Now "the well-traveled anchor" is employing his management muscle in "a game of chicken" with the guys who hired him, communicating only with Current suits through his hired guns.
Carr: Olbermann refused to participate in any programming outside the
parameters of his regularly scheduled “Countdown,” a show where he has
all but taken himself hostage by broadcasting against a black backdrop.
The motif scans as a running protest against the technical problems at
the channel, with a candle lit to mark the start of the vigil. That
nice, gooey start-up rhetoric now seems very far away:
Olbermann sat out the Iowa caucuses. No telling New Hampshire. My feeling is that Olbermannn simply cannot stomach covering Republicans.
Howard Hughes or Howard Beale?
ReplyDeleteGrandpa D: I've already likened him to Howard Beale and Andy Griffith's Lonesome Rhodes. I'm liking Olbermann now as OCD recluse Howard Hughes...
ReplyDeleteWhy don't the men in white suits, carrying a straight jacket, come and
ReplyDeletetake him away?
What genius thought Olbermann was management material? You think he has a bathroom in there, or just milk bottles lined up.
ReplyDeleteGore and Hyatt figured if they gave Olbiermann a title and responsibilities other than doing a show he would be more accountable. They didn't figure the psychological monkeys on his back were as massive as King Kong.
ReplyDeleteThey will, Cara, they will. In due time . . .
ReplyDeleteIf you hire an asshole, you get an asshole.
ReplyDeleteHuman reclaimation projects will have to await better control of the human genome.
Next, Glenn Beck will probably pop up hurting his back after jumping on a table.
ReplyDeleteJoel Hyatt has chased one too many ambulances.
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