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PETRUS

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19. Sideways to your OP, but not totally unrelated and worth noting:

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:49 PM

Jan 2013

"For some reason no one appears to be asking this obvious question in the context of Al Jazeera's purchase of the Current TV station. According to the news reports, Al Jazeera does not intend to keep much, if any, of Current TV's programming. That means it is willing to pay $500 million simply to be carried by the large cable providers. That implies that these providers have extraordinary market power. This should be raising lots of questions at the Federal Communications Commission."

-Dean Baker of the CEPR (http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/are-current-tvs-slots-on-cable-distribution-worth-500-million)

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Current TV. How Gore had a chance for a revolution and failed. [View all] madfloridian Jan 2013 OP

Remind me, what happened with Olbermann? snot Jan 2013 #1

he was a pain in the ass and he was fired w/ just cause Botany Jan 2013 #2

Just to be clear, fired by Current? snot Jan 2013 #5

That might be correct, but IIRC, Festivito Jan 2013 #10

I think he was suspended for a week or two RudynJack Jan 2013 #15

Sadly true. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #7

My view...he did not toe the line. madfloridian Jan 2013 #3

By "toe the line" you mean "not show up to do color commentary during the Iowa caucuses?" MADem Jan 2013 #6

He's been fired by every employer he's had RudynJack Jan 2013 #8

Given our M$M, that's not necessarily a bad thing. /nt Festivito Jan 2013 #16

Yeah, it kinda is. /nt RudynJack Jan 2013 #17

Going to guess that Hannity and O'Reilly are also pains in the ass...yet...n/t libdem4life Jan 2013 #4

No doubt they are RudynJack Jan 2013 #9

FTR...I love Olberrmann and can't judge what went down...but wonder why the Left libdem4life Jan 2013 #13

I've thought long and hard about RudynJack Jan 2013 #14

Liberals think, question, look ahead,critically think. RW just the opposite...follow the dittoheads libdem4life Jan 2013 #21

$460 million gain is a "loss"? Plus, cable TV sucks and cost way too much. just1voice Jan 2013 #11

Not a loss for Gore. madfloridian Jan 2013 #23

Great write-up. jsr Jan 2013 #12

I think that Al Gore is such a Serious Person he couldn't get it together like Colbert or Stewart. KoKo Jan 2013 #18

I missed that Howard Dean story--got a link? yurbud Jan 2013 #24

Sideways to your OP, but not totally unrelated and worth noting: PETRUS Jan 2013 #19

+1 ...thanks for adding this "Good Read" to this post! KoKo Jan 2013 #20

That makes me wonder... madfloridian Jan 2013 #22

I totaly understood why Al gore would not sell too Glenn Beck AKA Blaze Network.. PrincetonTiger2009 Jan 2013 #25

Al Jezeera has done some very good articles that our media missed. madfloridian Jan 2013 #27

al jazeera on the tv and miller on the radio madrchsod Jan 2013 #26