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Keith Olbermann's statement via 140 characters or less

Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
I'll be putting out my statement in two ways: 140 characters at a time, and then in one fell swoop via Twitlonger.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:28:44
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
1/ I'd like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV. Editorially, Countdown had never been better.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:34:17
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
2/ But for more than a year I have been imploring @AlGore and @JoelHyatt to resolve our issues internally,
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:35:03
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3/ while I've been not publicizing my complaints, and keeping the show alive for the sake of its loyal viewers and even more loyal staff.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:35:43
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
4/ Nevertheless, Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt, instead of abiding by their promises and obligations and investing in a quality news program,
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:36:10
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5/ finally thought it was more economical to try to get out of my contract. It goes almost without saying that the claims against me
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:36:48
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6/ in Current's statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:37:05
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7/ To understand Mr. Hyatt’s “values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty,” I encourage you to read of a previous occasion
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:38:25
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
8/ Mr. Hyatt found himself in court for having unjustly fired an employee. That employee’s name was Clarence B. Cain: nyti.ms/HueZsa
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:38:54
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
9/ In due course, the truth of the ethics of Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt will come out. For now, it is important only to again acknowledge
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:39:57
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10/ that joining them was a sincere and well-intentioned gesture on my part, but in retrospect a foolish one.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:40:18
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
11/11 That lack of judgment is mine and mine alone, and I apologize again for it.
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:40:34
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Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
My full statement: I'd like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV. ... tl.gd/gnlt4t
Fri, Mar 30 2012 14:43:29
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