Was Keith Olbermann Scolded for Bristol Palin ‘Worst’ Segment?

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann was rumored to be “called on the carpet” by his superiors for naming Bristol Palin the “(not really) worst person in the world” on his November 29 show. Olbermann called out Palin for being in an abstinence public service announcement (seeing as how she’s had a child before marriage.)

A spokesperson from MSNBC told TVNewser that the rumor of Olbermann being chastised by his bosses is “totally false.”

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