huffingtonpost.com - 8/28/2008
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Monday night during MSNBC's convention coverage, Joe Scarborough was describing the surge John McCain has been experiencing in the polls over the last few weeks — but Keith Olbermann didn't want to hear it. Scarborough caught him mocking the suggestion, at which point the "Morning Joe" host rattled off a bunch of poll numbers defending his point and making the case that the McCain camp ...
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Campaign 08: Clash of the MSNBC Titans
The Nation: Top Stories —
... , MSNBC has been looking increasingly like The Real World . (What happens when overpaid media personalities stop being polite--and start getting real....) First, when Joe Scarborough started talking up a perceived McCain surge in the polls, Keith Olbermann muttered that he should " get a shovel ." Scarborough heard the comment, and went on a long, angry tear listing all the reasons McCain was in the race. When he finished, Chris Matthews asked snidely, "Are we done?" Next, Scarborough again lost his temper with David Shuster. (Video ...
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Articles on National Review Online —
... is right on there. All that was missing from the reconciliation was the on-air hug and apology. The Matthews-Olbermann love-in came after a week of acrimonious on-air bickering among MSNBC anchors and reporters that left many wondering whether MSNBC president Phil Griffin was running a network or a day care. Among the incidents: [image] Get a shovel : On Monday night, as host Joe Scarborough described a surge in the polls that had McCain pulling even with Obama, Olbermann could be heard in the background saying, Jesus, Joe, why don t you get a shovel? Scarborough said, A ...
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