Susan Crawford sees hints of Comcast in Olbermann suspension

Susan Crawford, a former special assistant to President Obama for technology policy, sees a potential culprit in MSNBC's decision to suspend anchor Keith Olbermann last week: maybe Comcast had something to do with it.

Comcast is in the midst of a merger with NBC Universal, the owner of MSNBC. Crawford tweeted: "someone should find out whether any comcast connection to olbermann fracas - and remember Quiz Show plot line." She has previously raised concern that the merger might give Comcast the ability to tamper with MSNBC, which has a left-leaning reputation, in order to maintain a positive business relationship with Fox, which has a right-leaning reputation.