KEITH OLBERMAN....FIRED BY AL GORE.
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well, at least MSNBC is consistent...
http://gawker.com/5694536/msnbc-suspend ... e=true&s=i
I bet when he is VP he's going to dole out some major vengeance...0 -
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igotid88 wrote:
i'm assuming that was keith olbermann trying to defend himself in response to the spot-on koppel article?
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The Jeagler wrote:igotid88 wrote:
i'm assuming that was keith olbermann trying to defend himself in response to the spot-on koppel article?
horrendous.
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no...i was right?igotid88 wrote:The Jeagler wrote:igotid88 wrote:
i'm assuming that was keith olbermann trying to defend himself in response to the spot-on koppel article?
horrendous.
did you watch?
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The Juggler wrote:igotid88 wrote:msnbc's primetime ratings are not in the tank. they're 2nd behind fixed news. which really has no similar network to compete with.
election night:
fox 7m
cnn 2.4m
msnbc 1.9m
there are rumblings that when comcast takes over they will shake things up...not solely due to ratings but just from a journalistic standpoint.
...had a feeling this would happen.
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The Juggler wrote:The Juggler wrote:igotid88 wrote:msnbc's primetime ratings are not in the tank. they're 2nd behind fixed news. which really has no similar network to compete with.
election night:
fox 7m
cnn 2.4m
msnbc 1.9m
there are rumblings that when comcast takes over they will shake things up...not solely due to ratings but just from a journalistic standpoint.
...had a feeling this would happen.
great news.
awful newsI miss igotid880 -
hahahaha www.myspace.com0
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Thought I read "pest"peacefrompaul wrote:This was one hell of a post.
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Thought I read "pest"peacefrompaul wrote:This was one hell of a post. Understandable. 0 -
K.O. Rules!!! his rant on Bloomberg over OWS was a thing of beauty!0
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No one tells the great Keith Olbermann what to do — not even his boss!
The liberal gasbag demanded that he answer to no one at Current TV — whose founders eventually fired him — to the point that the president of the network couldn’t get even “one word” in with Olbermann, insiders told The Post.
Instead, Current TV President David Bohrman had to go through the star’s manager, Michael Price — who said Olbermann should be referred to as a “ ‘performer,’ not a news anchor or reporter,” a network insider said.
“Keith Olbermann wouldn’t talk to anyone,” a Current TV insider said.
He routinely refused to get on
conference calls with Bohrman, sources at the network said.
But the final straw came in a series of tense e-mails — obtained by The Post — between Olbermann’s manager and Bohrman when the “Countdown” anchor threatened to take off the day before the all-important Super Tuesday primaries on March 6.
Price was so adamant about getting his boss his precious vacation day that Bohrman was reduced to begging.
“The night before Super Tuesday is a BIG night for us . . . I would hate to have our main anchor off on such a night. Can we slip this please?” Bohrman pleaded.
Price then nagged the former CNN executive, asking him why it was so important for an anchor with a $50 million contract to broadcast during a major political event.
“Please indicate, with specificity, why Keith is essential to that day,” Price taunted Bohrman.
In the end, Olbermann did not go on the air that night.
The infamous blowhard also creatively complained about his $250,000 set — which he had a hand in designing.
Olbermann even staged a “silent protest” against Bohrman during one show — placing a lit candle on his set on a night when there were lighting issues.
Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt slammed Olbermann in an e-mail to the staff yesterday for his Twitter rants against the network, founded by Al Gore.
“We will be happy to engage on the law and the facts in the appropriate forum,” Hyatt wrote. “Twitter is not that forum. And we will leave it to others to pound the table.”
Olbermann is scheduled to appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight.
“Ok friends and enemies, batting practice is over. See you on @Late_Show tomorrow,” he tweeted.
Olbermann has threatened to sue the network over his firing. His manager denied that Olbermann and Bohrman never spoke.
http://m.nypost.com/f/mobile/news/local ... KbqTOCG9cP
Sounds like a great guy0 -
Bronx Bombers wrote:No one tells the great Keith Olbermann what to do — not even his boss!
The liberal gasbag demanded that he answer to no one at Current TV — whose founders eventually fired him — to the point that the president of the network couldn’t get even “one word” in with Olbermann, insiders told The Post.
Instead, Current TV President David Bohrman had to go through the star’s manager, Michael Price — who said Olbermann should be referred to as a “ ‘performer,’ not a news anchor or reporter,” a network insider said.
“Keith Olbermann wouldn’t talk to anyone,” a Current TV insider said.
He routinely refused to get on
conference calls with Bohrman, sources at the network said.
But the final straw came in a series of tense e-mails — obtained by The Post — between Olbermann’s manager and Bohrman when the “Countdown” anchor threatened to take off the day before the all-important Super Tuesday primaries on March 6.
Price was so adamant about getting his boss his precious vacation day that Bohrman was reduced to begging.
“The night before Super Tuesday is a BIG night for us . . . I would hate to have our main anchor off on such a night. Can we slip this please?” Bohrman pleaded.
Price then nagged the former CNN executive, asking him why it was so important for an anchor with a $50 million contract to broadcast during a major political event.
“Please indicate, with specificity, why Keith is essential to that day,” Price taunted Bohrman.
In the end, Olbermann did not go on the air that night.
The infamous blowhard also creatively complained about his $250,000 set — which he had a hand in designing.
Olbermann even staged a “silent protest” against Bohrman during one show — placing a lit candle on his set on a night when there were lighting issues.
Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt slammed Olbermann in an e-mail to the staff yesterday for his Twitter rants against the network, founded by Al Gore.
“We will be happy to engage on the law and the facts in the appropriate forum,” Hyatt wrote. “Twitter is not that forum. And we will leave it to others to pound the table.”
Olbermann is scheduled to appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight.
“Ok friends and enemies, batting practice is over. See you on @Late_Show tomorrow,” he tweeted.
Olbermann has threatened to sue the network over his firing. His manager denied that Olbermann and Bohrman never spoke.
http://m.nypost.com/f/mobile/news/local ... KbqTOCG9cP
Sounds like a great guy
i heard he also flipped out because his limo drivers always smelled bad or something. www.myspace.com0 -
The Juggler wrote:Bronx Bombers wrote:No one tells the great Keith Olbermann what to do — not even his boss!
The liberal gasbag demanded that he answer to no one at Current TV — whose founders eventually fired him — to the point that the president of the network couldn’t get even “one word” in with Olbermann, insiders told The Post.
Instead, Current TV President David Bohrman had to go through the star’s manager, Michael Price — who said Olbermann should be referred to as a “ ‘performer,’ not a news anchor or reporter,” a network insider said.
“Keith Olbermann wouldn’t talk to anyone,” a Current TV insider said.
He routinely refused to get on
conference calls with Bohrman, sources at the network said.
But the final straw came in a series of tense e-mails — obtained by The Post — between Olbermann’s manager and Bohrman when the “Countdown” anchor threatened to take off the day before the all-important Super Tuesday primaries on March 6.
Price was so adamant about getting his boss his precious vacation day that Bohrman was reduced to begging.
“The night before Super Tuesday is a BIG night for us . . . I would hate to have our main anchor off on such a night. Can we slip this please?” Bohrman pleaded.
Price then nagged the former CNN executive, asking him why it was so important for an anchor with a $50 million contract to broadcast during a major political event.
“Please indicate, with specificity, why Keith is essential to that day,” Price taunted Bohrman.
In the end, Olbermann did not go on the air that night.
The infamous blowhard also creatively complained about his $250,000 set — which he had a hand in designing.
Olbermann even staged a “silent protest” against Bohrman during one show — placing a lit candle on his set on a night when there were lighting issues.
Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt slammed Olbermann in an e-mail to the staff yesterday for his Twitter rants against the network, founded by Al Gore.
“We will be happy to engage on the law and the facts in the appropriate forum,” Hyatt wrote. “Twitter is not that forum. And we will leave it to others to pound the table.”
Olbermann is scheduled to appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight.
“Ok friends and enemies, batting practice is over. See you on @Late_Show tomorrow,” he tweeted.
Olbermann has threatened to sue the network over his firing. His manager denied that Olbermann and Bohrman never spoke.
http://m.nypost.com/f/mobile/news/local ... KbqTOCG9cP
Sounds like a great guy
i heard he also flipped out because his limo drivers always smelled bad or something.
And one of them dared to consider himself worthy of speaking to him during the drive! No wonder he wanted to change services. Olberman may be an arrogant, pompous blowhard who's impossible to work with but at least he's . . . sorry, I couldn't think of a positive trait to end with.0 -
Fraud.Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.0
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how is being a loudmouth, blowhard, and a prick to his co-workers being fraudulent?EdsonNascimento wrote:Fraud.
olberman has been right about a lot of things over the years. i admire his passion, but his delivery is annoying and sanctimonious more often than not... he was rightfully canned in this situation.
olberman will be back and because he is unable to work for others he will probably start his own website like huffington and breitbart did.
interesting that none of you laughed and mocked glen beck when he was dismissed from fox...because those two men are different sides of the same coin...."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
gimmesometruth27 wrote:
how is being a loudmouth, blowhard, and a prick to his co-workers being fraudulent?EdsonNascimento wrote:Fraud.
olberman has been right about a lot of things over the years. i admire his passion, but his delivery is annoying and sanctimonious more often than not... he was rightfully canned in this situation.
olberman will be back and because he is unable to work for others he will probably start his own website like huffington and breitbart did.
interesting that none of you laughed and mocked glen beck when he was dismissed from fox...because those two men are different sides of the same coin....
While they are unquestionably the same two men on different sides of the coin, they left their respective stations under completely different circumstances.0 -
gimmesometruth27 wrote:
how is being a loudmouth, blowhard, and a prick to his co-workers being fraudulent?EdsonNascimento wrote:Fraud.
olberman has been right about a lot of things over the years. i admire his passion, but his delivery is annoying and sanctimonious more often than not... he was rightfully canned in this situation.
olberman will be back and because he is unable to work for others he will probably start his own website like huffington and breitbart did.
interesting that none of you laughed and mocked glen beck when he was dismissed from fox...because those two men are different sides of the same coin....
nobody laughed and mocked glen beck?
do a search for his name in the amt.www.myspace.com0
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