Who knew? MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann isn’t angry and hateful. And he’s angry and hateful that anyone would suggest it.
From the NYT (emphasis mine):
A television segment about angry media commentators created a furor inside MSNBC this week, one that extended outside the cable news channel after the segment?s host, Donny Deutsch, found himself dismissed as a guest anchor Wednesday.
Four people briefed on the matter said the cancellation of Mr. Deutsch?s weeklong show, called ?America the Angry,? was the result of an unflattering mention of MSNBC?s No. 1 anchor, Keith Olbermann, on Tuesday.
On that day, in what was supposed to be the second day of a weeklong series, Mr. Deutsch included a segment about the role that the media plays in fomenting the public?s anger. Mr. Olbermann was mentioned briefly and shown in a series of clips of media figures.
MSNBC executives were said to be unhappy with the segment, and informed Mr. Deutsch on Wednesday morning that his show had been canceled for the rest of the week.
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Four people briefed on MSNBC?s decision said that Mr. Olbermann was angered by the segment, and that his displeasure prompted the cancellation of the ?America the Angry? series. But in an e-mail message Mr. Olbermann said that account was untrue; he wrote that Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC, ?phoned me yesterday enraged at what was on that show and I didn?t disagree with him.?
Keith’s power to enact a “Night of Long Knives” purge is only limited to guest hosts, it would appear. After all, Chris Matthews is still at the network even after biting Olbermann’s head off two years ago.
