So it has come to the attention of Keith Olbermann's expensive Ego that there is some grumbling about the 7.5 mil that the Ego pulls down every year for being THE EGO.
Dear Mr. Olbermann, While General Electric, the parent-company of your MSNBC network, was negotiating a $126 billion taxpayer-funded bailout, you signed a new contract raising your salary from $4 million to $7.5 million annually. You have used your show as a platform to call for the resignation of corporate executives accepting excessive bonuses on the backs of taxpayers who are picking up the tab for these atrocious bailouts, yet you yourself have no problem engaging in the same “class economic rape” that you accuse them of. Please heed your own advice and stop accepting taxpayer money to subsidize your nightly diatribes. Resign or return the balance of your excessive raise to the U.S. TreasuryOh these guys kill me. Do they have any concept of how expensive Yankee tickets are now that they've built a new stadium? Do they know how much it costs to live in a $5M plus apartment on Park Avenue? And more importantly, do they know how expensive it is to support Katy Tur? And then there are the insurance costs for my world-class collection of baseball cards. I'm worth more than O'Reilly when you factor (get it--Factor?) in how much those cards are worth. And this guy from US News and World Report who is serving as a PR firm for these bozos needs to chill.
"It is just outrageous that Olbermann, night after night, goes after executives at so-called bailout firms when he himself works for one. He likes to call other people on their inconsistencies—he calls them the worst person in the world. Well, he needs to take a look in the mirror."Actually the Ego spends a great deal of time looking in the mirror, but mainly just to check out the fabulousness that is Keith Olbermann's Ego. Whatever. The bottom line is that Keith Olbermann isn't giving back the money that GE had to borrow to pay him. That's their problem, not The Ego's. And calling out Wall Street execs and the like for doing the same? That's not being hypocritical. That's just The Ego being The Ego. And by now you should know that's it is all about Keith Olbermann and what's best for him, 24/7/365 just as it should be. Now if you'll excuse me, The Ego has to get back to more bidding on Ebay.
Yeah, that's right people, Keith Olbermann spends more on Ebay in a week than most people make in a month. But The Ego has to do something with all of that GE money, right?
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Forget about his Ebay habit. Check out the AP article where he whines because he doesn't like the deal that the Yankees offered him for buying 3 of their $825 a game seats (buy 3, get 1 free). He wants the same deal the people in the front row get, half-price seats. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSn19IpdZn7FbgJXU4k5wAqyPhWAD97RNTB80
I read the baseball nerd column about this. it's so badly written I can't figure out what he wants or what his chief complaint is other than he think he overpaid for something. He ought to think about the scores of people both on camera and off who were let go at NBC Universal so he could get his 7.5M per year. I bet those folks would be happy to afford even a cheap seat at the new Yankee stadium.
On a day that the Cubs retire No. 31 for Fergie Jenkins & Greg Maddux (2 of the greatest pitchers ever) and he's crying about Yankee seat prices---what a friggin' loser. Some "baseball" fan...
How strange that Olbermann is off on the Monday following the news about the raise and the petition....
Just sayin'.
What raise and petition? Keith got his raise from 4 to 7.5 mil months ago. You talking about something more recent?
Anon, it was the first time the BoSox visited the "new" Yankee Stadium, so the fact the Keith took off is not in the least bit strange. It would be strange if he showed up to work.
Keith should decide whether he wants to hang out at ball parks 24/7 or be a news anchor. I'm still waiting for him to make a big deal out of giving $$$ to charity since he whined so loudly about this.
I think Keith can be both sports fan and news guy. He did both this past football season (granted, he mostly reports from NY on Sunday nights, but when he had to travel to FL for the Super Bowl, he did his job). Also, during Spring Training, he was a fan at the game during the day and broadcaster at night.
As for charity, I don’t know about his personal expenses, but it is known that he donates to charities (most recently, his salary from MLB.com to The Baseball Assistance Team, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the Jayden Braden/Ariana Marzano College Fund). You may dispute how much you think he should make or how he should spend his personal income, but this shows that parts of it are going to grateful charities, and I have no problem with that.
And he makes VERY sure everyone knows about his charitable contributions because otherwise, what's the point?
It’s pretty common practice, whenever a media type or celebrity donates to a specific cause (especially if they are passionate about that cause), to release a statement or to talk about it through the media. The celebrity is able to discuss why they support that charity and how that charity’s purpose impacts the greater good. Plus, it’s free publicity for that charity and I’m sure having a recognizable name or face associated to them is much appreciated, especially for organizations that are small or working on shoestring budgets.
In Keith’s case, he didn’t personally come out and say that he was giving his salary from MLB.com to the charities named above; it came out in a press release from MLB.com. And, all three charities are important to him. The B.A.T. is a charity that supports everyone involved with the game of baseball and their families whenever they have financial or physical issues, and the college fund goes to the grandchildren of a former major leaguer and MLB.com host who passed away last year. And, St. Jude’s is especially important, being a cancer research hospital and Keith losing his mother to the disease just a few weeks ago.
Designating a charity after a loved one dies is something most people do, big deal. And apparently you weren't aware that someone (or a group of someones) has been quietly giving away millions to colleges all across America and remarkably, there name or names has never surface. You can very much keep it quiet if you want to but if it was going to be kept quiet, he wouldn't do it because it's all about the PR with him. And you are sadly misinformed if you think he's never talked or boosted onair about his contributions. He's done so and done so repeatedly. They don't call him The Ego for nothing.
And I'd bet good money, no I'd donate it to charity (but without the trumpets KO uses to tell us what a good person he is) that he'll make a donation of some kind very soon to make up for his "my seats cost too much I want a refund" rant.
As one of those millions who personally contribute to universities and charities, I fully understand the process of donating and how my donation impacts others around me. From my experience, as a donating alumna, I receive a magazine from my university every semester which lists others who have recently donated to the university, especially if they are substantial amounts or if their donation was made in attempts at establishing a fund or a scholarship. That PR, regardless of the donator’s intentions, is a good thing; allowing others to know about those scholarships and how they may also contribute. I understand that everyone has the right to keep their donation quite or anonymous or have it made public if they like; I have no problem with any of those decisions.
As for Keith, I don’t know him personally, and unless you have a personal friendship with him, your assumption with regards to his intentions behind any contribution he makes is subjective. Taking a few minutes out of his show, to speak about subjects that have affected his life, the life of his family, and millions of other Americans, is productively using the platform that has been given to him. In this instance, the ends justify the means.
P.S. I like KOE. Ego, keep up your snide posts, and I will continue to be amused by your narcissistic narratives of this generation’s Edward R. Murrow.
That's not what I was talking about. Over the last year or so, someone or a group of someones has donated these huge chunks of money to colleges all across the U.S. The belief is that it's the same person or group doing this but they have explicitly requested that their identiy not to be revealed. Now that's real charity.
Beyond that, I graduated from college too and guess what? My alumni magazine will sometimes list "Anonymous" with the amount. It can be done for those who do not seek the limelight for themselves.
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