MSNBC is imploding

[Chip]

Looks like a reason to actually watch the station.. :roflmao:

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[OmegaBob]

WTH was that all about?

Who was that guy and the other guy and... heck... I dunno...

[Chip]

Keith Olbermann seems to be suffering from a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease during the Democrat convention coverage. As noted earlier by NewsBusters' Mark Finkelstein, Olbermann, after commenting ecstatically about Michelle Obama's speech declared that he was "beginning to sound borderline sycophantic."

Also last night, an open mic caught Olbermann dissing fellow MSNBC team member, Joe Scarborough using profanity to describe his apparent disgust with Scarborough's analysis that Barack Obama has been falling behind in the polls.

"Jesus, Joe, why don't you get a shovel?" Olbermann snorted.

Tensions are running high at MSNBC, at least surrounding veteran host Joe Scarborough who seems to be increasingly discontented at his network's decision to market itself as the cable net of choice for Bush haters. That hasn't sat well with the likes of the far left Keith Olbermann who has played a large role in getting MSNBC to pursue this strategy

The Democratic convention seems to have only exacerbated those tensions. Last night saw Olbermann caught on an open mic blurting out profane disgust at Scarborough, prompting the latter to verbally call him out while fellow MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews sat back mortified at the intra-family dispute.

Things don't appear to have been smoothed over either as Scarborough was involved in another altercation this morning with liberal correspondent David Shuster on today's "Morning Joe." Scarborough ultimately accused Shuster and his MSNBC colleagues of being Democrats, their independent political registrations notwithstanding. (Exchange happens at 2:15 in video to the right.)

MSNBC imploding and I just :roflmao:

[Wingnut]

Sounds like that the airbag Joe is wanting to be the next O'Reilly.

[Chip]

Actually it is Oberman the one being a little coward talking smack about Joe behind his back. Oberman and the others are creating a hostile work environment and the management wont do anything about it.

[kyleh]

He seems drunk. heh

[Chip]

Working for and with a bunch of liberals, I don't blame him.