TV newser is reporting that Donny Deutsch has been dumped off of MSNBC because he allowed a guest to criticize Keith Olbermann and Ed Schultz and did not stick up for them. This took place in a segment yesterday about angry TV and radio hosts. Hugh Hewett stated that he would not believe that MSNBC was serious about the issue until they did something about Olbermann and Schultz who he called two of the biggest hate mongers on TV. Deutsch said then that he was not taking anyone's side.
I watched the video of the interchange today and am of the opinion that it was nothing of great moment. Deutsch was non-committal about the whole thing, but Hewitt certainly has a point. I recall Olbermann's rant right before Scott Brown won in Massachusetts in which Olbermann screamed that Brown was a bigoted, homophobic redneck and many other choice names. I do not know much about Schultz since I have never been able to stay awake long enough while watching his show to get the full flavor of it. It truly is the TV version of the Daily Snooze.
In any event, I have to wonder why MSNBC felt it necessary to take this action. It daily televises endless criticism (much of it by Olbermann) of people appearing on other networks. Can it be that MSNBC is so thin skinned that it cannot allow any criticism of its front men like Olbermann and Schultz. I would think that MSNBC would be happy that someone actually mentioned Schultz since no one seems to watch his show.
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