Even some on the Left are put out with Al Gore – not for selling his Current TV to pro-Sharia Law Al-Jazeera – but because Al-Jazeera is owned by Big Oil – the Emir of Qatar! This is liberal radio host Randi Rhodes.
Via The Rightnewz
We knew Rush would have a memorable reaction to Al Gore’s selling “Current TV” to Al-Jazeera!
Rush Limbaugh on Al Gore Selling Current TV to Al-Jazeera: “Does this Mean Joy Behar and Jennifer Granholm Now have to Wear Burkas, and Veils over their Faces?” – Audio 1/3/13
Reports tonight indicate former Vice-President Al Gore and his partners in Cable Station “Current TV” have sold the network to Al-Jazeera:
MEDIA DECODER – NEW YORK TIMES:
Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab news giant, has long tried to convince Americans that it is a legitimate news organization, not a parrot of Middle Eastern propaganda or something more sinister.
It just bought itself 40 million more chances to make its case.
Al Jazeera on Wednesday announced a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated cable channel that was founded by Al Gore, a former vice president, and his business partners seven years ago. Al Jazeera plans to shut Current and start an English-language channel, which will be available in more than 40 million homes, with newscasts emanating from both New York and Doha, Qatar. . . . .
Al Jazeera did not disclose the purchase price, but people with direct knowledge of the deal pegged it at around $500 million, indicating a $100 million payout for Mr. Gore, who owned 20 percent of Current. Mr. Gore and his partners were eager to complete the deal by Dec. 31, lest it be subject to higher tax rates that took effect on Jan. 1, according to several people who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. . . . Read More
“Al’s Jazeera” So Gore’s views align w/the anti-American, Anti-Israel, Pro-Terror TV network? Good to know. bit.ly/1317PqF #tcot
— Culture & Media(@CultureandMedia) January 3, 2013
Oh my God. Glenn Beck wanted to buy Current and was found ideologically unacceptable by owners–but not Al Jazeera.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/…
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 3, 2013
Report: Al Gore and Partners Sell “Current TV” to Al-Jazeera – 1/2/13
Keith Olbermann is back on the air – at Current TV.
Here is video from his show last night where he talked with the founder of the far-Left site, Daily Kos – Markos Moulitsas. This video shows Kos calling Olbermann a “national treasure,” and attacking MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, whom Kos had a big falling out with which, he says, led him to being banned from appearing on MSNBC.
