Reply #38: We can refine that point further. [View All]

[Orsino]

"It doesn't seem to matter how much money he makes for GE vs. how much money the defense industry makes for GE. All they care is that what he's doing doesn't show a loss."

If there is an overall net profit of sufficient magnitude, then he can keep doing what he's doing. Whether or not KO makes money directly, MSNBC benefits from the anti-establishment image he provides.

That Olbermann criticizes the Administration doesn't clear the MSM of charges of censorship. MSNBC is profoundly conservative, even if they find it profitable to put a "rebel" in front of their audience every night. We should remember the lesson of Howard Beale. The house always wins, and they still laugh every time we exult over some point Keith has made. They know his message is swamped by the MSM's other voices (and occasionally by Keith's own stances, which aren't all quite what I'd call liberal), which are nearly identical...and are severely biased toward the interests of the handful of rich old white men who own our discourse.