Let the dominoes begin to fall!
The New York Post is reporting what we were already told by our usually reliable sources inside NBC:
General Electric has finalized details of Jeff Zucker’s exit deal from NBC Universal, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Zucker will leave “a couple of months” after Comcast Corp. closes its agreement to acquire a 51 percent stake in the media giant from its current owners General Electric and Vivendi — with an exit package of roughly $30 million to $40 million, under the proposed exit deal, those sources said.
Additionally, Zucker has actually been answering to a Comcast liaison for months. He is no longer in charge and makes no decisions on his own. Good thing for NBC. His reign over programming has been nothing short of a disaster.
There is also widespread chatter inside MSNBC that their days of being a propaganda machine for Obama are over. Comcast is not likely to keep the formula of all liberal hosts (I know, I know, Joe Scarborough - we’ll get to him) all liberal guests, and agitators thinly disguised as reporters and news anchors. And prime-time might be the first to go.
The thinking is that Phil Griffin won’t have time meet the new bosses before finding himself out on the street. And without Griffin to protect The Stalker from the new corporate bosses, he can cross another network off his list of places he can never work again.
We’re even thinking of running a contest here on what day will be Keith’s last. Winner gets dinner with Ed Schultz!!
Now, Scarborough…
What is it with this guy? He gets called out by The Stalker again! This time,Olbermann clearly referred to Joe as someone who does “cheap impressions of Fox News.”
Wait a minute! I thought Griffin said he wasn’t going to tolerate this kind of bickering? As a matter of fact, he explicitly forbid it. After the last Olbermann-Scarborough spat in January, the enabler issued this memo to staff:
We have many strong personalities with differing, passionate opinions, but it is important to remember that we are all on the same team. I want to reiterate my long-standing policy: We do not publicly criticize our colleagues. This kind of behavior is unprofessional and will not be tolerated.
Let me be clear: I encourage you to keep doing what you do best. Give the viewers your perspective and a vigorous debate on the issues they care about. But do not turn substantive differences into personal ones.
Hmm… Will Griffin just pretend he never heard Olbermann? Likely. Afterall, Griffin does everything but draw the bath for him.
Fair & Balanced?
Also, worth taking a look at this graphic from the good folks over at OlbermannWatch:
Here he is at Citi Field a couple weeks ago. Isn’t he handsome!
