Keith Olbermann outlasts his toughest critic

March

No, Bill O’Reilly is still on the air, but Olbermann Watch, the weblog set up by New Rochelle’s Robert Cox, has called it quits after the MSNBC anchor (and former Hastings resident) signed a new multi-million dollar, 4-year contract. In a goodbye note to the site’s fansÃ¢â‚¬â€or rather the show’s non-fansÃ¢â‚¬â€Cox said:

There is no disguising the fact that we have been extremely unhappy with the recent decision of NBC Universal to not only retain Keith Olbermann for four more years but to elevate him in an unprecedented fashionÃ¢â‚¬Â¦After careful consideration and consultation with the entire staff, we have decided the time has come to retireÃ‚Â OlbermannWatch.com.

The site was far from just a fringe celebrity hate-fest. Cox became the defacto Olbermann critic and often found himself quoted in the pages of mainstream media outlets, such as in Rolling Stone’s lengthy profile of Olbermann last month.

(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

This entry was posted on Friday, March 9th, 2007 at 9:46 am by Suburbarazzi.
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2 Responses to “Keith Olbermann outlasts his toughest critic”

Marilyn March 9th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Actually, OlbermannWatch is back in business. It was all a PR stunt and it looks like it worked.
Robert R. Cox March 10th, 2007 at 10:45 am
well i have no life iam Obsessed with Keith Olbermann
i made a website to share my love with others of KO
i cant find a good job to do cause im such a loooser
even i know it is just tv you cant blank out that i’m a bald man and lost the will to live knowing that keith olbermann is with msnbc for anoter 4 years

i shall waste more money on a website till my welfare check comes in.

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