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25. I totaly understood why Al gore would not sell too Glenn Beck AKA Blaze Network..
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 01:10 AM
Jan 2013

He was very clear when he said... "the legacy of who the network goes to is important to us and we are sensitive to networks not aligned with our point of view"

Article here (ignore the crazy bits) http://minx.cc/?post=336258

I just dont understand why he would let all those shows/workers go under..I love Joy Behar and Elliot Spitzer is so clear thinking, he really brings a depth to his subjects..he has already decided to leave Current according to the NYT today

..All jazeera?? How could Al have been so mislead..the whole network is owned by Qatar!!...They are huge oil and Gas exporters and they are ruled by one family that does not allow womens rights !!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

"Qatar has been ruled as an absolute and hereditary emirate by the Al Thani family since the mid-19th century. Formerly one of the poorest Gulf states, the mainly barren country was noted mainly for pearl hunting. It was a British protectorate until it gained independence in 1971. Since then, it has become one of the region's wealthiest states due to its enormous oil and natural gas"

I am so upset I could scream..I dont know who mislead Al about this sale and I know when he finds out the truth he will be devasted

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
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