Could Tucker Carlson End Up On Talk Radio?

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

I don't think Lindell has much of a serious shot at "political power in the future". He showed up to the RNC hoping to get voted in as RNC chair. Lots of folks in that party just gave a sigh and an eyeroll whent hey found out he was coming. There were 167 votes cast to elect the RNC chair. Lindell got 4.

Regarding his making money, I'm not sure what he makes off ventures like Frank Speech or Lindell TV, but he's for sure hurt his "MyPillow" business badly. More than a few retailers (including Walmart, which is huge) pulled it from their shelves, all his mall kiosks and stores have closed, and in an article just last month, Lindell claimed his company was broke and he had to borrow $10M to defend all the lawsuits against him. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has an "F" rating listed for MyPillow, FWIW.

True too and this is on top of the $5 million dollar settlement he has to pay to one person who exposed him for having data not connected to the 2020 elections. This is while Mike Lindell is being sued for the Smartmatic lawsuit with Fox News.

It turns out that a Republican blew the whistle on Mike Lindell's questionable data and it's revealed to be data not related to the 2020 elections.

He 'Proved Mike Wrong.' Now he's claiming his $5 million

A software engineer proves MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wrong and debunks a false election conspiracy. Then what happens?

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This is while the Smartmatic Lawsuit against Fox News were of interest.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

One must remember that Limbaugh cut his teeth on top 40 radio, that's completely foreign to Carlson.

True Rush Limbaugh didn't become political until he was talk show host on KFBK Sacramento. In that case Rush Limbaugh replaced Morton Downey Jr's Sacramento spot when that host went national on TV as a talk shows host.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Did somebody mention Mike Lindell?...talk about toxic...

Makes me hit the MUTE button every time!

 

[Kelly A]

An article I read claimed Tucker Carlson's show had become toxic to the point that despite his good ratings most major advertisers shied away from him which left per inquiry ads and the My Pillow guy.

Fox doesn't make their money through advertising, but via carriage fees from cable companies. Advertising is the cherry on top, not the ice cream.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1651986010979311618

Yes folks this is being played as if Mike Lindell has the money to get Tucker Carlson to be a pundit for Lindell TV.

Mike Lindell offers Tucker Carlson a job

The MyPillow CEO said he's reached out to the ousted Fox anchor to tell him he'd "love" to have him move to Lindell TV.

www.newsweek.com

Mike Lindell plays this as if its his NFL Trade and Draft for the best player. However, this requires a program director like Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace of Fox News though to make that work. Still all these players have to go court for the Smartmatic Lawsuits.

Russian state TV host told he can't afford Tucker Carlson

Vladimir Solovyov and his guests suggested the ex-Fox News host should run for U.S. president.

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Apparently This is what Russian State TV says but that puts Tucker Carlson in sanctions violations.

Russian TV host claims Tucker Carlson's firing tied to Nord Stream blast

Reasons behind Carlson's exit have not been announced, but a statement by Fox News said the conservative host and the network "agreed to part ways."

www.newsweek.com

Also Tucker Carlson, a Russian TV pundit is spreading conspiracy theories on Tucker's removal from Fox News. Does this pundit not understand that Fox News was sued for Toxic Work Culture, Dominion + Smartmatic Defamation and that Lachlan Murdoch went to Australia to defend Tucker Carlson by suing Crickey in Australia over the January 6th Op-ed. They are some of the factors that lead to Tucker getting fired from Fox News.

 

[derek20la]

Tucker Carlson speaks out for 1st time after Fox News firing

Tucker Carlson has emerged publicly two days after Fox News fired him. He posted a two-minute monologue on Twitter Wednesday night that did not address why he suddenly became unemployed. He said one thing you notice “when you step away from the noise for a few days” is how stupid some of the...

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Tucker Carlson appears on Twitter Post Fox News removal

Tucker's video on Twitter last Tuesday reached 15 million views in less than 12 hours, and is currently at 78 million views. In comparison, his show on Fox News used to average 3 million viewers daily.

If he has a show in the future, it will not be on radio or TV, and will reach a greater number of people than he ever did with cable news.

 

[Deus Ex Machiato]

Fox doesn't make their money through advertising, but via carriage fees from cable companies. Advertising is the cherry on top, not the ice cream.

And from what I understand, all this has been happening as they're renegotiating their contracts with the major cable providers for those carriage fees. Allegedly, Fox News is the second most expensive network (behind ESPN) and I'm wondering aloud how this is going to impact that source of revenue moving forward. The Dominion settlement is expensive but not insurmountable. The ratings hit for losing Tucker? Expensive but not insurmountable. Yet they're also facing the Smartmatic suit and some possibly expensive exposure from the other case involving former Carlson booker Abby Grossberg. Could all this together impact Fox's bottom line?

As Tucker was fond of saying, I'm just asking questions...

 

[TheBigA]

Fox News is the second most expensive network (behind ESPN)

A couple years ago it was #4, behind ESPN, TNT, and the NFL Network:

The True Cost to Consumers of Pay TV’s Top Channels

Note: An extended version of this analysis is available exclusively for VIP subscribers. It’s no secret that pay TV is facing a mounting existential challenge. A record 6.2 million subscribers canceled their service from the six publicly traded operators between Q3 2019 and Q2 2020 (the most...

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[Mike Sheridan]

A couple years ago it was #4, behind ESPN, TNT, and the NFL Network:

The True Cost to Consumers of Pay TV’s Top Channels

Note: An extended version of this analysis is available exclusively for VIP subscribers. It’s no secret that pay TV is facing a mounting existential challenge. A record 6.2 million subscribers canceled their service from the six publicly traded operators between Q3 2019 and Q2 2020 (the most...

variety.com

Which is why I don't have and don't miss cable TV.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

And from what I understand, all this has been happening as they're renegotiating their contracts with the major cable providers for those carriage fees. Allegedly, Fox News is the second most expensive network (behind ESPN) and I'm wondering aloud how this is going to impact that source of revenue moving forward. The Dominion settlement is expensive but not insurmountable. The ratings hit for losing Tucker? Expensive but not insurmountable. Yet they're also facing the Smartmatic suit and some possibly expensive exposure from the other case involving former Carlson booker Abby Grossberg. Could all this together impact Fox's bottom line?

As Tucker was fond of saying, I'm just asking questions...

"I'm just asking questions" that was when Tucker Carlson did his Vaccine conspiracy rants all to sound good in front of Ron Desantis who supported a donor with anti-vax conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I thought Fox News was going to get sued for COVID-19 deaths because their family members saw Tucker Carlson's rants and also it had the Kool-Aid from Jonestown scares when that happened.

 

[anotherguyTN]

I don't know why someone hasn't sued Fox News for the anti-vax lies that they pushed during the worst of COVID. I'm surprised that some lawyers haven't advertised for class action suits for wrongful deaths like they do with things like Mesotheloma.

 

[TheBigA]

I don't know why someone hasn't sued Fox News for the anti-vax lies that they pushed during the worst of COVID. I'm surprised that some lawyers haven't advertised for class action suits for wrongful deaths like they do with things like Mesotheloma.

Seems to me some family members of Fox viewers who died from covid attempted to sue, and they were thrown out. Here's an article on the subject:

Fake News v. The First Amendment: Fox News Gets Sued for Alleged “Campaign of Deception” & Disseminating of Disinformation to Deny & Downplay the Danger of Coronavirus

lawreview.syr.edu

People choose to watch Fox News. They have other choices. If they choose to watch it and die, that's their choice.

 

[gr8oldies]

Seems to me some family members of Fox viewers who died from covid attempted to sue, and they were thrown out. Here's an article on the subject:

Fake News v. The First Amendment: Fox News Gets Sued for Alleged “Campaign of Deception” & Disseminating of Disinformation to Deny & Downplay the Danger of Coronavirus

lawreview.syr.edu

People choose to watch Fox News. They have other choices. If they choose to watch it and die, that's their choice.

It would be almost impossible to conclusively prove that Fox, or your local talk show host "made" someone not get vaxxed or take precautions.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

It would be almost impossible to conclusively prove that Fox, or your local talk show host "made" someone not get vaxxed or take precautions.

True and also it was impossible to prove directly that people died from getting medical advice from a political talk show host but still the rants were not safe to rant about. Also around this time 4 Talk radio hosts died from COVID-19 over their rants around the time Tucker Carlson did that all for politics. This was when Vaccine mandates and COVID-19 vaccine approvals by the FDA were in progress.

Phil Valentine, Anti-Vax and Anti-Mask Radio Host, Dies at 61 of COVID Complications

Right-wing radio host Phil Valentine has died following a battle with COVID-19 for over a month. He was 61 years old. Valentine’s passing was announced by SuperTalk 99.7 WTN on Saturday. We are sadden...

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Florida radio and Newsmax host who opposed Covid vaccine dies of Covid complications

Dick Farrel "texted me and told me to 'Get it!' He told me this virus is no joke and he said, 'I wish I had gotten it!'" a friend wrote on Facebook.

www.nbcnews.com

Bob Enyart, conservative firebrand and pastor, dies of COVID-19

Conservative firebrand Bob Enyart, the pastor of the Denver Bible Church and indelible talk show host, has died from COVID-19, his radio co-host announced Monday on Facebook.

www.denverpost.com

Florida radio host who called himself ‘Mr Anti-Vax’ dies of Covid-19

Station and friends pay tribute to host Marc Bernier, who was hospitalized three weeks ago

www.theguardian.com

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Don't get your advice from talk show hosts!

Okay think about this: Trump pushed the Pharmaceutical companies to come up with a vaccine and they delivered which was good. Even those in the military could refuse to get the shot. I don't remember them having a choice on other vaccines when they went into the service.

There were even anti vaxers who refused to wear a mask. We all saw what happened to people who met in large groups and didn't wear a mask. Did I like wearing one, heck no. Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do for your own good and for the good of those around you.

Imagine if people had refused to get their Polio shot years ago, or any of the other vaccines which helped mankind. We have an abundance of conspiracy theorists! They don't believe anyone credible.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Tucker Carlson sent a racist text to a producer: 'It's not how white men fight'

In a newly revealed text message, ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a racist comment and said he found himself briefly rooting for a mob of Trump supporters to kill a person.

www.cbsnews.com

More Tucker Carlson Text messages to Fox News staff members are of interest for both Dominion and former staff member lawsuits.

 

[Kelly A]

Don't get your advice from talk show hosts!

Okay think about this: Trump pushed the Pharmaceutical companies to come up with a vaccine and they delivered which was good.

If you're talking about "Project Warp Speed", where the government shoveled a bunch of money toward big pharma to develop a vaccine in a hurry, remember that ironically the first two drug companies that came up with the vaccine never took a dime of that R&D money, but beat everyone else.

Even those in the military could refuse to get the shot. I don't remember them having a choice on other vaccines when they went into the service.

My son is a Marine Aviator, and was required to be vaccinated. At the time he didn't care, because was used to getting vaccinated prior to overseas deployments, especially with everyone cooped-up on an aircraft carrier.

There were even anti vaxers who refused to wear a mask.

Believe the term is: irrational nuts.

 

[gr8oldies]

Dolly Parton contributed $1 million toward the research at Vanderbilt that led to the Moderna vaccine. But after all that we have the "I have a right to cough in your face" camp vs. "I'd rather not infect myself or my family"

 

[davideduardo]

I heard an interesting analysis of the opposition of many in the U.S. to the vaccine on a news commentary show I listen to from Mexico.

The panel on the show believed that "authorities" in the U.S. had painted the vaccine with the same brush as, for example, the polio vaccine: a total cure. In fact, they stated, the vaccine is not a cure, but it reduces dramatically the chances of death and long illness.

But, the panel concluded, many in the U.S. (remember, in Latin America residents of the United States are not "Americans" but "Northamericans" or "Unintedstatsians") saw that the vaccine did not prevent COVID and thus was born the belief that it was ineffective and even a conspiracy.

An interesting sidebar was the comment that, for many decades, international travelers had to carry the yellow vaccine booklet along with their passport or they could not enter most countries. The conclusion was that "in that era" requirements for vaccination were widely respected as most people in the world remembered the effects of yellow fever and other deadly plagues.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

NFL legend Brett Favre calls for Fox News boycott over Tucker Carlson

The Hall of Famer suggested a boycott of Fox News until they "come to their senses."

www.newsweek.com

Unless Brett Favre wants to just be in politics this is all about him hyping up Newsmax.