Predictions re: Olbermann?

[eleny]

For starters - I say he goes to Huffington Post like Fineman.

[Cleita]

1. I don't think he can do anything until his

contract is up. That's what happened to David Shuster.

[eleny]

2. The word we have so far is that they cancelled the contract

I'd bet that Huffington is already trying to reach him. And Salon, too.

[Cleita]

13. I hope so. n/t

[eleny]

16. Saw your post in the other thread about the contract

Odd how they extended it to 2012. Now I have to wonder if they're trying to sink him. And further wonder if he could challenge them on it if it was intentional to shut him up. A person has to make a living.

He could join Joan Walsh and write his own book - on the industry.

:hi:

[Cleita]

21. It occurred to me that if his contract is until the

end of 2012, it could put him out to pasture and he would have to start from scratch again. I hope it isn't so. :-(

[quiller4]

22. Not "cancelled" but bought out and the buyout didn't come cheap

something approaching 2 yrs salary coupled to an 18 month noncompete clause.

[lonestarnot]

4. He can write can't he?

[Cleita]

14. Yes, I hope his contract doesn't extend to that. n/t

[PCIntern]

3. I think I'm gonna throw up, eleny...

For once...I am speechless...

[eleny]

6. Got any laughing gas handy, doc?

Or maybe a Pepcid?

[PCIntern]

8. The former was regulated almost out of

existence here in PA for routine use...the second, well, it never worked for me...

:hi:

[eleny]

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:hi:

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[Motown_Johnny]

7. ascends into heaven on a golden cloud.... no wait...ummm......

I got nothing

CNN?

Young Turks?

Celebrity Apprentice?

[eleny]

11. Lol!

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Current TV

or HDNet

or some such.

Not unlike what Howard Stern did . . . . go out and try to be a franchise.

I'd say HDNet, with Rather, who isn't getting younger.

Could you imagine if Aaron Brown joined them, too?

[eleny]

12. Aaron Brown?!

I haven't thought of him in so long. Yunno what? If you sent him an email at CNN he actually answered it. We had some good arguments over issues via email.

:hi:

[Sparkly]

24. Me, too!

We were practically pen-pals. I was a regular at MWO at the time, and there was that big brouhaha about people writing him nasty letters attributed to MWO readers, etc.... Do you remember that?

We had a little falling out over Paul Wellstone's memorial service... and a short time after that, he seemed to join the ranks of the "common wisdom" of the time (= buying the BushCo bullshit).

Too bad. He had potential.

[shireen]

15. i was just thinking the same thing ....

Brown, Rather, and Olbermann. Together, a force of nature.

[eleny]

20. Here's what he's doing now....

"He is currently the anchor of the PBS documentary series Wide Angle and an instructor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Brown

[Stinky The Clown]

23. I think he took that gig shortly after he left CNN

I also get the impression (but have no proof) that its a base for him, but leaves him free to do a lot of other projects.

[WilliamPitt]

17. ESPN

...and writing his politics from now on.

[MadBadger]

18. My sarcasm meter is off, that was a joke right?

[jillan]

19. Faux News!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Motown_Johnny]

25. Maybe he should run for office, Al Franken made it to the Senate

Keith could make it to the House if he picks the right district

[eleny]

26. What a great idea! Now wouldn't that give BillO some heartburn

[Stinky The Clown]

27. Hey eleny . . . . . .

. . . . didja see this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x244772

[eleny]

29. Oooh, I like that move of Aaron's!

Maybe a little kissing up? We can hope.

[MrMickeysMom]

28. I sense something on the order of working with Michael Moore

We may be experiencing an extremely sharp shift in the way the corporate media is trying to hang on the the old ways... Moore's been on the outside a VERY long time and has survived. Olbermann really looks up to people like him (and his audience, did ya hear him?)

The American people have had enough.... or have they?

At the same time Mr and Mrs America like drones in front of Fox News and their talking points, the rest of us Americans have felt the final sting of what we thought was a kinder, safer world.

This could be the start of what we thought was the media, but it's never really been for a long time.

We- RIGHT HERE are that media with our magical corporate/Comcast dominated, FCC forgotten media of the past. They forgot about us.

But, we are here right now.

The question is... what are we to do? How do we decide we're getting our news, commentary, thought provoking media?

He'll resurface with his friends... people like Maddow will be one of them and so will Moore. Not sure about Ed, and forget the rest of them.

[eleny]

30. Someone posted that his contract break has an 18 month no compete clause

So we don't know yet what his options can be.

Fingers crossed since your idea sounds like a very good fit. I'd like to see Moore do a doc about the msm. KO is the hand that fits that glove.

"forget the rest of them" - What you say!

[MrMickeysMom]

31. you know something about those "non compete" clauses, eleny...

I think it's hard to say in a field that big that you can't go elsewhere. Of course, look who is bigger and badder and I suppose it could apply.

But, what a great time to work on a big project with the masters behind you.

These are some interesting time, alright.

[mvd]

32. That's another sad part. He has enough clout to go somewhere..

like CNN, but they won't take him. They would, however, take a Repuke shill. I know he has a place, but let's hope it's not small scale.