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greenmutha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 09:16 PM
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WTF is this guy smoking?

Hiring lefty would be a master stroke for cable righties
By Michael Taube -The Washington Times

With Keith Olbermann a free agent, having parted ways with MSNBC last month, the right place for him to land is at Fox News.

Of course, Olbermann‘s views are despicable. His understanding of politics and economics could fit easily into a thimble, with room to spare for his sense of good taste. But from a business perspective, adding this controversial left-wing pundit to Fox would increase the network’s power exponentially.

For one thing, Olbermann would be a lightning rod for controversy. During his seven-year stint at MSNBC, he had the amazing ability to turn off people of all political stripes almost at will. There’s no reason to believe he would perform any differently at a new network.

Olbermann obviously would turn off most regular Fox viewers, and some people would refuse to watch him on principle. Fair enough. Yet at the same time, he would generate enormous media buzz and capture new, irregular Fox viewers in his time slot - including loyal fans of his old program, “Countdown With Keith Olbermann.” This would enable Fox to increase its already significant market share as well as guide its viewer demographic profile into unchartered waters.


More here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/4/foxification-of-keith-olbermann/?page=1


Keith working for FOX?

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