Liberal Prima Donnas

Keith Olbermann.  That name just exudes low-class, crudeness and arrogance, doesn't it?  You would think this Left-wing prima donna would be able to, at least, get along with those of his ilk.  Not so.  First, he was pushed out or "resigned" from ESPN, the famed sports network.  He was suspended by ESPN for two weeks for appearing on the Leftist "comedy" show "The Daily Show"  on the Comedy Central network.  Both ESPN and Ms. Olbermann had bitter disputes for about ten years after he left that network.  So, on to MSNBC went Keith.  Again, Olbermann locked horns with management.  Olbermann got into hot water with MSNBC when he proved he was anything but a journalist by contributing $2,400 each to three different Democratic candidates for Congress in 2010.  He was suspended for that action.  That was against network policy.  But, apparently, Keith didn't think those rules applied to him.  Keith was shown the door on January 21, 2011.  But, he landed on his feet by signing on with Current TV where he would be watched by "dozens" of viewers every night.  Of course, you probably all know about his recent divorce from the AlGore network aka Current TV for breach of contract.  It seems that Olbermann keeps getting in his own way.  He needs his own network so he can come to work when he wants to and just be the big prima donna he is known to be.  Who the hell would want to work for him?

This brings us to another liberal prima donna.  Bryant Gumbel.  If you don't think Bryant Gumbel is the greatest thing since sliced bread, just ask him.  He'll tell you how great he is.  He even makes Olbermann look humble when it comes to arrogance.  Gumbel is known to let his "off the cuff" remarks speak for what he is all about.  He had an interview in 2000 with a Boy Scouts leader who was refusing to let Gays become scout leaders.  Gumbel was quoted as saying "What a fucking idiot."  Gee, what swell guy he is.  Also, his racist and political bias comes through on occasion.  During the Winter Olympics in 2006, Gumbel complained about the lack of African-American participation.  "So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention."  Yeah, this guy is an award winning "journalist."  Disgusting, isn't it?  I've never seen Mr. Gumble complain about lack of whites in the NBA.  Hmmmm.  The thing about it...Gumbel has never been punished for his remarks.  Is it because he is African-American?  He'd say no to that very quickly.  But, I think it is safe to say he would not be noted for being an "award winning journalist" if he were Caucasian.  He would have been fired long ago.  Just ask Keith Olbermann.

Just a couple of the more outrageous prima donnas of the liberal persuasion to think about on this hump day. It would be nice if we lived in a perfect world where all news commentators just reported the news instead of making the news on occasion.