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kentuck

(115,376 posts) Thu Jul 4, 2013, 07:45 PM Jul 2013

Keith Olbermann Takes Swipe at Rachel Maddow [View all]

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Keith Olbermann called out Rachel Maddow on Tuesday after he tweeted about MSNBC's ratings.

MSNBC has had some rough ratings months as of late, falling into third place in primetime viewers for the second quarter of 2013. In total viewers across daytime programming, MSNBC fell to fourth place behind Fox News, CNN and HLN.

When Olbermann responded to a tweet about the network's ratings performance, another Twitter user asked if he was criticizing Maddow.

Olbermann responded, "It's about the collapse of that network. I don't know anything about her any more; she hasn't bothered to speak to me since I left."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/04/keith-olbermann-rachel-maddow-twitter-swipe_n_3542822.html

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Keith Olbermann Takes Swipe at Rachel Maddow [View all] kentuck Jul 2013 OP

Read that earlier on Huff Post CatWoman Jul 2013 #1

Yep. kentuck Jul 2013 #3

I know, right....if it's true, then it's true. bettyellen Jul 2013 #5

"she hasn't bothered" = swipe, "she hasn't spoken to me" = not a swipe. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #9

Bitter, party of one BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #2

Doesn't sound bitter to me, more like hurt Samantha Jul 2013 #13

Well, I hope he gets another chance and makes the most of it BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #19

Blah, blah, how are her ratings? 'Talk me down!' They suck eggs Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #24

And Keith? BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #35

I thought that Keith groomed Rachel and promoted her spot on MSNBC? KoKo Jul 2013 #14

has he tried speaking to her ? JI7 Jul 2013 #4

Agreed. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #8

That was my thought: KO has managed to trash relationships with all past employers Hekate Jul 2013 #20

More of a complaint than a swipe. bluedigger Jul 2013 #6

And where is Olbermann now?? madinmaryland Jul 2013 #7

He's a multi-millionaire hanging out at baseball games. Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #12

He's slated to host TBS's coverage of the MLB postseason... n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Jul 2013 #16

On the neverending quest for more bridges to burn. TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #23

Heh! Yeap. madinmaryland Jul 2013 #28

I've been in a position where I expected a reply to a message... Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #10

what's the swipe? i could do worse than that. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #11

I didn't see a swipe burnodo Jul 2013 #15

i thought he'd say something like, 'low ratings & the cocktail feature doesn't belong on a news HiPointDem Jul 2013 #18

For June, they are back in 2nd BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #17

i miss keith dembotoz Jul 2013 #21

Keith O. is the person we see right now and that is a person who was fired .... Botany Jul 2013 #22

Al Gore and Joel Hyatt wanted to and did flip Current TV for profit without putting Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #30

Rachel has disappointed me a lot lately. Bonobo Jul 2013 #25

Seems to me this guy has whined about just about everyone who isn't him... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #26

Guess she didn't send him mimi85 Jul 2013 #29

I saw Rachel on some show (I think Letterman) and she said the same thing. senseandsensibility Jul 2013 #27

She's venal as hell and simply not honest about herself Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #31

Okay, we get it: You are pissed as hell at Rachel. But "venal"? Hekate Jul 2013 #33

Do you have an actual link to what she gets paid? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2013 #36

Keith Olbermann having a snit isn't exactly news tularetom Jul 2013 #32

Why IS MSNBC's ratings dropping? Skip Intro Jul 2013 #34

Post election burnout ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2013 #37