2 Longtime Fox News Contributors Resign Over Tucker Carlson’s Capitol R**t Special
Nov 22, 2021 02:51:28 #
The two, Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes have opted to leave the network in protest of Tucker Carlson’s special “Patriot Purge” about the J*** 6 r**t at the Capitol out of concern that it will “lead to violence,” according to a report in Sunday’s New York Times. Now, this actually surprises me since both have been at Fox long enough to know that lies and fallacies are the only things that Fox's conservative listeners want to hear. Even so, it's interesting that such solid contributors would call out Carlson in such an open and public way.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/2-longtime-fox-news-contributors-resign-over-tucker-carlson-s-capitol-r**t-special/ar-AAQYD9p?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
Described as a three-part documentary about the J*** 6 Capitol r**t, “Patriot Purge” is filled with conspiracy theories and an assortment of lies about the events of the day – including one that the r**t was actually a “false f**g” operation designed to make conservatives look bad. It appeared on Fox’s online subscription streaming service shortly after the trailer was released, and, last week, both men turned in their resignations.
The Anti-Defamation League took note of the special’s content and called on Fox News to cancel it.
“Let’s call this what it is: an abject, indisputable lie, and a blatant attempt to rewrite history,” ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt said in a letter addressed to Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch and made public Thursday night. Greenblatt expressed alarm that the “false narrative and wild conspiracy theories” presented in “Patriot Purge” could “sow further division” and possibly “animate violence.”
A Fox News spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
There are a few on-air personalities at Fox who push back at the numerous conspiracy theories floating out there, many of which are given flight by former President Trump. But the reality is that the network’s viewers are, in large part, Trump loyalists. Decrying the conspiracy theories and alienating Trump would alienate a chunk of their audience.
Just last week, however, Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch said during the annual News Corp investor meeting that his goal of advancing a conservative political agenda was being hindered by Trump.
“It is crucial that conservatives play an active, forceful role in that debate, but that will not happen if President Trump stays focused on the past. The past is the past, and the country is now in a contest to define the future,” Murdoch said in remarks that were not made public at the time but have since been reported by multiple outlets.
Goldberg told the Times that he and Hayes stayed at Fox because conversations at the network lead them to believe that it would attempt to “recover its independence and, as he put it, ‘right the ship.'” But, instead, Goldberg said that Carlson’s “Patriot Purge” was “a sign that people have made peace with this direction of things, and there is no plan, at least, that anyone made me aware of for a course correction.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/2-longtime-fox-news-contributors-resign-over-tucker-carlson-s-capitol-r**t-special/ar-AAQYD9p?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
Described as a three-part documentary about the J*** 6 Capitol r**t, “Patriot Purge” is filled with conspiracy theories and an assortment of lies about the events of the day – including one that the r**t was actually a “false f**g” operation designed to make conservatives look bad. It appeared on Fox’s online subscription streaming service shortly after the trailer was released, and, last week, both men turned in their resignations.
The Anti-Defamation League took note of the special’s content and called on Fox News to cancel it.
“Let’s call this what it is: an abject, indisputable lie, and a blatant attempt to rewrite history,” ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan A. Greenblatt said in a letter addressed to Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch and made public Thursday night. Greenblatt expressed alarm that the “false narrative and wild conspiracy theories” presented in “Patriot Purge” could “sow further division” and possibly “animate violence.”
A Fox News spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
There are a few on-air personalities at Fox who push back at the numerous conspiracy theories floating out there, many of which are given flight by former President Trump. But the reality is that the network’s viewers are, in large part, Trump loyalists. Decrying the conspiracy theories and alienating Trump would alienate a chunk of their audience.
Just last week, however, Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch said during the annual News Corp investor meeting that his goal of advancing a conservative political agenda was being hindered by Trump.
“It is crucial that conservatives play an active, forceful role in that debate, but that will not happen if President Trump stays focused on the past. The past is the past, and the country is now in a contest to define the future,” Murdoch said in remarks that were not made public at the time but have since been reported by multiple outlets.
Goldberg told the Times that he and Hayes stayed at Fox because conversations at the network lead them to believe that it would attempt to “recover its independence and, as he put it, ‘right the ship.'” But, instead, Goldberg said that Carlson’s “Patriot Purge” was “a sign that people have made peace with this direction of things, and there is no plan, at least, that anyone made me aware of for a course correction.”
Nov 22, 2021 03:14:51 #
PeterS wrote:
The two, Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes have opt... (show quote)
I hesitate to tell you no one will notice nor care.
Nov 22, 2021 03:38:15 #
I've heard of Jonah Goldberg, but who the hell is Stephen Hayes?
Nov 22, 2021 05:15:29 #
Blade_Runner wrote:
I've heard of Jonah Goldberg, but who the hell is Stephen Hayes?
Hayes? A little more to the left of Liz Cheney. If they weren't 'has beens', they are now.
Nov 22, 2021 05:18:13 #
fullspinzoo wrote:
I'm sure NYT did a story on it....on page 24 with the Catsk**l ads.Hayes? A little more to the left of Liz Cheney. If they weren't 'has beens', they are now.
Nov 22, 2021 05:34:47 #
PeterS wrote:
The two, Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes have opt... (show quote)
Why does the t***h terrify you so deeply? Oh yeah, your a liberal.
Nov 22, 2021 05:53:05 #
Gatsby wrote:
Why does the t***h terrify you so deeply? Oh yeah, your a liberal.
The t***h is like their enemy. Good answer, BTW.
Nov 22, 2021 06:33:59 #
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