Russell Simmons named Keith Olbermann CEO of GlobalGrind this morning:
It gives me great pleasure that Keith will be joining our team and I know that he will make our company better. I think he has has even agreed to go vegan and do yoga with me on a daily basis. Keith is a genius and he will make GlobalGrind bigger than it has ever been.
https://twitter.com/#!/KeithOlbermann/status/186443298582433792
A few of Russell Simmons’ followers didn’t catch the significance of announcing the news on April Fools’ Day:
https://twitter.com/#!/brianti/status/186442806812884992
https://twitter.com/#!/maurykaplan/status/186445812757307393
https://twitter.com/#!/mochmouse/status/186439743888826368
Others caught on to the gag immediately:
https://twitter.com/#!/OlympedeGouges/status/186445091471233025
https://twitter.com/#!/agronomist83/status/186439375624744960
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