Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, 1 week after Dominion settlement

[LaosLover]

1 minute ago, herfiehandbag said:

Very altruistic of you to "be fair".

 

I'm more making fun of him for pretending to be a Joe Blow kind of guy when he married into money.

 

My fave Tucker moments were him pretending to a hunting enthusiast. The last person you want to be in the woods with someone holding a gun would be Mr Poor Impulse Control.

[Hanaguma]

17 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

#4 on the apple news commentary? Like being the tallest midget. Brag on.

 

Pretending that this is not a major, major career setback for your man-crush is like at Monty Python, amputated knight-levels, screaming "it's only a flesh wound!!".

It is also hardly a "record store". You apparently don't know much about the evolution of media these days.  400 radio stations, plus plus plus.  You are just a bit too eager to crow without knowing the facts. 

[LaosLover]

Radio Stations?

 

I gotta get on my stagecoach and go buy me one of these radio-things.

[LaosLover]

Tucker was their only draw for the 25-50 demographic on the network.

 

So two big predictions are being made here today:

 

1) Getting fired HARD and being bum-rushed to the 6th Avenue pavement is a career GODSEND. You'll see. Just you wait.

 

2) Many, many more catheter ads on Fox as they adjust to an even older median viewer age.

[vandeventer]

31 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Sums it up pretty clearly I think:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-did-tucker-carlson-leave-fox-news-heres-what-we-know-230800125.html

Sounds like multi- lawsuits coming to Fox news?

[ozimoron]

Just now, vandeventer said:

Sounds like multi- lawsuits coming to Fox news?

I very strongly doubt that Carlson sues Fox News.

[LosLobo]

27 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

I'm more making fun of him for pretending to be a Joe Blow kind of guy when he married into money.

 

My fave Tucker moments were him pretending to a hunting enthusiast. The last person you want to be in the woods with someone holding a gun would be Mr Poor Impulse Control.

If Tucker actually personally married into money perhaps you could supply a link to support your hypothesis.

[Hanaguma]

33 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Radio Stations?

 

I gotta get on my stagecoach and go buy me one of these radio-things.

Yeah, only 10 million listeners....  keep trying.

[LosLobo]

13 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

"Actually personally"? Was this written by a bot?

 

Google's your friend. Me? not so much.

Without any supporting link, it is obviously only your opinion!

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

I have a feeling that Tucker 2.0 will be even bigger than the current incantation. I am thinking similar to Joe Rogan. Once he is free of the network and the bosses, he will thrive.  He is/was a very good writer before hitting tv, and can also do long form interviews.  Not to mention organizations like Blaze and Daily Wire have probably already sent him offers. 

 

I have a feeling he will be tormenting the entitled left and the Washington uniparty for many years to come.

You can, I suppose, live in hope.

[bunnydrops]

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Link required.

I never saw such and I watched a lot of Fox when I was in Chiang Mai.

Just one

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-fired-worst-things-he-said-racism-immigrants-1234722751/

[Berkshire]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

I have a feeling that Tucker 2.0 will be even bigger than the current incantation. I am thinking similar to Joe Rogan. Once he is free of the network and the bosses, he will thrive.  He is/was a very good writer before hitting tv, and can also do long form interviews.  Not to mention organizations like Blaze and Daily Wire have probably already sent him offers. 

 

I have a feeling he will be tormenting the entitled left and the Washington uniparty for many years to come.

Wishful thinking.  Wherever he decides to go, it won't have the same reach that Fox News has.  Look at the guy that he replaced, Bill O'reilly, who was just as popular as Tucker is when he was forced to leave.  Ole Bill is practically invisible now.

Edited April 25, 2023 by Berkshire

[Hanaguma]

3 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

Wishful thinking.  Wherever he decides to go, it won't have the same reach that Fox News has.  Look at the guy that he replaced, Bill O'reilly, who was just as popular as Tucker is when he was forced to leave.  Ole Bill is practically invisible now.

Exactly. OLD Bill, already on the downside. Plus $60 million plus in legal settlements for his sins.   These days there is a lot more to the media landscape than cable tv.

[vandeventer]

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

I very strongly doubt that Carlson sues Fox News.

Not from Carlson.

[Pink Mist]

Troll post removed.

[herfiehandbag]

7 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

Not from Carlson.

If there are other suites pending (as we understand there are) will "Tucker Carlson said it but we have fired him" be an effective defence?

 

I thought that is what editors are for.

[ozimoron]

4 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

If there are other suites pending (as we understand there are) will "Tucker Carlson said it but we have fired him" be an effective defence?

 

I thought that is what editors are for.

Editors are there to prevent the lies before they are told, not to put out the fire afterwards. They can't do that.

Edited April 25, 2023 by ozimoron

[newnative]

It's a start.

[mikebike]

3 hours ago, vandeventer said:

Does anyone know why he left?

He didn't "leave", he was "canned".

[mikebike]

3 hours ago, LosLobo said:

If Tucker actually personally married into money perhaps you could supply a link to support your hypothesis.

You really didn't know that? Or just trollin'? 

[Eric Loh]

Murdoch's sons are cracking the whip and Fox will have to change. They will still have their audience who are unlikely to switch loyalty. Henceforth the talk shows will be heavily censored and vetted by the editors. Fox hosts will toe the line if they want to keep their jobs. Big Fox personalities like Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Roger Ailes and others were big draws and have high ratings with their controversial commentary and conspiracy theories and they got the boots. Tucker will fade away as time will take its toll. Bye and good riddance to a bad guy.

[mikebike]

2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Yeah, only 10 million listeners....  keep trying.

Ohhh, 10 million listeners... There are over a million YouTube channels with over a million subscribers. What are you on about? Radio - reaches the 10,000,000 Americans over 75 ????????

[mikebike]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

If there are other suites pending (as we understand there are) will "Tucker Carlson said it but we have fired him" be an effective defence?

 

I thought that is what editors are for.

His, and shows of his type, have "producers" not "editors". You are thinking of another type of media. 

Edited April 25, 2023 by mikebike

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, mikebike said:

Ohhh, 10 million listeners... There are over a million YouTube channels with over a million subscribers. What are you on about? Radio - reaches the 10,000,000 Americans over 75 ????????

Probably only those in cars driving to Walmart and back.

[mikebike]

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

Editors are there to prevent the lies before they are told, not to put out the fire afterwards. They can't do that.

No editors in the news-entertainment sphere. 

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, mikebike said:

No editors in the news-entertainment sphere. 

Not at Fox obviously.

[Bkk Brian]

10 minutes ago, mikebike said:

He didn't "leave", he was "canned".

Bless him, he should be used to it by now.

 

Canned from 3 major Networks. MSNBC, then CNN now Fox.......lol

 

Maybe Alex Jones needs a wingman on his podcast..............

[Chomper Higgot]

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If you hate it so much why do you apparently watch it so much?

You are perhaps not aware of the penetration FOX have into bars, restaurants, businesses waiting areas.

 

Its not at all unusual to come across FOX being presented multiple times while going about a day’s normal personal business.

 

 

[Hanaguma]

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

Probably only those in cars driving to Walmart and back.

Yes, we mock what we dont understand.  He has the 5th most listened to show in the nation.   Radio has overtaken tv as a media source. You are right, people listen in the car, both standard radio and SiriusXM.  For longer than they watch tv.  

 

So we have gone from "like a record store" to disregarding millions of viewers and listeners.  You guys are really desperate to see failure where it will not happen. 

[ozimoron]

4 hours ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Does Tucker Carlson's Family Own Swanson?

 

Snopes

https://www.snopes.com › Fact Check

 

Claim: Tucker Carlson's family owns Swanson food products.

Fact check by Snopes: False

In 1979, Carlson's father married divorcée Patricia Caroline Swanson, an heiress to Swanson Enterprises

 

so, effectively he's rich anyway.