball.

[HappyMe]

39. I don't care.

Back in the day (Shrub years) he was good.

Now he's just a talking ego.

[obamanut2012]

41. I like Keith alot, but he seems to have problems with his bosses

[Gman]

42. From ESPN to MSNBC to Current

KO has shown he can't work and play well with others. While I like what he has to say, he has a problem holding on to a job. It doesn't mean I don't like him. But it's his problem.

I feel the same about Randi Rhodes and her huge ego.

[chknltl]

43. add chknltl to this list. nt.

[LiberalEsto]

44. KO has jumped the shark nt

[RebelOne]

45. I will miss him because I watched Countdown every night. n/t

[Iggo]

46. Check.

I wish he hadn't been fired. But right now I really don't give a shit why he was fired.

[AtomicKitten]

47. I like Al Gore and I like Keith Olbermann.

Whatever went down between them doesn't change that.

I'm not interested in taking sides, but do hope this come to an amicable conclusion.