The ridiculem has ceased...

[WesTxAg]

Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews have been removed as anchors at MSNBC:laugh:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090800008_pf.html

I loved watching their (cough) commentary(cough cough) on all the important issues. After the RNC, I found it EXTREMELEY entertaining to watch them bring down their party with such a radical, skewed voice. It's like watching a train wreck, you know it's bad, but you can't help but watch and point. And Football Night in America has almost become unwatchable. K.O. should never do a highlight...ever. Dan Patrick may have saved that show. I love how Costas squirms and is pissed to have another competent fiddle on that show...

Dustin, I know you have to be as heartbroken as the NYTimes and moveon.org are today

[txags92]

That news sends a little thrill up my leg...

[Pumchavas28]

Keith was an idiot!!!! I was happy when ESPN let him go & I'm happy I wont have to hear/see him on Football Night in America anymore.

[whitelightnin_23]

I think this was just for their "live political events"...they will still have their dooshbag shows.

[WesTxAg]

Keith was an idiot!!!! I was happy when ESPN let him go & I'm happy I wont have to hear/see him on Football Night in America anymore.
he'll still be on Football Night on NBC...they're just pulling him for, basically, the presidential race coverage on MSNBC

[Pumchavas28]

:sad:

[big monitor]

I laughed so damn hard when I heard they got yanked.

[DCAggie]

I don't mind a cable new station having talk shows w/ their pundits. Matthews has a decent show, if you can get past his sexism and ignore the bulge in his pants when they mention Obama. Olberman is a moron, though.

But these two were anchoring these events (especially the Rep primary debates) was kinda crazy. I can see Fox having Hannity and Colmes do this, but they are opposites. David Gregory is pretty good at interviewing and is more of a journalist (Today show aside). This is definitely a step up.