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sabrina 1

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26. She is good. He used to have her on as a guest and he wanted her to have her own show.

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 10:20 PM

Mar 2012

Probably Keith needs to run his own network. Obviously his ideas are great, getting Rachel, building MSNBC up and helping to increase its ratings. I think he finds it constricting to have to run ideas he knows are good, past people who might not have the same vision.

I know he thought he would have a lot of freedom at Current, maybe he likes to build things. So whatever happened, I don't know. But there have been rumors that there were problems.

It's a testament to his good instincts that he pushed for someone as good as Rachel to have her own show. He knew talent when he saw it.

I hope he is back on the air soon. I haven't checked Twitter to see if he has sent out any tweets, but I doubt it.

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Gored: Olbermann Out at Current [View all] connecticut yankee Mar 2012 OP

Olbermann was a monumentall egomaniac and ass. provis99 Mar 2012 #1

Keith does good work but ... Hokie Mar 2012 #2

I don't agree. I haven't really watched MSNBC since he left. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #5

Thank you aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #17

I am not saying Keith hasn't done good things Hokie Mar 2012 #22

She is good. He used to have her on as a guest and he wanted her to have her own show. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #26

If that is true, why is he still close with Dan Patrick. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #13

I have heard Dan talk about KO Hokie Mar 2012 #23

Yet, they are still friends. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #30

I'm angry as well. I think his support for and reporting on the Occupy movement was Laurian Mar 2012 #3

Keith needs to do some serious introspective thinking Siwsan Mar 2012 #4

I have seen something like this happen closer to home and it is sad. I am very upset tonight... CTyankee Mar 2012 #8

Rachel Maddow's show is so much better that losing Keith Olbermann Auggie Mar 2012 #6

No... it's actually not. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #14

You like pepperoni pizza...I like mushroom pizza.. titaniumsalute Mar 2012 #29

As a reporter, I would expect you to base your review on content Auggie Mar 2012 #35

Rachel Maddow would not be on television if it was not for Keith Olbermann, MSNBC would still sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #18

You have no idea if Rachel would have been on TV or not titaniumsalute Mar 2012 #32

He is an ass, but his show was always being fucked up with technical problems. originalpckelly Mar 2012 #7

well I'm sure he can always go back to MSNBC or ESPN. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #36

Keith was imperfect, but he was the best we had until he brought Rachel onboard. It's the suits leveymg Mar 2012 #9

Well I will continue to watch both msnbc and current nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #10

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keith was the ONLY reason i watched current tv. i have no reason to watch sp trueblue2007 Mar 2012 #11

My husband was just asking me why so many women don't like Fawke Em Mar 2012 #12

Well, I like him, and his personal life is between him and his wife and has nothing to do with me. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #19

So, you like it when men treat women as objects? Fawke Em Mar 2012 #28

Oh please titaniumsalute Mar 2012 #33

I offered an opinion of men who seek out prostitutes? sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #34

One day Keith will learn how not to alienate his employers Recursion Mar 2012 #15

It sounds like it may well have been the other way around. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #24

he's the most unlucky host in the world. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #37

OK, but look back to the ESPN days Recursion Mar 2012 #45

This isn't ESPN GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #47

the reason that Keith bbgrunt Mar 2012 #38

No, this pattern goes back to ESPN Recursion Mar 2012 #44

Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one. shimonitanegi Mar 2012 #16

Good riddance to Keith!! He was a spoiled fuckingx brat. Eliotcwill be much better. Where are all Pisces Mar 2012 #20

Al probably got sick of Keith's huge ego. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #21

He and Current had a mutual non-disparagement clause working. MADem Mar 2012 #25

i love his commentary, but he needs to learn to stop being a douche to the people he works with. dionysus Mar 2012 #27

Dobermann is going to sue Current TV! RedCloud Mar 2012 #31

Mr. Olbermann, while a great liberal and truth teller, has a very checkered employment history Stinky The Clown Mar 2012 #39

Now that's some imagery! I tip my hat to you! nt MADem Mar 2012 #42

Big ego, big paycheck, small audience quaker bill Mar 2012 #40

Keith never failed me in his reporting and that's my relationship with him, Waiting For Everyman Mar 2012 #41

How much experience does Al Gore have in broadcast journalism? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #43

He doesn't 'play well with others'. HappyMe Mar 2012 #46