On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote:
> I pretty much agree with this myself. That said, over the weekend the > Politico suggested that Olbermann got suspended only because he wouldn't > agree to apologize on air Friday (unclear if to mean apologize for the > donation, apologize for breaking NBC policy, or apologize for not revealing > the donation when he interviewed the congressman to which he gave the > donation to). Now, this will be interesting to see what he says about this > on Tuesday, and if an apology will be amongst the things said. I think Keith is going to run headfirst into the problem of trying to be a biased journalist. He violated the rules of his news organization. Regardless of how or if he apologizes, his ethics very publicly clashed with NBC's standards. So the problem Keith will face -- at some point in the future if not tomorrow -- is what to say or how to react when someone else breaks the rules and gets caught. It isn't about whether he was right or whether NBC's policy was outdated. Keith didn't play by the rules, so the next time he rails against someone else for breaking the rules, Keith's ranting and raving will seem a little sad. And that won't change because he apologizes. As a teacher in San Diego, I used to enforce my school's dress code policy. It annoyed me because I didn't particularly care about whether a boy had his shirt tucked in or whether a girl's skirt was an age-appropriate length. I have always thought school uniforms were stupid, but I was taking a paycheck from somebody who wanted me to enforce their rules. If I was unwilling to abide by their rules, I should not have cashed their checks. If Keith wants to make political contributions and NBC doesn't want him to, then he either needs to resign or stop taking payment for doing his show. It isn't about censorship or freedom of speech or anything else I've heard liberals rail about the last few days. He is free to say what he wants and donate what he wants in America, but NBC policy states he cannot do so while an employee of their news organization. He broke NBC's rules, so I believe he does owe NBC an apology. As for the viewers, they'll have to decide how much this taints him. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
