Keith Olbermann Canned by ESPN (Again) for Bad PR

He's on a losing streak.

Keith Olbermann is about to lose another job.

Despite what you think of his windbag soapbox rants, there is a reason he gets work…and it’s probably the same reason he can’t stay employed for more than a few years at a time: his image.

Rumors. Perception. Reputation. It all has to do with PR. Public figures have to “relate” to the “public” in various ways, but if their personal PR is consistently problematic, it doesn’t take much for the public to turn on them.

Keith Olbermann can wax eloquent on any subject.

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