Comments on: An Opportunity

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:07:57 +0000

It is possible that the legal department finally got a meeting with the guy at MSNBC who made the decision, and was followed by marketing who explained about the demographics of Olbermann’s show and what they meant to advertising revenues.

I also assume that CNN made him an offer, so this may not be over yet.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:21:55 +0000

Well... Looks like he'll be back. (Big surprise!) :lol: Personally, if I were Olbermann, I'd tell MSNBC to shove it! They are only putting him back because a) They can't legally sack him, b) they got a petition (in less than a week) with 280,000+ signatories telling them to reinstate Olbermann, and money always talks! Yeah... tell them to shove it and go somewhere else Olbermann! He has the power, not them. Olbermann Will Return On Tuesday Night

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:56:34 +0000

American politics has descended into theater of the absurd, so we might has well make some money off of it and the popcorn concession.

By: Ame

Ame — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:28:56 +0000

LOL

Or sling a sprocket in their widget and form their own Chamber group.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:11:44 +0000

I figure you can run it like one of those “insults for money” sites. People send the money in with the name of the people they like, and you use the money to create an appropriate ad and do a media buy in the area.

Someone like Susie Madrak could easily generate the copy, and there is a lot of unemployed talent on blogs, so finding creative resources shouldn’t be difficult.

There is no upper limit on what people can spend, and based on the political ads from this election, not much in the way of fact checking is required. Any truth at all in the ad will get it passed the “gatekeepers”.

By: Ame

Ame — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:53:36 +0000

Most excellent idea!