Keith Olbermann on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.mp4

I first made this YouTube post the day Keith was suspended in November 2010. This was what Keith said in a Special Comment the night of it's passing on January 21, 2010. This past week, Comcast acquired NBC/Universal and on yesterday's anniversary of Citizens United, Keith is gone. Coincidence? Time will tell. I'm certain Keith won't be permitted to tell us what really took place for a long time. In Keith's very first line here he warns us that he may soon be silenced.

Here's what I originally posted back in November:
I've been concerned about this Citizens case months before it came before SCOTUS. The night this case passed on January 21, this year, Keith Olbermann (keep in mind NBC is owned by GE) boldly stated, "Democracy... it was fun while we had it!" For months leading up to January 21st, Thom Hartmann had been warning his listeners that this would be Pandora's Box from hell unleashed to devour our democracy if this decision passes. And passed it did! In this shortened version of Olbermann's Special comment from that night (1/21/10). As he explains, at first, the Republicans and conservatives will LOVE this! "The conservatives...will be at the front isle of the political prostitution store...Only later will it be... unbearable." If you wish to see it in full: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKZKETizybw

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[dstack1014]

With that said, why isn't MSNBC leniant on this policy when there's no secret that MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is left-leaning! I think there may be a bigger picture here. I've been applauding GE, the owner of NBC for allowing Mr. Olbermann to have his own voice when he spoke out harshly against Citizens United. Could there be something there? Mr. Olbermann was the most outspoken, from what I saw, against this SCOTUS decision, and my theory is that it just got a little too uncomfortable for GE!

[dstack1014]

I worked as a local news editor for 7 years (WFAA-Dallas, WFLA-Tampa, WTVJ-Miami) and was strictly prohibited from acting in any way politically other than voting. With that in mind, I hope America starts to realize that the fact that Fox donates to candidates they believe in blantantly PROVES that Fox is a propaganda machine under the guise of "Fair and Balanced News". Reminds me of Orwell's "doublespeak" in 1984.

[fwalker94]

I love how they talk about big corpration being bad and that the big corpration are for the "right wing". Well would somebody like to tell Mr. Olbermann what the MS in MSNBC stands for!!!!!!!! What a bag of hot air!!!!

[dstack1014]

@fwalker94 Olbermann is not anti-corporation. He's employed by a large corporation. And kudos to that large corporation, General Electric, which owns NBC, for allowing Olbermann to speak against oppressive, overbearing powers of corporations.

[dstack1014]

@fwalker94 Olbermann is not anti-corporation. He's employed by a large corporation. And kudos to that large corporation, General Electric, which owns NBC, for allowing Olbermann to speak against oppressive, overbearing powers of corporations.

[Xigano1]

Great speach, but in one thing Olbermann was wrong:

A revolution would be possible, as the corporations would

gladly sell you the rope that hangs them if they could make an

extra short-term buck.

Their greed and lack of morals might be their biggest strenght,

but it's also their biggest weakness.

[bleupeony2]

He did OK until he fell into the race baiting trap of blaming China.

This is NOT about China. This is NOT about forcing our "values" and "rights" on China. This is about our very own double standards, and our refusal to look ourselves in the mirror.

Ask yourself this, why is there no MSM coverage of the US Human Rights record review in the UN last Friday?

Answer: Rightests abhor the idea that any should question the US and leftists use Human righta as pretext to "justify" our wars.