Keith Olbermann: Bang, Bang, You're Dead!

The handwriting appears to be on the wall for MSNBC's psycho Keith Olbermann. 

Mediaweek reports on NBC's new boss, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts's Tuesday speech before a cable industry group in Las Vegas:   Roberts appeared to be particularly taken with NBC's news-gathering operations, calling NBC News "the single most awesome asset" in the portfolio, before adding that he would be as dedicated to preserving the unit's editorial independence.

Playing devil's advocate, former News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin asked Roberts what course of action he might take should, say, MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann begin taking pot-shots at Republican Congressmen.

"Let's have that conversation in 12 months when we're playing with live ammo," Roberts said, before adding that he would ensure that NBC News continued to "keep [its coverage] down the middle, whatever that means."

Life imitates art!  In Paddy Chayefsky's 1976 movie "Network," Howard "I'm Mad As Hell" Beale is assassinated LIVE in the studio by gun-wielding thugs hired by the TV network!

Anyone notice the change in the tenor of MSNBC's Olbermann promos?  The historical spin to soften Olbermann's gleeful, often bitter "Worst Person In The World?" segment?  Invoking George Carlin who is not around to defend himself.  Another promo suggests Olbermann's on the planet to "illuminate" and shine "light."  Ready, fire, aim into vanilla...