MSNBSLEAZE Wakes Up And Smells The Napalm in the Morning...

Belatedly Jettisons Olbermann and Leg Trickling Matthews From Real News Reporting

What took this maneuver so long is beyond comprehension as the barely a cable network has lost any and all credibility they may have had at one point, and just to think these nimrods fired actually fired Don Imus over that ridiculously innocuous nappy headed ho remark, and yet took this long to dump Matthews and SuperJag Olbermann from their hard news anchor desk jobs ...

Aside from these two sad excuses for anchors, the man (in name only) who is supposedly in charge over there at that liberal frat party, MSNBC President Phil Griffin , should have his empty head on the guillotine as well for being so frigging stupid himself.

Now if they'd just send the two social misfits packing for good along with Andrea Mitchell and other Obama jock sniffers on the channel from the property in it's entirety, they can just barely begin to try and salvage some semblance of serious viewership and respectability. However, as far as I'm concerned the doggone Cartoon channel and TV Land is more trustworthy and far more tolerable than that back assward shi*pit they call a cable news channel at MSNBC.

MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors:

WAPO.com "MSNBC is removing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as the anchors of live political events, bowing to growing criticism that they are too opinionated to be seen as neutral in the heat of the presidential campaign.

David Gregory, the NBC newsman and White House correspondent who also hosts a program on MSNBC, will take over during such events as this fall's presidential and vice presidential debates and election night.

The move, confirmed by spokesmen for both networks, follows increasingly loud complaints about Olbermann's anchor role at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Olbermann, who regularly assails President Bush and GOP nominee John McCain on his 'Countdown' program, was effusive in praising the acceptance speech of Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

He drew flak Thursday when the Republicans played a video that included a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that if the networks had done that, 'we would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that videotape the way I did, I apologize.'

Matthews, who has criticized politicians in both parties, drew less criticism for his convention role but became a divisive figure during the primaries when he described how he was inspired by Obama's speeches and made disparaging remarks about Hillary Clinton, for which he later apologized.

In May, MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in an interview that during live events Olbermann and Matthews "put on different hats. I think the audience gets it. . . . I see zero problem."

But NBC News journalists, who often appear on the cable channel, did see a problem, arguing behind the scenes that MSNBC's move to the left -- which includes a new show, debuting tonight, for Air America radio host Rachel Maddow -- was tarnishing their reputation for fairness. Tom Brokaw, the interim host of "Meet the Press," said that at times Olbermann and Matthews went too far.

Olbermann and Matthews will remain as analysts during major political events, and officials at both networks, who declined to be identified discussing personnel moves, said Olbermann had initiated the discussions to clarify his role. They said Olbermann's influence at MSNBC would in no way be diminished and that the shift would enable him and Matthews to offer more candid analysis during live coverage. Olbermann confirmed yesterday he had initiated the discussions. more

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