Great Bloggermann (Olbermann): About Sinclair

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

And before I check out a quick word of praise for Jon Leiberman, the lead political reporter for the Sinclair Stations. He told the Baltimore Sun's David Folkenflik that his employers had crossed a line by deciding to pre-empt primetime network programming to show the Anti-Kerry film "Stolen Honor" on each of its 62 stations beginning Thursday night. "It's biased political propaganda, with clear intentions to sway this election," Leiberman said. "For me, it's not about right or left, it's about what's right or wrong in news coverage this close to an election. I have nothing to gain— and really, I have a lot to lose. At the end of the day, though, all you really have is your credibility."

Jon is 29, and he and I share a great agent. And he knows tonight just how much he had to lose— Sinclair fired him tonight.

He'll get another gig, probably quickly— those kind of ethics are rare and still a commodity even in our vexed times.

And ultimately, he only lost a job. Sinclair Television lost any shred of credibility or objectivity it might have had left. Shame on them.



Also check out his chit-chat with Jay Leno...sounds like we'll have some good viewing tonight.

Cheers!