WHAT ABOUT KEITH?

This blog is not about a fault in Keith, but about a fault in Current TV. Please learn how to read.

I understand that this about the fault of Current and even understand the negative number. Hey I am like you, I only watch KO and if he leaves I go with him, but as I said before I do not put much efficency on that article to me it just a rumor, I think that thier is someone that is really mad at him and wants to cause trouble. Trust me I will not watch the pramies if they do not have KO. Again if Current is treating KO the way that MSNBC which would not be suprising than I am out. I am a premit KO fan and only will watch if he's there. Tried the Young Turks and were not really impressed, maybe Gramholm, but truth is like you truthglow KO is what keeps me at Current.

To those who think some of us are overreacting .. Keith told us he would be back Tuesday that is not happening.. he has been sitting in the dark for over two weeks? A man with his pull is sitting in the dark?? I guess after he left MSNBC so abruptly, I'm a little shell shocked now... I hope we are making something out of nothing...

feel free to vote it down, but keith and michael moore, as well as oreilly and sean hannity, are what is wrong with the main stream media. they are not journalists, they are not reporters, they are idiots playing a role on tv to illicit and force people to choose sides and buy the corporate line. they are the biggest face of the problem, the machine that splits us up to divide and conquer, and they add nothing positive to the world.

Can't you give your opinion without a string of profanity attached? Can you spell C-L-A-S-S?

Great contribution to the discussion...your comparisons and contrasts are backwards and your vocabulary is a direct reflection of your limited intellectual understanding of what people are saying, and about what Keith has said in the past regarding his role on Current...don't let the door hit you in the ass...

Keith is not a reporter, he is a political commentator. And a damned good one. His views are his own and I believe them to be sincere.

Can you spell C-L-A-S-S? not without A-S-S.. i like to think of language as a box of crayons.. if you dont occasionally use all the colours, your pictures are dull and lifelless.. overuse any and you are left with a blurry muddy mess.. sorry you choose to limit your experiences.

lol look at you with the big words and stuff! you must be a real genius!! let me break it down so those with less limited world views can understand: you disagree with my opinion on your little idol keeef, so it must mean i dont get it, or i have limited intellect. great argument! do you work for POTUS? because its thinking like that that fits right in to the new world order of the machine.. you could run the media today with that logic!

he is a shill for the machine chosen to represent the left side of the divide they want us all to be part of, the us vs them mentality that keeps us blind and docile. wake up and smell the propaganda!

lol thank you!

also, if you can spare a moment to pull your head out of keef's ass, you should re-read my comment: feel free to vote it down, but keith and michael moore, as well as oreilly and sean hannity, are what is wrong with the main stream media. they are not journalists, they are not reporters, they are idiots playing a role on tv to illicit and force people to choose sides and buy the corporate line. they are the biggest face of the problem, the machine that splits us up to divide and conquer, and they add nothing positive to the world.

i dont call him a journalist, a reporter, or anything other than a spokesmodel for the machines policy of divide and keep ignorant the populace of slaves and consumers, while you keep them arguing amoungst themselves over false positions such as left and right.

You missed the point Sparky...no surprise there...

Well, hell, I voted you up for having an opinion and holding your ground. I don't agree with all you've said but if I wanted to hang with a bunch of Lefty Lemmings I'd go elsewhere.

(Actually, I like both KO and Cenk; followed both for years. What we have here is a tempest in a teapot during that wierd time of the holiday season. When the election shit starts to get serious Current will show up with the heavy hitters.)

Bless the children for they know not of what the speak.

Hey little camper, I can think of worse places to be.........

its not important who wins the entire election, honestly. they are just the face of the machine. keef and hannity, michael moore and oreilly are nothing more than the announcers at the WWE, trying to get us divided on the faces and heels, to drum up excitement and divert us from realizing the game is rigged

It's true that it doesn't matter who wins the presidency - up to a point. There will be a BIG difference in the country with a president like Ron Paul or Rick Perry, for instance, vs. a president like Barack Obama. Obama only gets us partway there, but at least he's going in the right direction!

Mmm..yes,the matrix .. all spiced up on keanu reeves are we...flying around in an overcoat.

Not really. There's no difference in the corporate establishment Dem/ReThug Party. It has taken away our Bill of Rights, even worse under Obama than when Bush was in power. Our country is now ruled under Fascism, with no Freedom to assemble or speak. Just look at how the "Occupiers" have been beaten! The press & government are now one. The only thing we have is Keith & Cenk (to some extent). We need another party, or we're completely done. Check out Rocky Anderson from the new Justice Party. He's a REAL progressive who can help us, but he needs extensive coverage. Cenk had him on for a very brief, token time, but it wasn't long enough. He needs to be taken seriously.

We could definitely use another party, but what are the realistic steps to get there? Probably not for the 2012 election. There is a process that can move in that direction, and the Republican party will fight (and spend) mightily to keep that from happening. But more importantly, any major shifts need to go in the direction of supporting the people.

So that means we don't try? That's what the Fascists count on. I for one will try, no matter what. If our forefathers were too afraid to try, we'd be ruled by Queen Elizabeth today. To support the Justice Party & Rocky Anderson is to support "THE PEOPLE!"

Keith was hired to cover the "NEWS." As disgusting as ReThugs are, including their primaries, Keith should be there to cover them too.

I'm thinking Current has gone too far pushing only Politics. It seems clear the Republicans can't find anybody. People are watching just for the clown show. Obama has been compromising all along. I'm looking at steering away from politics this coming year and getting back to just science, art and music.

At best one day, even if Obama does well, he won't be remembered any differently than Wilson.

http://current.com/community/93595638_happy-woodrow-wilsons-birthday.htm#9359936...

Too much politics is absolutely correct. Even on this site you don't see a "caption contest" unless the picture is political. And I agree as well about the clown show. In the end Obama will get a second term just like Bush did. This is all for entertainment and show. Which makes it all the more disappointing for me that Mr. Gore doesn't seem to see that and is playing along with all of this, especially regarding his previous and correct statements about the system being dysfunctional. Current could have been truly groundbreaking, especially regarding issues related to our Earth and true human issues. I know this year coming up will see me doing a lot more to get out information about the environment on other venues as well as my blogs and an effort to participate in occupying to change this government system which on all sides is nothing more than a sham.

Jennifer Granholm is a person friend of Keith Olberman and he was responsible for bringing her aboard. I find her a very nice counter balance to Cenk's sometimes ill conceived, out of left field, Ron Paul genuflecting. I appreciate Keith, Cenk and Jennifer for bringing us the different shades of gray on issues that are never all just black and white.The progressive movements intolerance of even the slightest diversion from purist ideology is counter productive to the aims of the movement. Keith's attemps to bring a broader audience to Current is based on his realization that only 12% of liberals are disenchanted with Barack Obama, and he understands that you cannot build a network based on such a audience. That's what Democracy Now is for , which I watch religiously.

Unfortunately, Obama will also be remembered for taking away our rights in his signing of the NDAA bill, and for his continuation of Bush's torture and more of that bad stuff. He's the biggest disappointment in my lifetime so far. Current should stop pushing him and start supporting the REAL progressive that is Rocky Anderson.

Oh, so it is then Keith Olbermann who made the mistake? Thanks for clearing that up. She is still a party apologist and comes off as phoney to me. And praytell, please tell me the "different shades of grey" there are regarding taking civil liberties away? Perpetuating war? Environmental destruction? I will tell you- there are no shades of grey- it's wrong regardless of party. So I don't need the softsell nor to be preached to by people who only tow the party line.

And I don't know what movement you are talking about but it isn't the one out here that sees the BS on all sides and is sick of those like Granholm just covering the butts of those who butter her bread. And I am not just disenchanted with Obama as an AMERICAN, I am disenchanted with this entire system which he is a part of. Tell us how much Obama will spend on negative ads this political season just like the other clowns will do spending billions on the same campaign BS when that money could have been spent to truly help people, especially since poverty has increased while this administration continues the military industrial complex.

And really? The Progressive movement is a hindrance and counterproductive? To what? If you mean fomenting war and economic and environmental devastation, you bet. The absolute lack of tolerance for dissenting views in the Democratic Party is just as unpalatable as the jackbooted mentality of the Republican Party, only you all do it much more subtly.

In all honesty, I find it sad that Obama may only win this because the other side is so absolutely abyssmal. I miss the day when campaigns actually had platforms and Ideas and it was exciting to watch. Now it is little more than an exercise in ego and who can make the most donations to buy the most corporate votes. And you can keep it. I will keep to my Progressive principles and keep fighting for a better world, unlike those in both parties who just talk the talk without walking the walk year after year after year...

Beautifully articulated janforgore. You have a wonderful way of putting into words exactly what I was thinking! I believe there are many more who are thinking like this, and we are the ones who believe in Rocky Anderson and his Justice Party. God knows, there is no one in the Dem/ReThug Party of "Clowns" running for office who will protect our rights or our country.

I can certainly understand your feelings and I can concur with some reasons, truthglow. I hope everyone will also come to understand that big disappointment is not precisely the same as worst President.

Life is nothing but shades of gray. Because somebody does not tow your line 100% they are your enemy and an enemy to all things decent and progressive. This is a total lack of perspective and the reason why nothing of substance is ever accomplished in this country. Compromise is only a dirty word to teabaggers and extremists from both sides. This country has existed for 236 years and moderation is what has kept us stable and still a democracy instead of the idealogical pure utopia you envision, which any practical , realistic person reognizes as unobtainable. I deal with real world realities and attempt to change what I can in whatever way I can. The fact that it doesn't rise to your exceedingly preposterous standards does not make my accomplishments any less valid than what you purport to care about. It is indeed a sad state of affairs that people who agree on probably 95% of the issues that matter cannot have a civil disagreement without irrational accusations of being a traitor to liberalism.
BTW, I don't blame Keith for anything. I have a great deal of admiration and respect for him and the decisions he feels are best for his network and bring his perspective to the widest audience possible. It is you who condemns him for not adhering to your strict rules about who is an acceptable liberal and who is not. If you cannot tolerate listening to the slightest alternative position that Ms. Granhom ofers then I suggest you turn your attention elsewhere .I am sorry that Keith , Jennifer and I do not meet your criterion for idealogical purity, but one can't help but wonder if anyone can, unless they have the most narrowminded outlook on life.
" An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than cabbage, concludes that they will also taste better as a soup."--H.L. Menken

I didn't say "worst president," but he is definitely a dangerous president. You would agree, if it were you (or yours) who were captured & held without a trial, as this president has already allowed by signing such a law. He has also expanded upon Bush's wiretapping & other spying methods of we the people. He is not to be trusted, and don't be fooled by his beautiful smile. I was one of the millions who were fooled in 2008, but I will not be fooled again.

Nothing preposterous about wanting clean air and water, healthy food without the influence of Monsanto, DOW and other companies that poison it and a world where the people have the say not the powerful. We have been failing on all of that of late and you and those like you seem very content with continuing to vote for that status quo. I would then say your standards are dismally lacking not mine. Supporting "Democrats" just because they claim to be Democrats or vice versa for "Republicans" is what has ruined this country. Putting party before principle has ruined this country. And Granholm offers no position on anything else I am interested in. She is clearly here to push herself, sell books and apologize for Obama with more softball insider DC pablum. And as long as I am a member of this site I will focus my attention on what I know is important. I'm still waiting for her to answer as to why she calls herself a "progressive" and yet supports DOW Chemical. Oh, but that is such a horrible standard I have in expecting those who say they care about the environment to actually explain their actions to the contrary in supporting companies that poison it. Yes, so narrowminded of me to care about people poisoned and maimed by Agent Orange and Dioxin. And I'll keep waiting for the answer.

I have to research the Justice Party, but good to know there is another choice.

Unlike you, Jennifer Granholm as the Governor of Michigan could not afford to be a one issue candidate. She was busy along with the administration trying to save the auto industry, whose failure would have devastated the state economically and from which it never could recover. It is one thing to be concerned about our environment as all progressive/liberals do, it is another to allow millions of workers to be put out of work with nowhere to turn and no prospects for the future. Once again, you allow your single minded pursuit of environmental issues to blind you to a moderate approach which would allow us to make some real progress in this area, without the left and right battling to the death over the cause and consequently achieving nothing.
Why not write Keith and tell him what awful decisions he's making in regard to his network and berate he and his colleagues for being such bad liberals, because I'm quite tired of being derided for my failure to as good a liberal as you. Perhaps Keith will shout " Hallelujah" and offer you a position as program director.Then after your extremism runs the station into the ground we can all sit around bemoaning the fact that there is one less outlet for progressive causes. If Current TV isn't pure enough for you, try Fox. Maybe they will make you their token environmentalist. In the meantime, leave Keith Olbermann alone to do the job Al Gore hired him to do.
P.S. Remember to set you DVR every night at 9:00 for "The War Room", I know I will. I always watch Rachel Maddow live. Don't tell me, I know, she's a sell out too.

She was busy saving her portfolio and allowing DOW to poison her state. And Current TV has now turned into the same as the very MSM pablum they were stating they wanted to be different from and because I care about that don't expect my opinion to go away anytime soon. I have been here to see all of its incarnations and I believe it is this poltical overkill that will ruin this station. Even to the point of cancelling Vanguard, the best damn show on this station. And you know what? If I were offered a job here I would take it and I bet I would generate more interest in this station because I am not a ONE ISSUE person and because I know that poltiics is not the ONLY THING IN LIFE. I am getting tired of being berated for an honest opinion and for caring about the Earth, which also translates to caring about poverty, education, etc. Without an environment, YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE. And that isn't LIBERAL to me so you can stop with the typical DLC labelling bs. I am a humanist. Too bad so many Democrats seem to have forgotten what that means in their quest to be like all the rest.

As I tell born agains who complain about programing, there is an on/off button and a remote to change the channel. These days one may even block a station. Press the menu button and you never need be corrupted by Keith and Jennifer again. Happy channel surfing.

Cenk is OK, but he's too loud, & a little of him goes a long, long way. Granholm is just another old-time Dem., & she will never win the ratings war against Rachel Maddow. Her pushing Obama on us is not progressive. If Current is REALLY a "Progressive Network," they would be supporting Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party. He's the only "progressive" in the entire race.

Of course. There's no excuse for Keith not to be on that show. I watched the last one, & it was boring without him. I won't watch this time, if he's not there.