Former Fox Contributor Left Network Partially Because of Glenn Beck (Jane Hall)

Newsbusters ^ | 10/25/2009 | Noel Sheppard

[markomalley]

Former Fox News contributor Jane Hall said Sunday that one of the reasons she left the cable network was because she was uncomfortable with host Glenn Beck who she believes "should be called out as somebody whose language is way over the top and scary."

Fox watchers know Hall as one of the regular liberal panelists on Saturday's "Fox News Watch" as well a frequent guest on "The O'Reilly Factor" where she was typically paired opposite former CBSer Bernard Goldberg.

[Ann Archy]

NO!!

[GVnana]

I didn't even notice that she was gone. When did she leave?

Me neither. Jane Hall was one of those people I would watch hoping for a good argument and never getting one.

[o_zarkman44]

lol and right on for Marx lamont Hill

[Guenevere]

I actually agreed with Giraldo the other night when he said ..'treat your children like you would your favorite, pampered dog'....

..'don't let them walk a mile or go anywhere unsafe...unescorted'....(paraphrased only slightly)

He was referencing poor little 7 yr old Somer Thompson who walked one mile to school and back...morning and afternoon, rain or shine, I guess.

I'm with him on this one.

[Snickering Hound]

Just makes more air time for Courtney Friel...

[ElayneJ]

She’s right - what Glenn says is over the top and scary. Unfortunately, it’s also true. As far as I know, he hasn’t manufactured anything. If Jane is frightened, maybe she should look at the message, not the messenger.

[o_zarkman44]

“Gang, we’re at the point of choosing sides”

Yep. No middle of the road.

either you are for freedom and liberty aka the Constitution,
or you are for tyranny and subversion AGAINST the Constitution.

[Steelfish]

She was so light-weight that one would not know the difference if a high school student were asked to comment on the week’s news . Her exit is good. Her replacement Kirsten is reasonably fair and nicer to look at!

[o_zarkman44]

That is an excellent point and probably spot on.

The left wingers want to give no credence to Fox News.
Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

[Exit148]

Can she name just one thing where Beck was wrong? Did her news group ever uncover the things (or even cover the things) that Beck has done?

[silverleaf]

Jane Who?

[13Sisters76]

To tell the truth, I hadn’t noticed she was was gone, either.
Unfortunately, Ellis Hennigan is still around, same with Jerry Rivers (Geraldo).

[ShowMeMom]

Jane’s claim to fame is that she’s a “journalism professor” isn’t it?

Yes, she is preparing young minds to be journalists in the "transformed America."

[castlebrew]

Looks like the door hit her in the face on the way in...

[truthguy]

What is it about Beck that’s so scary. Unless, it’s the fact that he sheds light on things the administration would rather the serfs didn’t know.

Exactly; Beck is touching raw nerves. This is what's causing such a stink. He's saying things that the politicians would rather left unsaid. Yes, it's true that Beck has his faults. It's true that he has a comedic, almost bombastic quality about him. He is prone to exaggerating sometimes. But he's hitting the true more often than not. I'm willing to overlook some of the faults because of the attributes Beck brings.

You know someone is doing the right things when they are irritating many people.

[Zman]

Jane is the lightest of the “intellectual” lightweights; stay off my tele.

[Balding_Eagle]

I used to watch that show, haven’t for a long time. Didn’t know she was gone, don’t care, except that the show may improve without her.

She was so predictable, I could have written her answers for her.

THAT’S what they should do, have viewers email in her answers, someone on the set could read them. We all knew what she would say.

[truthguy]

Also, Hannity, for one, is GREAT at giving speeches, but he does not always think well on his feat, when one of his lib guests brings up something that Hannity has not heard before.

Yes! You've noticed that as well. I tend to like Hannity and for the most part, I agree with him. But he is not a quick and in-depth thinker. He lacks intellectual vigor. He is attractive to many people who don't have a conservative champion. But I'd prefer a more in-depth representative of conservatism than Hannity. I'm an old school National Review type conservative. It's unthinkable that Hannity would pen an article for NR.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I never liked her anyway....

[Arizona Carolyn]

I agree with you on Hannity, his lack of depth really disturbs me in a time such as this.