Instead of replacing Bob Beckel, FNC might have considered replacing the executive who made decision to terminate him (reportedly Bill Shine). I hope Beckel is able to challenge his termination in court. Even though The Five has other strong participants, Beckel was among the strongest, both individually and in his contribution to the dynamics of the group. To allow such a strong presence, and purportedly also a friend, to pass from the scene without comment on the program, lowers both my opinion of The Five as a program and my esteem for the program’s regular participants and producers. I think I’ll take a break from The Five for a while. They might not be able to attract her to such a program, but Kirsten Powers would add more to the lineup on The Five than any of the currently used liberal replacements for Beckel.
Powers would certainly be a superior representative of the liberal viewpoint than a post (Juan Williams).