Tucker Carlson Obsession Thread (merged)

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lawgator1 said:
So what are people's guesses as to the why?

a) TC's decision (I think we'd have heard about that by now)

b) A fight over money. Certainly has to be on the list.

c) TC genuinely conflicted about staying pro-Trump moving towards 2024 but the network was demanding it whereas TC thinks its time for new blood.

d) Murdoch embarrassed by revelations of how much TC protested the editorial influence of corporate leadership in 2020/21. Also in my view highly possible.

Those are just some theories. Complete speculation right now.
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I think 'D' mixed with the fact that he was a giant contract. Might be nice to free up some cash when you're looking at a $1 billion settlement to pay off.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Definitely. He will be paid the balance remaining on his contract, as long as he doesn't sue, signs an NDA and agrees not to be critical of the network.
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They will pay him a fortune. He inked this deal just after Fox was hemorrhaging viewers to Newsmax because of their election coverage. I mean, to some degree, FN survived being crushed by Newsmax the last 2 years because Tucker stayed and then did more programing. That was what calmed the waters enough for Fox to reverse the losses of Maga voter watchers in early 2021.

Tucker Carlson Inks New Deal With Fox; Joins Fox Nation – Deadline
 
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Good. Tucker peddled in nonstop Alex Jones-esque conspiracy theories. I do not know this by watching Fox News, only by the boomer videos posted on Facebook.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Financially speaking, Carlson will come out ahead on this, at least in the short run ... but he will have a lower profile as a political analyst - for whatever that is worth.
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OReilly got $25 million from Fox on his way out. Carlson will probably get more. Lemon will get millions to leave CNN. If that's what we are calling "getting fired" these days then count me in. Reminds me of College Football coaches walking away with millions after "getting fired". It's Ridiculous!
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
What do you mean "Tucker is the only issue?"

Don Lemon of CNN was fired today as well ... although, it probably didn't have anything to do with his reporting.
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The constant references to anyone that is opposed to our involvement the Ukrainian War as some Russian agent BS.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
Anybody done a welfare check on Franklin and Beathe?
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BowlBrother85 said:
What do you mean "Tucker is the only issue?"

Don Lemon of CNN was fired today as well ... although, it probably didn't have anything to do with his reporting.
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A bit of irony in there in that, if you ask me, his reporting was often so stilted it shouldn't bother anyone that he has hit the bricks.
 
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lawgator1 said:
A bit of irony in there in that, if you ask me, his reporting was often so stilted it shouldn't bother anyone that he has hit the bricks.
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I don't watch CNN, so I really don't know much about him. I've read that he has been with the network for 17 years. That was surprising to me. I have only been reading things about him for 3 or 4 years. The only cable news show I watch is Rachel Maddow ... and she is only on Monday nights now.
 
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I have a real fear that Jesse Waters is going to take that spot, either that time or become the heir apparent. Carlson is a smug SOB but Waters is off the charts. Really seems like the glib factor with him caps his upside potential.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I have a real fear that Jesse Waters is going to take that spot, either that time or become the heir apparent. Carlson is a smug SOB but Waters is off the charts. Really seems like the glib factor with him caps his upside potential.
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Why do you fear JW taking the lead spot?
 
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Doesn't matter, they will keep telling the same lies. Here he was, trashing Trump in texts while telling you all what you wanted to hear.

Truth free zone.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I don't watch CNN, so I really don't know much about him. I've read that he has been with the network for 17 years. That was surprising to me. I have only been reading things about him for 3 or 4 years. The only cable news show I watch is Rachel Maddow ... and she is only on Monday nights now.
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You watch Rachel maddow? 😂
There are some classic clips of that idiot spewing lies during Covid, gotten lots of laughs from them.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I don't watch CNN, so I really don't know much about him. I've read that he has been with the network for 17 years. That was surprising to me. I have only been reading things about him for 3 or 4 years. The only cable news show I watch is Rachel Maddow ... and she is only on Monday nights now.
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You probably "watch" NPR.
 
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From a bow-tie-wearing conservative cub reporter at CNN to dominating right-wing media and reshaping Fox News in his image: How Tucker Carlson became the Nation's Most Successful Cable News Host

Tucker Carlson's three-decade media career saw him transform from a little-known, bow tie wearing CNN commentator to one of the most powerful figures in American media.

The 53-year-old is out at Fox News days after it paid $787.5 million to settle the Dominion lawsuit. He has spent years as the face of the network's political coverage through his hugely successful nightly show, Tucker Carlson Tonight.

Carlson divided opinion - and drew fierce criticism from the left - with his polemics on everything from the 2020 presidential election to the Black Lives Matter movement.

How Tucker Carlson came to dominate American media and reshape Fox News in his image | Daily Mail Online
 
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Waving him goodbye: The View hosts, Jon Stewart lead liberal celebrity Gloating over conservative Tucker Carlson's ouster from Fox

Prominent progressives are already celebrating the news of Tucker Carlson's sudden Fox News ousting - with the ladies of The View leading the charge with an on-air Mexican wave.

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The ladies of The View led the boisterous liberal response to the longtime Fox host's ouster Monday, celebrating with an on-air Mexican wave

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Whoopi Goldberg was met with a rash of applause at the ABC Broadcast Center in Manhattan when she announced news of Carlson's ouster on the air Monday morning

The View hosts, Jon Stewart lead liberal celebrity gloating over Tucker Carlson's ouster from Fox | Daily Mail Online
 
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