#Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV

[2938 Dead]

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Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV

By Associated Press

06 April 12


Keith Olbermann is moving his grievances with his former employer Current
TV from the airwaves to the courtroom, suing the network for more than
$50 million and blasting it for what he claims were shoddy production
values.

Olbermann's breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Thursday
also seeks a judge's ruling that he didn't disparage the network before
his firing, and that his former bosses violated his agreement by
disclosing how much he was being paid.

The suit makes several attacks on Current co-founder Joel Hyatt and
network President David Borman, claiming they were responsible for many
of his show's problems.

A spokeswoman for the network, which was also co-founded by Vice
President Al Gore, said it did not have an immediate comment on
Olbermann's lawsuit.

The lawsuit comes roughly a week after Olbermann was fired from
"Countdown" and two days after he attacked his former employers on David
Letterman's late-night talk show.

"Current's dysfunction permeated all levels of the organization," the
lawsuit states. "After being on the air for nearly eight months - long
after all 'growing pains' should have ceased - Current still couldn't
manage to, literally, keep the lights on."

The complaint describes a litany of technical issues, including shoddy
equipment that wouldn't work if it rained, "terrible sound and filming"
of the show, guests who were abruptly dropped from the air, busted
teleprompters and an earpiece that malfunctioned.

The talk show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and
that the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
ownership stake in the network, according to the case.

"Olbermann deeply regrets his decision to put his trust in Hyatt and
Gore," the lawsuit claims. "Current had neither the desire nor the
ability to produce a first rate news commentary show. Olbermann did not
join Current to ruin his hard-won reputation and appear on a show that
was an embarrassment."

Olbermann was fired March 30 and replaced with a new program hosted by
former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. In a statement, Gore and Hyatt said
their relationship with Olbermann no longer reflected respect and other
values.

In his lawsuit, Olbermann accused Hyatt of acting erratically in his
leadership at the network. He claims Hyatt threated to fire him and his
staff days before the show premiered.

While the host is critical of Gore - at one point describing him and
Hyatt as "dilettantes portraying entertainment industry executives" - his
complaint does not attack the former vice president in the same way as he
does others. The case even airs Olbermann's dissatisfaction with the
network's decision to hire Cenk Uygur, who created the talk show "The
Young Turks."

Olbermann came to Current last June after a stormy eight-year stint at
MSNBC, his second at that network. The at-times volatile host abruptly
left MSNBC in January 2011.

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[Dänk 42Ø]

On 2012-04-06 23:40, 2938 Dead quacked:

> http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/317-65/10825-focus-keith-
> olbermann-files-50m-lawsuit-against-current-tv
>
> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV

> ...

> The talk show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and
> that the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.

I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.

[2938 Dead]

Like your hero Mittens, you mean?

[linuxgal]

2938 Dead wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:10:38 +0000, Dänk 42Ø wrote:
>
>> On 2012-04-06 23:40, 2938 Dead quacked:
>>> http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/317-65/10825-focus-
> keith-
>>> olbermann-files-50m-lawsuit-against-current-tv
>>>
>>> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV ...
>>> The talk show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and
>>> that the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
>>> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.
>> I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.
>
> Like your hero Mittens, you mean?
>

Newty would want moon buggy elevators.

[Richard Steel]

> >> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV ...
> >> The talk show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and
> >> that the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
> >> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.

> > I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.

> Like your hero Mittens, you mean?

Mitt Romney actually saved businesses, and created jobs. Olfermann
was just overpaid.

[linuxgal]

If corporations are people, the Mittens is a serial killer.

[Richard Steel]

> Newty would want moon buggy elevators.

Actually, there is talk of building an elevator to outer space.

[2938 Dead]

Dancing away from the car-elevator thing at one of Mitten's southern
California mansions, I see. Don't blame you.

Mittens destroyed more business and jobs than he created. You forgot to
mention that.

[linuxgal]

Richard Steel wrote:
>> Newty would want moon buggy elevators.
>
> Actually, there is talk of building an elevator to outer space.
>

It's part of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We are also building
a wheelchair ramp up the front side of Half Dome.

[Dänk 42Ø]

On 2012-04-08 19:21, 2938 Dead wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:10:38 +0000, Dänk 42Ø wrote:
>
>> On 2012-04-06 23:40, 2938 Dead quacked:
>>> http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/317-65/10825-focus-
> keith-
>>> olbermann-files-50m-lawsuit-against-current-tv
>>>
>>> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV ...
>>> The talk show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and
>>> that the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
>>> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.
>>
>> I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.
>
> Like your hero Mittens, you mean?

When did I say I supported Mitt Romney? But yes, I was referring to
him. You adore Olbermann and hate Romney, though both are filthy rich.
I see no reason for your double standard except that one is a Democrat
while the other is a Republican. Further evidence of your partisan
double standard is the outrage you express over a car elevator for Mitt
Romney's single mansion, while conveniently ignoring Al Bore's five
mansions. Five. Mansions. The latest one on a beach.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp

February 2007

"Gore's mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville,
consumes more electricity every month than the average American
household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric
Service."

"In his documentary ['An Inconvenient Truth'], the former Vice President
calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity
consumption at home."

"The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh)
per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured
nearly 221,000 kWh - more than 20 times the national average."

"Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh-guzzling more than
twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses
in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore's
average monthly electric bill topped $1,359."

"Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy consumption
has increased from an average 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400
kWh per month in 2006."

"Gore's extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill.
Natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per
month last year."

[Dänk 42Ø]

On 2012-04-08 19:40, Richard Steel wrote:
>
>> Newty would want moon buggy elevators.
>
> Actually, there is talk of building an elevator to outer space.

I've read about space elevators. The needed technologies are way in the
future, and the expense will be massive. Once built, a space elevator
will liberate mankind from the planet, providing a cheap way to ferry
people and cargo between earth and space colonies.

Attach a tether from a base at the equator to a satellite in
geostationary orbit 36,000km above, then run an elevator up and down it.
The material for the tether has to be extremely strong, and at present
only carbon nanotubes are a viable candidate, and they are expensive and
difficult to manufacture and so far only short lengths of nanotube
tethers have been created.

But while nanotubes can stand enormous tensile force, they are
vulnerable to cutting. An accident -- a plane wing clipping the cable
or an enemy attack with a laser -- would be disastrous, turning the
falling cable into giant whip that cracks itself across cities around
the world.

[Dänk 42Ø]

On 2012-04-08 20:19, 2938 Dead wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:39:19 -0700, Richard Steel wrote:
>
>>>>> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV ... The talk
>>>>> show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and that
>>>>> the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
>>>>> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.
>>
>>>> I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.
>>
>>> Like your hero Mittens, you mean?
>>
>> Mitt Romney actually saved businesses, and created jobs. Olfermann was
>> just overpaid.
>
> Dancing away from the car-elevator thing at one of Mitten's southern
> California mansions, I see. Don't blame you.

Just as you dance away from Al Bore's five mansions, especially that new
one on the California beach with no windmills on the roof.

> Mittens destroyed more business and jobs than he created. You forgot to
> mention that.

So not buying failing businesses and letting them go bankrupt creates jobs?

Of course, YOU are free to purchase a failing company and promise all
the employees they can keep their jobs at the same salaries and
benefits. So why don't you?

[2938 Dead]

On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:18:58 +0000, Dänk 42Ø wrote:

> On 2012-04-08 20:19, 2938 Dead wrote:
>> On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:39:19 -0700, Richard Steel wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Keith Olbermann Files 50M Lawsuit Against Current TV ... The talk
>>>>>> show host claims he may be owed in excess of $70 million, and that
>>>>>> the mismanagement at Current has damaged its value. He has an
>>>>>> ownership stake in the network, according to the case.
>>>
>>>>> I'll bet he can buy a lot of car elevators for $70 million.
>>>
>>>> Like your hero Mittens, you mean?
>>>
>>> Mitt Romney actually saved businesses, and created jobs. Olfermann
>>> was just overpaid.
>>
>> Dancing away from the car-elevator thing at one of Mitten's southern
>> California mansions, I see. Don't blame you.
>
> Just as you dance away from Al Bore's five mansions, especially that new
> one on the California beach with no windmills on the roof.

Ah, but Mittens DID have plans for a car elevator in his San Diego
mansion. Fake Bill, dishonest as always, tried to associate that with
Olbermann. I'm sure Fake Bill knew about the car-elevator thing, else
why even bring it up?

Let's see--the last time you tried to pretend that Gore had a "beachfront
mansion" in SoCal, it turned out you were talking about his property on
Alameda Padre Serra, about 2 miles inland and about 2,000 feet up.

>
>
>> Mittens destroyed more business and jobs than he created. You forgot
>> to mention that.
>
> So not buying failing businesses and letting them go bankrupt creates
> jobs?
>
> Of course, YOU are free to purchase a failing company and promise all
> the employees they can keep their jobs at the same salaries and
> benefits. So why don't you?