(04-25-2023, 04:48 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(04-25-2023, 04:03 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Meh.  I really couldn't care less about Tucker Carlson parting ways with FOX News.  I watched some of his show(s) because some of his monologues and interviews were mildly interesting.  He definitely wasn't my "source" of news.

That being said, I don't know if he was so much "fired".  The statement released said that "they agreed to part ways".  That could mean any number of things.  It really doesn't matter much, though he did have the largest audience and ratings.  After all, in the media business it's all about the ratings.

As far as Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham, I never watch their shows because I know what it is... one sided partisan politics.

Honestly, for the most part I watch/listen to FOX Business during the day and switch over to FOX News at around 2:00 EST.  I also "scan" other networks to see/hear the coverage on occasion.

Agree.  He can name his price now.  He's a former employee of liberal fodder like the Daily Beast, CNN and MSNBC.  Wherever he lands, he can be whatever they want him to be on air.  Which should help us all remember that it's not the storyteller that is important, its the story.

I think the storyteller is important.  I want the people who tell me stories to actually believe the stories they are telling me.  And in the case of Tucker Carlson, it has been proven that he did not believe the stories he was telling.

(04-25-2023, 11:44 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(04-24-2023, 08:55 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Please say it isn't so.

But wouldn't a network that employs both conservative and liberal pundits be the ultimate 'fair and balanced' network?  Hell, they could even reboot Crossfire with Carlson and Lemon going at it.  Or, they could get Dan Ackroyd and Jane Curtin out of retirement.  Man, I miss those early SNL's.

Two extremists having a debate is not a way to get at the truth, because neither one will ever admit that the truth is somewhere in between.

As for the idea of having Crossfire with Lemon and Carlson, one is an idiot and the other is a liar.  There's nothing to be gained from putting those two on a show.  Firing Line with William Buckley is the model of the show I would like to see.  Most people in this message board are too young to have seen those but that show had actual intelligent discussions.

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