STOP with this destructive lawsuit.
LEARN from what went wrong.
REBUILD and create a media outlet worthy of the Progressive Cause.
ENLIST Congressman Alan Grayson as a MEDIATOR
STOP hurting the Progressive Cause!!!!!!!
Dear Mr Gore,
With regards to the Matter of Current v. Olbermann, I think you are TOTALLY TO BLAME. (I will edit the 'totally', but in order to clean up this mess, it helps to think of taking ALL your share of the blame.) My opinion is not so much based on the specifics of the case, as it is on some general observations.
DX (Diagnosis:)
1. If you really believed that we are facing global climate calamity and that this is an imminent crisis, (see: “Inconvenient Truth”) and if you really believed in actually trying to save the planet before it is too late, you would have poured all your energies into creating a media outlet that could actually REACH people and could do so effectively. You would have made it the best that you could, with the best production values, recognizing that in our communications world, that is way to get people’s attention.
Instead you have created Current TV, which is, well, I don’t know what? What is it? And I can’t even get it in my market, so whatever it is, that doesn’t matter. You have created an amateurish production that is more frustrating than anything else. Frankly, if you want my opinion, it is an insult to the progressive cause. This suggests to me that you are not as committed to your causes as you espouse. That you are a dilettante and not a serious activist.
2. When you hired Keith Olbermann, I was very hopeful, because I thought that this investment in Keith represented an investment in Current to bring it into the mainstream as well. I am sure that the amount of money and backers required to do this, would be huge. But I am also confident, that if anyone could do this, it is you. Or so I thought. But basically you kept up with your losing formula and essentially Keith got swallowed up in your loser format and station.
Do you know how many letters I wrote and how many calls I made to try to get my Cable to get Current? Do you know how I begged that it be streamed by ROKU? Instead, the intrepid could only watch Keith’s show on Justin TV which had terrible transmission problems. I thank Justin TV for their transmission, however. I gave up. I figured, you just didn’t care.
3. Do I need to spell out the huge battle that is going on for our democracy right now? Do I need to spell out how the neocon reich-wing is battling for the minds and hearts of the vote with lies and manipulation? Do I need to spell out all the civil liberties and way of life and protections that are threatened? I trust I don’t. The Progressive Side desperately needs to make our case and bring the truth the mainstream. We know that the FoxBots won’t listen, nor the religious reich, but for everyone who can, it is desperately important, that we do. With Citizen’s United we are hugely on the defensive. We need to push back and push back hard. But most importantly of all: WE NEED TO PUSH BACK SUCCESSFULLY.
So what are you doing with your money and influence at this time of national peril? You are squandering them with half solutions by creating a second/third rate media outlet and keeping it second and third rate. The only conclusion that I can make is that you have truly given up on the problem of creating a successful media outlet for progressives.
WHY ARE YOU GIVING UP? We desperately need you NOT TO GIVE UP.
RX: (Prescription> Solution)
1. OK, enough with this pissing match with Keith Olbermann. Walk back from that and use this debacle as an opportunity to rebuild Current and the relationship with Keith.
3. Withdraw your suit from Keith Olbermann (contingent on him doing likewise,) and agree to mediation on the particular issues between you. I suggest that Congressman Alan Grayson assemble a mediator’s team. He’s got a big enough personality and is a straight shooter, to stand up to both you and Keith.
4. Commit yourself to actually raising enough money and backers to get a serious and competitive media outlet THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY ACCESS and that is GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN THE HEARTS AND MINDS. And start building that today. Get competent staff with a VISION, and who actually believe that our country is in dire straits and that it is worth fighting for. Understand that creating a viable, accessible media outlet is a national cause, and stop treating it like a millionaire’s hobby.
5. Be humble. Admit your mistakes. Stop seeing this as a personal matter and realize that this is a national matter. Use this an opportunity to create a voice for truth and democracy from the ashes of this mess.
I still believe in you and I still believe that a man of your stature has the ability to make this powerful transformation in himself, his work and ultimately for this nation.
Let the Phoenix Arise. This is Easter Sunday, which promises RESURRECTION!
Respectfully,
Sea Turtle
See:
URGENT: Letter to Cong Alan Grayson
Open Letter to Keith Olbermann
UPDATE
TO find out more about this issue, read:
Keith files lawsuit vs. Current
and
Current TV countersues