Al Jazeera Seeks a U.S. Voice Where Gore Failed By BRIAN STELTER
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.
For Al Jazeera, which is financed by the government of Qatar, the acquisition is a coming of age moment. A decade ago, Al Jazeera’s flagship Arabic-language channel was reviled by American politicians for showing videotapes from Al Qaeda members and sympathizers. Now the news operation is buying an American channel, having convinced Mr. Gore and the other owners of Current that it has the journalistic muscle and the money to compete head-to-head with CNN and other news channels in the United States...............................>>>>..........................>>>>................http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-said-to-be-acquiring-current-tv/
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Amazing detail in Brian Stelter's reporting on the sale of Current TV to Al-Jazeera: 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. But the deal was not signed until Wednesday.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Current TV’s investors included funds controlled by Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle and San Francisco money manager Richard Blum, according to a 2008 Securities and Exchange Commission filing when the company unsuccessfully sought to sell stock to the public. Blum is married to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from San Francisco.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Time Warner dropped the channel (system wide), and I'm sure Comcast is sure to follow. Gore pretty much duped them, because that channel is going to be available pretty much nowhere.
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Dictionary.com wog noun, Chiefly British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. any nonwhite, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
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Maybe Ira had some other (non racist) meaning?
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
they can PRETEND to 'drop' the channel but the INTERNET is what is relevant....
they all already know they look like money a$$es....
Al Gore cements himself as one of the biggest hypocrates ever.
Won't sell to Glenn Beck because "the legacy of who the network goes to is important to us and we are sensitive to networks not aligned with our point of view", but has no problem selling it to an anti-American/anti-Jew Islamic propaganda network....I guess Al Jazeera is more in line with America than Beck is.
It gets worse....
Gore tried to sell before the end of Dec. so he woudn't have to pay the higher Cap. Gains Tax.....Gore doesn't want to pay his 'fair share'
And the icing on the cake....
Capt. Enviorment sells to Big Oil.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Al Gore cements himself as one of the biggest hypocrates ever.
Won't sell to Glenn Beck because "the legacy of who the network goes to is important to us and we are sensitive to networks not aligned with our point of view", but has no problem selling it to an anti-American/anti-Jew Islamic propaganda network....I guess Al Jazeera is more in line with America than Beck is. It gets worse.... Gore tried to sell before the end of Dec. so he woudn't have to pay the higher Cap. Gains Tax.....Gore doesn't want to pay his 'fair share' And the icing on the cake.... Capt. Enviorment sells to Big Oil.
If Gore's choice was between Cry Baby Glenn Beck and Al Jazeera... Gore opted for the less radical, the less extremist choice.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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