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Bluenorthwest

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53. So the thing is, and you can sue me if you'd like, I lost some respect for Al when he
Sun Apr 1, 2012, 11:08 AM
Apr 2012

hitched up with Joel. The history of his company, most particularly the late 80's and early 90's, that company was detested among my peers. Detested. Two decades ago. So that's that. Hard for me to hold an opinion of a man lower than the one I hold of Joel, his company's actions and his words in reaction were not only wrong, they were part of a huge tide of wrongness that needed to end. Thankfully a judge came down hard and strong against their termination of a man for getting sick. Early days of AIDS, they were top 10 on the Wrong List. Along with Reagan and the entire Insurance industry.
So I'm sorry if I can not forget that history and focus on just one side of this story for you. Al Gore decided to hook up with a man with a long, deep history of unfair terminations. That's on Al.
At Current, they fired many, many people prior to Keith, including the mass terminations when they changed the format and attempted to go 24 hour news. So they sacked entire shows and staffs and talents. And did they then hire journalists and send reporters out to gather news stories? Oh, no. They hired commentators from radio and former politicians.
And again, I stand always with talent and workers in disputes with management and producers. Feel free to do as you see fit as well.

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Divide obey Mar 2012 #1
Thank you. Laurian Mar 2012 #2
THANK YOU and there is also this Samantha Mar 2012 #9
Thanx for the thread Sam. ooglymoogly Apr 2012 #57
ooglymoogly, I was totally unaware and can't thank you enough for sharing this info Samantha Apr 2012 #58
You might want to edit your essay Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #3
Yes. bleever Mar 2012 #4
Yes, well, maybe Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #5
I have always remembered the movie years later after watching it Samantha Mar 2012 #12
I worked on this thread so long this evening and edited it many times in that process Samantha Mar 2012 #20
I think you are right -- Thank You Samantha Mar 2012 #10
Joel Hyatt and Al Gore have gotten Keith fired from 4 networks so far. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #6
Did you read the links? Forget Gore, he's money. Hyatt is the operating partner and Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #7
I think it might work like this (no facts, just opinion) Samantha Mar 2012 #15
Keith specifically listed Al Gore's greed and lack of ethics in his statement Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #31
The sentence I read had a compound subject and it referenced both Al Gore and Joel Hyatt Samantha Mar 2012 #37
Here is Olbermann's response (note I do quote from the article) Samantha Mar 2012 #40
I believe Keith Olbermann 100%. pacalo Mar 2012 #41
And you would be 100% right in doing so. ooglymoogly Apr 2012 #55
So the thing is, and you can sue me if you'd like, I lost some respect for Al when he Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #53
Truly. nt ooglymoogly Apr 2012 #56
Fired from 4 networks? Please read Samantha's post #9. pacalo Mar 2012 #24
And read my post 31. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #33
And my post #41. pacalo Mar 2012 #42
Holy crap, this law case must have initiated the movie "Philadelphia" with Tom Hanks... Spazito Mar 2012 #8
That is exactly the point I was trying to make Samantha Mar 2012 #13
The movie "Philadelphia" was inspired by Geoffrey Bowers' lawsuit. n/t tammywammy Mar 2012 #14
Here is a direct quote from The New York Times article above Samantha Mar 2012 #17
Yes, I read the article. tammywammy Mar 2012 #38
Another article I read but did not cite said nine different cases influenced this movie Samantha Apr 2012 #44
Thanks for this, it is striking... Spazito Mar 2012 #19
It is a very common approach in the legal field Samantha Mar 2012 #21
Olbermann's appearance on the David Letterman show Monday... Spazito Mar 2012 #25
Wouldn't you love to see the math? Samantha Mar 2012 #35
I can't wait to see Olbermann on Letterman either, Spazito Samantha Apr 2012 #60
Thanks so much for your OP & for the ensuing information you've provided, Samantha. pacalo Mar 2012 #26
PS See my response #17 below for confirmation Samantha Mar 2012 #18
So, does Keith have a fatal illness? nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #11
He tweeted about those Samantha Mar 2012 #16
A cold and bronchitis hardly rises to the level you are citing nobodyspecial Apr 2012 #47
Apparently Keith Olbermann found it extremely threatening to the health of his voice Samantha Apr 2012 #49
I'm not saying he wasn't legitimately sick and concerned nobodyspecial Apr 2012 #50
I don't think so -- I compared Olbermann's apology to one Hyatt made Samantha Apr 2012 #51
"Olbermann (held Bush accountable) knowing he was putting his job at risk, but that didn't stop him. pacalo Mar 2012 #22
Thank you indeed so much for your response Samantha Mar 2012 #27
Thank *you* for your masterful comments. I'm in awe & I've bookmarked this thread. pacalo Mar 2012 #28
Wow, pacalo Samantha Mar 2012 #30
... pacalo Mar 2012 #34
The silencing of our journalist comes in all different ways... I listened to what may have been midnight Mar 2012 #23
What a wonderful response Samantha Mar 2012 #29
Kieth was the first The Wizard Mar 2012 #32
And that is it in a nutshell Samantha Mar 2012 #36
Thanks for sticking up for Keith. Bette Noir Mar 2012 #39
Since my cable provider doesn't carry Current-TV, HBO would be a huge win for me. pacalo Mar 2012 #43
I don't have HBO but I would sign up to see Keith Olbermann on it if the rumors turn out to be true Samantha Apr 2012 #46
Aw, thanks, Samantha! pacalo Apr 2012 #61
Thanks pacalo Samantha Apr 2012 #62
I just couldn't take reading all those disparaging comments any more, especially at DU Samantha Apr 2012 #45
Thank You Sam for saying what I was thinking. fasttense Apr 2012 #48
Thank you Fasttense for "listening" and responding to this thread Samantha Apr 2012 #52
Of course, those citing his exit from MSNBC are saying Comcast was correct... Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #54
It is very disappointing that we who should be independent thinkers are taking as fact Samantha Apr 2012 #59
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