According to Crooks & Liars
Keith Olbermann was pulled from St. Paul to anchor MSNBC's storm coverage from New York, with his seat beside Chris Matthews filled by David Gregory. Capus said political considerations had nothing to do with that move; Olbermann has been sharply critical of the GOP.
I cannot believe this is just a "coincidence." The ONE NBC reporter who is unabashedly pro-reality (i.e., anti-GOP) is removed from the "pundit panel" just in time for the RNC convention?!?!?
They say David Gregory has replaced Keith, but Gregory is much more suited to go to New Orleans and report on the storm than is Keith. Keith is a "pundit." He is paid to provide pundit-type analysis of political conventions. Gregory is NOT a pundit.
This move fits in very well with the "police state" which has transcended the Twin cities (see Amy Goodman's arrest). I cannot wait for January when we will finally have a democratic executive & a democratic legislature!!!
At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter because NO ONE is watching the RNC convention anyway ;) But it is the principle of the thing!!