Al Gore: Why We Fired Keith Olbermann

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34. It's like Keith has been in a slow motion nervous breakdown.

It seems to have started with the death of his father. It started out as little things. He started out doing these weird Thurber (his father's favorite author) short story readings on Fridays, which he carried over to Current. Then once at Current, he stopped wearing suits and ties on air, then he just started looking bad, just bloated and disheveled. Then he made things worse with that all-black backdrop. I know it was low budget at Current, but why the creepy black that made it look like he was doing the show from his basement? He looked sinister and unhinged. It is so frustrating, there are so few progressive voices on TV, or anywhere. I wish he'd suck it up or get therapy or whatever he needs to do to get back to the job we need him to do. No one can do a righteous rant like Keith. I sure hope he regains his footing--and not by suing Current. All that litigation is going to do is make others even more afraid of hiring him.