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6/18/08
Keith Olbermann Was A Bit Of A Jerk At ESPN
Why Am I Not Shocked To Hear Olbermann Had A "Contentious" Career At ESPN?
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I took the time yesterday to poke fun at Keith Olbermann for forgetting who Chauncey Billups played for, so this seems more than appropriate.

The Big Lead tracked down an article from the just released New Yorker magazine about Olbermann that also gives us a very quick glimpse of his days at ESPN.
Olbermann’s tenure at ESPN was characteristically contentious. One of his co-anchors, Suzy Kolber, has said that Olbermann was sometimes so overbearing that she would lock herself in the bathroom and cry. Another colleague, Mike Soltys, has said that when Olbermann left the network, in 1997, “he didn’t burn bridges here—he napalmed them.”
Hey, if you're going to leave a place, might as well napalm it for good measure. Sgt. Kilgore approves.

By the way, I'm not overly shocked to hear this. It's not hard to understand how Olbermann could have rubbed people the wrong way. Although admittedly, he was probably the best anchor SportsCenter ever had.

I'm going out on a limb here, but I think this video may speak to why Olbermann wasn't liked at ESPN. Having Roger Clemens beat up your fellow employees will do that.



One Angry Man [The New Yorker]
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6/18/08
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Man I am glad I don't watch MSNBC

6/18/08
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(Edited by kantwistaye)
Clearly, Roger was juicing back then too.

6/18/08
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It seems has started to happen at MSNBC also. A Tiger cant change his stripes. Or once a douche always a douche

6/18/08
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During the primary season he was getting snippy and beligerent at Matthews and Gregory when their commentary on Obama was getting into HIS commentary time. Off camera he was reportedly bitching to Abrams saying to the effect he is the star of the show

6/18/08
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Man I am glad I don't watch MSNBC

6/18/08
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They all can be and are clowns or whatever you want to call them. When you get to their positions of power in their networks the egos are outta controll.


6/19/08
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Way to be a pro, Suzy.  I've worked with a couple a-holes over the years, but I can't remember ever locking myself in the bathroom and crying. 

6/19/08
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Keith Olbermann is insane. Watching his show is like watching a 12 year old complain about his mom making him cut the grass.

6/19/08
4
Sorry folks, have to disagree here, would watch MSNBC any day over faux noise! Just can't go that far right  

6/19/08
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danny_n94 wrote:
During the primary season he was getting snippy and beligerent at Matthews and Gregory when their commentary on Obama was getting into HIS commentary time. Off camera he was reportedly bitching to Abrams saying to the effect he is the star of the show
Actually it was Matthews that was bitching.
This is just a plea, can us liberals please have one hour on TV a night without conservatives bitching about it?  You have an entire cable news network and all of A.M. talk radio.  We just want one hour.  Please? 
And don't give me the "mainstream media is liberal" bull.  Both sides have serious beefs with them. 

6/20/08
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danny_n94 wrote:
It seems has started to happen at MSNBC also. A Tiger cant change his stripes. Or once a douche always a douche
KO was just mad that Berman wouldn't share his 'deux deux deux's

 
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