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TV reporter fired after writing Facebook post praising Trump
The New York Post ^ | November 18, 2016 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 11/18/2016 10:07:05 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

A Texas television reporter is out of a job after she criticized President Obama and praised President-elect Donald Trump on her personal Facebook page — claiming the country went “downhill” under the outgoing commander-in-chief.

Scarlett Fakhar said she was recently canned from her local news gig at Fox in Houston for posting last week that she was “happy and relieved” over Trump’s unexpected White House win.

Fakhar had said in the post, which has since been deleted, that Obama made the “entire county hate one another” and claimed God “had a hand” in the election. She also said she could “barely sleep from how happy and relieved she was” after Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton.

“Fox 26 Houston fired me today for expressing my conservative views on my private Facebook page,” Fakhar posted Thursday. “That is all I will say for you. But I want you to know how much your support has gotten me through this. God bless you all.”(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: obama; television; texas; trump
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To: isom35
to add to the station’s error she is smokin’ hot.

She'll be working at another station before the ink on her unemployment benefits application is dry.

41 posted on 11/18/2016 12:12:09 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Fightin Whitey

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...:^)


42 posted on 11/18/2016 12:13:12 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Night Hides Not

Didn’t work out for E.D. Hill.


43 posted on 11/18/2016 2:20:45 PM PST by JediJones (Social conservatism is the root of all conservatism.)
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To: elcid1970

“Hope things work out for her but why make yourself a target?”

Everyone posting on FR makes themselves a target. Nothing wrong with that.


44 posted on 11/18/2016 6:02:22 PM PST by sergeantdave (Trump will give us 80% of what we want, while hillary will take 100% of what we have)
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To: sergeantdave

Got that, Sergeant, but I’m retired. No personal price to pay since there is no leftie jerk boss who can hurt me. Obama & Hillary are soon gone so NSA goons won’t be banging on my door. Thank God for Trump!

If you have to strive for livelihood, though, then discretion may be the better part of valor.

Why draw a target on yourself using social media?


45 posted on 11/18/2016 7:59:54 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: jra

I would at least threaten to deck the station manager on the way out the door - might as well watch the liberal piss his pants.


46 posted on 11/19/2016 8:14:04 PM PST by ohioman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Years ago there was a reporter at a local station. That station had a ‘morals’ code in their contract. The female reporter was not married and had a baby. She never named who the father was. The reporter was not fired. Any guess why not?


47 posted on 11/19/2016 8:16:55 PM PST by ladyjane
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