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Opinion: KOed.... MSNBC or Keith Olbermann?

by Christine Maginnis

Keith Olbermann of MSNBC’s Countdown has been suspended indefinitely without pay due to political contributions. According to Politico, Olbermann made three separate donations of $2,400 to three different Democratic candidates.

This move on the part of MSNBC has the same corporate, underhanded stench that reeked when NBC fired Conan O’Brien from the Tonight Show. Phil Griffin, the head of MSNBC said in a statement released late Friday afternoon, "I became aware of Keith's political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay."