Keith Olbermann at 2009 HRC NY Dinner

[JackBeck]

Run time: 13:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FyrETmFiLA   Posted on YouTube: February 09, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 10, 2009 By DU Member: JackBeck Views on DU: 1241

 

[terisan]

1. Is Keith Olberman's salary $4 million or $7 million-I've seen both figures. nt

[JackBeck]

6. Posted 6 minutes after I posted the OP. The video is 13 minutes long.

Tells me all I need to know.

[terisan]

7. Do you think you have sole copy of video?? My question stands. Is it $4 million or 7.

Incidentally I mercifully do not have cable or satellite and do watch political video on internet


Here is info on Keith Olberman's boss at GE-GE got TARP Banker Welfare money:

IMMELT OF GE MADE 14 MILLION IN LAST YEAR"S PAY

General Electric’s chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt, was awarded $14.2 million in compensation last year, including salary, bonus and the value of plan-based awards, the company said Monday in a regulatory filing.

G.E.’s proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Mr. Immelt’s 2007 compensation included salary of $3.3 million, $5.8 million in bonus and $396,267 in other compensation, as well as other plan-based awards valued at $4.7 million at their grant date.

In 2006, he was awarded $8.8 million in salary, bonus and other compensation, and $6.3 million in plan-based awards.

<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/business/04electric.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>

[JackBeck]

8. Keep on digging...

http://www.conservativepunk.com/articles/1937/

[FLAprogressive]

2. K&R - what an amazing speech!

[JackBeck]

9. Yes it was.

For someone who is non-gay, he totally gets it.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. I'd never have seen this

if you hadn't posted it here. And I'd have hated to have missed this.

He is just extraordinary, isn't he?

But that suit/tux has got to GO!

Thank you so much.

:toast:

[skorpo]

4. Thanks for posting this

What a great man and great speech. Keith keeps speaking the thoughts I have in my heart. He can say what I don't know how to express

[jkshaw]

5. Goodness, Keith, that was a

wonderful talk! Our family loves this man.

[MrSlayer]

10. An excellent speech.

Keith is very genuine.

[Berry Cool]

11. Another K&R--meant to do this yesterday--can't give it enough.

And thanks to the OP for posting.