Al Gore on Olbermann-Current Feud: ‘He’s Fine’
- Posted on January 14, 2012 at 3:38pm by
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Former Vice President Al Gore on Friday weighed in on the recent dust-up between Current TV and Keith Olbermann, saying the network’s star personality is “fine.”
Olbermann didn‘t participate in the network’s Iowa or New Hampshire political coverage, reportedly refusing to do so amid ongoing production problems.
“He’s fine,” Gore said according to the Associated Press, dismissing rumors that the famously difficult Olbermann was looking to leave the network. “He has been the key to our ability to pivot and develop our whole network as a progressive news and commentary network.”
Gore, the chairman of the network that reaches 63 million U.S. homes, participated himself as a pundit in Current’s Iowa and New Hampshire coverage.
Gore also touted his network as being more consistently liberal than MSNBC: Current has former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, as a prime-time personality. Her show “The War Room” will debut Jan. 30.
“They’ve got a few progressive shows on MSNBC in prime time,” Gore said, according to the AP. “But they’ll start the day with a conservative show in the mornings, and then they’ll get the prison channel on the weekends. They’ll be all over the lot in the middle of the day. We’re consistent.”
Joel Hyatt, Current’s CEO, also attacked MSNBC’s political leanings, charging that they only became liberal after Olbermann’s political show became a success. Olbermann left MSNBC last year.
“There is no authenticity to the MSNBC brand,” Hyatt said.
A report issued Friday by the cable analysts SNL Kagan suggested Current needs to keep Olbermann in order to survive, according to the AP.
“The potential is there, but Current will need to get its programming act together or it could face the possibility of being dropped by some distributors,” wrote Kagan analyst Derek Baine.
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Comments (53)
GMI
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:36amFat phony. You do without so me and mine can have it all. Mr Greenjeans, how’s that new mansion working out? No one cares about this slug or his boy“oberdunce”, they are two of the best examples of useless gasbags, lot of hot air and nothing else. Bottom line, just bad people, nothing more,nothing less.
Report Post »hwyphd1
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:25pmWe should note that he is a theif steeling from us with the global warming crap..It sure is making him rich…Lower than a slug, a slug would have more dignity than than lowlife lier and thief…
Report Post »david3755
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:13amNo one cares about either of these two losers. Stop publishing anything they say and they will fade much more quickly into the dust bin of history.
Report Post »ugottabekidding
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 7:48amImagine where we are in this country.
Report Post »HE WAS OUR VP and ALMOST PRESIDENT.
Now you know why this country in in trouble. Too many fools in the leadership pool.
ProbIemSoIver
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 8:32am“Too many fools in the leadership pool.”
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They know exactly what they are doing. WE the PEOPLE that tolerate these criminals, are the real fools.
Report Post »AZDude
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:39pmThank God for “Hanging chads”,,,
Report Post »teacherskj
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 7:11amMy family and I lived in the upper peninsula of MI during 3 years of Grandholms administration . While she cut spending, she is a union girl so and the upper peninsula was like one huge ghost town. Businesses were driven overseas or to bankruptcy by decades of demo politics. During her terms it got so bad that 300,000 were moving out of state per year. The school system is just horrible! Only 30% stay in school and graduate. The state is beautiful but the years of democratic crony politics created a hell hole of a government.
Report Post »hwyphd1
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 2:28pmAnd soon will be a taliban training ground
Report Post »Batjak456
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 6:48amHA!
One deranged manchild giving the thumbs-up to another deranged manchild.
Fade in the “Twilight Zone” theme here.
BATJAK456
ALL GAVE SOME
Report Post »SOME GAVE ALL
teacherskj
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 7:12amYou said that right batjak!
Report Post »zaverett
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 6:00amWhy are we still interested in this bonehead…
Report Post »Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:42amAl Gore is the Forrest Gump of American politics (without the charisma)… Dumb as a stump and lucked into everything… Too bad for him the world discovered him for the fraud he is!
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:16amLIBERTARIANB4- I would like to ask al an inconvenient question, where is all the money you got from the dicktator obama to develop electric cars? I heard it went to Finland. Tell us the inconvenient truth,al!
Report Post »amadan32
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:38amI live in a city that carries current tv , so I watched it .
Report Post »After 10 min I realized that Al Gore dumped his money into this turkey and fell out laughing .
I cant think of 1 person who ever watches- Currents tv and I live in San Francisco, if you cant sell it here it wont sell any where else .
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch and see how awful it is , commericals every 5 min it is truly painful to watch- my favorite expose is the one where the mexican drug lords are getting there arms from gun shows .Mind you they dont want to talk about the fast and furious operation No gun shows are compliciant with mexican drug lords on bringing violence to south of the border and, if we dont get rid of that pesky 2nd amendment where all in deep do -doo according to these folks .
This is the CATV version of Air America and its doing just as well.
psadie
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:27amGood Gawd, the idiot Gore is promoting his liberal TV network while MOST of the US population says they are conservative in their beliefs. And he is PROUD of it, he is still a fool.
Report Post »matinva
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 11:16pm“He has been the key to our ability to pivot and develop our whole network as a progressive news and commentary network.”
Report Post »Really? Do all six of your viewers agree?
TxSon
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:34pmI’m sure Gorbo wishes homes actually watched TV instead of people…
Report Post »Collbuzz
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 9:20pmREACHES 63 million homes, but only viewed by hmmmm…… maybe 63 people. Well, maybe not 63, maybe 6 ………….. or 3! Yea, only 3! Al Gore puts the hippo in hypocrite!!
Report Post »stxgal
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 5:19pmso is he saying that MSNBS isn’t liberal ENOUGH????? for real? that’s a legitimate complaint? roflmao!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 5:08pmJust because you got on the cable doesn’t mean there is anyone is watching.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 5:26pmI picked up on and question the “reaches 63 million US Homes” myself.
Report Post »michael48
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 7:15pmprobably three or four lib’s “out there” who can watch “out there”…from what little I’ve seen, they all have proven they’re “to stupid to breathe”…perfect fit for messnbc, you’d think…
Report Post »TexBork
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:58pmI wish Al Gore would go back to blinking his eyes at least for the sake of courtesy of other. My eyes water in sympathy for his. I just help but think, “Blink you spooky wierdo!” It would at least help make him look more like a real boy.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:46pmAl Gore also added ” Keith’s IQ is like 2 million degrees”.
Report Post »He likes the sound of that .
What a pair of dirt bags…
RightThinking1
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:33pm“Gore also touted his network as being more consistently liberal than MSNBC”
Report Post »Gadzooks! That is a little like bragging “My house has more rats than your house.”
TurboCat
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 3:29amOlbermann seems like the type who is just going to blow a gasket one day soon and start shooting a bunch of innocent by-standers….his pent-up rage is going to blow!
Report Post »llotus
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:31pmWhat could you exspect? They are both NUTS. Actualy…..they should work very well together. Both being strange at the very least. Lotus.
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:30pmGo GREEN http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-01-04-windmills-usat_x.htm
Report Post »Dstarr55
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:19pmWeneedrubio – I agree – first to call Joe Scarborough a conservative can only come from the mouth of someone one so far left they can’t even see what is right of them. Joe is a tool MSNBC uses to try to look like they have some balance (useful idiot comes to mind). I also agree with you on Mika – now there is an angry woman. Her intelligence is questionable and I have never heard her utter anything worth hearing. I also find it funny they are trashing MSNBC – you would think they would appreciate another leftist channel or is this just the sour grapes of Obermann or perhaps because Current may reach 63 million households their view ship hardly reaches 200,000 and they don’t like the competition of MSNBC (which does far less than Fox but somewhat more than CNN).
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:17pmThanks alot Jennifer Grandhole.We now have 100′s of uglyass windmills dotting the landscape in central Michigan.FOR WHAT?Our electric rates are rising,all for YOUR bone biting with Al Whore.
She’s a Communist propagandist everybody.They tend to hang out with each other.
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:26pmThey are there to kill eagles,ducks,dove and song birds
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 5:05pmAnd ZAP,they do that and also kill Bats.They are harmful to wildlife in general.All for naught.
Report Post »Dr. Joel Fleischman
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 7:01pmWhat else would you expect from a Kanadian?
Report Post »RationalMan
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:43amJennifer Granholm what a witch!
Where is our beloved “Animal Rights and P.E.T.A. groups”? Windmills are killing alot of birds and maybe bats too!
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:12pmI find it humorous that Gore brags about spewing progressive stench more than MSLSD. I’d be ashamed. I heard in primetime they get as many as 7 or 8 people watching at one time. I didn’t think that many people watched that channel. :o(
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:08pmThey‘re both gay and won’t admit it.Jennifer Granholm did NOTHING for Michigan.2 terms of nothing but higher taxes and high unemployment!
Report Post »She proudly proclaimed in her 2nd term that Michigan “will be blown away in 5 years” by her policies.Well,the AIRHEAD is gone and Michigan is “blown away” alright.What a friggin’ mess she left behind.Our current Governor(R) is a wishy washy moderate,afraid to tackle the unions.But he has made some conservative changes for the better.
AJAYW
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:02pmI always say Al Gore Clintons whore– who in the heck cares what he says
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:09pmGrandhole is Gores little woman.Both are worthless
Report Post »Dr. Joel Fleischman
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 7:04pmGranwhore is striving to be Algore’s own Monica Lewinsky.
Report Post »weneedrubio
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 3:51pmBy the way Keith is not alright, he is very, very sick.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 14, 2012 at 4:14pmI assume you mean mentally sick…:o)
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