Tucker Carlson Obsession Thread (merged)

[EasternVol]

Old people only know where to find Fox and RFD channel.

That’s just ignorant.

 

[EasternVol]

Dick Morris to Newsmax: Carlson's Exit Makes Newsmax Voice of the Right

Political author Dick Morris on Monday said that with Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, Newsmax is now the number one network for conservatives.

"Newsmax is now the sole conservative voice in media," Morris told "American Agenda" during his appearance. "And Fox News can talk about that, but by firing Carlson, they have decidedly moved to the left and to the center."

https://www.newsmax.com/draft-stories/foxnews-tuckercarlson-newsmax/2023/04/24/id/1117348/

If Dick Morris said it then it is probably not true.

 

[EasternVol]

Rachel Maddow supports her opinions and constructs better arguments than anyone else on cable news. Her monologues will often begin with a historical reference comparable to a modern event which she builds her argument around. It's a very effective way to make a point. She is an intellectual. Fox News only employs emotionally charged Republican Party sycophants.

A real intellectual aims for truth. That ain't Rachel.

 

[evillawyer]

 

[johnsonbrewer]

Based on timing of the drop today after the news, I’ll say it was Tucker.

Or the REASON behind his exodus, more smoke coming out about the sexual harassment suit.

 

[MurphyVol]

That’s just ignorant.

My sincere apologies grandpa, I forgot about Andy Griffith

 

[Zues1]

More likely this began sometime back over the information Carlson posted about Jan 6th and came to a head.
He was going to run that an entire week but quickly got shut down in two days.
Reports are Carlson and team were in the studio Monday morning preparing Monday nights show and the hammer dropped.

 

[EasternVol]

My sincere apologies grandpa, I forgot about Andy Griffith

See how far you get with that stupidity.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I don't watch Fox/Tucker but I'm not sure what Tucker has do to with it. Megan Kelly's comment that Carlson was not involved with the Dominion assertions made by some others is backed up by HuffPo: Defamation Suit Produced Trove Of Tucker Carlson Messages Rather, it appears he broke ranks with whatever hosts were supporting a voting machine scandal. The speculation @BowlBrother85 that his ouster was a condition of that suit seems unlikely. The Guardian is reporting it's due to a pending discrimination suit by a former producer: Tucker Carlson fired on Murdoch’s orders over discrimination lawsuit, report says – live

Lastly, Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham emails were made public as part of the lawsuit used by Dominion lawyers. An exchange between them showed dissatisfaction with Wallace and another I assume to be head of something (News?), and that the three of them had a lot of power and could potentially force change. That could easily be seen as mutinous by Murdoch, who certainly knew about the discrimination lawsuit prior, and possibly used that to fire Carlson and put Hannity and Ingraham on notice.

Since Tucker Carlson has more than likely signed an NDA, we will probably never know the reason for his firing. However, Dominion's CEO, John Poulos, was asked if Carlson's termination was a term of the settlement and he replied, "No comment." Maybe that indicates something ... maybe it doesn't. It doesn't really matter anyway. He's gone.

Also, Fox's statement following the settlement referenced a commitment to "the highest journalistic standards." That's a tough sell if you are still employing someone who tried to have a reporter fired for accurately fact-checking Donald Trump - because he thought it was bad for ratings.

Tucker Carlson Tried to Get Fox News Reporter Fired for Fact-Checking Trump

It did not matter to Carlson that the fact-check was accurate. His only concern was with the Nielsen ratings.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Why is her sexual orientation relevant? It isn't ... but Republicans will always bring that up anyway.

And liberals always bring up race because we all know white privilege is the source of all the world’s ills. What’s your point?

 

[MurphyVol]

See how far you get with that stupidity.

I've gotten far enough to grasp the concept of sarcasm and how to enjoy life.

 

[EasternVol]

I've gotten far enough to grasp the concept of sarcasm and how to enjoy life.

Good luck in 7th grade.

 

[MurphyVol]

Since Tucker Carlson has more than likely signed an NDA, we will probably never know the reason for his firing. However, Dominion's CEO, John Poulos, was asked if Carlson's termination was a term of the settlement and he replied, "No comment." Maybe that indicates something ... maybe it doesn't. It doesn't really matter anyway. He's gone.

Also, Fox's statement following the settlement referenced a commitment to "the highest journalistic standards." That's a tough sell if you are still employing someone who tried to have a reporter fired for accurately fact-checking Donald Trump - because he thought it was bad for ratings.

Tucker Carlson Tried to Get Fox News Reporter Fired for Fact-Checking Trump

It did not matter to Carlson that the fact-check was accurate. His only concern was with the Nielsen ratings.

Wonder if something came up relating to the Abby Grossberg lawsuit or the Smartmatic lawsuit.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Wonder if something came up relating to the Abby Grossberg lawsuit or the Smartmatic lawsuit.

Tucker Carlson's producer was fired too, so it may very well be related to the Abby Grossberg suit ... but how can you claim to care about journalism when you employ Tucker Carlson? That's a joke.

 

[MurphyVol]

Good luck in 7th grade.

This guy owns the internet. He's beyond a God, he's a Titan. Everyone woman wants him, every man wants to be him.

 

[EasternVol]

This guy owns the internet. He's beyond a God, he's a Titan. Everyone woman wants him, every man wants to be him.

It's good that you realize that. Tell your friends.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

How was Tucker, night after night, number one in the most advertiser coveted age group, 25-54?

Same Reason Justin Bieber was the number one recording artist here for the better half of a decade.

Most of y'all are ****ing idiots.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

How was Tucker, night after night, number one in the most advertiser coveted age group, 25-54?

But really, it's because most of us aren't luddites and don't tune into cable news... or cable in general.

 

[MOOOOONEY]

You watch Rachel maddow?
There are some classic clips of that idiot spewing lies during Covid, gotten lots of laughs from them.

Since 2013

 

[BowlBrother85]

A real intellectual aims for truth. That ain't Rachel.

You're entitled to that opinion, but for what it's worth, I disagree.

Rachel Maddow was way out in front of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. She covered it aggressively, when most media outlets (including those on the left) weren't covering it at all. This was a truth which needed to be told.

Rachel Maddow wins Emmy for Flint water crisis coverage

 

[EasternVol]

You're entitled to that opinion, but for what it's worth, I disagree.

Rachel Maddow was way out in front of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. She covered it aggressively, when most media outlets (including those on the left) weren't covering it at all. This was a truth which needed to be told.

Rachel Maddow wins Emmy for Flint water crisis coverage

On that I agree.
On some other topics she's not been so honest or correct. It's an issue with agenda driven media, right and left, woke and unwoke.

 

[Sea Ray]

They defamed them. It's not frivolous. It may not have as much weight as Dominion but it sure as **** isn't frivolous. And we don't know what it's worth bc Dominion settled. My guess it's another several hundred million dollar settlement. For once again lying! Knowingly lying. But idiots
.

Asking for $2.7B is frivolous. They may settle out of court. It sounds like Fox did its due diligence to fact check the allegations made by Giuliani:

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs had been outspoken during his program about the accusations; on December 18 his program aired a video segment refuting the accusations, consisting of an interview with Edward Perez, an election technology expert at the Open Source Election Technology Institute, which fact checked allegations regarding the company (including those that had been made by Fox). Dobbs himself did not comment.[146][147] Fox News hosts Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo had also been outspoken about the allegations, and both their programs aired the same video segment over the following two days.[148] On December 21, Newsmax similarly complied with the request and presented an on-air clarification.[149]

Smartmatic - Wikipedia

What facts do you have that show liability on the part of Fox News?

 

[Majors]

You're entitled to that opinion, but for what it's worth, I disagree.

Rachel Maddow was way out in front of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. She covered it aggressively, when most media outlets (including those on the left) weren't covering it at all. This was a truth which needed to be told.

Rachel Maddow wins Emmy for Flint water crisis coverage

Did Maddow ever do a retraction to her segment on how getting the vaccine stops the Covid virus from spreading. Seems she was promoting pharmaceutical companies for profits and health data that wasn’t proven at the expense of her viewers.

 

[TennEddie]

The TCT show was the best program on all TV.
Both informative and entertaining.
With the direction this country is going, I am
surprised he lasted as long as he did.

 

[AirVol]

Rachel Maddow supports her opinions and constructs better arguments than anyone else on cable news. Her monologues will often begin with a historical reference comparable to a modern event which she builds her argument around. It's a very effective way to make a point. She is an intellectual. Fox News only employs emotionally charged Republican Party sycophants.

So Dims have free speech but Repubes don’t.
No surprise there.