Tucker’s departure has been brewing
a long time. So has his next move.
American Thinker,
by
Thomas Lifson
Original Article
Posted By: Magnante,
4/25/2023 10:37:57 AM
Both Tucker Carlson and Fox News remain mum on the departure of Fox News’s most popular host beyond the terse initial announcement. (snip) the Wall Street Journal reported: "Mr. Carlson, whose contract was renewed in 2021, will be paid out for the rest of his contract, people familiar with the matter said. Mr. Carlson is paid about $20 million a year, one of the people said." (snip) Tucker’s increasing willingness to use a good versus evil framework to discuss the political contest today has been evident for some time now. (snip) I suspect streaming will be his chosen vehicle.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
spacer 4/25/2023 10:46:26 AM (No. 1455857)
Here's what me and my Interstellar Back Alley Group ( IBAG) have learned through our special ops channels. Elon will front 1 billion bucks for Tucker to start his own First Line News team. Tucker will have full operational control for talent and content. MAGA
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
PlayItAgain 4/25/2023 11:13:49 AM (No. 1455874)
As I read this, I can't stop thinking about Chris Wallace - and chuckling to myself.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 4/25/2023 11:42:52 AM (No. 1455894)
The purge of conservatives at Fox started last week when Bingino was dismissed. There are rumors that Bartiromo is next. I think Hegseth may be on the hit list. BTW, I think congresswoman Sandy Cortez was tipped off about the firing of Tucker Carlson. On Sunday, in a discussion with Psaki on MSNBC, Cortez made an authoritarian call for government regulations to take Carlson off the air. The next day Tucker was let go by Fox and Sandy took a victory lap. Does anyone think this chain of events was coincidental?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 4/25/2023 11:58:58 AM (No. 1455906)
Carlson could be Trump's press secretary.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 4/25/2023 12:11:20 PM (No. 1455916)
Tucker will survive, go it alone in the digital world and make Fox News the next MSNBC. Don't see Tucker running for any political office - why go into the world of snakes. He can view that world from the sideline and be free to report on it and criticize it as he sees fit. As a going away gift, McCarthy can give him the complete J6 videos and transcripts. The irony would be strong and AOC would go ape-shite. Sit tight. The real Tucker is about to be unleashed upon the world.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/25/2023 4:08:39 PM (No. 1456063)
Tucker is about to build his wealth rather handsomely - if he goes live streaming.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
padiva 4/25/2023 4:21:43 PM (No. 1456074)
I don't have a TV. I'm looking forward to finding TC without needing a TV.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/25/2023 4:44:52 PM (No. 1456088)
Do-do news media. Bye, ya'll. Go Tucker!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
RWPollock 4/26/2023 6:54:41 AM (No. 1456466)
Good Luck Tucker!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Clinger 4/26/2023 7:53:32 AM (No. 1456502)
Exactly #5. We are about to see Tucker without the constraints of placating his overlords. I have noticed him ratcheting things up; I believe he controlled the process perhaps not necessarily the specific timing. He knew where the lines were and he crossed them one step at a time. His plan is in place, he knew exactly what he was doing. Fasten your seatbelts.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/26/2023 8:12:11 AM (No. 1456524)
No matter what he does or where he goes from now on, I pray that Tucker has beefed up security for himself and his family. The left has already attacked his home and I put nothing past them now that he is unleashed.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 4/26/2023 8:13:08 AM (No. 1456526)
The truly frightening thing is that Fox News is willing to part with a huge chunk of revenue and forego their distinction of being the only network that features actual conservatives, guaranteeing their descent into CNN-world. This means that their income must stem from sources other than the subscribing public and advertising, ie billionaires and organizations bent on a new order. It will be interesting to see their future income sources.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 4/26/2023 8:16:46 AM (No. 1456528)
Two can play at "Lawfare," as they shall soon find out. Tucker just retained some very powerful legal counsel and I keep hearing the names, Nick Sandman and Kyle Rittenhouse floating around inside my head. If Tucker was fired as a result of Congressional pressure (ILLEGAL) or as a result of the Dominion settlement (ILLEGAL, as he wasn't even mentioned in the initial court filing) then this firing is purely vindictive on the part of a few AND it harms the Shareholders of Fox, as he was their #1 draw! There will soon be a Class Action brought by the 85% shareholders of Fox stock for damages and to FIRE the Members of the Board who voted to fire him. This is going to blow up bigly. Keep your "nose up in the turn," Tucker!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
felixcat 4/26/2023 8:18:58 AM (No. 1456532)
Tucker does not have to worry about paying his bills - he's very fortunate in that regard. I will miss him because he gave a voice to Alex Berenson (in the early days of the covid scam), Glen Greenwald, Andy Ngo and others who don't fit into the mainstream idea of a journalist.
When Fox signed up Karl Rove and Dana Perino years ago - that was a clear signal of their political direction.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
NeverVoteDem 4/26/2023 8:39:13 AM (No. 1456553)
#1 spacer Please verify. It would be wonderful if true that Elon will give Tucker a billion to start a news site. I see no news of this elsewhere as of now.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
texaspast 4/26/2023 8:58:11 AM (No. 1456581)
The 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Central) radio slot is calling . . .
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
lefthanddan 4/26/2023 9:38:03 AM (No. 1456626)
Yes, #16...
Chatsworth Osbourne Jr. would restore that time slot!
But I believe he is capable of greater things.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
chillijilli 4/26/2023 10:02:00 AM (No. 1456638)
There's an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. Yes, the libs have managed to take down our spokespeople, one by one. But now they have successfully managed to destroy one of our most active venues---Fox News. Even is you detest Fox, you have to admit it served as a conservative meeting place of sorts, a lounge, a public square---a place for us to connect. Where are we supposed to go now? We enabled the libs to roll over us with their Divide and Conquer scheme and here is the result. Tucker gone, Fox destroyed. Where do we go for the song, after the singer is gone and the studio has been shut down?
And, BTW, where's Hillary lately? When she's MIA, she's involved.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bobn.t 4/26/2023 10:59:51 AM (No. 1456693)
When are they going to dump Martha Motormouth, Jerry Rivers, and Juan (the token) Williams.
I´ve gone to Newsmax.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
NotaBene 4/26/2023 11:44:15 AM (No. 1456744)
The Globalist Luciferians fear the Truth. Thank you Tucker.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
FormerDem 4/26/2023 1:11:35 PM (No. 1456827)
He's real. I'm going to try to find him where he goes next.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Chicagoan 4/26/2023 1:57:41 PM (No. 1456886)
I said it at the time it was announced. The Murdoch boys are destroying their father's legacy.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Heraclitus 4/26/2023 2:57:15 PM (No. 1456958)
#18 makes very important points.
Losing Fox is nothing to celebrate. For all the especially recent errors in judgement, Fox has been the ONLY news outlet, cable and otherwise, with the broad reach it developed and grew, that was a platform for conservative politicians, for people of Christian belief and allowed to speak about it openly, for military vets, for people of actual conservative political views. The other channels, ALL OF THEM do not allow, in fact, as we know, they ridicule conservatives and Christians and people of faith.
The Murdoch sons and their wives are indeed chopping away at the foundations of the Channel upon which the broad successes have been built. They are phenomenally stupid and short-sighted. Fox was the only place where real debate could happen. None of the programs are like those on the other channels where setting abound for screeching hyenas who ridicule and lambaste, but never discuss one serious issue or one issue seriously. Fox did (and still does) try to offer hearing for all sides of issues. Are they successful all the time?
Clinton complained about Fox because she got exposed.
BO complained because Fox was not part of the big leftwing monolith.
Same with Biden and vast majority of Dem/Left politicians.
Reminds me of how these boobs and Billy Clinton, too, detested Rush because the airwaves were splintered by the dulcet tones from his Golden EIB microphone, and because he was intellectually effective and persuasive.
To remain (or regain) relevance, Fox needs to do soul-searching (if the players are capable. Unfortunately, I rather doubt these new mostly wokesters are able to find their souls). Their relevance is only if they are an alternative where real debate and discussion happens, and conservatives (for lack of a better word) must be the majority of hosts because they are the ones who listen and challenge.
Just some thoughts. I think firing Tucker was a colossal mistake in judgment. We might be able to find him elsewhere, but those screeching hyenas and rabid View wenches who shriek and laugh maniacally at the misfortunes of their competitors will have no counterpoint challenge.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
danu 4/26/2023 6:04:56 PM (No. 1457087)
somehow i doubt schlochx news has much control these days over permitted talent and programmes.
nevertheless, imho, they will control and silence mr carlson with every pfennig he accepts from them going out the door,
w/ 40 no competition contracts swirilling round his head.
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#1 hits on an interesting point. Given Musk's stand regarding the media and censorship, would not surprise me if Elon Musk does what Trump or even Rush should have done a long time ago. Start a network that is actually conservative.
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