HEY, SMARTA$$, get to work or quit, take your pick!

Other people who have seriously ill relatives or chronic health problems step aside and take care of their business.

I can think of John Edwards, Colin Powell, and even the Norwegian prime minister Kjell Bondevik (who resigned due to mental illness, which may be appropriate in this case as well).

Fact it, MSNBC is in last place, and having a part time foil for Bill O'Reilly simply won't do. If he isn't able to do the job, that is unfortunate, but not the fault of GE, NBC, nor its viewers.

I'll note that on the same network, that Jay Leno missed ONE SHOW in SEVENTEEN years, due to a hospital stay, not some diva disagreement with producers or being disciplined by the network. That includes periods of time of illness and loss of parents.

It's what we in the red states call "work ethic". (And yes, I know he is from Boston...you don't have to be from the midwest to have a midwestern work ethic any more than you have to be from New England to be an effete yankee.Like Keith Olbermann.)

Here we go, yet AGAIN.

Keith misses one of the most important news and commentary nights (post super tuesday), and we are subjected to one of his unbearably dull replacements.

This man still has his job...why???

MSNBC now has less than ONE QUARTER of the viewers of Fox News. When will they stop the hemorrhaging and dump Mathews, Schultz and Olbermann...three old men whose time is O-V-E-R?


At least Rachael Maddow is able to construct and deliver a conherent statement...Keith, especially recently, has been delivering commentary at such a frenetic, hysterical pace that it has seriously started to seem like a person mumbling in tongues in an asylum in serious need of a sedative like in some old movie.

Maybe his teleprompter is set at 78rpm?

And these replacements, my gawd, where do they find these dull, lifeless stiffs like Lawrence O'Donnell...is this where NBC sends its old newsmen to die?

Get some talent in there as guest hosts, like Brian Williams, even Matt Lauer. But something's got to give.

I understand the man has personal problems. But any company will tell you, unfortunately, that when your personal problems begin to negatively affect the company, they are no longer personal.

In today's job market, you're lucky to get 3 days of "grievance leave" if you have a death in your family. We'd all like to take a day off whenever we get depressed or sick. But most of us do not have those options, even in professional positions...it's just not allowed. You're expected to show up to work, even on days when you don't feel like it.

So, MSNBC, read the ratings. End the rantings. Get some balance. Find some fresh new talent that can REALLY take on Beck/O'Reilly/Hannity.

These bitter old geezers, Ed Schultz, Chris Matthews, and Keith Olbermann are clearly out of touch with nearly everyone, and this is indicated in vibrant kodachrome by MSNBC's ratings. (That kodachrome reference was for you baby-boomers has-beens that support this geriatric network!)

GIVE US A TRUE COMPETITOR TO FOX, with a mix of news, and opinions on BOTH sides of the spectrum, and let Olbermann retire since he can't seem to reliably show up to work and when he does, he seems in perpetual danger of a spontaneous brain aneurysm!