UPDATE: 6:39 P.M EST Keith Olbermann releases a counter-statement in response to Current TV executives and co-founders, Joel Hyatt and Al Gore, informing his viewers that he will be be suing the network. Read his full statement below: Editorially, Countdown had never been better. But for more than a year I have been imploring Al […]

NEW YORK – Keith Olbermann was MSNBC’s most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking on a tightrope with his job. Friday night, it snapped. Olbermann returned from one last commercial break on “Countdown” to tell viewers […]