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Al Gore's Desperate Bid to Keep Keith Olbermann—and Save Current TV
The Daily Beast ^ | February 6, 2012 | by Rebecca Dana

Posted on 02/07/2012 5:24:13 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

The former VP’s Current TV is struggling to catch on—and he nearly lost star anchor Keith Olbermann after a breakdown in negotiations in November.

It was early November when tensions between Keith Olbermann and Al Gore escalated into a crisis at Current TV. There had been a short honeymoon after Gore, the channel’s co-owner, had handed the notoriously temperamental anchor a reported $10 million salary and equity stake in February of last year, but the relationship soured quickly.

Accustomed to the flashy graphics and slick broadcasts of MSNBC, Olbermann balked at the cheap sets and lo-fi production values at the scrappy Current. Ensconced in his New York office, the star ignored emails from the network’s West Coast executives. He wanted them to invest more on the technical side, and he wanted more authority in other areas of the network, including personnel decisions. He was also upset about his car service. Gore and his partners had shelled out for a star; now, it seemed, the star owned them.

By November, network executives were exhausted by his antics, according to a source familiar with the inner workings of Current. Olbermann was implacable. Executives feared an ugly, public fight.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: algore; olbermann; riskyscheme; runslikeagirl
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1 posted on 02/07/2012 5:24:26 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh my GOd. A honeymoon between Al Gore and Keith Olbermann.
MY EYES!

This should be rated XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Two leftist assholes on a honeymoon. That’s the end of civilization as we know it.


2 posted on 02/07/2012 5:28:29 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Olberfart is their STAR anchor? hahahahahahahaha

Who sees Current TV?
I have never seen it, and just barely heard of it.
Is it just a cable channel? one of 99 or more?


3 posted on 02/07/2012 5:30:12 PM PST by AlexW
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Save current TV from WHAT?

I've tried to find it (just to see what it's all about) with no luck. Is it just a cult thingie for mushy GW believers?

4 posted on 02/07/2012 5:31:34 PM PST by Baynative (The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Absolutely, morons to waste that kind of money on a no- choice desperate over the hill Olbermann. Only time I ever watched Current TV was a live webcam of Burning Man a few years ago. They did a nice job by doing nothing.
5 posted on 02/07/2012 5:34:12 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...tensions between Keith Olbermann and...

...whoever he meets.

6 posted on 02/07/2012 5:34:24 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you take the time to read the article it really is a good look into the twisted psyche of the left. Hysteria, paranoia, feelings of superiority and epic failure all rolled into one.


7 posted on 02/07/2012 5:35:28 PM PST by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
The former VP’s Current TV is struggling to catch on...

I've been assiduously avoiding watching, or even stopping on, anything to do with grifter Gore.

That means passing up Bar Karma, which may have been an interesting show, save for it being GoreTV.

8 posted on 02/07/2012 5:35:51 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: AlexW

Current us available here on cable, but in a premier or deluxe package. No way would I shell out a hundred more a month for this trash.


9 posted on 02/07/2012 5:35:51 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Al is competing in a pretty crowded field.
All the MSM is spouting the same talking points.
Same reason AirAmerica failed.


10 posted on 02/07/2012 5:36:58 PM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Accustomed to the flashy graphics and slick broadcasts of MSNBC, Olbermann balked at the cheap sets and lo-fi production values at the scrappy Current. Ensconced in his New York office, the star ignored emails from the network’s West Coast executives. He wanted them to invest more on the technical side, and he wanted more authority in other areas of the network, including personnel decisions. He was also upset about his car service. Gore and his partners had shelled out for a star; now, it seemed, the star owned them.

This reads like comedy.
11 posted on 02/07/2012 5:39:04 PM PST by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

does anyone really understand how low the ratings are for this crap of a TV channel?


12 posted on 02/07/2012 5:47:54 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Should I put CurrentTV on my Dead Pool 2012 list?


13 posted on 02/07/2012 5:48:05 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.


14 posted on 02/07/2012 5:49:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
he nearly lost star anchor Keith Olbermann

There is no way this woman, Rebecca Dana, wrote the article without laughing her a** off.

15 posted on 02/07/2012 5:51:53 PM PST by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
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To: Baynative; abb

its already been saved from.... an audience

lol


16 posted on 02/07/2012 5:52:22 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

They deserve each other.


17 posted on 02/07/2012 5:56:31 PM PST by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So I guess Al - Elmer Gantry - Gore isn’t doing well when he can’t dip his paw into the government trough....or use his position as a “public servant” as leverage.

It disgusts me that any of them have this much money to throw around but at least Olbermann is making his money the old fashioned way...by screwing someone out of their personal money.


18 posted on 02/07/2012 5:57:13 PM PST by Aria ( "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...Executives feared an ugly, public fight.

The prospects were potentially ruinous for Current...

Who would know? Who would care? Olbermann throws a tantrum everywhere he goes...so what?

I read the entire article and this is but one example of the cluelessness of the people involved in this venture.

HEY!!!! I KNOW!!!! Let's start a liberal news network...nobody's ever done that before!!!

Idiots with money...

19 posted on 02/07/2012 5:58:12 PM PST by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I tried to read the article. About 1/3 of the way through I stopped caring.


20 posted on 02/07/2012 5:59:01 PM PST by Poison Pill (Obama is the hopium of the masses)
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