(CNN) - Keith Olbermann, MSNBC's primetime firebrand host, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the ethics policies of his employer earlier this year when he donated to three Democrats seeking federal office, MSNBC announced Friday.

"I became aware of Keith's political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay," MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement.

First reported by Politico and confirmed by Federal Election Commission filings, the primetime television host gave $2,400 – the maximum individual amount allowed – to each of the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway, and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. (View PDF's of FEC filings for Conway, Grijalva, and Giffords)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/05/olbermann-donated-to-three-dems-in-apparent-violation-of-nbc-policy/

lol, and they picked on NPR's standards.....

lets see,, dont say offensive things on air

or DONT spend your money the way you choose


,,,which would I want to work for.....

i agree HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
good riddance...

I hope Juan, Keith and Rick Sanchez are able to find new employment in this great land of opportunity, freedom of speech and free market,,,,,,,,

I hope Juan, Keith and Rick Sanchez are able to find new employment in this great land of opportunity, freedom of speech and free market,,,,,,,,

I bet greehalva could care less that this h o n k y (I'm a h o n k y so I can this) got fired for helping out financially!

Olbermann isn't fired he just has to sit in the corner with a dunce hat on..

What can I say? I look forward tro Olbermann's return to MSNBC. It's always refreshing to hear words that sense.

I'm sure they will fill his spot with another left winger so don't be too distraught..

who cares all the news stations are ran by zionist i could care less,he can go crawling back to ESPN or be thankful he isn't working for zionist anymore

what was it spock(star trek) said?

getting what you want is not always is as good as wanting it...good luck with that

FOX picked up Juan.
Wonder if they have enough to hire this feller also?

haha... they might hire him as a janitor that is about all his is qualified to be.. No disrespect to janitors intended..

Egads, just imagine if POX had ethics...LOL...therw would be a lot of dead air on there. I hope they replace him in his 3 day suspension with Cenk Uygur.

Hang in there Keith!

so you all feel your employer can decide what you can do when you are not working

maybe your employer will fire you for giving to united way because they support abortion clinics

and it will be completely acceptable by most all the posts in this thread

beware the right you permit to be trampled on --- even if you like the idea --- because it may be you that get your rights trampled on next

If you break the rules, you have to deal with the consequences.

Can't say I have ever heard of Keith Olbermann.Then again why would I waste time watching some worthless news network that comes from MSNBC.

It's different in the MSM. They have to appear nonpartial to maintain their jouranlistic integrities. Heh...meh...not including POX who were caught last year at an anti-HC T-baghead rally cueing the audience. Anyway, any corporation that has to maintain a public image has the right to suspend or fire people who do not follow their values.

I hope that Keith Olbermann learned his lesson.

its 8 o'clock... time for Olbermann...

oh wait he is suspended... where am i am going to get my left wing fix if its amateur hour on a$$clowndown?

I am watching football...screw MSNBC until Olbermann comes back, he's intelligent and entertaining. Oh, I don't watch every night..I do catch Maddow a few times a week as well and these people do not lie...and when they make a mistake they apologize for it. Olbermann has even said when he went over the top...can anyone say that about anyone at POX?

This constant BS that MSNBC is radically left as POX is right might have footing IF POX were a real news outlet...they ain't. Proved it over and over. Give it up yo'...POX is a wholly owned subsidairy of the GOP and Big Corp...period.

I must assume we have a lot of shills here, there and everywhere.

Either that or they're simply that ignorant and racist...and above it all is that it was Big Corp who started the rhetoric. Funding morons to say stupid chit to attract stupid people and other disaffected GOPers.

POX is the epicentre and channeling device for Big Corp, to make people vote against their own best interests, even for the interest of corporate control and profit over this country....and inevidably they are voting to lose our democracy.

Thanks! Real American of yall.