LETTERMAN: HOW LONG AGO DID YOU LEAVE MSNBC TO GO TO THE CURRENT T.V. SHOW?
OLBERMANN: UM....
LETTERMAN: OVER A YEAR, RIGHT?
OLBERMANN: I HAVE TO CONSULT MY NOTES BECAUSE AFTER A CERTAIN POINT I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF WHERE I'M WORKING. I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA.
LETTERMAN: WELL, WE HAVE...
OLBERMANN: WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?
LETTERMAN: RIGHT HERE, THIS IS AN ADJUSTABLE BUSINESS CARD.
OLBERMANN: THAT'S BRILLIANT! (APPLAUSE)
LETTERMAN: THERE YOU GO, ALL YOURS.
OLBERMANN: THANKS, DAVE. I'LL TREASURE IT ALWAYS.
LETTERMAN: YOU SHOULD. BUT YOU KNOW, I... LET ME... NOT THAT ANYBODY CARES WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO CURRENT T.V. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SKEPTICAL BECAUSE... I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE CURRENT T.V. IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO AT CURRENT T.V. AND WE ALL THOUGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC OR IT'S JUST GOING TO BE NOTHING AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE NOTHING. (APPLAUSE) FIRST OF ALL, DO THEY KNOW... DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVER THERE? BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
OLBERMANN: THANK YOU.
LETTERMAN: ALL RIGHT, SO DO THEY, THE CURRENT T.V. PEOPLE, KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IT'S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE. DOES HE KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING ON T.V.?
OLBERMANN: I SCREWED UP. I SCREWED UP REALLY BIG ON THIS, LET'S JUST START THERE.
LETTERMAN: ALL RIGHT.
OLBERMANN: I THOUGHT WE COULD DO THIS.
LETTERMAN: UH-HUH.
OLBERMANN: IT'S MY FAULT THAT IT DIDN'T SUCCEED IN THE SENSE THAT I DIDN'T THINK THE WHOLE THING THROUGH. I DIDN'T SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU BUY A $10 MILLION CHANDELIER YOU SHOULD HAVE A HOUSE TO PUT IT IN. JUST WALKING AROUND WITH A $10 MILLION CHANDELIER ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYBODY A LOT OF GOOD AND IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD TO THE CHANDELIER.
LETTERMAN: RIGHT.
OLBERMANN: THEN IT TURNED OUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT TO PUT THE HOUSE IN TO PUT THE CHANDELIER IN OR BUILDING PERMIT (LAUGHTER) AND I... I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT. AND IT IS MY FAULT AT HEART.
LETTERMAN: YOU'RE THE CHANDELIER? (LAUGHTER) (APPLAUSE)