Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-04-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
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Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-04-01 Thread Maureen
The rumor from the other side is that he had to change car services eight times because Current wasn't paying the bills. There is an elitist profile? Who else fits it? On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 4:26 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Just saw where Olbermann was getting irritated with the drivers curren

Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-04-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
Just saw where Olbermann was getting irritated with the drivers current was providing for him. He said that some of them smelled and that they kept trying to talk to him. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/keith-olbermann-complained-to-current-that-car-service-drivers-smelled-talked-to-him/ No, he does

Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-03-30 Thread Maureen
I occasionally like what Olbermann has to say on some issues - I loved his rant on Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - but from following his twitter feed, I've decided he is a blue-pure ass. He's been especially snippy today. That being said, Joel Hyatt is also an extremely egotistical blowhard, so I

RE: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-03-30 Thread Eric Roberts
It was some internal issues between Olberman and the management. They have been trying to hash it out and he stayed on air as long as he could. He wanted to have some real non-0corporate controlled news and I guess the management didn't want to have a news segment. That is what I gather from wh

Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-03-30 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > http://current.com/blog/93722062_open-letter-to-the-viewers-of-current.htm > > "Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, > collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values > are no longer reflected in

Re: Olbermann booted from Current TV

2012-03-30 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Anyone know if there was a particular incident that prompted his getting booted?" I have read that he continually butts heads with the management. Maybe they got tired of his act and said told him to hit the road. Seems to be a running theme with him. J - Ninety percent of politicians give