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And it's a much more corporate button down culture. i don't think nbc executives tried to talk him out of it, he saw the handwriting on the wall and he may have decided that the kind of fierce indepen dance that he values was not going to be possible under the new regime. so it may not be an accident that this happens now, a week before comcast takes over. this isn't the first time, anderson, that olberman has left msnbc. he left in 1998. he criticized his bosses. he has a history of doing that. at the same time, he's a pretty talented broadcaster when he doesn't let his emotions run away with...

Don't like this kind of stuff. >> that's true. and it's a much more corporate button down culture. keith olberman is a very shrewd guy. i don't think nbc executives tried to talk him out of it, he saw the handwriting on the wall and he may have decided that the kind of fierce independence that he values was not going to be possible under the new regime. so it may not be an accident that this happens now, a week before comcast takes over. this isn't the first time, anderson, that olberman has left msnbc. he left in 1998. he criticized his bosses. he has a history of doing that. at the same time...

Personality, they now have quite a solid bench to be able to have made that move. so the reality is, would the new owners have tolerated volatile and combative, or to them might that have been toxic? and i think that howard makes the point this is an environment where toxic may not have been that helpful. so while this hey not have been the new cost at come past, it may be the old bosses saying the new bosses may not put up with this. we've put up with him for a long time because he's such a good talent. >> howard, i heard this last summer from folks who know comcast well who say it's a differ...

While keith olberman has been an issue in terms of his volatile personality, they now have quite a solid bench to be able to have made that move. so the reality is, would the new owners have tolerated volatile and combative, or to them might that have been toxic? and i think that howard makes the point this is an environment where toxic may not have been that helpful. so it may be the old bosses saying the new bosses may not put up with this. we've put up with him for a long time because he's such a good talent. >> howard, i heard this last summer from folks who know comcast well who say it's ...