is Bill O'Reilly done after the sexual harassment news?

[JannTosh]

what do you think?

[Emjay]

what do you think?

I just read on Red State that a LOT of advertisers are pulling their ads from O'Reilly's show.  Fox may have overestimated his value. 

Fox thought they had a hot property in Megyn Kelly but it turns out that Tucker Carlson is proving to be far more popular and likable.

I haven't been able to stand O'Reilly for years but apparently he drew good ratings for a while.  Might have been the time slot.

Fox is sometimes too desperate to prove they are fair and balanced and they hire total losers like Juan Williams and that nasty little slut on at noon.

[Sanguine]

I think he may be done finally.  He's been the heavy hitter for years, but this should cause his viewship to tail off over time.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Doesn't this belong in general discussion? 

@mystery-ak

[Emjay]

I think he may be done finally.  He's been the heavy hitter for years, but this should cause his viewship to tail off over time.

I think it's already starting.  He is a nasty piece of work and a sexual harasser.  I think Fox News has had enough of that.

[Silver Pines]

Could be.  I guess we'll be able to tell more if his ratings begin to slide.  O'Reilly is an arrogant egomaniac to an almost comic degree. 

Didn't his daughter testify in court that she saw him throw her mother down a flight of stairs?  Whatever happens, unfortunately he'll probably be just fine.  He'll retire with his fortune and buy himself a female companion.

[mystery-ak]

Moved to General Discussion

[geronl]

I think it's already starting.  He is a nasty piece of work and a sexual harasser.  I think Fox News has had enough of that.

lol. Fox News got someone like that elected President.

[musiclady]

lol. Fox News got someone like that elected President.

 

[Cripplecreek]

lol. Fox News got someone like that elected President.

I ditched FOX when they became the "Get our boyfriend elected" network.

Frankly I think a lot of the "right wing" media is in dire straits even if they don't admit it. I noticed today that Mark Levin is down under a million followers on twitter now (750,000 or so)

[musiclady]

I ditched FOX when they became the "Get our boyfriend elected" network.

Frankly I think a lot of the "right wing" media is in dire straits even if they don't admit it. I noticed today that Mark Levin is down under a million followers on twitter now (750,000 or so)

I doubt that you and I are the only ones who stopped watching FOX altogether when they're love affair began.

I would be surprised if they didn't lose a lot of serious viewership when they completely lost their objectivity.

[Sanguine]

I doubt that you and I are the only ones who stopped watching FOX altogether when they're love affair began.

I would be surprised if they didn't lose a lot of serious viewership when they completely lost their objectivity.

Nope - I quit watching Fox then.  Haven't gone back. 

[Cripplecreek]

I doubt that you and I are the only ones who stopped watching FOX altogether when they're love affair began.

I would be surprised if they didn't lose a lot of serious viewership when they completely lost their objectivity.

The final straw for me was the Rafael Cruz JFK thing. They didn't even ask any follow up questions. They just sat there nodding like bobbleheads with concerned looks on their faces. Hannity just turned to outright lying.

Personally I think they just went running off chasing what they believed was a huge alt right base of support when in reality it was a projection from overseas and now aside from a small core the alt right has pretty much disappeared.

[musiclady]

Nope - I quit watching Fox then.  Haven't gone back.

No reason to watch them.  No reason to listen to Rush either.

It's remarkably freeing, IMO.  There are lots of other places to get news on my own time.

[musiclady]

The final straw for me was the Rafael Cruz JFK thing. They didn't even ask any follow up questions. They just sat there nodding like bobbleheads with concerned looks on their faces. Hannity just turned to outright lying.

Personally I think they just went running off chasing what they believed was a huge alt right base of support when in reality it was a projection from overseas and now aside from a small core the alt right has pretty much disappeared.

I wonder if they understand yet how absolutely brain dead they looked when they swallowed that Rafael nonsense.

I still don't think Cruz should have let that one go.  It was despicable, and Fox was an enabler.

[Sanguine]

I wonder if they understand yet how absolutely brain dead they looked when they swallowed that Rafael nonsense.

I still don't think Cruz should have let that one go.  It was despicable, and Fox was an enabler.

I can't speak for Cruz, but if it had been me, I would have thought it just so ridiculous and out there that no one would ever believe that, so to speak about it at all would be unnecessary.  I bet both I and Cruz have learned since then.

[musiclady]

I can't speak for Cruz, but if it had been me, I would have thought it just so ridiculous and out there that no one would ever believe that, so to speak about it at all would be unnecessary.  I bet both I and Cruz have learned since then.

Indeed.  I wonder if Cruz had a hard time believing all the garbage Trump and his lackeys were throwing at him ("LYIN' TED!!!")  In fact, that group STILL looks at Ted as the enemy.  Very pliable, they are....

Ted should have thrown off his civility and responded to the smearing of his father.  I would guess to some, it made him seem weak.

[Cripplecreek]

I wonder if they understand yet how absolutely brain dead they looked when they swallowed that Rafael nonsense.

I still don't think Cruz should have let that one go.  It was despicable, and Fox was an enabler.

@Sanguine @musiclady

I think Ted Cruz is continuing to learn which is what he does when he feels he's made a mistake.

Did Trump Have Inside Help In Defeating Ted Cruz In The Primaries?

http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/03/trump-inside-help-defeating-ted-cruz-primaries/

A recent financial disclosure shows that Steve Bannon was working for Cambridge Analytica who Ted Cruz hired for data analysis during the campaign. This was at the same time Bannon was using Breitbart to trash Cruz.

I don't think its illegal but its damned unethical. I'd like to see the FEC require disclosure of this sort of thing prior to elections. If you recall, Mitt Romney got screwed over by his data analysis/GOTV operation as well.

[Sanguine]

@Sanguine @musiclady

I think Ted Cruz is continuing to learn which is what he does when he feels he's made a mistake.

Did Trump Have Inside Help In Defeating Ted Cruz In The Primaries?

http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/03/trump-inside-help-defeating-ted-cruz-primaries/

A recent financial disclosure shows that Steve Bannon was working for Cambridge Analytica who Ted Cruz hired for data analysis during the campaign. This was at the same time Bannon was using Breitbart to trash Cruz.

I don't think its illegal but its damned unethical. I'd like to see the FEC require disclosure of this sort of thing prior to elections. If you recall, Mitt Romney got screwed over by his data analysis/GOTV operation as well.

Cripplecreek, I can believe it.  We know Trump had help at the convention.

[musiclady]

@Sanguine @musiclady

I think Ted Cruz is continuing to learn which is what he does when he feels he's made a mistake.

Did Trump Have Inside Help In Defeating Ted Cruz In The Primaries?

http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/03/trump-inside-help-defeating-ted-cruz-primaries/

A recent financial disclosure shows that Steve Bannon was working for Cambridge Analytica who Ted Cruz hired for data analysis during the campaign. This was at the same time Bannon was using Breitbart to trash Cruz.

I don't think its illegal but its damned unethical. I'd like to see the FEC require disclosure of this sort of thing prior to elections. If you recall, Mitt Romney got screwed over by his data analysis/GOTV operation as well.

Not surprising.

Does Bannon have an ethical bone in his body?

[geronl]

Cripplecreek, I can believe it.  We know Trump had help at the convention.

The whole fake outrage at Cruz after the Iowa primaries was cover for the Trump (and some Rubio) people telling voters that Cruz was ineligible at the caucuses because he's foreign. That should have been the real controversy.

[geronl]

Not surprising.

Does Bannon have an ethical bone in his body?

Magic 8 Ball answers "Doubtful" and on the second try it answered "Seriously, stop it. It's not funny any more."

[anubias]

I have been watching One America News Network.

[guitar4jesus]

I wonder if they understand yet how absolutely brain dead they looked when they swallowed that Rafael nonsense.

I still don't think Cruz should have let that one go.  It was despicable, and Fox was an enabler.

Aye.

[Oceander]

Done?  Doubt it.