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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:38 PM Mar 2012

So...le me get this straight...Keith's out of a job, but Rush is STILL ON THE AIR?

Is there any reason why that combination of facts shouldn't make my head explode?

Why would Al Gore be THAT much of a wuss? You'd think he would remember that politeness cost him the presidency.

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So...le me get this straight...Keith's out of a job, but Rush is STILL ON THE AIR? (Original Post) Ken Burch Mar 2012 OP
My guess is that radio is Keith's next move. onehandle Mar 2012 #1
if the suits had their way, sure got root Mar 2012 #8
Keith has acted like a major Ahole for some time now. He needs to get his head out of teddy51 Mar 2012 #2
Yep, I think he's overly impressed with himself anymore. n/t. RKP5637 Mar 2012 #4
1.) He earned it. 2.) And Rush isn't??? Hissyspit Mar 2012 #9
Yeah. Rush is just so much more betta. geckosfeet Mar 2012 #6
My guess: pay cable johnfunk Mar 2012 #3
Mine too, but the shame of that is he is then excluded from lots of viewers that RKP5637 Mar 2012 #5
I had to pay premium to get current. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #14
Al will probably hire somebody like Alan Colmes to replace him. Ken Burch Mar 2012 #16
Spitzer nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17
Considering he's gotten fired from his last two jobs nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #7
Or that the right-wing stands by their voices no matter what. Hissyspit Mar 2012 #10
Four nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #19
well, clear channel didn't fire ru$h spanone Mar 2012 #11
Rush is a far better entertainer than people give him credit for kudzu22 Mar 2012 #12
Rush Has Not Only Been Angry But Obnoxious For Years HangOnKids Mar 2012 #22
Well Keith forget he was the employee not the employer....... Historic NY Mar 2012 #13
A legend in his own mind. emilyg Mar 2012 #15
Yes. For like the what - third time? Zax2me Mar 2012 #18
Fourth. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #20
Mr. Olbermann, while a great liberal and truth teller, has a very checkered employment history Stinky The Clown Mar 2012 #21
Tell me about it. I thought about that when I read that he had lost his latest gig. I hope he Ecumenist Mar 2012 #23
Easy to figure, big ego, quaker bill Mar 2012 #24
KO's Next Station Will Say "Self Serve"... KharmaTrain Mar 2012 #25
RUSH SHOULD BE in the ground trueblue2007 Mar 2012 #26
 

got root

(425 posts)
8. if the suits had their way, sure
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:04 AM
Mar 2012

but KO could be much bigger than he is today if he took the bull by the horns and recognizes this as the opportunity that it is.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
2. Keith has acted like a major Ahole for some time now. He needs to get his head out of
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:43 PM
Mar 2012

his ass and move forward. Sorry, but he is not as great as he thinks he is.

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)
6. Yeah. Rush is just so much more betta.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:55 PM
Mar 2012

Sheesh.

The op's point is that the limp one continues and he sucks a lot more than Ole.

johnfunk

(6,113 posts)
3. My guess: pay cable
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:44 PM
Mar 2012

Cinemax, Showtime, or Starz could benefit from a franchise with parallels to HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher". Olbermann is a good match for the demographic of all three outlets.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
5. Mine too, but the shame of that is he is then excluded from lots of viewers that
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:55 PM
Mar 2012

don't pay the premiums for those services. So the others get the Fox News reporting ... than again they might never list to him, but theres always the chance for some converts.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
14. I had to pay premium to get current.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 01:22 AM
Mar 2012

Will keep it by the way. I enjoy the programing. But Keith has been canned at ESPN, fox, msnbc and Current. At this point he needs some serios introspection.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
16. Al will probably hire somebody like Alan Colmes to replace him.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 01:37 AM
Mar 2012

or maybe he'll exhume Tom Braden. Those are Al's idea of "fighting progressives".

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
17. Spitzer
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 01:39 AM
Mar 2012

He is now at that slot.

I would not say spitzer is a mealy non fighter.

The show was fine today. Slightly different format. It's Friday, so msnbc was first. I turned to Current after Rachel.

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
7. Considering he's gotten fired from his last two jobs
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:03 AM
Mar 2012

perhaps one should consider the problem may lie with Keith. Rachel speaks up loudly and consistently and she still has a job.

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
10. Or that the right-wing stands by their voices no matter what.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:18 AM
Mar 2012

Gore and Hyatt knew who they were hiring. Sheesh.

kudzu22

(1,273 posts)
12. Rush is a far better entertainer than people give him credit for
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:20 AM
Mar 2012

Keith is just angry and anger is only entertaining for so long before it wears thin.

 

HangOnKids

(4,291 posts)
22. Rush Has Not Only Been Angry But Obnoxious For Years
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 02:41 AM
Mar 2012

But he is a better entertainer? Really? Lying and shit spewing is entertaining? Who knew.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
20. Fourth.
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 01:42 AM
Mar 2012

In order ESPN, FOX, MSNBC, CURRENT. at this point he needs some serious introspection.

I like Keith, but he really needs to seriosly think what is going on.

Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts)
21. Mr. Olbermann, while a great liberal and truth teller, has a very checkered employment history
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 02:31 AM
Mar 2012

A retracing of his life path will make necessary the fording of many rivers to bypass the smoldering wreckage of burned bridges.

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)
23. Tell me about it. I thought about that when I read that he had lost his latest gig. I hope he
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 05:58 AM
Mar 2012

goes to Radio and Satellite radio might be the perfect fit for him.

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
25. KO's Next Station Will Say "Self Serve"...
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 06:49 AM
Mar 2012

I've had the pleasure of meeting KO a long time ago and have enjoyed his work over the years. I, too, have heard many, many stories from his ESPN, Faux and MSNBC days of him being an asshole and difficult to work with. When he started to get ratings at MSNBC he was "insufferable" as one acquaintance told me...management put up with him as he was the person who helped grow the network but he not only pissed off detractors there but some of his biggest supporters. A shame as one of the biggest rules on the broadcast world is no one is irreplaceable at a major network.

I suspect we'll hear a lot more of this situation in the days and weeks to come...and while I'm sorry to see KO off the air again, he blew this thing big time. He had a chance to build and mold a network...few people have that opportunity. Instead it turned into an ego battle and it'll hurt both KO and Current.

While broadcasting is an ego business...there's a limit to where the talent begins and the bullshit ends. KO has reached that bridge too many times and I'd think any future employer would take a long hard look before hiring him. It's sad but there are many highly talented broadcasters this has happened to. As they say in the biz "the beach is full". I suspect it will be a long time before we see KO on a teevee anchor role.

trueblue2007

(17,218 posts)
26. RUSH SHOULD BE in the ground
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 07:13 AM
Mar 2012

or tilling the ground. he should keep his mouth shut and be a farmer or go milk cows or something.

it's late and maybe i'm nuts here.
i just got done finished playing ANGRY BIRDS on facebook and i'm in a bad mood.

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