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Olbermann's Full Statement On Dismissal From Current TV
TPM ^ | 3/30/2012 | The voices in Keith Olbermann's head

Posted on 03/30/2012 3:00:40 PM PDT by Hunton Peck

Keith Olbermann released the following statement on his termination from Current TV:

I'd like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV.

Editorially, Countdown had never been better. But for more than a year I have been imploring Al Gore and Joel Hyatt to resolve our issues internally, while I've been not publicizing my complaints, and keeping the show alive for the sake of its loyal viewers and even more loyal staff. Nevertheless, Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt, instead of abiding by their promises and obligations and investing in a quality news program, finally thought it was more economical to try to get out of my contract.

It goes almost without saying that the claims against me implied in Current's statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently. To understand Mr. Hyatt’s “values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty,” I encourage you to read of a previous occasion Mr. Hyatt found himself in court for having unjustly fired an employee. That employee’s name was Clarence B. Cain.

In due course, the truth of the ethics of Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt will come out. For now, it is important only to again acknowledge that joining them was a sincere and well-intentioned gesture on my part, but in retrospect a foolish one. That lack of judgment is mine and mine alone, and I apologize again for it.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Humor; TV/Movies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: algore; currenttv; keitholbermann; orvilleredenbacher
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To: Hunton Peck

OHHHH!!!!!

Discloseure is SOOOOO gonna be fun. Imagine ALGore’s green business practices laid out for all to see ;)


41 posted on 03/30/2012 3:31:37 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Hunton Peck
Geez. Where does one go after being fired from both MSNBC and Current TV?
42 posted on 03/30/2012 3:34:42 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (The Democrat Ku Klux Klan is alive and well under the banner of diversity and tolerance)
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To: Hunton Peck
I gotta run to the store now, as I'm almost out of popcorn Skittles.
43 posted on 03/30/2012 3:35:44 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Romney just makes me tired all over.)
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To: Hunton Peck

I hope he gets this resolved in his favor and he gets back on cable. Both of his viewers are gonna miss him.


44 posted on 03/30/2012 3:36:12 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: Hunton Peck

LOL how sad it is for Keith Overbite that even Al Gore has his standards LOL


45 posted on 03/30/2012 3:38:26 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Hunton Peck

It would be almost worth it to get him on a program to watch the lies coming from both sides in the up and coming cat fight.

But then, who the hell would watch it? That and, one would have to wear the best rubber suit to help dodge the dung being chucked back and forth.

And to think great young brave men and women have died in battle so these type SOBs can breed.


46 posted on 03/30/2012 3:41:52 PM PDT by crz
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To: Hunton Peck

Like Muzzies and Holder’s People.

Leave ‘em to themselves and they will pick each other off one by one.


47 posted on 03/30/2012 3:44:07 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Hunton Peck

Meow. Cat fight.


48 posted on 03/30/2012 3:46:22 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: Chuzzlewit

Keith, nobody watches CURRENT TV. No watchers, no income. Al gores climate fund income is cooling down. $50,000,000 is alot to pay for empty seats. In other words. Two losers can never make a winner.


49 posted on 03/30/2012 3:46:40 PM PDT by spawn44
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To: Hunton Peck
Last week I caught a video clip of Keef. He is without a doubt, a raving lunatic who should be in a 'hospital' (insane asylum).

By his firing from Current it shows that he's even too Moonbat Nutz for the other raving lunatics at Current, like Moonbat #1 - Al Gore, and that's saying a lot.

As to his next job he better look at a smaller market. Like Podunck Nowhere, USA and call High School Football Games for the local 50 Watt radio station.

50 posted on 03/30/2012 3:49:49 PM PDT by Condor51 (Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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To: Hunton Peck

Anyone remember Joel Hyatt and his TV ads?

Joel married well, marring the daughter of Howard Metzenbaum, Ohio Senator replaced by John Glenn.

Just another libtard, ambulance chaser!


51 posted on 03/30/2012 3:51:31 PM PDT by cpa4you (CPA4YOU)
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To: chris_bdba
He was fired from ESPN, too IIRC. Apparently he is NOT a very nice man behind the scenes. Practically everyone who ever worked with this guy thinks he's a total a$$hole.

Why the hell Current would pay him 50 million for 5 years is a complete mystery. Did they really think he would generate that much in ad revenue?

BTW, I had no idea that idiot Joel Hyatt was behind the Current TV venture. Hope he loses his ass on his "investment". That guy used to plague the airways back in the 80s with his ceaseless ambulance chasing TV ads.

52 posted on 03/30/2012 3:51:41 PM PDT by boop (I hate hippies and dopeheads. Just hate them. ...Ernest Borgnine)
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To: Hunton Peck

This is going to have a huge ratings impact on Current. I bet they will lose 40% of their viewership. If I were Gore, I wouldn’t take the remaining 1/2 dozen viewers for granted, either!


53 posted on 03/30/2012 3:53:48 PM PDT by untwist
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To: GreenHornet

“GETTING FIRED BY CURRENT TV IS LIKE GETTING CUT BY THE 62 METS”......

BAHHAAHAHAHahaH...

That might be the funniest thing I’ve read all day...

RLTW.


54 posted on 03/30/2012 3:56:07 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: Hunton Peck

Egad, Olberbaby bounced from another network??!!! How can that be? I mean Keith is so personable and easy to get along with. (smirk)


55 posted on 03/30/2012 4:02:36 PM PDT by driftless2
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To: Hunton Peck

Always fun to watch lying leftists face off in a circular firing squad.

May they all win. : -)


56 posted on 03/30/2012 4:07:15 PM PDT by tickedoffnow (No more...)
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To: chris_bdba

Didn’t he work once for one of the Networks and was let go from there also ?

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I think it was Sunday night football on NBC. I believe he was still with MSNBC during the week.


57 posted on 03/30/2012 4:18:57 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: chris_bdba

Didn’t he work once for one of the Networks and was let go from there also ?

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I think it was Sunday night football on NBC. I believe he was still with MSNBC during the week.


58 posted on 03/30/2012 4:20:10 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: VeniVidiVici
"Geez. Where does one go after being fired from both MSNBC and Current TV?"

PBS

59 posted on 03/30/2012 4:26:03 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: VRWC For Truth
I WOULD ADD TO PBS RADIO.

He definitely has the face for it.

60 posted on 03/30/2012 4:28:22 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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