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Very odd decision from fox, he was literally the only thing propping up their network. Stock is taking a beat down. Tucker will be more popular than ever with his own podcast. I wonder the thinking was behind the decision.
Who knows at this moment. But could be Fox getting in more and more legal trouble, Tucker in legal trouble, government pressure, trouble having “control” over an anchor, etc.
Personally I think he was a vacuum of misinformation and pretty despicable. But that’s my personal opinion, I know others appreciate some of his stories, and especially coverage of bitcoin at times.
What was the misinformation?
For one his voter fraud claims were a bit above and beyond so to speak. Same with immigration.
Facts were there but they refused to utilize them and went for audience capture. MSNBC does the same thing, as well as many others, so wasn’t just him.
So he’s no more or less a source of misinfo than any talking head on entertainment news? That’s fair.
Depends on the story/coverage but more or less I wouldn’t fight you too much there 🤝
The vitriol with which he came after some things that I deeply care about as a progressive was infuriating, but that is in itself separate and doesn’t constitute misinformation, I’ll make that clear.
I appreciate that. It’s good to take the temp down. I hate every word out of Maddow’s mouth, but I won’t accuse her of being dangerous to democracy or a peddler of misinfo or anything. She’s just a dumb bitch I don’t like lol and it’s her right to be that.
For sure. Not trying to peddle the progressive stereotype anymore (I try to be careful in my word choice but here i let my guard down a bit more “amongst friends”) Yeah I wouldn’t use the label “dangerous for democracy” on media (other folks/institutions, yes). People need to think for themselves. I hate all of it/this media game.
"a bit above and beyond" how damning of an accusation. Absolutely no substance with you weak minded progressives.
I wonder do you think Tucker Carlson was dangerous to democracy?
I don’t think it’s odd at all. I think they blame him for the dominion law suit which just cost them $1 billion and I think tucker was sick of having to conform to their agenda. If he goes independent a la Rogan he wi be wildly successful.
I think you're right, Pat. Tucker was basically a figurehead for the network. Really, ask anyone: name a person at Fox and pretty much everyone names Tucker first. Given Fox's legal trouble, he's the natural scapegoat.
Probably because of his actual thoughts/feelings about trump that came out in discovery during the lawsuit. He stated he hates trump and said the four years of his presidency were wasted with nothing accomplished.
That doesn’t play well on a network that realized from the backlash of their viewers when calling Arizona for Biden, they must wax trumps balls to survive.
Some of the texts in case one lives under a rock (or solely gets news from fox):
In private text messages Jan. 4, 2021, Carlson said he was done with Trump and his unfounded claims of a rigged election.
“We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait,” he texted an unidentified person.
“I hate him passionately. ... I can’t handle much more of this,” he added.
Carlson’s private texts starkly contrasted what he had been telling viewers during his primetime show.
“We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest,” he wrote in another text message, referring to the “last four years.” “But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump.”