Former Hard Copy host Barry Nolan, who became an anchor for Comcast Cable's CN8 channel -- and was fired by Comcast after protesting a local Emmy award to Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly -- has spoken out against the Comcast-General Electric deal that will see NBC come under Comcast's control. In an interview with today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times, Nolan, who is suing Comcast, remarked, "Suppose Bill O'Reilly complains to [Comcast CEO Brian] Roberts about Keith Olbermann or Brian Williams. ... What happens to them?" A Comcast executive responded, "Barry Nolan was not fired for expressing his opinion as a journalist or for anything he did or said on the air. ... He was fired for repeated violations of company's policies and rules and insubordination."