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MSNBC cannot and will never garner FOX News sized ratings without an all-out rebranding of the network and their product. Period. People think of them as the "left" thinking network. Not gonna work. Didn't work when they tried to bring in Michael Savage, won't work now.

The smartest strategy would have been for them to stick with Olbermann and Maddow and see if they could build something around those two or to find left-leaning talking heads that were less abrasive than Olbermann to fill his hour since he's a loose cannon and more abrasive than Maddow.

I more concerned for The Chris Matthews Show. He's a leftie, but I really love the format of his syndicated half-hour panel show. Comcast may find his show useless since there's already a show similar to it on the parent network(Meet The Press) and he's a great, somewhat non-partisan moderator on that show.

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I know Olbermann had many issues beyond just being liberal, but this is very convenient timing. This is one of the reasons many opposed the merger. This seems like it may just be yet another excuse for the "liberal" media to lurch even further towards corporate conservatism.

Is David Gregory still with Meet the Press? I heard about that interview with Harry Reid where he basically read from talking points about Social Security.

NBC's network seem to lack any soul and that doesn't seem to be changing. That deadness is probably the main reason they lose viewers.

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what a disgrace. The whole idea the media is liberal is just a myth. How can it be liberal when it is owned by big business conglomerates in bed with republicans? And even so-called liberals like Chris Matthews (he who practically orgasmed watching Bush and his "Mission Accomplished" sign) and who just recites every conservative talking point along with the hacks at CNN and that total waste of time who hosts Meet the Press) are not liberal at all. Why would a liberal ever give a podium to disgraced and court decreed crooks like Tom Delay unless they wanted to further his right wing agenda? You don't let OJ Simpson babble on unchallenged, but when the criminal is a republican politician the media allows them to speak as if they came from on high.

Olbermann didn't take republican smear campaigns verbatim and sell them under the guise of "some people say...". This is why he made people nervous and they wanted him gone. He had no issues except he was eccentric enough to speak what he thought was the truth. His firing will have a chilling affect on MSNBC as they become just slightly less liberal, a little less inquisitive, and more willing to buy into the bullshit that if a republican says "starve the poor and pass me a tax cut" that somehow to say "ok, but we'll just agree to starve the not quite poor" means you are a moderate.

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Gregory was never a good fit for MTP. I wonder how its ratings is doing.

Olbermann should move to CNN and it's the logical choice. I doubt he'll be without a show for long. With tanked ratings, his followers will give the network the jump it really needs.

I heard MSNBC was trying to get rid of Keith for awhile but was unsuccessful. The only familiar face over there with staying power is Chris Mathews who should be fine since he seems to have no problem being a "team player".

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