There's an obvious and glaring omission from this thread ... it's a none too subtle message to Olbermann.
My comment is that finally, the little prima donna at MSNBC has a final temper tantrum and quits. Not too surprising - it'll happen again at MSNBC if Comcast keeps their current roster of commentator/entertainers.
Lastly - does anyone know the significance of Olbermann reading the short story "The Scotty who knew too much" as the last 3 minutes of his broadcast? Is the skunk "Fox News", is the porcupine "his conservative enemies" and is the farm dog "MSNBC management" and is he claiming high ground by stating he was, all along, "asking questions" and now plays the "martyr"? Here's Thurbers story:
[quote="The Scotty who knew too much" by James Thurber]
The Scotty Who Knew Too Much
James THurber
Several summers ago there was a Scotty who went to the country for a visit. He decided that all the farm dogs were cowards, because they were afraid of a certain animal that had a white stripe down its back. "You are a *****-cat and I can lick you," the Scotty said to the farm dog who lived in the house where the Scotty was visiting. "I can lick the little animal with the white stripe, too. Show him to me." "Don't you want to ask any questions about him?" said the farm dog. "Naw," said the Scotty. "You ask the questions."
So the farm dog took the Scotty into the woods and showed him the white-striped animal and the Scotty closed in on him, growling and slashing. IT was all over in a moment and the Scotty lay on his back. When he came to, the farm dog said, "What happened?" "He threw vitriol," said the Scotty, "but he never laid a glove on me."
A few days later the farm dog told the Scotty there was another animal all the farm dogs were afraid of. "Lead me to him," said the Scotty. "I can lick anything that doesn't wear horseshoes." "Don't you want to ask any questions about him?" said the farm dog. "Naw," said the Scotty. "Just show me where he hangs out." So the farm dog led him to a place in the woods and pointed out the little animal when he came along. "A clown," said the Scotty, "a pushover," and he closed in, leading with his left and exhibiting some mighty fancy footwork. In less than a second the Scotty was flat on his back and when he woke up the farm dog was pulling quills out of him. "What happened?" said the farm dog. "He pulled a knife on me," said the Scotty, "but at least I have learned how you fight out here in the country and now I'm going to beat you up." She he closed in on the farm dog, holding his nose with one front paw to ward off the vitriol and covering his eyes with the other front paw to keep out the knives. The Scotty couldn't see his opponent and he couldn't smell his opponent and he was so badly beaten that he had to be taken back to t he city and put in a nursing home.
Moral: It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.[/quote]