AL GORE'S CURRENT TV IS NO MORE: Assets sold -- and Gore to serve as adviser -- to... wait for it... Al Jazeera

◼ The New York Times' Brian Stelter reports that Al Gore's Current network was just acquired by Al Jazeera and will dissolve as an independent entity. And Gore will serve as an adviser to Al Jazeera. - Doug Ross

After years of trying, Al Jazeera is buying its way into American homes. A huge moment for the Qatar-based news giant. nyti.ms/VvhxMe

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 2, 2013

Al Jazeera's going to position this as an AMERICAN news channel. 60% out of New York, 40% out of Qatar. nyti.ms/VvhxMe

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 2, 2013

Among the assets Al Jazeera is buying from Current: its carriage deals w/ DirecTV, Comcast, Dish, Verizon, AT&T. But NOT Time Warner Cable.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 2, 2013

Time Warner Cable's pithy goodbye to Current: Our agreement "has been terminated... We are removing the service as quickly as possible."

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 3, 2013

Al Gorezeera.

— Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) January 3, 2013

So when does I KEEL YOU TV start broadcasting beheadings? #twisters #tcot

— Snarky Basterd (@Snarky_Basterd) January 3, 2013

◼ Alternate Headline for Current TV Deal - The Other McCain

The top of Memeorandum is cluttered with news that Al Gore’s Current TV was sold to Al-Jazeera, but Allahpundit nails the real story:
Al Gore opposed to paying his ‘fair share’Liberal hypocrisy, thy name is Al:

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 . . .

Unfortunately for Gore, they couldn’t manage to close the deal until yesterday, so he got screwed out of a few million bucks....