A Nation At The Crossroads: America Worries Whether Keith Olbermann Will, or Will Not, Take His Very Important Anchor Desk Tonight

If Keith Olbermann doesn't show up to broadcast tonight, it could literally affect the lives of tens of dozens of fans.

Keith Olbermann, who came to Current TV this year to remake the channel and compete against his old home, MSNBC, is sitting out the biggest political nights of the season.

Olbermann has been missing from various debates, too.

These absences suggest that there may be new tension between Mr. Olbermann and the managers at Current, who are trying to create a progressive-oriented cable news channel.

In the television industry, Mr. Olbermann is well known for fights with his bosses; stories abound about his refusal to speak to managers and executives. At Current, this behavior has continued, according to four people with knowledge of the situation, one of whom described Mr. Olbermann as “disgruntled.”

Olbermann? Disgruntled? Factory setting, no?

But Olbermann promises/threatens that he will actually report to work tonight:

@KeithOlbermann So is #Countdown back tonight?

@OwensC08 Headed into the office now in fact

How girlishly dramatic is Keith Olbermann? Just girlishly dramatic enough to make the routine reporting for daily work a tumultuous swirl of speculation and recrimination.

Via Johnny Dollar.

Estrogen

It's a wild ride.

For Allen, who didn't like my Special Edition changes to this post:

Awesome: From Rex Harrison's Hat.

posted by Ace at 05:09 PM

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