Author: jpol

The Olbermann Juggernaut

November 2006 cable ratings are in, and the Keith Olbermann juggernaut continues ubabated.MSNBC General Manager Dan Abrams issued a memo to staffers, officially proclaiming that MSNBC is “on a roll.” “In...

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Time for a change in Pa. 16

Voters in Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional district have a chance to make history this Tuesday by tossing out 5-term Republican Congressman Joe Pitts and electing Democrat Lois Herr in his place. This district has never...

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Keith Olbermann Can Rest Easy

The ratings are out for the October broadcast month, the first full month of the 2006-2007 TV season, and for those of you who are fretting about whether the bravery of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann would motivate his bosses at...

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A Democratic Romp; Or a Stolen Election?

While Karl Rove expresses confidence that the GOP will maintain control of both the House and the Senate on November 7th and darkly hints about “private polls” containing “the numbers” that assure a GOP...

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