Dayhoff Soundtrack: Some brief thoughts on Joe Scarborough suspended over political donations

Monday, November 22, 2010

Some brief thoughts on Joe Scarborough suspended over political donations

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40277217/ns/politics-decision_2010/

Msnbc TV host contributed to eight candidates in violation of NBC ethics policy

msnbc.com 11/19/2010

Kevin Earl Dayhoff Take a memo: I don’t really give a flying fudge cookie about the blue and red - left and right thing. That’s just an artificial wedge device for lazy minds. What I care about is free speech and the war on journalists – especially for saying things some folks do not like.

From: November 8, 2010 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/11/nbc-suspends-olbermann-for-political.html

“Contractual considerations aside, I’m on the other side here. I do not believe that Don Imus, Helen Thomas, Dave Weigel, Rick Sanchez, Juan Williams, or Keith Olbermann should have lost their jobs.

“I believe in free speech.

“I do not, for the record, agree with, or like, hardly anything the above group of journalists said or did to cause them problems with their jobs. I do not care nor am I surprised that Olbermann contributed to Democrats….

“My contract says I am not allowed to contribute to any candidates and I like my job and I honor that clause.

“However, I have grown exhausted with the war on journalists and I’m especially tired of the war on the commentary segments of Fox, CNN, MSNBC, et al. If you don’t like – don’t watch it.”

At my advanced age, I can recognize political(ly correct) silliness when I see it.

I’m just saying.

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NEW YORK — Msnbc TV host Joe Scarborough was suspended without pay for two days Friday for making eight campaign donations to Florida political candidates, in violation of NBC News ethics policy.

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The suspension was first reported Friday by Politico.com.

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When Olbermann, host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," was suspended Nov. 5…

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Griffin said in a statement that Scarborough informed him Friday that he had in fact made eight contributions

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In his own statement Friday, Scarborough he had "recently" been made aware of the contributions and told Griffin about them himself.

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Scarborough's reaction was in sharp contrast to that of Olbermann, whose suspension ignited a firestorm of protest from supporters who created an online petition that attracted more than 250,000 signatures. Olbermann apologized to his supporters but not to NBC News and broadcast a commentary objecting to having been punished "without a hearing."

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