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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 10:07 AM
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What Role Did Comcast Play in Keith Olbermann's Suspension?--UPDATED with Comcast response
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By karoli

There is a double standard at work with regard to Keith Olbermann's suspension, not only between other personalities appearing on MSNBC as commentators, but also at the very top level of the food chain.

Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I'm sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.

The Anschutz Corporation, wholly owned by Phil Anschutz, gave $50,000 on 9/24/2010 to the First Amendment Alliance. The two candidates targeted by the First Amendment Alliance? Jack Conway and Michael Bennet.

Keith Olbermann gave to Jack Conway's campaign along with Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 10:12 AM
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1. Your second paragraph is not like the original source without the strike out tags. Here...
Edited on Sat Nov-06-10 10:14 AM by onehandle
Comcast now owns is about MSNBC after their acquisition was completed earlier this year is approved (and it will be, I'm sure), despite protestations from many of us. A look at campaign finance disclosures for several organizations shows that Phil Anschutz, chairman of Comcast, content partner with Comcast, donated large sums of money to the First Amendment Alliance, one of the largest outside groups targeting Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 10:16 AM
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2. how'd you do that?
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 10:19 AM
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3. Strike out tags like this: [STRIKE]text to be affected[/STRIKE]
Edited on Sat Nov-06-10 10:20 AM by onehandle
Tags don't work in subject lines, so you see the structure.

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Tess49 Donating Member (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-10 11:08 AM
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4. Okay, I'll try this --always wondered how it's done.
strike out tag
Thanks for the tutorial!
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