https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news-in-wake-of-dominion-defamation-settlement.html

Guess something good *did* come out of that settlement, ultimately. Net positive.

Wonder how long before CNN picks him back up.

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>Wonder how long before CNN picks him back up.

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..and not the settlement.

Don't worry - Tucker will be fine- bill O'Reily and Glenn Beck and still making 100 times what I make.

And Fox will pick up the "GROOMER PEDO COMMIE UKRAINE IS ACTUALLY RUSSIA" angle just fine.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

Or replace him with similar model.

Every one else left on Fox is plain jane. They didn't have the rhetoric and style to get old folks amped up about "those people" trying to destroy them.

Laura Ingraham tries but sucks at it.

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Lol what a day.

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If you need any help, don't. Hesitate to ask.

... supposedly being "past her prime" physically.

I didn't much follow the story but it sounds like it was a case of a gay guy thinking it's okay for him to say something blatantly sexist. And then he weirdly refused to retract it or apologize or even contextualize it.

He supposedly has a really bad off-camera relationship with his morning-show co-anchors, too, which presumably got worse since the Nikki Haley comments.

when it comes to talking shit about women, lol…

I bet he said that shit without even considering he was a Black Man when saying them.

In his mind he was prolly like “but I’m Black AND gay.. I can’t be sexist”

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Nikki Hley who has NO CHANCE beating Trump proposed changing the rules to disallow anyone older than a certain age run for president UNLESS they pass a "mental competency" test.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/15/nikki-haley-competency-tests-00083018 <-Feb 15th,2023

The proposed age was, of course, ABOVE *her* current age.

Responding to THAT Don Lemon said on Feb 16th:
"DON LEMON: This whole talk about age makes me uncomfortable. I think that - I think it's the wrong road to go down. She says people - you know, politicians or something are not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn't in her prime. Sorry. When - a woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.

POPPY HARLOW: What are you - wait.

LEMON: That's not according to me.

HARLOW: Prime for what?

LEMON: It depends. It's just, like, prime. If you look it up, it'll - if you look - if you Google, when is a woman in her prime, it'll say, 20s, 30s and 40s."


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It was fuckin weird (really, we're supposed to Google what age range is "prime" for different genders?), and it sounds like it was part of a longstanding pattern.

But for all we know it could just be that Chris Licht doesn't want him on in primetime anymore (which is indeed some right wing bs), and that his morning show is failing, both of which are also very true.

Definitely Licht wanting him out to put in a more "middle of the road"/ right wing guy in.

But if it was only that statement they would have been able to use that as a jumping off point and had a larger discussion on it. I doubt CNN will have that discussion now.

But the public (from the news stories, the news comments and online comments) seems to think that he said that her womb was polluted.

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>LEMON: It depends. It's just, like, prime. If you look it up,
>it'll - if you look - if you Google, when is a woman in her
>prime, it'll say, 20s, 30s and 40s."

The video is perfect. Don't blame him. He didn't make the rules. That's google and ladyscience.

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>The video is perfect. Don't blame him. He didn't make the
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Swipe:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nikki-haley-joe-biden-death-b2329025.html
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Thursday claimed that Americans should not vote for Joe Biden because he may die during a second term and leave Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the executive branch

First off, fuck that bi...um, lady.

Second, life expectancy works differently than she thinks.

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html

An average 80 year old in the U.S. life expectancy is 7.74 years to 87, and each year they continue to live the life expectancy goes up.

When he reaches 81 his life expectancy will go to 7.25 years, or 88, etc. (When you die your life expectancy does drop dramatically.)

He's old - and more likely to die in the next 5 years than a 51 year old. But that 51 moron can suck on President Harris's (58) incumbency.

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lol they told his agent to tell him he was fired.


https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1650533617636966400

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

I also wish someone would step-up and end him, but that's neither here nor there.

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The repugs already have enough fascists running.

But who knows. Ego is a mufucker. He'll probably take a stab at it.

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He's from California, lives in NYC now, but if he moves to some place in the south or Midwest and he'd be elected senator EASILY.

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It would probably be a landslide unfortunately.

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If you need any help, don't. Hesitate to ask.

i wouldn't bet against it.

i'd like to think he's better than that, but all it takes is a couple incidents of being scorned and these dudes turn all "right wing" and shit.

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he got too much dip on his chip.

but i could DEFINITELY see Lemon going to Fox if he's morally corrupt. and it'd be a feather in their cap cuz he's black and gay, but that last part would really piss off a section of their viewership so...who knows.

I mean first of all he started his career there.

Also didn't CNN take a hard right wing turn recently ? And/or get bought out by a rightwinger ?

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even if it was CNN trying to sell themselves on a diversity of opinions theme, they'd have to go with a Megyn Kelly type. Tucker's far too much of a toxic commodity.

i think if they *thought* they could make it work they would but its bad business.

i assume OAN & NewsMax are chomping at the bit for him.

i could def see Lemon going to Fox to tell the kids to pull their pants up.

>but that last part would really piss off a section of their viewership

They already got tears because Tucker is gone they would lose it if Don is hired.

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now, i could see Lemon going there if Fox, after taking the Dominion L, is gonna back off their bullshit and lies. and hey, maybe with basically everyone who caused that L (at least on-air) getting fired over there, it could be what they are doing.

like, they could actually be a conservative network without all of the bullshit that IS possible i suppose.

i'm not giving them that much credit though.

They already crying now, the "Done with Fox" is trending.


Don tried to pushback last week, so his heel turn would have to be 180

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1650563196795641871

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Or Something in the E! Network

That feels like more his lane

wondering if that's still on or if with this offering they no longer have to worry

was surprised by this but Rupert doesn't seem shy about firing his biggest acts if they start fucking with his money

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His statements reflect someone that apparently thought they had a special status that allowed them to get away with certain conduct. For the record we're 3/3 with these situations...

You're not praying white supremacy.
You're not allying away white supremacy.
You're not minority people of color coalitioning away white supremacy.
You're not sexual accessing away white supremacy.
You're not identifying away white supremacy.

SPOILER ALERT: You dealing with white supremacy no matter where you go.

The powers that be felt Don Lemon deserved to be fired and now he's gone. While it's far from my problem it's another lesson for identification, ally, and minority twitter

Tucker Carlson is wealthy and will bounce back.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

"root for everybody black haters say that's crazy, wow..."

like, if Lemon is the wild dickhead (not saying he is or isn't - i don't know his jacket like that tbh) they still gotta support him just cuz he's a member of the community?

are people supposed to get blind support from their community?

>like, if Lemon is the wild dickhead (not saying he is or
>isn't - i don't know his jacket like that tbh) they still
>gotta support him just cuz he's a member of the community?
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>are people supposed to get blind support from their
>community?

... Because that's how the black community is treated. Any time something happens to any ally, minority, people of color, identifying, representation, and somehow related community they expect blind support. It's too late to move goalposts now.

LGBT community is 0-4+ in blind support backed with leveraging power for black members of that minority coalition.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

"root for everybody black haters say that's crazy, wow..."

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i saw they fired susan rice from msnbc and right wingers cheered while nobody on the left actually gave a fuck lol.

Susan Rice was on MSNBC ? What ?

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i have no idea why i typed msnbc.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuQ8GChXsAEk2Gq?format=jpg&name=medium

not too long ago he attacked desantis by reposting a tweet from left wing twitter account hillreporter.

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"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

of course they are now talking about sexism and his off air problems with women..

but isn’t that typical Fox News room shit?

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There's plenty more where they came from. O'Reilly was a nobody from some syndicated newsmagazine. Beck was a nobody from talk radio. Tucker was the William F Buckley wannabe mostly known for goofy bowties and triggering everyone's gaydar.

The product is the show, not the host. They replace the host, and change the title, but they don't really change the show.

And the amazing thing is how thoroughly aware Tucker seemed to be, in those Dominion leaks, that he only has value as a salesman for that show, and if the viewers want him talking about Venezuela rigging the voting machines, that's the topic for the week. And he was fine with that. You make a better paycheck being Tucker Carlson than being William F Buckley, even if your career ends up being shorter.

Tucker will move on, like Imus and the rest, and still get paid to stoke the flames.

im not giving dude my energy, or Fox. this aint a win by no means

Reactions, memes, it's worth the cheering.

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Wait min are you calling getting Fired a win ?

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He was winning and didn't know it. If only someone clued him in when he was typing those text messages.

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To become the number one rated news show. I don’t think the viewership necessarily transfers without Fox carefully choosing a trusted talking head in the eyes of their audience.

The situation feels a lot more tenuous for FOX IMO. And they gotta pull a rabbit out of a hat with this next move

I don't know. You're right, of course. But one of the most durable conservative grievances is the urgent, thrumming need to be seen as serious people. Respected. Sure, anybody can just pour fish guts out of the racism bucket but it means more when a bowtied dweeb that achieved some real fame at CNN does it.

American fascism needs venture capitalists in quarter zips with eight year old sons named "Jack" and Tucker Carlson was the man to make that coalition. Maybe FOX can find a new man, but it seems just as likely he finds somewhere else to do it.

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but I do find it hilarious that dude has TONS of text messages calling all this shit out and begging for some real evidence or they would look like some hoes…

he was right.

and while I love that he was fired its actually due to Tucker exposing how the network is lying like shit and losing credibility

so he’s fired.. and Fox News continues feeding the beast.

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that should let you know

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/04/24/who-is-bryan-freedman-don-lemon-and-tucker-carlson-hire-same-lawyer-after-ousters/amp/

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/fox-news-tucker-carlson-secret-dossier-oppo-file-1234723855/

Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say

Eight sources tell Rolling Stone that the network’s top brass has been stockpiling information on the departing prime-time host

BY DIANA FALZONE, ASAWIN SUEBSAENG

APRIL 25, 2023

FOX NEWS EXECUTIVES have in their possession a dossier of alleged dirt on Tucker Carlson should he attack the network in the wake of his departure, eight sources at and close to the network tell Rolling Stone.

When Fox announced Carlson’s departure on Monday, the network presented the separation as amicable. But according to one former on-air Fox personality, the anchor and some of the channel’s top executives are parting ways on “the worst” and “messiest possible terms.” Indeed, in private communications released last month as part of the Dominion-Fox lawsuit, the now-fired Fox host gossiped that one such exec “hates us,” claiming she was covertly working against him and other hosts.

But if Carlson attempts to torch the network he’s leaving, Fox is prepared, the sources say.

Eight people familiar with the situation tell Rolling Stone that Fox News and its communications department — long led by the notoriously aggressive Irena Briganti — has assembled damaging information about Carlson. One source with knowledge calls it an “oppo file.” Two sources add that Fox is prepared to disclose some of its contents if execs suspect that Carlson is coming after the network.


The file includes internal complaints regarding workplace conduct, disparaging comments about management and colleagues, and allegations that the now-former prime-time host created a toxic work environment, three of the sources say. (Carlson is currently facing a lawsuit from a former senior booking producer, Abby Grossberg, alleging a toxic and misogynist workplace environment. The lawsuit details repeated instances of misogynist behavior at the network, including frequent lewd and sexual discussions of female guests and public figures. Grossberg “continued to endure a work environment that subjugates women based on vile sexist stereotypes, typecasts religious minorities and belittles their traditions, and demonstrates little to no regard for those suffering from mental illness.” Fox denied the allegations when the lawsuit was filed, saying the claims were “without merit.”)

A network spokesperson denied the existence of the file on Carlson. “This is patently absurd and categorically false,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We thank Tucker for his service to the network as a host, and prior to that, as a contributor.”

Many sources within the network disagree. “Irena will never be shy about using these things,” says one network source who is familiar with the Carlson-related complaints.

Over the years, Briganti and Fox PR’s tactics have been turned against its own most prominent talent. For instance, The Daily Beast reported in 2018 that “​​emails reviewed and verified” by the outlet “show that Fox’s communications brass have planted negative stories about some of their own top stars, including hosts like Bill O’Reilly and Stuart Varney — the latter of whom is still a Fox employee.”

Those methods for keeping personnel in line are an open secret among current and former Fox News staff. Four former Fox News personalities confirmed Briganti likes to keep “dirt files” on Fox News talent, including one on Carlson.

An ex-Fox News anchor laments, “Irena tries to keep a file on everybody.… Any talent like Tucker would have a lot of things; other people complaining. They encourage it, and then just keep it on file. It’s just a classic dirty trick.”


“(Briganti) keeps files on everybody to screw with them,” a departed Fox News host adds. “It’s classic Fox.”

The sources say it was not clear what might prompt Briganti or Fox News to use the file. On Monday, it was revealed that Carlson had hired Bryan Freedman, a high-powered entertainment lawyer, to represent him following his Fox exit. Rolling Stone did not receive comment from Carlson at the time of this piece’s publication. Freedman did not respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.

It’s also unclear what precisely triggered Carlson’s abrupt departure. In addition to the Grossberg suit, he was a prominent figure in Dominion Voting Systems’ legal action against Fox News, which the network settled for $787.5 million earlier this month. In the run-up to trial, it was revealed that Carlson had bashed top brass in text chats with fellow network talent.

“Do the executives understand how much credibility and trust we’ve lost with our audience?” Carlson wrote shortly after Fox News projected Joe Biden had beaten Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Regarding Fox News executives, Carlson also privately sniped: “A combination of incompetent liberals and top leadership with too much pride to back down is what’s happening.”

Harshly trashing leadership is considered to be a major transgression at Fox News and Fox Business, where those who step out of line may find themselves on the receiving end of an unfavorable story.

Fox News has a history of taking punitive measures against departed personnel. When Megyn Kelly left the network in 2017 to host a morning talk show on NBC, it was reported that Briganti tried to push stories about the cable news star’s poor television ratings at the time, as well as her asking a Will and Grace fan if the show led him to being gay. Kelly has spoken out against Briganti, publicly noting the Fox spokeswoman’s “vindictiveness.” Briganti’s aggressive methods are widely known in the media. A 2016 New York magazine story titled “The Silencing of Fox News’ Powerful Publicist Irena Briganti” cited several then-Fox female employees who claimed “one of the reasons they did not speak up about sexual harassment in the past was that they were terrified Briganti would find out and smear them in the press.”


A current Fox News journalist says that Briganti won’t be afraid to use similar tactics against Carlson: “Irena is Fox’s fighter. She is very good at her job. I gotta believe she’s ready to fight Tucker if/when he takes this war publicly.”

Diana Falzone, one of the authors of this article, worked at Fox News from 2012 to 2018.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nyt-tucker-carlson-text-message-redacted-fox-news/

According to the Times, Carlson wrote in the message: "A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street in Washington. A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living s**t out of him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It's not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they'd hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it."

He continued: "Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn't good for me. I'm becoming something I don't want to be. The Antifa creep is a human being. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I'm sure I'd hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn't gloat over his suffering. I should be bothered by it. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed. If I don't care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?"

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“when I heard the story, initially I didn’t feel bad for the the homeless guy”

People aren’t people no more..

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Fox Accuses Tucker Carlson Of Violating Contract Over ‘Tucker on Twitter’: Report


A letter obtained by Axios reveals that Fox News is prepared to pursue legal action against their former star

BY NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ

JUNE 7, 2023


ON TUESDAY NIGHT, former Fox host Tucker Carlson launched the first installment of his new social media “show” Tucker on Twitter. According to a letter obtained by Axios, the network sent Carlson a letter claiming the show put him “​​in breach” of his contract with Fox.

“In connection with such breach and pursuant to the Agreement, Fox expressly reserves all rights and remedies which are available to it at law or equity,” read the letter.

In response to Fox, Carlson’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, told Axios that “Fox defends its very existence on freedom of speech grounds. Now they want to take Tucker Carlson’s right to speak freely away from him because he took to social media to share his thoughts on current events.”

While Carlson was fired from the network in April, his contract with Fox would have seen him collect payment from the network through 2025 if he refrained from creating content that would compete with Fox’s own programming.

Prior to this confrontation, Carlson had already attempted to render the contract null, accusing Fox in May of having breached their agreement, and committing fraud against him. A letter from Carlson’s lawyer to executives at Fox alleged that “Rupert Murdoch himself” reneged on promises made to Carlson, including a commitment to not leak his private communications or use them to “take any adverse employment action against him.”

The two parties are prepared for a hellish confrontation. As previously reported by Rolling Stone, Fox News executives kept a file of potentially damaging dirt from Carlson’s years at the network that they are prepared to weaponize should he step out of line. Despite the threat of a public showdown with his former employer, Carlson has given every indication that he’s not going down without a fight.