# Keith Olbermann suspended from MSNBC **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612 "2010-11-05T18:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/1 "2010-11-05T18:55:10Z")
… [for making campaign contributions to political candidates.](http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc-for-campaign-donations/) I was unaware the networks had policies that forbid its on-air personalities from making private donations to political campaigns. I wonder if that extends to other forms of donations as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/2 "2010-11-05T19:02:38Z")
Pretty dumb of him to not run this by management first. It’s standard in the news world to have policies like this for reporters. I used to work for a major company that covered Capitol Hill, and even though I was not on the editorial staff, I still wasn’t allowed to make political donations. It was great when the fundraisers would call. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/3 "2010-11-05T19:12:00Z")
[Duplicate thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584449) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/4 "2010-11-05T19:15:37Z")
Damn, I search for Olbermann’s name and that thread didn’t show up. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/5 "2010-11-05T19:38:09Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Pretty dumb of him to not run this by management first. It’s standard in the news world to have policies like this for reporters. I used to work for a major company that covered Capitol Hill, and even though I was not on the editorial staff, I still wasn’t allowed to make political donations. > > It was great when the fundraisers would call. I guess so, but he’s really not a newsman, now is he? What he does is political commentary, mainly bashing Fox and Republicans. I think NBC is being stupid, trying to show journalistic integrity where isn’t any. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/6 "2010-11-05T19:43:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I guess so, but he’s really not a newsman, now is he? What he does is political commentary, mainly bashing Fox and Republicans. I think NBC is being stupid, trying to show journalistic integrity where isn’t any. All that really matters is what the company policy is. Where I worked, it didn’t matter what your job was - whether you were a reporter, an IT tech, a salesman, or a receptionist - you were not to make political contributions. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann-suspended-from-msnbc/559612/7 "2010-11-05T19:46:44Z")
Since there’s a thread in GD, I’m going to close this one. If someone feels a need for an MPSIMS version, let me know and I’ll reopen. **twickster** , MPSIMS mod