Understand this is not a sweep at Keith Olbermann because I know this is not his fault. All news media does this so it isn't just MSNBC. I am also a big fan of Keith's show not to mention all the others on MSNBC. Yesterday I looked forward to spending time watching hardball all the way up to Countdown and then Rachel Meadow show. I have also been watching MSNBC since the 2004 election and before that.
What got me started in watching Politics is my dad. We used to sit down and talk about each thing. I talked him into watching Countdown as well as my mom. I'm a political junkie so this might be the reason why it is hard to just watch a full days coverage of one story. Again this is not a sweep, but the news has been Cancelled due to Michael Jackson's death.
There are just so many important stories going on right now in our time. Iran, Healthcare, Mark Sanford affair, and more. I can see this helping the Iran government because now we aren't talking about Iran anymore or showing videos of the protest. How much news is happening that we do not know because we are focused on one topic?
I love watching politics and that will never change. I understand how much Michael Jackson meant to the world and I do not down his celebrity. As a kid of the 80's I remember when we went to Disney and they had the 3D film with him. Not to mention when I went to Los Vegas on my 21st birthday we were at one of the hotels just looking at it and he happen to show up there. I remember watching the crowd more then anything so it isn't saying that doesn't deserve to be talked about it is just the Non-stop coverage gets me.
P.S. This won't just stop stop with Jackson it will always happen. I have seen it happen before with other stories. I just want to see the news and no offense at the 4 hour coverage you did. I do think you handed things fairly with the coverage, but I'm just a political junkie who needs the news. It is one reason I go to sites like dailykos.
The only reason why Keith is singled out is because I know he reads dailykos. I highly respect him and his show. You are the one news show I have to watch and can not miss.