I've talked to several insiders who have told me that Phil Donohue was canned because he was against the war and GE didn't want an anti-war voice on the air at the time. No, I'm not signing O'Reilly's petition to fire Olbermann and bring him back.
Olbermann: "There are people I know in the hierarchy of NBC, the company, and GE, the company, who do not like to see the current presidential administration criticized at all....read on"