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niyad

(113,860 posts)
Sat Jul 11, 2015, 06:09 PM Jul 2015

Cord-Cutter Victory: Subscriber Loss Costs Keith Olbermann His ESPN Job

Last edited Sat Jul 11, 2015, 06:42 PM - Edit history (1)

(yes, friends, I know it is breitbart--have fun with this one!)

Cord-Cutter Victory: Subscriber Loss Costs Keith Olbermann His ESPN Job

A perfect example of one of the many wonderful benefits of cutting your cable television cord arrived this week with the news that Keith Olbermann is out at ESPN.



One of the primary keys to bringing down the left’s death-grip on the American culture is through the simple act of cord-cutting — where you the American consumer cancel your overpriced cable or satellite package and move to streaming television services like Netflix.

You see, most cable networks don’t have enough viewers to survive on advertising rates alone. Without forcing you to pay for dozens of channels you never watch, other than a handful of networks, the whole house of cards comes down.

According to the most recent information available, whether you watch ESPN or not, if it is included on your cable package (and it is on most), you are personally forking over more than a $1.00 a month to the left-wing sports outlet.

Yes, you are subsidizing Keith Olbermann’s multi-million dollar platform to wage war against your values, your faith, your beliefs, and who you are as a person. Or at least you were…

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http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/07/10/cord-cutter-victory-subscriber-loss-costs-keith-olbermann-his-espn-job/

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Cord-Cutter Victory: Subscriber Loss Costs Keith Olbermann His ESPN Job (Original Post) niyad Jul 2015 OP
This does makes me wonder how Breitbart manages to survive. TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #1
thank you for thinking of the children. niyad Jul 2015 #2
Sports is left-wing??? Suich Jul 2015 #3
news to me! niyad Jul 2015 #4
My thought exactly! N/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #5
it's not NewJeffCT Jul 2015 #6
Poor things. With so much else LiberalElite Jul 2015 #7
. . . niyad Jul 2015 #8
Yay Paulie Jul 2015 #9
agree with you. but, I hope this means that KO is going to land a juicy political gig--we need him! niyad Jul 2015 #10
I want Olbermann back on MSNBC (providing he starts dressing well, again). Paladin Jul 2015 #11
msnbc would be interesting (what is wrong with the way he dresses?) niyad Jul 2015 #12
Did you ever watch his sports show on ESPN? Paladin Jul 2015 #13
never watch any sports niyad Jul 2015 #14
No matter. We need Olbermann back in politics, ASAP. Paladin Jul 2015 #15
yes, we do! niyad Jul 2015 #16

TexasTowelie

(112,659 posts)
1. This does makes me wonder how Breitbart manages to survive.
Sat Jul 11, 2015, 06:32 PM
Jul 2015

It's a piece of shit conspiracy theory oriented radical Christianazi sewer dreck slime pool shitty Website. And did I say that it was a piece of shit?

My apologies to the children, I was thinking of you though which is why I didn't use the f-word.

niyad

(113,860 posts)
2. thank you for thinking of the children.
Sat Jul 11, 2015, 06:34 PM
Jul 2015

in referencing that resource-wasting, hate-filled, slime-infested website, I might not be so forbearing.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
6. it's not
Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:02 PM
Jul 2015

most the announcers are Republicans. Olbermann, Bob Costas and a few others are exceptions.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
7. Poor things. With so much else
Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:07 PM
Jul 2015

not going their way, they gotta take their made-up victories where they can.

niyad

(113,860 posts)
10. agree with you. but, I hope this means that KO is going to land a juicy political gig--we need him!
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:24 AM
Jul 2015

Paladin

(28,283 posts)
11. I want Olbermann back on MSNBC (providing he starts dressing well, again).
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:26 AM
Jul 2015

And oh, yeah: Fuck Breitbart. Internally and eternally.

Paladin

(28,283 posts)
13. Did you ever watch his sports show on ESPN?
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:47 AM
Jul 2015

I've seen circus clowns attired in better taste. I tried to give Olbermann the benefit of a doubt and blame it on the network---because he dressed well before, when he was on MSNBC.

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