Keith Olbermann.
KO adds "extras" to a daily podcast late at night, on weekends, etc., if something happens worth noting, but in this case he waited until Tuesday morning to weigh in so he could claim that her comments on Monday night weren't good enough and -since she is considered a star "for some reason" - she should have come out blasting on Friday night. (He also he implied strongly that she was lying about what Rashida Jones told the MSNBC people on Saturday. I doubt that.)
Of course, each anchor who spoke out took their proper turn, on their own program, beginning with Kristen Welker because she was the first to be directly damaged by NBC's decision. All she could say was that she had thought she was simply doing an interview until getting the hiring news belatedly. But she was followed by Chuck Todd, who was more free to be blunt, on the same MTP program. And then everyone followed in turn.
No point in explaining that to KO. I try to listen to all of his podcasts, but for the last few months I have turned him off mid-sentence when he finds another lame excuse to bash Rachel Maddow. It happens far too often.
His obsession seems to be two parts resentment that she did not think he would be a good replacement for her show T-F (and I agree with her - he's good at what he does but it isn't reliable news commentary, it is (often) deliciously vicious, below-the-belt remarks about people I think are scum, like Jordan, Gaetz, Greene, Boebert and of course Trump).
I should not get too far into how annoying it is that he also targets less scum-like persons and screams they should be fired or jailed or both, except to say - far too often, and not a good thing for the T-F anchor of a primetime MSNBC primetime show.
And I think the rest of his obsession with Rachel is three parts just plain jealousy. Rachel is not the only focus of KO's sense of grievance that some people are more admired than KO. Jon Stewart has been another one for more than ten years.
Sorry for the long post from a newbie (very, VERY long-time reader). I needed to get that off my chest.
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