'I screwed up,' Olbermann says of working at Current

[warrior1]

http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/11008301-i-screwed-up-olbermann-says-of-working-at-current

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Olbermann continued: "I didn’t say, ‘You know, if you buy a $10 million chandelier, you should have a house to put it in. Just walking around with a $10 million chandelier isn’t going to do anybody a lot of good, and it’s not going to do any good to the chandelier.' And then it turned out we didn’t have a lot to put the house on to put the chandelier in, or a building permit, and I, I should have known that. And it is, it is my fault at heart.”

“You’re the chandelier?” Letterman asked. “I’m the chandelier,” Olbermann answered. “You are always pointing out how big my head is, so I think it’s a suitable analogy.”

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[Common Sense Party]

1. Somebody thinks very highly of himself.

I guess a healthy self-esteem is a good thing.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. healthy, yes. overblown, no. n/t

[leftynyc]

2. Does he realize how revolting

he sounds? Keith was done in by his big ego....who does he think is going to hire him with his reputation?

[tularetom]

3. Pretty shallow guy as it turns out

That analogy is telling. He's really just another 1%er making money at the expense of the rest of us.

I don't think the $10 million chandelier is going to be able to find a house worthy of itself.

[truebrit71]

4. Such honesty is refreshing...and to be honest turning Current into a top-notch...

...news organization was going to take much more than Keith's own brilliance and skills....he need the back-up and it turns out he didn't have it...I hope he gets all of his money...and gets back on the air....SOON...

[Bluenorthwest]

5. He's right. Current can not make headway with the crappy production quality and

lack of journalists and support staff. I can see why a person would assume that Hyatt and Gore would see to their end of things and make an actual network. I was shocked when Keith's show kept looking like an access news hour shot with an i-Phone and a Mag Light.