This was just announced a few minutes ago, so very little is known about the reasons for Current's decision. My theory is that the channel wants to be more centrist Democrat, so I'm thinking that Cenk Uygur of THE YOUNG TURKS--someone not afraid to disagree with President Obama--may be vulnerable to pressures from above.
In Keith Olbermann's case, he allegedly tends to fight Authority until Authority shows him the door.
[UPDATE] Via THE NEW YORK TIMES, Current TV's side of the story:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/current-tv-dismisses-keith-olbermann/
Here's a post from the entertainment site THE WRAP:
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/keith-olbermann-fired-current-tv-36679?page=0,0
[UPDATE] Olbermann, via Twitter, tells his side of the story:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/olbermann-to-take-legal-action-against-current-tv
Showing posts with label Elliot Spitzer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elliot Spitzer. Show all posts
Friday, March 30, 2012
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Re Anthony Weiner's misdeeds.
As I write this post, it looks as if Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) may be getting the final shove off the cliff of resignation: there are revelations that Weiner chatted online with a 17-year-old female (junior in high school, to be exact). And, given Weiner's previous lie-and-stonewall regarding his other cyber-and-phone activities, one hopes this time we can take at face value his statement that nothing inappropriate occurred between him and the teenage girl..
Of course, this news was first ejaculated (sorry) onto FoxNews.com before I read it on AOL/Huffington Post.
Personally, I'd only want to see Weiner resign if his sexual behavior was on government time instead of in the confined space of his own home. It would be a good idea for Weiner to aim for keeping his House seat by getting some sex addiction-and-marriage counseling--taking a leave of absence for awhile.
But, given Weiner's Spitzer-esque penchant for making enemies (with the right, and presumably, the Obama "center"), plus his stupidity and recklessness, plus the kind of sneering, self-and-business-serving behavior from Andrew Breitbart (a lot easier for me to dislike than, say, Kenneth Starr, who seemed more sincere in his righteousness or self-righteousness), it's safe to guess that some kind of exit strategy will be devised long before a Nancy Pelosi-led investigation.
[UPDATE: Weiner's opting for treatment http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/11/anthony-weiner-treatment_n_875422.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%7C70084]
Of course, this news was first ejaculated (sorry) onto FoxNews.com before I read it on AOL/Huffington Post.
Personally, I'd only want to see Weiner resign if his sexual behavior was on government time instead of in the confined space of his own home. It would be a good idea for Weiner to aim for keeping his House seat by getting some sex addiction-and-marriage counseling--taking a leave of absence for awhile.
But, given Weiner's Spitzer-esque penchant for making enemies (with the right, and presumably, the Obama "center"), plus his stupidity and recklessness, plus the kind of sneering, self-and-business-serving behavior from Andrew Breitbart (a lot easier for me to dislike than, say, Kenneth Starr, who seemed more sincere in his righteousness or self-righteousness), it's safe to guess that some kind of exit strategy will be devised long before a Nancy Pelosi-led investigation.
[UPDATE: Weiner's opting for treatment http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/11/anthony-weiner-treatment_n_875422.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%7C70084]
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