Readers may recall I reported last year on Al Gore’s attempt to prop up slumping viewership in his mishmash of programming satellite channel Current TV by hiring Keith Olbermann. It seems that idea didn’t work out well and I can’t say I’m unhappy with this news:
Founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt have issued a big bloviating statement saying that Elliot Spitzer will replace Olbermann which you can read here. Yeah, like anyone is going to watch that.
I got a kick out of this part of their statement:
All of these additions to Current’s lineup are aimed at achieving one simple goal — the goal that has always been central to Current’s mission: To tell stories no one else will tell, to speak truth to power, and to influence the conversation of democracy on behalf of those whose voices are too seldom heard.
In that case Al, tell me when you are going to do a report on your “high school science” that couldn’t even get the basics right. See Al Gore and Bill Nye FAIL at doing a simple CO2 experiment. No one else seems to want to tell that story, so I’ll offer it to you free of charge, just say the word.
In related news, I also hear that Al Gore is exploring a new climate game show concept with these guys to be called “Wheel of Forecasts”…
MIT’s “wheel of climate” – image courtesy Donna Coveney/MIT
/sarc
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Al could consider Ralph from the Homer Simpson team, he’s a GW true believer….
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1599078007032&id=7d9f40a9482836a8c137977f2cab1619&url=http%3a%2f%2flh5.ggpht.com%2f_V1hJiCJPLN4%2fSe3eZA77J8I%2fAAAAAAAAAlQ%2fZjV_YIcDzk0%2fs400%2fralph-globalwarming.jpg
Missed something like 19 out of 41 days … they then played reruns of other programs in his place!
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Mods, the link in my previous post is broken, could you delete it, this one should work, tks…
Al could consider Ralph from the Homer Simpson team, he’s a GW true believer….
http://firstfriday.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/the-global-warming-religion-how-can-we-scare-you-today/
Brief score so far:
1. ESPN (SportsCenter, 1992-1997) – gone
2. “The Big Show” (MSNBC evening primetime venue 1997) – gone
3. Fox Sports Net (yes, here for a stint in ’98: “The Keith Olbermann Evening News”) – gone
4. Salon.com (July 2002-2003) – gone
5. CNN (freelance) – gone
6. MSNBC (Countdown) – gone
7. CurrentTV (Countdown with Keith Olbermann) – gone
What venue has he yet grace his presence with … and … – (to be gone once again)?
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann
Slightly off topic but concerning the experiment performed in the myth busters video (viewed on Anthony’s original post about Bill N. and the Gorical). I did not see a pressure gauge in the greenhouses demonstrating an atmospheric pressure difference. I read Anthony’s response and some of the commentary but didn’t see it mentioned. Wouldn’t this just be a cheap parlor trick done by raising the pressure in the gas filled greenhouses causing a temperature difference when heated? Not trying to start any ‘slayer’ stuff, just curious?
Jim, where’d you come up with that?
Not Mr O. What could be wrong?
Oops, sounds like Mr O has a problem, maybe?
Your choice of a lead photo gave me a flashback to JF Kerry’s “Reporting for duty!” pic — he couldn’t salute properly, either…
Richard Patton says:
March 30, 2012 at 7:45 pm
It was almost like they felt that they were the only channel on TV and it didn’t matter if you knew what coming on because you weren’t going anywhere.
And Richard gets it in one!
@ur momisugly RockyRoad,
Precisely, a truly fired up Hannity & Colmes with some big police like dudes to step in if needed.
I never could watch Beck as you figured out. Got a quick snoot full of his radio years. Cannot take the Air America/Lefty type girls either.
Why don’t conservatives, tea party types jump over to make something out of Constitution Party? Leave the Reflubitcrats to their rich buddies?
Ed Mertin says:
March 30, 2012 at 6:39 pm
“Maybe he and Glenn Beck could do something together.”
Ed,
Perhaps Glenn Beck could help Keith Olberman rejoin rational, loving humanity…. but I suspect Olbeman is unredeemable.
Really, Ed. your comment reveals a profound ignorance of Glenn Beck and his various production efforts.
MtK
R. Shearer says:
March 30, 2012 at 7:40 pm
“Mac the Knife, am I shallow if I suggest a debate between Kari Norgard and Jo Nava?”
RS,
I do not think you are shallow, my friend! But, I’m concerned about the ramifications of such a pairing. I suspect a battle of wits between Kari Noorgard and the most honorable Joanne Nova would be setting Jo up for a child abuse charge!
MtK
Well, Tucker Carlson over at the Daily Caller has offered him an internship, if nothing else comes up soon. 🙂
Ed Mertin says:
March 30, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Why don’t conservatives, tea party types jump over to make something out of Constitution Party? Leave the Reflubitcrats to their rich buddies?
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Because of the knowledge if we do, there will be at least 2 consecutive elections in which the left will run roughshod and make sweeping gains throughout the various states and national elections. By the time we’d have enough structure, backing, and popular support, this country wouldn’t be recognizable, and likely the party would be made illegal before it could properly form.
For those that doubt that last statement, just think of all of the awful proposals various people in government and advocates have made about us skeptics…….. now imagine no one in their way to stop them. Your worst imaginations…… that would be the result if the Repubs would split today.
There has to be a near equal amount of people ready to bolt from the Dem party. We may not be too far off from that point, but we’re not there, yet.
Ed Mertin says:
March 30, 2012 at 9:02 pm
“Why don’t conservatives, tea party types jump over to make something out of Constitution Party? Leave the Reflubitcrats to their rich buddies?”
Ed,
Why don’t you join us in re-establishing limited federal government, fiscal discipline, and free market principles? And have a nice, soothing cup of T.E.A.!!!
MtK
Great way to end up another week. Feckless buffoonery has no shame and this proves it.
All hail to the destructive bent contained in self narcissism – it will always end when mirror size becomes the limiting contract item…,
Does this mean that Big Al is going to be throwing a salad bowl party for the kickoff?
First and foremost, I’m not a “conservative” in the sense we’re using the word in American politics today. The mainstream conception of “conservatism” is largely that of xenophobic frothing rabid religious whackjobs with a “Cops of the World!” attitude based upon the arrogant supposition that the entire planet can (and should) be smashed into subservience by way of military aggression.
These mock-“conservatives” don’t give a damn for the concept of civil government subservient to the rule of law ordained by the charter defining our federal thugs’ legitimate duties and prohibitions.
Second, like H.L. Mencken, I’m aware of the fact that:
At best, the Republican Party is nothing more than a sick charade, and in its essence it’s merely a component part of that system of “legal graft” by which every private citizen in our nation is ruthlessly pillaged.
With that in mind, let it also be understood that – like South Park co-creator Matt Stone –
Were Algore and the Olbermann and all their co-religionists to suddenly wind up in the South Park version of Hell along with Saddam Hussein and a sodomite Satan scorning even to grant ’em the solace of a reach-around, I wouldn’t shed a tear for them.
Heck, it’d take me half an hour to get the laughter under control.
Current TV.
Wait – Al Gore has a channel?
Almost makes me want to do some research on it.
Almost.
There are some MSM’s reporting, and getting it right:
Forbes: “…Current TV Will Restore “Values Of Respect, Openness, Collegiality And Loyalty” By Hiring Cheating Husband Suspected Of Misusing Campaign Funds…”
Spitzer also has a history of failed programs, too. Bet he won’t last 6 months.
The fun has just begun. Olbermann also said: “It goes almost without saying that the claims against me implied in Current’s statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently.”
Whopee! Law suits against Al are overdue.
Olberman is now supposedly going to come up with some kind of internet based programming that he produces on his own.
If you could play Olbermann’s career in reverse, it would tell the story of a total unknown, producing unwatched youtube videos, who rises up through the ranks and eventually anchors a news show, becomes the face of a major cable network, and who then begins broadcasting major national sports events.
This wont make me feel any better about the holy priest Al, but….
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Enjoy your time of Commie Keith.
The headline a the Drudge Report is priceless:
it’s time online media, such as WUWT, were given their fair share of corporate advertising!
27 March: MediaBistro: CNN, Ratings
March & Q1 2012: CNN Loses Half its Audience
CNN bore the brunt of the downward trend the news networks experienced this month and for much of the first quarter, when compared to the busy first few months of 2011. For the month of March, CNN was down -50% in total viewers and down -60% in A25-54 viewers (Total Day)…
All the cable news networks were down compared to the first quarter a year ago …
CNN reached an average monthly cumulative audience of 91 million viewers during the first quarter 2012, FNC followed with 77 million and MSNBC had 74 million.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/march-q1-2012-cnn-loses-half-its-audience_b118255
By the way, this really is a huge deal. It has apparently cost Olbermann $50 million bucks.
That “wheel of climate” stops being so funny once you learn what it’s really about. I couldn’t believe such thing came from MIT and I don’t like it at all.
http://globalchange.mit.edu/resources/gamble/