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Jonathan Richards

Jonathan Richards

Posted: January 22, 2011 02:36 PM

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Tulka2
Solidarity. Courage. Humor.
02:37 AM on 01/24/2011
In the year 2011, this is the equivalent of disappearing someone.
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BoyInBOYCOTT
11:06 PM on 01/22/2011
ALL of this is conjecture, and Keith like Conan is under a gag restriction about the details, and when he is able to be interviewed.
So until Keith is able to speak, we really won't know anything factual.
06:25 PM on 01/22/2011
i recall a few weeks back during one of his shows he spoke frankly and gave his opinion of the comcast deal and he didn't mince words, it was made clear from his point of view it was a deal with the devil. i don't agree with anyone 100% of the time, not even myself, lol, i didn't watch keith with the expectation of agreeing with him all of the time on all issues rather for his ability to pick the salient issue/s of the day and clearly lay out why those were important to his viewing audience. hard to work with? in the world of celebrity and big media who isn't but you need to look at the whole picture, what else does that person bring to the table? and does what they bring outweigh any other issues which may or may not exist? i will miss his ability to make one think and at times re-evaluate ones own position. i will miss how he never dumbed down the conversation as so many other media types do. i will also miss his ability to use the media against itself. all those clips of politicians, pundits, etc. catching them in the act contradicting themselves over and over again, i think i will miss that most. satellite radio execs are likely crunching some numbers and scenarios right about now and hopefully soon he will return to the public arena one way or another.
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LibertyInProg
07:02 AM on 01/23/2011
When was this? I'd like to see what he really thought about the merger.
06:23 PM on 01/22/2011
I was just remembering when Richard Clark, Clinton and Bush's terrorism expert, was giving his congressional testimony about how the Bush white house ignored all warnings of 911, COMCAST (at least here in southern Florida) completely blacked out the screen and audio for almost the entirety of his testimony. It was so obvious. It was creepy. Its' the same thing china, etc. does. Now COMCAST/republicans have NBC, and Olbermann is gone in less than a week. We are canceling our Comcast subscription.
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GrumpyOldGeek
My micro-bio is empty
06:05 PM on 01/22/2011
I thought that violent and vitriolic rhetoric and images would tone town a bit.

I was wrong.
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Jonathan Richards
Political cartoonist, novelist, movie critic, acto
05:36 PM on 01/22/2011
From what I read, I would guess that NBC told him to play nice for his new stepmother Comcast, and Keith suggested they do something unnatural to themselves, and they said "Oh yeah?" And he said "Oh Yeah?" And it went something like that.
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Katherine Guidry
Real Estate Appraiser & Environmental
12:33 PM on 01/23/2011
Do you think he felt full with the response of his last two day suspension??...I hope so...he now has to take this to a better format for him
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hagagaga
My comments are funnier than yours.
05:23 PM on 01/22/2011
Nobody watches anything else on the channel.
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Paulied
06:38 PM on 01/22/2011
I never miss Rachel!
12:12 PM on 01/23/2011
Lawrence O'Donnell won't be able to fill Olbermann's shoes, that's for sure. And Ed Schultz, who's probably the next one to go, got relegated to 10pm like he's a late night comedian. Chris Matthews has that Philly connection with Comcast, so his job's safe.
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Julio Melendez Sr
boricua51
04:40 PM on 01/22/2011
Lets all have some fun on Keith's expense. Just think? Keith just joined the ranks of the unemployed welcome. I'm sure his severance pay is a lot more than ours but he will be missed !!!!!! I will need to find a new show to watch......
12:14 PM on 01/23/2011
Think we'll see Keith down at the unemployment office, like the rest of us out-of-work folks?
04:40 PM on 01/22/2011
Keith Olbermann for President in 2012.
alto2
illegitimi non carborundum
04:39 PM on 01/22/2011
So much for the "liberal media."
03:35 PM on 01/22/2011
Bye Keith, I hope you get something better than comnbcast.
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Winning09
03:30 PM on 01/22/2011
Anyone know anything more on what happened, exactly?
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Julio Melendez Sr
boricua51
04:46 PM on 01/22/2011
Yea he's a rich man and he doesn't have to take the BS that management dishes out what nice luxury I wish I could do the same
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ChicagoBlackRainbowWomen
In Full Armour
11:14 PM on 01/22/2011
I have walked out on many a good paying jobs without a pot to pi$$ in nor a window to throw it out of. Theres just somethings you wont put up with no matter how much they pay you.
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mommadona
I paint. I blog. Therefore, I am.
02:58 PM on 01/22/2011
NAILED IT. >
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Devilslakewoman
Flaming Liberal
02:52 PM on 01/22/2011
And there it is.