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. Now, just five months after Olbermann’s show Countdown had resurfaced on Current, it looked as if he might walk away. (more)
This is a couple of days old, so it’s fitting that it took me until today to notice. TV Newser: (more)
It has been months since MSNBC regular Pat Buchanan has appeared on the network, leading many to believe that his days there are over. These rumors were fueled when MSNBC president Phil Griffin hinted that their professional relationship could very well be finished, citing controversial passages from Buchanan’s book, “Suicide of a Superpower.” (more)
Whew! (more)
Keith Olbermann is currently engaged in a battle with his employers at Current TV. But through his Twitter account, the former MSNBC liberal talking-head has also declared war on baldness. (more)
If Keith Olbermann could make his onscreen temper tantrums as interesting as his backstage temper tantrums, people might start watching. It looked like his little tiff with Current TV might be over already, but fortunately for connoisseurs of Keith’s crankiness, he’s banging his spoon on his high chair even harder and throwing even more applesauce at the walls. The Wrap reports: (more)
1.) Goodbye Constitution, hello Obamastitution — “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” (more)
The broadcaster Keith Olbermann is famous for estranging himself from his bosses, be it at ESPN, Fox or MSNBC. (more)
1.) Eight is enough for Romney — Eight votes, that is. TheDC’s Alex Pappas and David Martosko report on Mitt’s molecule-thin margin of victory in Iowa: (more)
They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. But there’s just one problem: No one in the Occupy Wall Street movement seems to know what “it” is. (more)
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is a first-tier candidate in two separate polls in the race for the nomination, but comedian Janeane Garofalo says it’s just cover to hide the GOP’s racism. (more)
Perhaps inspired by the popularity of the hit show “Mad Men” or maybe just by a resurgence of all things dapper, the thick, horn-rimmed nerd glasses once worn by TV anchors of the ’50s seem to be making a comeback. (more)
Is Herman Cain a paid prop of conservative puppet masters trying to deflect charges of racism from the 2012 presidential field and the tea party? Comedienne Janeane Garofalo made that accusation last week on Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown” show on Current TV. (more)
On his Monday program, Keith Olbermann offered his Current TV platform to his network’s chairman, former Vice President Al Gore. According to Gore, both sides of the aisle finally hammering out a debt ceiling agreement is a signal that the American system of government is “in real trouble.” (more)
The name of his prime-time cable news program isn’t “Lessons in Civility” — and for good reason, based on the latest antics of Current TV’s “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann. (more)
Of course you haven’t. Until now, nobody was really sure whatever became of him. It’s like he’s dropped off the face of the earth. Which is nice. But thanks to Steven Crowder, now we know what Keith’s been doing: (more)
1.) Brave Mitch McConnell, he bravely ran away — If at first you don’t succeed, give up! Associated Press: “With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert a first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2. Under a proposal outlined by Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Obama could request — and likely secure — increases of up to $2.5 trillion in the government’s borrowing authority in three separate installments over the next year, as long as he simultaneously proposed spending cuts of greater size. The debt limit increases would take effect unless blocked by Congress under special rules that would require speedy action — and even then Obama could exercise his authority to veto such legislation. Significantly, the president’s spending cuts would be debated under normal procedures, with no guarantee they ever come to a final vote.” TheDC’s Amanda Carey has the latest: “Debt limit negotiations took a surprising turn Tuesday, when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a backup plan that essentially gives President Barack Obama the authority to unilaterally raise the debt limit. The move prompted a swift and furious backlash from conservative groups, politicians and commentators… For his part, McConnell defended his unusual move by saying that he has essentially become convinced that an acceptable deal on spending cuts and revenue raises cannot be reached, and that Republicans and Democrats have come to an impasse… But on Capitol Hill, McConnell’s plan sent shockwaves through conservative offices. One senior GOP staffer told The Daily Caller in an email, ‘I really could not have imagined a plan this bad.’” Hey, if a guy won’t negotiate with you and does nothing but lie and threaten and obfuscate, your only option is to give him MORE power. Otherwise, you’ll be blamed for everything by the people who will always blame you for everything anyway. (more)
With his usual flair for the dramatic, Current TV’s “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann advised President Barack Obama against striking a compromise with congressional Republicans on the debt ceiling. (more)
It’s not just conservatives and libertarians crying foul over a recent Transportation Security Administration pat-down act on a 95-year old cancer patient, Lena Reppert, who was forced to remove her adult diaper as part of security check. Even some on the left are taking notice as well. (more)
