I have no insider knowledge of why Tucker Carlson and Fox News parted ways, but I believe the writing has been on the wall for a while. After Tucker Carlson got access to the January 6th tapes and played them for about two nights, he stopped playing them. I also believe that very few if any of the other shows on Fox aired those tapes. I suspect that was due to pressure from the network. They did not want the tapes played despite the fact that they had exclusive access to them–the tapes showed that President Trump did not start or encourage an insurrection. The tapes also revealed the lies about the death of a policeman who did not die in the protest. The tapes were exculpatory and really didn’t belong on Fox News–they belonged in courtrooms as evidence that the Justice Department was being used against political opponents. At any rate, Tucker Carlson will be missed and Fox News stock tanked on the Stock Market after the announcement.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, PJ Media<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n Carlson is expected to land on his feet. Former Fox News talent Megyn Kelly told her podcast audience on Monday that Carlson could look forward to \u201cblue, blue skies ahead,\u201d adding, \u201cHe\u2019s got a bright future. A more joyous, brighter, and more lucrative future.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Her guest, former Fox News talent Glenn Beck, who knows all about starting his own digital information fortress, agreed that Carlson would be much happier out on his own. In fact, he said he\u2019d been planning for Carlson\u2019s ouster at Fox News and had prepared a job offer for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n Kelly, who covered the Dominion voting machine lawsuit on her program, said that Carlson had the least culpability of all the Fox talent. She said that if Fox were to get rid of anyone, it would be Jeanine Pirro or Maria Bartiromo cut first.<\/strong><\/p>\n But Kelly wonders about \u201cthe board\u2019s\u201d influence on the decision. And who is on that board? You\u2019ll remember former GOP Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. It\u2019s Ryan<\/a> who was instrumental in getting the network to \u201cmove on<\/a> from Trump\u201d and could have had a hand in green-lighting Carlson\u2019s ouster.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWay to know your audience. Tucker was the only reason anybody ever talked about Fox News,\u201d said Kelly.<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s a sad day for Fox News. I remember the days of Brit Hume, Tony Snow, and Charles Krauthammer. Today they are not looking for that type of accurate, intelligent, unbiased reporting and commentary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have no insider knowledge of why Tucker Carlson and Fox News parted ways, but I believe the writing has been on the wall for a while. After Tucker Carlson got access to the January 6th tapes and played them … Continue reading