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National Review,
by
Jim Geraghty
Original Article
Posted By: WhamDBambam,
4/25/2023 7:12:24 AM
The fact that Tucker Carlson’s program is ending so abruptly — no farewell show, no final chance to thank the viewers for tuning in, night after night – is an indication that this was not such an amiable separation and that Fox News did not trust their highest-rated host to appear on-air, even for one last time. (Snip) It is unlikely that networks like Fox News can afford to keep loose-cannon hosts anymore.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 4/25/2023 7:23:30 AM (No. 1455680)
Welcome to the USA in the age of "Lawfare."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
janjan 4/25/2023 7:43:43 AM (No. 1455695)
This is the GOP establishment point of view. Don’t rock the boat lest the liberals come after you. Nowhere does Geraghty mention that Tucker had 3+ million viewers and was the most popular cable show on earth. That means nothing to National Review but they aren’t going to pay the price. Fox News will.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Daisymay 4/25/2023 7:48:28 AM (No. 1455699)
After reading this, I would advise Gutfeld to keep his Big Mouth shut or he will be next. Apparently, FOX has decided no matter How Big someone is, they're never Too Big to lose their Job! Jesse might also be careful or he could be next! Kind of makes me wonder if there is any reason to tune in to FOX anymore if they're cleaning house of my favorite people there!
37 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Aspen02 4/25/2023 8:01:51 AM (No. 1455705)
# 3 Did you see how much Fox stock lost after this stupid firing?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
fhancock 4/25/2023 8:08:23 AM (No. 1455711)
Loose Cannon = Truth Teller
41 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
hisself 4/25/2023 8:11:21 AM (No. 1455713)
Fox News also ousted me! I am also dropping SlingTV, since my only reason to have it was to see Faux News.
16 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 4/25/2023 8:14:05 AM (No. 1455717)
Fox having their own "Hold My Beer" moment.
20 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/25/2023 8:21:49 AM (No. 1455724)
If Tucker's firing had anything to do with his emails where he was supposedly bad-mouthing his employer and some of his colleagues, just a reminder that the "e" in "emails" stands for "eternal". Delete them all you want but they are still recoverable anytime anywhere.
9 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
FunOne 4/25/2023 8:23:26 AM (No. 1455727)
A decade ago, FOX News was constantly on at my house. After their early call at the last presidential election I only watched FOX during the hour Tucker was on. Now, I have NO REASON to waste a minute of my life watching them.I have been pleased at what I found on Newsmax during the past few years and I hope Tucker lands there.
29 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/25/2023 8:27:24 AM (No. 1455729)
FTA: "A loose-cannon host who is unpredictable and capable of saying anything — and Fox News is not the only network with on-air talent who fits this description..."
Typical NR drivel. Name one CNN / MSNBC "on-air talent" who doesn't fit that description.
20 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
David Key 4/25/2023 8:30:40 AM (No. 1455735)
Loose cannon? The only loose cannons are the so called Conservative talking heads that parrot the RINO talking points. They are always shooting their mouths off about other conservatives.
16 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 4/25/2023 8:31:19 AM (No. 1455737)
Trump was right after all in going after Fox News. With Tucker gone, and with the possible firings of other commentary people, Fox will be so watered down that it will be the next CNN. Rupert Murdoch has shown himself to be a megalomaniac like Putin, Xi, and even Hitler. Get woke, go broke will hold true for Fox like for everybody else.
Commenter No.3 nails it.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
czechlist 4/25/2023 8:35:48 AM (No. 1455742)
#3???? non sequitor.
if Gutfeld shuts his "big mouth" won't he effectively be cancelling himself? His "big mouth" is the reason people tune in.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
nerdowell 4/25/2023 8:38:03 AM (No. 1455745)
It's clear now why Tuckers Jan6
revelations were so disappointing.
They strangled it. It was either kowtow, or have his show preempted
for those episodes.
That's my suspicion,fwiw. I'll bet there's a nondisclosure agreement
somewhere. It would be nice if some anonymous were to leak more details.
27 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Jean123 4/25/2023 9:03:56 AM (No. 1455761)
This article's mealy mouth opinion is in directly opposition to what I heard Elon Musk say in front of a group of advertisers who were asking him to tone down some of the speech on Twitter, which I paraphrase here: There is nothing more important than freedom of speech and if I lose advertisers so be it.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
PChristopher 4/25/2023 9:17:59 AM (No. 1455776)
Tucker is not the loose cannon. The loose cannons are in Congress and the WH, aided and abetted by their willing accomplices scattered throughout the media. Fox hit the iceberg with this move. The Five and Gutfeld are the only shows worth watching and they'll be corralled too...you watch.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
chumley 4/25/2023 9:52:13 AM (No. 1455812)
Well, Fox is off my list, though it was before. It wont be much longer till we have to get real news over the short wave radio like in the old days. Glad I still have mine.
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
bpl40 4/25/2023 10:05:13 AM (No. 1455820)
Senior Murdoch was between a rock and a hard place. Fox has been silenced permanently. Anyone who tries to emulate them will meet with a similar fate. It is NEWSMAX that should watch out. They are next.
4 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
TCloud 4/25/2023 10:08:18 AM (No. 1455823)
Well there is only TASS, Sputnik News, Anna News along with RT. Sigh!
3 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
MsMontana 4/25/2023 10:08:46 AM (No. 1455824)
I quit watching Fox News the day after Obama was announced as having won a second term. Carl Cameron was falling all over himself in an attempt to gain access.
I knew a long time ago Fox was Fake.
8 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
DVC 4/25/2023 10:21:46 AM (No. 1455833)
Nat Review....still rotten to the core.
12 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 4/25/2023 11:07:29 AM (No. 1455869)
I cancelled NR after they published their anti-Trump edition years ago. I still get emails from them exhorting me to re-subscribe. No way....ever.
10 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
AltaD 4/25/2023 11:12:11 AM (No. 1455873)
So National Review's advice is -- read the RINO approved script, smile pretty for the camera, cash your check and kiss goodbye your integrity.
12 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
learner 4/25/2023 2:01:15 PM (No. 1455973)
This photo of the pResident looks like that crazy Applewhite guy from the Heavens Gate cult that had a nass suicide. Given the policies of Scranton Joe we may all be along for the ride.
2 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
learner 4/25/2023 2:02:52 PM (No. 1455975)
Sorry! Wrong article.
2 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
Penney 4/25/2023 2:12:01 PM (No. 1455980)
As was noted decades ago whan cnn jumped the shark, 'The fish rots from the head!' Management's journalistic goals at FOX seem to be leaving integrity behind. ..... Bongino & Carlson may be only the beginning of authentic journalists leaving the OLD, lefty-biased, dem scripted media behind.
2 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/25/2023 4:45:49 PM (No. 1456091)
Maybe getting rid of conservatives is part of the settlement.
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