Olbermann is an avid progressive, and a loyal democrat. He did reject HRC, but only in the last third of the primary when he believed HRC and her husband were hurting the Democratic Party.

For sure, Olbermann should not be anchoring presidential debates anytime soon, as he is a partisan - Of course, neither should Bill O'Reilly.

I like Olbermann, but I view him as a commentator, not a reporter/anchorman.

NBC made an appropriate decision in not letting him host debates.

He did take it too far during the primaries in his rejection of the HRC run for the presidency.

Olbermann certainly wouldn't do a worse job than Tim Russert or Brian Williams on that score, and they actually got the privilege of moderating NBC sponsored debates.

Is there some way we can also have Wolf Blitzer pre-emptively banished from these as well?

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the distance between black & white is much further than i would like until now i never noticed that fascism has many disguises -d. boon, 1981

He primarily wants to espouse his views and doesn't care what others have to say.

I don't agree. He may have a big ego and talk a lot, but he typically doesn't talk over the guests (like some hosts do).

Glenn Greenwald is worth reading.

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

I used to like Olbermann, and I still watch occasionally, but I think he's let success go to his head. He's just too full of himself.

David Gregory, OTOH, is a good example of what's wrong with most of tee vee political reporters - not interested in issues, just the horse race.

And no, Olbermann is not the left's O'Reilly. Olbermann is intelligent.

P.S. And Chris Mathews is a 12 year old.

Olbermann has no business being on MSNBC, NBC Sunday Night Football, or anywhere near NBC or any other network. The man was a troublemaker at ESPN, that is why he was let go. The best action for him to take would be to become a PR person for Obama and that way he could be as pathetic as he is but for the right reason.

I think Olbermann is a blow hard, even though I agree with him 99% of the time. His interview style sucks. He spends five minutes asking a question that expounds on his vast knowledge and superior reasoning ability, then asks the subject to agree. By the time he's done pontificating there's no time left for an answer.

That said, I think there's a place for MSNBC and shows like Olbermann to offset the Fox News propaganda network empire. (Did you hear Murdoch might be looking to buy the New York Times? Yikes!)

They should just package it as commentary, like Chris Matthews show, and not try to foist it off as journalism or news. The main NBC network should do that (or at least try) and there should probably be a firewall between the operations, which is what this move appears to be aiming for.

P.S. Looking forward to Rachel Maddow's debut on MSNBC tonight! Also, Air America has signed Ron Reagan for a talk show slot.

P.S. Obama will be on Olbermann tonight...

On NPR this morning, they said that Olberman asked to be removed as news anchor because he isn't neutral -- he's a commentator.

Pam Strickland

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut