Details About Olbermann’s Firing Emerge: Complained Car Drivers ‘Smelled’ and ‘Talked to Him’
- Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:09pm by
Erica Ritz
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Alleged details surrounding Keith Olbermann’s Friday dismissal from Current TV are beginning to depict the man as quite a prima donna.
(Related: Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Replaced by Eliot Spitzer)
According to Mediaite, a source at Current TV said the former Countdown host went through eight different car services while working at the network, complaining that the drivers “smelled” and “talked to him.”
Furthermore, though Olbermann’s $250,000 studio was built to his exact specifications, he allegedly refused to use the set when there were lighting problems back in December. Not only that, but he refused to let guest hosts use the elaborate studio.
Current TV is also claiming that Olbermann refused to publicize the network and the show when he wasn’t hosting his program (and he took about half of January and February off). They say he even barred his staff from sending out related Twitter updates, and prevented guest hosts from promoting the show. (Jealous that they would get better ratings, perhaps?)
Network co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt explained in a letter to viewers: “We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before…Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.”
Keith Olbermann responded: “The claims against me implied in Current’s statement are untrue.” He added that the network didn’t keep its “promises and obligations and investing in a quality news program.”
Perhaps “quality” for Olbermann means eight different car services, but Mediaite notes that the network is “no worse off without him, and a good deal more flush.”
Better days for Olbermann, when he was naming the “Worst Person in the World”:
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Comments (240)
Susie
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:19pmIs Olbermann saying that his buddy Al lied about him ?
Report Post »No, couldn’t be……..
GeorgieJo
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:53pmGLOBAL warming to CLIMATE change
Al Gore needs a lobotomy asap.
I picture Oberdork in Trump Tower with a hairbrush as his microphone staring into a mirror having verbal diarrhea.
OMG 2012
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:23pmHis best friend is Bill Mayer. Whatta you expect
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:50amThis guy is a typical liberal, he is what he is.
Report Post »Ralphbp
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:07pmEgo-maniac. Self-absorbed, self-righteous, sanctimonious prig. Karma! Good luck in Al-Jazeera Keith!
Report Post »toto
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:30pmWhere do they get these hollow headed vitriolic miscreants, there seems to be an unending supply of them?
Report Post »DaveOregon
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:40pmTotally agree and whats funnier – they are going to use SPitzer!!! Credible journalism? LOL
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:41pmWho does he think he is………Barbara Streisand?
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:21pm@Therightsofbilly
“Who does he think he is………Barbara Streisand?”
Now that is priceless…
Report Post »texasoysterman
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 5:15amTHERIGHTSOFBILLY
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:41pm
Who does he think he is………Barbara Streisand?
Or Hillary. Remember when she was FLOTUS, the hired help wasn’t allowed to look her in the eye or initiate conversation. You know, the hired help, the WH staff, the SECRET SERVICE!
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:04pmMabey they wanted to make room for Ed Schultz or Chris Matthews.
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 7:49amWhen Hillary was FLOTUS…..how funny…….it sounds like something you find on the surface of a pond. FLOTUS! ick! But it describes Hillary very well.
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:04pmOh the irony… ,Olbie complaining about someone who stinks…
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:47pm@Rightthinking1— LMAO… TOO PERFECT!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 1:51amThanks ……I needed that laugh
Report Post »hawaiianninja
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 1:48pmLOL! Good one!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:03pmSounds like a man with serious psychological problems, not that it didn’t show through in his on-air persona.
Report Post »What a pathetic little bully.
TurboCat
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 7:54amOlbedink has always struck me as the type of guy who one day just snaps and starts shooting people from the top of some kind of structure like a sniper who flips out.
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:02pmNow if they would can Al Gore, there might be 20 people that would actually respect the network.
Report Post »Stupid is as stupid does!!!
Bete Noire
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:27pmWell as the owner of the network he’d look foolish firing himself, but you know he may be just goofy enough to do it.
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:02pmThis reminds me of a Seinfeld episode where the valet parking guy gave Jerry’s car B.O…….I can hear Olbermann now…This thing…has got to be stopped…lol
Report Post »hatchetjob
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:23pmThat was a very funny episode. You could almost smell the stench.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:01pmHe should take a ride on the subway, during rush hour…he thinks too much of himself.
Pathetic, and he had no listeners.
Wiki is current with the news too.
Report Post »Patriot of My America
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:27pmObbi Won Knobi, it is all about ratings. ANd yours were at the gottom of the tank. Less than less. His ratings sucked so bad they had to actually add air so the sucking raters could continue to suck his ratings.. Thats the literal truth from the Liberal Media. I heard it first on the Al Gore program. They are importing 10,000 oxy cylinders so the sucking ratings can continue to breath.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:58pmGore got rid of him due to all the hot air coming from the windbag…In standing with Gore’s commitment to reduce Global Warming…Er…Global Climate Disruption…Er…Climate Change…
Report Post »mary12153
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 12:18amget a grip, it’s called summer, fall, winter, spring!
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 10:06amTell it to Gore…
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:57pmA match made in heaven. Or hell ?
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:52pmHa!
And this from the talking fat head who so publicly supported the “occupy” movement. I guess he doesn’t have love for common peons after all (for many of us, his snobbery was always obvious.)
Report Post »4BlueStars
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 4:00amI nominate Olbermann for “Worst Person in the World”.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:48pmI was just reading earlier on another site that he is preparing to sue. This is about to get really funny.
Report Post »djeffcoat
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:47pmCan you say karma?
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:00pmKarma…
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:03pmBite you in the Arse.
Report Post »supertas
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:42pmAs John Gibson calls him, “bathtub boy”. Can’t you just see him in a bubble bath, with a shower cap on, shaving his legs. Panty waist little man.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 1:48amNo and I don’t want to…………
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:41pmThis is a prime example of the elitist showing their true self. How this upper crust leftist mentality is “These low life mouth breathers should be neutered and should only speak when spoken to”, this is the monarchy of the USA. And this is the same bunch that want to control our healthcare, tell us what we can and can’t do with our land, tell us what we can eat, what to teach our children, and of course, that we shouldn’t be allowed to own guns (because we might use them to free ourselves). They are creating serfdom where they will be the permanent ruling class, and we will be the unnamed drones. How dare we speak to them like we are equals, how dare we think our own thoughts and not parrot what they tell us to. We had a revolution because we had this exact ruling class and in less than 250 years, we are almost back to the same point.
I cannot stress how often I have talked to far left individuals who think people like Olberman are almost godlike and soooooo smart. They can’t understand why I would dare to contradict what he is saying, even though I can pull out FACTS and point out LIES he has said. The funny thing is when the left is actually caught lying and on video, they simply look you in the eye and say “So, Bush lied.”
Who want’s pie?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:39pmWow .. my comment is gone .. must have struck a nerve … all I said is that the left is inciting and something bad is going to happen .. the TRUTH!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 12:09amYes I noticed the deleted your post. Enconim and Tim must have complained for equal space. ITSJUSTTIM must have complained over and over and over and over…..
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 1:38amDidn‘t see the post but I think Timbob got stuck in another story over and over again and can’t get out. Oh BTW has anyone found out from the 3rd archon who the first and second ones are?
Report Post »OldGuy66
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:02amAl Gore(1st) and Nancy Pelosi(2nd, but she tries harder).
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:43amevery notice how tim likes to “talk” to himself by repeatedly replying to himself. I rather like that he does that since it makes his posts easier to pass over (the big blocks are very easy to spot and scroll past)
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:39pmI am here to fight for the happiness and welfare of the 99%… but NOT to talk to them.
Report Post »Jabocx
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:34pmbirds of a feather…
Report Post »arty6164
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:44pmBirds of a feather flock each other, er… uh…or is it fluke each other… Oh well, you get the idea.
Report Post »randy
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:32pmIf he thinks he is so high and mighty, imagine what that POS Obama is like?
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:32pmNetwork co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt explained in a letter to viewers: “We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet.
That statement is a lie,it should read Network co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt explained in a letter to our viewer.
Report Post »Heb4Seven
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:04pmHa Ha :)
Report Post »styxman65
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:29pmTypical Socialist elitist, they think they are sooooo much better than anyone else. I can see it now, Oblermann standing in front of his mirror trying to convince himself of his greatness. But in reality he will be on the verge of a nervous breakdown….. I see a straight jacket with his name on it in the near future…
Report Post »Poor Keith confined in a rubber room, laughing to himself, repeating “i‘m so much better than Bill O’reilly”.
wewantchillywilly
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:27pmi love it. i guarantee you 99% of the liberal elites are just like this. HOW DARE THE LOWLEY TOWNIES BREATHE AROUND MY GREATNESS!
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:26pmWe know it is not a quality news program Keith…they hired you didn’t they.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:22pmOlbermann a PRIMA DONNA!!!! You dont say.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:20pmSounds like they need to hire him back to me.
Report Post »RebelYell1862
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:15pmHow dare you sir!
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