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Why Tucker Carlson was Doomed
American Thinker ^ | 1 May, 2023 | Seth Grossman

Posted on 05/01/2023 4:35:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Most conservatives were shocked and surprised when Fox News took the Tucker Carlson program off the air last week. It was watched by 3.2 million mostly affluent viewers each night. It was the seventh most popular program on cable TV. It attracted nearly twice as many viewers as MSNBC and CNN combined. MSNBC had an audience of roughly 1.14 million viewers. CNN only had roughly 473,000.

However, Tucker Carlson’s program had been on life support since December 18, 2018. That is when “progressive” Democrats cancelled most of its sponsors.

On December 13, 2018, Tucker Carlson did a segment on the effects of massive, uncontrolled, and often illegal immigration from poor countries. Tucker showed videos of caravans of illegal immigrants coming to our borders, and of the piles of garbage they left behind. Tucker explained how this was hurting America in many ways. He criticized political leaders of both parties and business elites for ignoring the problem.

Tucker agreed that most of the immigrants themselves were “nice people”. However, he concluded:

“But as an economic matter this is insane. It’s indefensible, so no one even tries to defend it. Instead, our leaders demand that you shut up and accept this. We have a moral obligation to admit the world’s poor, they tell us, even if it makes our country poorer and dirtier and more divided.”

Everything Tucker Carlson said was true, undisputed, and reasonable. It had all been said many times by many political leaders and economic experts. In 2016, candidate Donald Trump won widespread, mainstream support by promising to fix these problems. Trump promised a border wall and strict enforcement of immigration laws. Tucker Carlson was correct to remind his viewers of how the leaders of both parties were ignoring this critical issue.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: boycott; carlson; doomed; leftism; tuckercarlson
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To: 1Old Pro

“Our world and our government is corrupt. They continue the fight against the right. The right doesn’t seem up to the challenge.”

We are waiting for the courts to act.

Kavanaugh and Thomas know well the dangers of Donkey Communists.


21 posted on 05/01/2023 6:04:45 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: 1Old Pro

“Our world and our government is corrupt.”

Imagine you are a Murdoch.

Would you like two billion or four billion sets of eyeballs connected to wallets and purses?

The big companies and top CEOs want to stuff Europe and the USA with Third World invaders not able to earn big bucks in Third World countries.

Leftist governments are willing to invest your hard-earned money to buy more loyal voters.


22 posted on 05/01/2023 6:10:27 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

I’m guessing this is upwards reason #78 or so why Tucker was fired.


23 posted on 05/01/2023 6:10:38 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: dfwgator

“If you subscribe to cable or a streaming service, Fox gets their cut, even if you don’t watch.”

I read that some such deals are coming up for possible renewal.

Many of Fox’s key eyeball counts are down. The $$$$$$$$$ might go down too.


24 posted on 05/01/2023 6:14:37 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: 1Old Pro

“Our world and our government is corrupt. They continue the fight against the right. The right doesn’t seem up to the challenge.”

Old age is removing the ability of decepit ‘white’ leftists to run our lives.

It is not obvious who has enough political skill to replace them.


25 posted on 05/01/2023 6:18:27 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: T.B. Yoits

Brazile was waiting at the hospital for the CIA Dr to show up the night Seth Rich died


26 posted on 05/01/2023 6:18:31 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: MtnClimber

Fox News is morphing into Faux News


27 posted on 05/01/2023 6:21:35 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: ne1410s

Not much is being said because either a lot of people, or not enough people, have long memories of Roger Ailes announcing a “course correction” for Fox News way back in 2011.

Those with longer memories would recall E.D. Hill being “canceled” (to use a backformation) from Fox for pointing out Barack and Michelle Obama’s “terrorist fist bump” in 2008.


28 posted on 05/01/2023 6:33:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Jim Noble

Advertiser’s aren’t going to pay if there is hardly any audience - especially a younger audience which is what they most want. Fox’s audience is ancient.


29 posted on 05/01/2023 6:44:50 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Alberta's Child

Watching advertisements on T.V. or even You Tube, we see mostly Woke Commerical Sponsors. Some seem rather silly and bizarre.


30 posted on 05/01/2023 6:47:35 AM PDT by FreedBird (c)
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To: FLT-bird

“Advertiser’s aren’t going to pay if there is hardly any audience - especially a younger audience which is what they most want. Fox’s audience is ancient.”

You can’t sell too many reverse mortgages to 25 year olds.


31 posted on 05/01/2023 6:48:40 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Round Earther
You can’t sell too many reverse mortgages to 25 year olds.

A 25 year old is probably going to live to be a potential customer for another 50 years. A 71 year old has 7-8 years left. That's why they covet a younger audience. Their customer lifetime value is much greater.

32 posted on 05/01/2023 6:55:21 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird

All advertisers need to be on the side of the Deep State.

That is MUCH more important than eyeballs.


33 posted on 05/01/2023 7:00:54 AM PDT by Jim Noble (It is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I am happy that most Republicans are rejecting corporatism and affirming that many corporations are engines of leftism.


34 posted on 05/01/2023 7:47:34 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: janetjanet998

Please post a link to Bannon’s show.


35 posted on 05/01/2023 7:48:40 AM PDT by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: Arcadian Empire

Bannon WarRoom Live
https://rumble.com/v22gcz0-warroom-live.html


36 posted on 05/01/2023 8:19:49 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: MtnClimber

Tucker Carlson has the most dangerous weapon the left fear the most TRUTH.

It removes all the propaganda they can produce he’s not done yet.


37 posted on 05/01/2023 9:02:42 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: janetjanet998
Good list.

I'd add The Duran to that list.

38 posted on 05/01/2023 9:11:42 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: combat_boots

...fascinating tidbit, do you have reference or report on that? ...thanks in advance.


39 posted on 05/01/2023 9:15:55 AM PDT by PalominoGuy ( )
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To: PalominoGuy

I remember reading of it at the time he died.


40 posted on 05/01/2023 9:18:10 AM PDT by combat_boots
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