Al Jazeera joins Al Gore

[InRareForm]

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-said-to-be-acquiring-current-tv/?smid=tw-share

[DMX7]

Al Jazeera seems like a good operation -- this is probably for the better.

[Jacob1983]

Al Gore was a fad just like "going green" was.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Al Gore is a part owner of the company that Al Jazeera bought out. I don't see how they joined.

[Wild Cobra]

Who cares?

Gore will be gory.

[Winehole23]

what's wrong with Al Jazeera? besides that they don't carry water for the USG . . . can the criterion of credibility for a journalistic outfit really be that they tow the line for us?

[boutons_deux]

AJ isn't jihadist or blatantly, stupidly, blindly religious like US "Christian" networks and tele-evangelists sitting their fat asses on gilded thrones, etc, AJ is just pan-Arab. And it's not owned by US corporations.

http://www.aljazeera.com/pressoffice/2012/04/2012416161854868952.html

[tlongII]

Gore made $100 M off the deal.

[FromWayDowntown]

what's wrong with Al Jazeera? besides that they don't carry water for the USG . . . can the criterion of credibility for a journalistic outfit really be that they tow the line for us?

They're terrorists -- duh.

And who can pronounce that name? Really, the outfit should pick something a little more American if it wants to be credible (despite it's support of worldwide jihad-ism).

[FromWayDowntown]

Might have wanted to blue that.

[FromWayDowntown]

Or not. Sarcasm about terrorists is sympathy for terrorists.

[FromWayDowntown]

Just like Al Gore.

[FromWayDowntown]

Posting, posting Winehole Style.

http://allthingsd.com/files/2012/10/psy-gangnam-style-1.jpeg

[boutons_deux]

Glenn Beck Tried To Purchase Current TV

After Al Jazeera purchased Current TV, Time Warner Cable dropped (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/time-warner-al-jazeera-current-tv_n_2399370.html?utm_hp_ref=media) the U.S. channel from its lineup.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/glenn-beck-purchase-current-tv-report_n_2402273.html

I guess GB wanted to buy progressive Current TV and shut it down.

[coyotes_geek]

I guess GB wanted to buy progressive Current TV and shut it down.

Precisely what AJ intends to do with it.


According to Stelter, Al Jazeera plans to "shut Current" and replace it with another news network, Al Jazeera America.

link (http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/al-jazeera-buys-al-gore-current-tv-500m-162948331.html;_ylt=Atedrw6dFp3akqMpmoPXzsaiuYdG;_ ylu=X3oDMTNyM2VqcDNmBG1pdANGUCBUb3AgU3RvcnkgTGVmdA Rwa2cDYWU0ZDNjMTgtZjY1NS0zZDc0LWIwYWYtNTE0ODBiMDE5 NGY4BHBvcwMzBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2FkN2VlOGYzLT U1YzUtMTFlMi1iZTdhLTM3NWFmNjgxOWFiOA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3)

[boutons_deux]

great

AJ America would start out immediately with more journalistic credibility than Fox Repug Propaganda ever had, or wants.

[TeyshaBlue]

lol. Welcome to non sequitur theater.

[boutons_deux]

lol. Welcome to non sequitur theater.

another high-content, devastating takedown by my stalker TB :lol

[TeyshaBlue]

lol...simpleton

[boutons_deux]

TB :lol

my most reliable stalker

[DarrinS]

Guess he didn't want to pay his fair share.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-said-to-be-acquiring-current-tv/?ref=todayspaper




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.

[TeyshaBlue]

TB :lol

my most reliable stalker

dont flatter yourself, bot.

[coyotes_geek]

Guess he didn't want to pay his fair share.

Or he wanted to make a good business decision. Or are red teamers the only ones allowed to think in such terms?

[boutons_deux]

dont flatter yourself, bot.

90% of your posts are to me, stalker, and you have NOTHING TO SAY. TB :lol

[DarrinS]

Did Gore build that?

[Drachen]

Posting, posting Winehole Style.

http://allthingsd.com/files/2012/10/psy-gangnam-style-1.jpeg

:lmao

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Ok, now I feel less immature about posting this.

When joined they form...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RwdH5DTKRas/S9rNL_jnoUI/AAAAAAAAC98/OTKSsLN7Q7U/s400/al+gore+emitting+carbon.jpg

AL GOZEERA!!!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Here's hoping the next partnership formed is either with Mother Jones or Popular Mechanics.

[johnsmith]

90% of your posts are to me, stalker, and you have NOTHING TO SAY. TB :lol

If it weren't for TB making fun of you, no one would respond to you because no one takes your shtick serious. You've been posting the exact same nonsense on here for 10 years and no one gives a fuck about your opinion unless its to make fun of you.

It's a constant battle in the political forum between you and wild cobra to see who can say dumber shit and believe more bullshit that their favorite websites tell them to believe.

Why do you think that every time someone makes a poll about who is the worst poster in this forum, your name generally wins for worst liberal poster? It's not because you're "owing" people either, it's because everyone is absolutely sick of the way you post and genuinely think that this site would be far better without you.

[boutons_deux]

If it weren't for TB making fun of you, no one would respond to you because no one takes your shtick serious. You've been posting the exact same nonsense on here for 10 years and no one gives a fuck about your opinion unless its to make fun of you.

It's a constant battle in the political forum between you and wild cobra to see who can say dumber shit and believe more bullshit that their favorite websites tell them to believe.

Why do you think that every time someone makes a poll about who is the worst poster in this forum, your name generally wins for worst liberal poster? It's not because you're "owing" people either, it's because everyone is absolutely sick of the way you post and genuinely think that this site would be far better without you.

JS makes a post, a pure fantasy, and he's REALLY pissed off! I Love it! GFY

[johnsmith]

JS makes a post, a pure fantasy, and he's REALLY pissed off! I Love it! GFY

I'm pissed off because I think you're an idiot an suck at this? That makes complete sense.

Lol, pure fantasy....sort of ironic don't you think?

[TeyshaBlue]

90% of your posts are to me, stalker, and you have NOTHING TO SAY. TB :lol

Not really. You do think about me alot! Weird.

[Jacob1983]

You can shit on neo-cons and conservative biased news all you want but they anal rape liberals and liberal biased news in ratings, revenue, and popularity.

[ChumpDumper]

You can shit on neo-cons and conservative biased news all you want but they anal rape liberals and liberal biased news in ratings, revenue, and popularity.lol homo imagery

I guess if you only stick to cable news and talk radio.

[Jacob1983]

Last time I checked, cable news and talk radio are highly popular forms of news.

[coyotes_geek]

"popular"? Sure.

"news"? Debatable, usually not though.....

[Jacob1983]

Okay, if you're going to be an uppity bitch. Replace "popular" with most watched and "news" with news entertainment.
I'm not saying that the bozos on neo-con and conservative talk radio and news entertainment are right or now what they're talking about. I am just saying that they are successful at what they do. Liberals are not. Current TV, Air America, and MSNBC are all failures.

[Wild Cobra]

Will it be renamed Algorzerra?

[Trainwreck2100]

WC with a "joke" that SFIE gave 14 hours ago and with a better delivery. Also I hope no credible cable or satellite picks up "Al Jazeera America" cause ew

[Wild Cobra]

WC with a "joke" that SFIE gave 14 hours ago and with a better delivery. Also I hope no credible cable or satellite picks up "Al Jazeera America" cause ew
Sorry, didn't notice it. Just the graphic.

[ChumpDumper]

Last time I checked, cable news and talk radio are highly popular forms of news.Relative to what?

[Wild Cobra]

Relative to what?
I haven't yet figured out why you constantly shit here. there are bathrooms just about everywhere. Why here?

[boutons_deux]

Beautiful how a major corporation dropped an alternative news source.

All The News The Corporatocracy Sees Fit.

Ignorant, misinformed sheeple (like gun-fetishist, dickless ex-Marines "manning up" to a woman) is what the corporatocracy must have to maintain its power. The Repugs hate citizen-financed "socialistic" PBS/NPR because it's not lying like Fox Repug Propaganda network.

[Wild Cobra]

Beautiful how a major corporation dropped an alternative news source.

All The News The Corporatocracy Sees Fit.

Ignorant, misinformed sheeple (like gun-fetishist, dickless ex-Marines "manning up" to a woman) is what the corporatocracy must have to maintain its power. The Repugs hate citizen-financed "socialistic" PBS/NPR because it's not lying like Fox Repug Propaganda network.
LOL...

I don't think there is a bigger propaganda whore outside of you here at this forum.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Introspection is important, WC. Self reflection and all.

[ChumpDumper]

I haven't yet figured out why you constantly shit here. there are bathrooms just about everywhere. Why here?I post here because people like you get so angry at simple questions that aren't even directed at them.

[clambake]

of course fox news has high ratings.

its the republicans titanic......and they run to it for shelter.

[boutons_deux]

Speaking of Slime-Warmer...

The Empire Lobbies Back: How Big Cable Killed Competition in North Carolina (http://www.ilsr.org/killing-competition-nc/)
After a city in North Carolina built a Fiber-to-the-Home network competing with Time Warner Cable, the cable giant successfully lobbied to take that decision away from other cities.

http://www.ilsr.org/killing-competition-nc/

[TSA]

I post here because people like you get so angry at simple questions that aren't even directed at them.

Glad to hear you enjoy the finer things in life. When's the last time you've seen the sun?

[ChumpDumper]

Glad to hear you enjoy the finer things in life. When's the last time you've seen the sun?I also enjoy people like you who hold e-grudges.

[TSA]

I also enjoy people like you who hold e-grudges.says the guy with 72,000 snarky one liners. You of all people talking about egrudges :lmao

I don't hold any grudge against you. I don't have time nor the want to actually hate people I've never met. I could see how you on the other hand could find egrudges so meaningful, it's practically your whole existence here, other than your lame attempts at flirting with the Funt. I believe one's online posting style definitely represents one's true self, and you come off as quite a prick, which in real life equates to few friends, which explains your insanely high post count and amount of time spent here.

[ChumpDumper]

says the guy with 72,000 snarky one liners. You of all people talking about egrudges :lmao

I don't hold any grudge against you. I don't have time nor the want to actually hate people I've never met. I could see how you on the other hand could find egrudges so meaningful, it's practically your whole existence here, other than your lame attempts at flirting with the Funt. I believe one's online posting style definitely represents one's true self, and you come off as quite a prick, which in real life equates to few friends, which explains your insanely high post count and amount of time spent here.Yeah, you aren't butthurt at all. Keep telling me how not butthurt you are.

[TSA]

Just trying to bring joy in to your life buddy.

[ChumpDumper]

Of course you are, buddy.

[DMX7]

Al Gore was a fad just like "going green" was.

Going green is not a fad -- it's the future. But it won't be successful if it's forced on people, it has to bear fruit economically, and it will on a much greater scale in the future.

[spursncowboys]

That's awesome that he rejected G. Beck's offer and sold it to an Anti-American oil Cartel. Then Kudos to him for making a huge profit by pushing to get it done before the tax hikes, he wanted on the wealthy, to go through. :toast

savvy businessman. Now with those profits he can make a movie about how oil is ruining our environment

[spursncowboys]

And how we should raise taxes on the wealthy, more.

[ChumpDumper]

That's awesome that he rejected G. Beck's offer and sold it to an Anti-American oil Cartel. Then Kudos to him for making a huge profit by pushing to get it done before the tax hikes, he wanted on the wealthy, to go through. :toast

savvy businessman. Now with those profits he can make a movie about how oil is ruining our environmentQatar is so anti-American.

[Das Texan]

Al Jazeera has proven to truly be a fair news network unlike those jokes that dominate the American landscape (Fox, CNN, MSNBC)

Though it wont be accepted simply due to its name and its links to Islam that evil fucking religion. Because you know, extremism is the popular thing in America be it good or bad. Look no further than those horses assholes that occupy the Hall of Congress.

The Al Jazeera network has been lauded for its fairness and its overall coverage of numerous events.

Time Warner is fucking stupid, but whats new. I hope they do well.

[spursncowboys]

Al Jazeera has proven to truly be a fair news network unlike those jokes that dominate the American landscape (Fox, CNN, MSNBC)

Though it wont be accepted simply due to its name and its links to Islam that evil fucking religion. Because you know, extremism is the popular thing in America be it good or bad. Look no further than those horses assholes that occupy the Hall of Congress.

The Al Jazeera network has been lauded for its fairness and its overall coverage of numerous events.

Time Warner is fucking stupid, but whats new. I hope they do well. Yeah they did a great job when they reported that muslims had nothing to do with 9-11 and all the assistance they did in the propaganda war with Al Queda.

[Wild Cobra]

Al Jazeera has proven to truly be a fair news network unlike those jokes that dominate the American landscape (Fox, CNN, MSNBC)

I don't believe that is true. They don't hold back on the graphic stuff, but I I'll bet they are as biased as any other media.

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah they did a great job when they reported that muslims had nothing to do with 9-11 and all the assistance they did in the propaganda war with Al Queda.I'd ask you for some links, but I know it's a waste of time.

[boutons_deux]

I don't believe that is true. They don't hold back on the graphic stuff, but I I'll bet they are as biased as any other media.

"I don't believe"

standard, fact-denying, evidence-free, faith-based blind ideology.

[Wild Cobra]

"I don't believe"

standard, fact-denying, evidence-free, faith-based blind ideology.
Are you saying that they are always 100% spot on with no bias?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Are you saying that they are always 100% spot on with no bias?

I am going to recommend introspection again. Take what you are saying about AJ and apply it to yourself.

[InRareForm]

http://thepomoblog.com/index.php/al-jazeera-move-will-challenge-our-beliefs/

[spursncowboys]

http://thepomoblog.com/index.php/al-jazeera-move-will-challenge-our-beliefs/
I think that misses the point. No one wants Al Jazeera to stay off American cable co for cencorship reasons. Or atleast I as an American don't. My personal opinion is I don't want to legitimize them more so than they are. Or give them credibility. They made the choice to choose sides and help and assist Al Quaeda. Now they can live with it.

[Wild Cobra]

I am going to recommend introspection again. Take what you are saying about AJ and apply it to yourself.
I ask a question and you come up with that BS?

When will you stop being such a pathetic asshole?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I ask a question and you come up with that BS?

When will you stop being such a pathetic asshole?

:lol It's funny watching you hold the standard for being 100% accurate and free of bias.

Fine don't self-examine, just continue to look like a maroon.

[Wild Cobra]

:lol It's funny watching you hold the standard for being 100% accurate and free of bias.

Fine don't self-examine, just continue to look like a maroon.
That isn't what I did troll. Maybe you should read my words and what I was responding to again retard.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Are you saying that they are always 100% spot on with no bias?


That isn't what I did troll. Maybe you should read my words and what I was responding to again retard.


:cry

And if you really think I am a troll getting butthurt like you are is typically referred to as 'feeding the troll.' Critical thinking, dimwit.

[Das Texan]

Oh Right.

Al Jazeera is pro Taliban because they aired the Bin Laden videos that they were given an exclusive to.


Just like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC would have nutted themselves to obtain.

[Wild Cobra]

My personal opinion is I don't want to legitimize them more so than they are. Or give them credibility.

Why? They will likely prove themselves more credible than CBS and CNN. They will be a station not tied to US liberal or conservative ideals. I'll bet in many ways, they will be better than most cable networks.


They made the choice to choose sides and help and assist Al Quaeda. Now they can live with it.

I don't buy into that idea either. Remember, they current have two separate markets that are independent of each other. The US network will be a third separate one. I'm pretty sure the Arab version is tailored, and has some bias geared to Arabs. I'm curious to see what they will do here. As I think about it, I think they will treat the US market with integrity. I think our congress and other networks will hate them as they snatch a growing share of the media.

Just my opinion however.

[mavs>spurs]

anything with a connection to al gore won't be nonpartisan imho

[Wild Cobra]

anything with a connection to al gore won't be nonpartisan imho
I don't think it's connected. I do agree though. If Gore has any say...

[ChumpDumper]

anything with a connection to al gore won't be nonpartisan imhoYou might want to read the OP.

[Wild Cobra]

You might want to read the OP.
Are you completely ruling out the unlikely? Do you always believe what you read on the internet?

I hope not. MS has a valid concern.

[ChumpDumper]

Are you completely ruling out the unlikely? Do you always believe what you read on the internet?

I hope not. MS has a valid concern.The conspiracies here get better every day.

[Wild Cobra]

The conspiracies here get better every day.
Now you are assuming a conspiracy theory?

I don't know who is worse. You or Fuzzy.

[ChumpDumper]

Now you are assuming a conspiracy theory?No, you just did.


I don't know who is worse. You or Fuzzy.I know who is worse than both.

[Wild Cobra]

I'm not assuming any such conspiracy. It would take assume Gore is a silent partner. It is always possible Gore is still on a board or something. Did the article say there would be no connection? If so, i messed that part.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm not assuming any such conspiracy. It would take assume Gore is a silent partner. It is always possible Gore is still on a board or something. Did the article say there would be no connection? If so, i messed that part.smh

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I don't think it's a conspiracy. I will just say they are doing a bunch of activities that would make it a conspiracy.

[Wild Cobra]

Tsk tsk Fuzzy.

Once again you place your bias of what you want to think instead of what I meant.