Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were released from anchor duty during live political events on MSNBC, including Election Night, for their double role as anchors and analysts at the same time allegedly made it difficult for them to be completely honest with their opinions on politics.

Instead, David Gregory, the chief White House correspondent, will take the job of anchoring the remaining primetime telecasts for the four presidential and vice presidential debates, as well as Election Night.

MSNBC President Phil Griffin claims that the decision was not due to any kind of pressure from either inside or outside the network, but only a move designed to let the two analysts speak their minds freely.

"We came to the conclusion it was better not to restrain them by making them wear ‘two hats’," Griffin said. "It's not like we haven't talked about this all along. What Keith can say on 'Countdown' and what Chris can say on 'Hardball' is a little different than what they could tell viewers in the role of news anchors.”

Lately there has been a lot of talk about the MSNBC abilities to bring unbiased news to the table and the network was said to have sold its soul to the devil, mixing straight-up information with extreme political opinions, as it is clear that the viewers want their politics delivered with a twist, not a straight face.

A specific incident occurred during vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's acceptance speech, when, as she was talking about media, attendees of the Republican convention loudly chanted “N-B-C! N-B-C!”