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Al Gore Sued Over Current TV Sale to Al Jazeera (Edit)

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Al Gore sued over Current TV sale to Al Jazeera
March 6, 2013, 9:00 PM EST
By Eriq Gardner , The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter --
Current TV's $500 million sale to Al Jazeera has prompted a lawsuit that claims co-founder Al Gore originally was opposed to the deal but had a "change of heart" on selling his cable network to oil-rich Qataris.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court by John Terenzio, who presents himself as a highly regarded media consultant, executive and TV producer who conceived the idea for the distribution of an American version of Al Jazeera. Now, Terenzio claims that he has been cut out of the lucrative deal

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/al-gore-sued-current-tv-426420

Internet Al is in deep doo-doo but his heart is as always with the poor folks!!!
 
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Gore has always been very generous with other people's money.
 
Gore has always been very generous with other people's money.

seems he was clever enough to turn a failing backwater tv channel into a half billion dollar golden goose
 
Two little words.

Frivolous Lawsuit.

How this is news is a mystery to me.
 
Two little words.

Frivolous Lawsuit.

How this is news is a mystery to me.

because its al gore, otherwise this would receive no play

and the fellow who missed out on realizing anything on the deal has filed a nuisance suit in a last effort to cash out

hope al tells him to pound sand
 
Two little words.

Frivolous Lawsuit.

How this is news is a mystery to me.

Gonna agree. It sounds like this is sour grapes from some dude who thought he was going to see a piece of this pie, and is throwing a litigious hissy-fit when he didn't get a kickback.

Nothing to see here, folks.
 
seems he was clever enough to turn a
failing backwater tv channel into a
half billion dollar golden goose

But nobody watched or watches current tv.

I used to watch it for laughs. Like the time they showed the 2 hours long socialistic drivel of the Emeritus professor Richard Wolf.

His solution to our current economic crisis. Tax rich folks at 90 + %....

Lol. He mentioned we "did it after WW2.

WOW...Emeritus Harvard Proffesor and all.

One things clear, Gores primary ambition has always been the great american dollar.
 
But nobody watched or watches current tv.

I used to watch it for laughs. Like the time they showed the 2 hours long socialistic drivel of the Emeritus professor Richard Wolf.

His solution to our current economic crisis. Tax rich folks at 90 + %....

Lol. He mentioned we "did it after WW2.

WOW...Emeritus Harvard Proffesor and all.

One things clear, Gores primary ambition has always been the great american dollar.

never realized you were so opposed to capitalism
 
never realized you were so opposed to
capitalism


A expected generic thoughtless response but hey, your a BO supporter, or a Lib.

Its one thing to be honest, and have to cow tow to no one because youv'e never misrepresented yourself.

It's another thing to to push a false bankrupt narrative like "global warming" with the sincere underlying objective being making a buck.

I don't like scamming politicians. Gore just epitomizes the left wing agenda. None of the lefts aganeda could exist on its own merits and has to be gift wrapped in BS to seem palatable.
 
A expected generic thoughtless response but hey, your a BO supporter, or a Lib.

Its one thing to be honest, and have to cow tow to no one because youv'e never misrepresented yourself.

It's another thing to to push a false bankrupt narrative like "global warming" with the sincere underlying objective being making a buck.

I don't like scamming politicians. Gore just epitomizes the left wing agenda. None of the lefts aganeda could exist on its own merits and has to be gift wrapped in BS to seem palatable.


so, al gore acts like a capitalist and sells a third rate tv channel for a half billion dollars and you complain that he is acting politically. as is not unusual, your argument makes no sense
 
so, al gore acts like a capitalist and sells a third rate tv channel for a half billion
dollars and you complain that he is acting politically. as is not unusual, your argument makes no sense

Just because you do not have the capacity to understand my arguments does not mean it doesn't make sense.

It's pretty simple. Gore's a hypocrite and a liar. It was never about global warming, it was the almighty dollar.
 
Just because you do not have the capacity to understand my arguments does not mean it doesn't make sense.

It's pretty simple. Gore's a hypocrite and a liar. It was never about global warming, it was the almighty dollar.
so, a person cannot be concerned for the environment and also be an astute business man
you are right. that doesn't make any sense
 
Internet Al is in deep doo-doo but his heart is as always with the poor folks!!!

Deep doo doo? how do you figure? the guy just made 500 million on top of what he already used to have for boosting up something out of nothing in the past decade. Why is he actually in trouble because of a civil lawsuit that at the worst will cost him a chunk of that money? Seriously, the guy could run around to cllleges talking for an hour at a time and make more money per college than you would see in a decade. he could put his poop on paper and photograph it and people would rush to buy it. if it was not illegal to sell feces due to health codes he could pretty much sell his ****.

Again with the victory dance over nothing. Even in the worst case scenario he will still be rich and doing far better than you could ever hope for. You are trying to pretend he is going to be destroyed by all of this? Maybe the guy could sell you an al gore toe cam so you could see every time he stubs his toe and you can have a little party. There is an onconvienient truth for your story, and that is that this is merely inconvenient for Al and not even close to deep doo doo.
 
so, a
person cannot be concerned for the environment and also be an astute business man
you are right. that doesn't make any sense

It wouldn't make sense to you. You place allot less value on character and integrity than I do.
 
It wouldn't make sense to you. You place allot less value on character and integrity than I do.

so, al gore selling his third rate channel for 500 million dollars is an indicator he is someone without character and integrity

when did you quit worshiping successful capitalists
 
But nobody watched or watches current tv.

I used to watch it for laughs. Like the time they showed the 2 hours long socialistic drivel of the Emeritus professor Richard Wolf.

His solution to our current economic crisis. Tax rich folks at 90 + %....

Lol. He mentioned we "did it after WW2.

WOW...Emeritus Harvard Proffesor and all.

One things clear, Gores primary ambition has always been the great american dollar.

I sometimes watch a few minutes of Stephanie Miller before work, or listen to her on break.

She falls into the "so stupid it's funny" category.

Also, you have to love the irony of someone that damned ugly hosting a tour called "sexy liberal". She makes Greta van Susteren look like a Victoria's Secret model.
 
so, al gore selling his third rate channel for 500 million dollars is an indicator he is someone without character and integrity

when did you quit worshiping successful capitalists

Your reaching blindly, and your leanings are painfully transparent.

Al Gore is everything liberals represent: hypocrisy, manipulation, dishonesty, and completely lacking in morality, ethics, or personal integrity.

And today, in this bastion of illiteracy and DNA-challenged unwashed masses, it wins.
 
Was it really WORTH $500 million? How do they value networks?
 
so, a person cannot be concerned for the environment and also be an astute business man
you are right. that doesn't make any sense

The absolute blind hatred for Al Gore from those on the right is beyond me.
 
The absolute blind hatred for Al Gore from those on the right is beyond me.

It's not just the right, unless libertarians are "right". I didn't like the concept of being told to conserve energy from a guy who flies everywhere on his private jet to do so. It's like telling your child to not hit other people after you spank him.

Al Gore loves himself some Al Gore. He also likes to cash in on his own name, which I would wager played no small part in the "success" of Current TV. He got a string of inept talking-heads to come on there and rant, including Jennifer Granholm - the bitch who ran my old state into the ground.

Al Gore is the political circuit's Paris Hilton, and Gore rivals Palin in an ability to whore yourself to the masses and cash in on pop culture. If that constitutes "absolute blind hatres", then get me my Stevie Wonder sunglasses.
 
Al Gore is the political circuit's Paris Hilton, and Gore rivals Palin in an ability to whore yourself to the masses and cash in on pop culture. If that constitutes "absolute blind hatres", then get me my Stevie Wonder sunglasses.

Very well said! :applaud
 
It's not just the right, unless libertarians are "right". I didn't like the concept of being told to conserve energy from a guy who flies everywhere on his private jet to do so. It's like telling your child to not hit other people after you spank him.


That logic is so flawed, I can't even believe you made that 'argument.' What in the hell do you expect Al Gore to do? Sit in the fetal position until technology develops jets that don't emit CO2? If that is what you expect, then I'm sorry, you're not being fair. Funny thing, it's his freakin' mission to curb CO2, yet so many are rabidly fighting his beliefs all the while criticizing him for not turning Amish.:roll: But rest assured that I am pretty sure that if he had the ability to conduct his daily business without having to pollute the air, then I am positive he would. He's not the brightest bulb in the lamp, but he's not a ****ing moron.

And before someone chimes in here with that incredibly stupid story of his house using more energy than the state of Tennessee, I will now spare you from looking foolish. His massive house took years to retrofit, but finally, it is pretty much off the grid. It took some time, but these things do even with little houses, let alone mansions.

And as for the hate, I am only speaking anecdotally. From what I have seen here and other places on the web. The hate for Al Gore is strong. Pretty much just as strong as the hate for Dubya from mostly the left side of the spectrum. But the big different is, Gore was never President. As far as I know, as the lesser position of VP, I don't recall him ever doing anything that deserved such vitriol and scorn. What I do know is that many despise him because of his cause. And yes, I know that he can be irritating, dry and egotistical, but I certainly don't poo poo his message because of that. I think I can safely say without any doubt that some take the position of denyer just because of him. To me that is completely retarded.

Al Gore loves himself some Al Gore. He also likes to cash in on his own name, which I would wager played no small part in the "success" of Current TV. He got a string of inept talking-heads to come on there and rant, including Jennifer Granholm - the bitch who ran my old state into the ground.

Al Gore is the political circuit's Paris Hilton, and Gore rivals Palin in an ability to whore yourself to the masses and cash in on pop culture. If that constitutes "absolute blind hatres", then get me my Stevie Wonder sunglasses.


If Al Gore was a rightie, you'd be all hard with the thought of his success.
 
That logic is so flawed, I can't even believe you made that 'argument.' What in the hell do you expect Al Gore to do? Sit in the fetal position until technology develops jets that don't emit CO2? If that is what you expect, then I'm sorry, you're not being fair. Funny thing, it's his freakin' mission to curb CO2, yet so many are rabidly fighting his beliefs all the while criticizing him for not turning Amish.:roll: But rest assured that I am pretty sure that if he had the ability to conduct his daily business without having to pollute the air, then I am positive he would. He's not the brightest bulb in the lamp, but he's not a ****ing moron.

And before someone chimes in here with that incredibly stupid story of his house using more energy than the state of Tennessee, I will now spare you from looking foolish. His massive house took years to retrofit, but finally, it is pretty much off the grid. It took some time, but these things do even with little houses, let alone mansions.

And as for the hate, I am only speaking anecdotally. From what I have seen here and other places on the web. The hate for Al Gore is strong. Pretty much just as strong as the hate for Dubya from mostly the left side of the spectrum. But the big different is, Gore was never President. As far as I know, as the lesser position of VP, I don't recall him ever doing anything that deserved such vitriol and scorn. What I do know is that many despise him because of his cause. And yes, I know that he can be irritating, dry and egotistical, but I certainly don't poo poo his message because of that. I think I can safely say without any doubt that some take the position of denyer just because of him. To me that is completely retarded.

What do I expect him to do? Oh I don't know...drive cross-country on a Prius? Commercial airline flights? Seriously, if you don't want to come off as a massive hypocrite, there are ways to do so.

And you want to talk about someone catching crap who was never POTUS? I'll invoke that "Palin" name again. She's the right's Al Gore. She gained fame from politics' version of pop culture - just as he did. She never met a camera or a microphone she doesn't love - just like he does. She's most popular because of her stupidity and wrong public moves - just like he is. Now, with you being a leftie, I'm positive that you'll disagree with that comparison...right?

Dude just comes off as a sanctimonious blowhard. Period.

If Al Gore was a rightie, you'd be all hard with the thought of his success.

Hey, he took a fledgeling network and made it worth a billion dollars. I think that's pretty damn good of him. You won't see me knock someone based on legitimate success.

I'd take this more than I would John Kerry, who turned "marrying into money" into an art form, or John Edwards, everyone's favorite class action douchebag who does the most outrageously stupid things - specifically in court.
 
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