Al Gore predicts years of obscurity for Keith Olbermann and Current TV

LOS ANGELES, Jan 13 (TheWrap.com) - Current TV hasn't soured on Keth Olbermann  since their recent spat over Iowa caucusescoverage: Asked if he anticipates Olbermann remaining on the network for years to come, Current co-founder Al Gore responded with an unequivocal "Yes."

The former vice president spoke ever-so-briefly with TheWrap following a Current panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Friday. While Current personalities Cenk Uygurand Jennifer Granholm attended, Olbermann did not. The panelists said he didn't travel from New York to the event in Pasadena, Calif., because he was on vacation.

Olbermann tapped an attorney to "determine his rights" in his five-year contract during the rift over Ilowa coverage, an individual close to Olbermann told TheWrap earlier this month. [...]