Tom Brokaw Officially Sanctions John McCain POWing Himself Out Of Any, All Criticism

…or so he took time out from his busy schedule elbow-dropping Keith Olbermann to announce to an incredulous Chris Matthews:

Now before you lefties panic that even the dean of the media old guard has been straight talked into bed with McCain, Brokaw is from South Dakota and, as a proud plainsman, was simply hewing to an old ranchers' code, detailed below:

The Brokaw Code

Rupert Murdoch-Owned New York Post Innocently Stumbles Upon MSNBC Anchor Blood Feud

Responding to allegations that he has been using his anchor perch to infect his convention coverage with liberal commentary, Keith Olbermann is taking the gloves off and smacking them back and forth across Tom Brokaw's cheeks.

At a forum on Sunday, when Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell called MSNBC "the official network of the Obama campaign," Brokaw said, "I think Keith has gone too far. I think Chris has gone too far."

Insiders say Olbermann is pushing to have Brokaw banned from the network.

In related news, the Provincetown Players have announced that Liev Schreiber "is not welcome" to appear in their fall production of "Talk Radio," and the Clark, IA Chamber of Commerce is pushing to have Michael Phelps banned from the community pool.