When Does MSNBC Pull the Plug on Olbermann?

At what point does Keith Olbermann's power play at MSNBC and his snide comments to guests and colleagues overshadow what Barack Obama is trying to achieve this week in Denver?

Olbermann has provided such a powerful counter punch to the Democratic Party as it tries to show America how united liberals are that liberal websites are wondering what the heck is going on.

The Huffington Post has this blog entry (from David Hauslaib's Jossip) this afternoon titled "Nobody Can Believe How Much Keith Olbermann Is Getting Away With"

Meanwhile, in the past few hours we've spoke to a number of 30 Rock staffers in Denver, New York, and Washington -- some of whom thought it more productive to speak to us than attend to the on-going live DNC coverage -- and the common wisdom is: 1) Nobody can believe how much Keith Olbermann is getting away with, even if he does draw ratings; 2) As an Olbermann protege, Rachel Maddow is attracting negative feelings from staffers, since she stays mum on many of these catfights, but "there's still time" to represent; 3) MSNBC head Phil Griffin is alienating staffers by publicly defending Olbermann while privately bashing him, and it's left many wondering when that will leak (oops); 4) MSNBC publicist Jeremy Gaines appears increasing stressed out and can be seen "shaking" with a phone attached to his ear dealing with reporters; 5) You don't want to run into Chris Matthews anytime soon, especially en route to the bathroom, because he has zero pleasant things to say right now; 6) Joe Scarborough is definitely stressed, but he's managed to calm down a bit today and can be seen laughing and gabbing; 7) None of this is helping ratings, with MSNBC scoring the lowest numbers against Fox News and CNN in convention coverage.

Olbermann has quickly become the main story in Denver, and that's not good news for Obama as it overshadows his message on the very network that should be promoting it. It's even worse for MSNBC. It would be one thing if it were a ratings gold mine. But MSNBC has been in last place every night. America is getting weary of watching cat fights, and his colleagues are growing more irritable every day.

At some point, the chiefs at GE and NBC may have to cut their loses and send him packing. Maybe then he could get a job as an assistant for Bill O'Reilly.