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[UPDATE] Keith Olbermann Dismissed From Current TV, Replaced By Eliot Spitzer Starting Tonight
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 30, 2012
Modified Mar 30, 2012
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[UPDATE BELOW] Current TV has suddenly axed Keith Olbermann, whose show will be replaced by a new program hosted by former governor Eliot Spitzer, starting tonight. In an open letter to viewers, Current's founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt wrote, "We’re very excited to announce that beginning tonight, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will host 'Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer,' at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Eliot is a veteran public servant and an astute observer of the issues of the day." And his last TV show was such a hit, this one can't miss!
"[Spitzer] has important opinions and insights and he relishes the kind of constructive discourse that our viewers will appreciate this election year," the open letter continues. "We are confident that our viewers will be able to count on Gov. Spitzer to deliver critical information on a daily basis." Olbermann went over to Current last June after clashing with MSNBC brass over his political donations. It's unclear how the hot-tempered host feels about this most recent turn of events. At press time, his most recent Tweet had to do with cats. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Update 5:37 p.m.: Showtime folks, showtime! @KeithOlbermann is giving a statement via twitter, 140 characters at a time. And he's going to sue.
I'll be putting out my statement in two ways: 140 characters at a time, and then in one fell swoop via Twitlonger.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 30, 2012
4/ Nevertheless, Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt, instead of abiding by their promises and obligations and investing in a quality news program,
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 30, 2012
5/ finally thought it was more economical to try to get out of my contract. It goes almost without saying that the claims against me
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 30, 2012
6/ in Current's statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 30, 2012
And so on and so forth. You know where to find the rants if you want them. This tears it, we're totally renting Goodnight, and Good Luck tonight.
Keith Olbermann just must be fifty kinds of asshole.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) March 30, 2012
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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