Rupert Murdoch On Rumors Of Hiring Keith Olbermann: ‘We Don’t Believe In Firing People Twice’

(By Matt Schneider, Mediaite) - Fox News host Neil Cavuto interviewed his boss Rupert Murdoch on a range of topics from the launch of 'The Daily' to the Egyptian uprising, but most intriguing was hearing Murdoch’s thoughts on the recent controversial departure of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC. Although he wasn’t bothered by Comcast’s takeover of NBC, he did seem eager to dismiss any rumors that Olbermann might ever again work for him.

When Cavuto asked Murdoch whether he would ever hire Olbermann back, Murdoch responded bluntly, “No. We fired him once, we don’t believe in firing people twice.” Also Murdoch didn’t back down from previously calling Olbermann a “nut.” Regarding Comcast and any potential editorial changes to NBC News, Murdoch was unfortunately much less colorful and wasn’t concerned with any potential change.