"Keith runs MSNBC....Chris Matthews is infuriated by it."

[DeepModem Mom]

TV Newser: Thursday, Jan 10
Olbermann Talks Office Politics, Other Politics

If MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann were to write a book about Office Politics 101, he'd call it "Do As I Write, Not As I Did for 20 Years." Olbermann discusses office politics and other issues in the February issue of Men's Journal magazine, out yesterday.

In the interview with Paul Tullis, one focus is Olbermann's habit of, "trashing people publicly, even his employers."

But he seems to be doing well for himself in the office now. Tullis cites a senior executive at MSNBC, who says, "Keith runs MSNBC. It's been an amazing turnaround, because two years ago they were going to cancel him. Because of his success, he's in charge. Chris Matthews is infuriated by it."

The article also touches on Olbermann's goals, in the context of his main competition, Fox News Channel. "I'd like it to be the accurate counterweight to Fox. My attitude is not to counterbalance them because they're conservatives; it's counterbalancing because some of their stuff is outlandishly in violation of every tenet of responsible broadcasting," he says.

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[EVDebs]

1. Matthews is sputtering spittle all the time. He needs to lighten up. nt

[Kucinich4America]

2. Tough shit, Tweety.

Keith's the only anchor on a major news broadcast who isn't sucking Chimp dick. Maybe you should take the hint??

[Cameron27]

3. If KO runs MSNBC

then he's got to go after Matthews the way he went after Imus.

[DivorcingNeo]

4. Interesting...

I like Keith but gawd I think he's a little too obsessed with Bill O'Reilly. It's really becoming annoying. If I turn on MSNBC I don't want to see the idiotic comments of Bill O'reilly repeated.

That's why I don't watch Fox.

[GenDem]

8. See, now that's what I love.

I loved the O'Reilly puppet theater the other night, and it always makes me smile when O'Reilly garners the worse person in the world award.

[David Zephyr]

5. Chris Matthews & Tucker Carlson: Jealous little crybabies with no ratings of their own.

They can all kiss Olbermann's ass as far as I'm concerned.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. The other night, I heard Tweety call his show with Olbermann "Huntley and Brinkley"

It was the show they did covering the New Hampshire election. Matthews is desperate to not be left behind in the dust. I think I saw a little smile cross Keith's lips when Tweety said that.

[movonne]

7. Well if he don't give us some news, he will not stay on top...all political

news...there has been a bombing in Iraq by us, our troops dying,etc..