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Why Greta Van Susteren is leaving Fox News so suddenly (A sharp knock on the door signaled that Gret
CNN Money News copied by Red State Watcher Blog ^ | September 7, 2016: | by Brian Stelter and Dylan Byers

Posted on 09/06/2016 7:39:18 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

According to new reports, Greta Van Susteren did not leave her show on Fox News willingly but was abruptly forced out by CEO Murdoch.

Money.cnn.com reported: A sharp knock on the door signaled that Greta Van Susteren's time on Fox News Channel was over.

A courier arrived at Van Susteren's Washington, D.C. home at 9 a.m. Tuesday, hand-delivering two letters that said that Van Susteren "was being taken off the air" immediately, according to her husband, John Coale, who is a high-profile Washington lawyer.

Van Susteren was already planning to leave, but she thought she would be hosting her 7 p.m. program "On the Record" for a few more weeks.

It was also a message from Rupert Murdoch. Van Susteren has been one of the top anchors at Fox News for the past 14 years.

Murdoch, the patriarch of Fox's parent company 21st Century Fox, disliked her recent attempt to renegotiate her contract, and the unusual courier visit was a result of that, said one of the sources interviewed for this story.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: afblac; ailes; bang; boom; fox; foxnews; greta; murdoch; vansusteren; wow; zoom
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To: Nifster

Maybe it’s just me, but, I always thought Van Susteren was a weird fit for FNC.


61 posted on 09/06/2016 8:30:54 PM PDT by juggernaut
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Fox news has been a blowtorch for Trump and he has used them to get round the MSM successfully and to get his message out.

During the primary he was on Fox giving and interview to someone in the big 4 evening lineup every day.

That media access will be gone in a big way in the campaign season and there is someone who has planned it that way.

The Gretchen - Greta - Ailes - and "who's" next is all just side show.

The target is Trump media coverage

FReegards!

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62 posted on 09/06/2016 8:35:30 PM PDT by Agamemnon (Darwinism is the glue that holds liberalism together)
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To: JBW1949

Cannot get OANN network.


63 posted on 09/06/2016 8:36:17 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
The real story behind Greta's departure is that the Fox News management thought that Greta was being too fair to Donald Trump.

I used to be able to at least tolerate Fox News, but now, I swear, they're every bit as anti-Trump as CNN and MSNBC and the major networks are.

It's just breathtaking to see how lock-stop all of these establishment elite Media outlets are. Their citing of poll data is just the most ridiculously selective, phony sideshow that I've ever seen.

"Fair and Balanced"? Fox News has been anything but that, ever since the moment that Trump announced.

I now consider Fox News as part and parcel of the Left Establishment now. There's no difference between them, CNN, MSNBC or the traditional networks.

Donald Trump is fighting a truly formidable array of Enemies, and that's why I think he needs to keep hammering the Media for being the slanted scumbags that they are.

For example: this evening, Brit Hume was on, and the panel was talking about the Trump Surge (which, they, of course, characterized as "polls tightening"). Then they talk about some of the swing states like Florida, and they mentioned a "new" Florida poll which showed Hillary with only a 3 point lead.

Of course, what they really did was cite a Florida poll which was almost 2 weeks old, using that poll instead of the actual new poll which, of course, shows Trump in the lead by 3 points.

At the same time, they ran a scroll on the bottom of the screen which again represented the "old" poll as the "new" poll.

Instead of presenting the current information, they deliberately presented old, clearly outdated information, which consequently overstated Hillary's support by a good 6%.

Totally inaccurate, and deliberately slanted.

Another thing they love to do is cite old RCP averages, which are slow to react to new individual polls, whenever doing so will present Hillary in a better light.

It betrays such blatant bias that anyone who cares to check the facts can see how obvious the propaganda is used to prop Hillary up. It's just a relentless propaganda barrage.

All these major news outlets are just total pro-Hillary shills at this point. If the situation were reversed and this was Hillary surging instead of Trump, they'd be breathlessly talking about the "Trump implosion", non-stop.

If there was really fairness and balance, they'd be talking about Hillary's collapse, instead of "polls tightening".

What a bunch of liars they all stand exposed as.

I hate the Media and Establishment (but I repeat myself) with a passion that will never die; indeed, it waxes stronger with each passing day.

Repudiate the establishment.

Vote Trump!

64 posted on 09/06/2016 8:36:28 PM PDT by sargon (Anyone AWOL in the battle against Hillary is not a patriot. It's that simple.)
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To: Jim 0216

The one I am ready to see bite the dust is ole Shep- biggest drama queen ever!


65 posted on 09/06/2016 8:36:42 PM PDT by matthew fuller (It's what they do- dimmacrats invented crimes of moral turpitude.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I am thinking that this crash and burn began with Kelly and the Never Trumpers.

I’ll watch Hannity until the election is over and I like Dobbs, but that is where it all ends.


66 posted on 09/06/2016 8:37:48 PM PDT by Gator113 ( Go Trump, Go! Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍 &#1)
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To: haircutter
"I’M READY...OTHER THAN THE JUDGE AND HANNITY.."

I like both judges- hannity not so much.

67 posted on 09/06/2016 8:41:46 PM PDT by matthew fuller (It's what they do- dimmacrats invented crimes of moral turpitude.)
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To: Biggirl

I get it on Direct....


68 posted on 09/06/2016 8:43:25 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Greta had Trump on her show A LOT, way before he ever announced his run for president.


69 posted on 09/06/2016 8:43:25 PM PDT by EarlyBird (This space for rent)
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To: Republican Wildcat

It was Donald Trump that caused the release of Marine Sgt. Tahmooressi from a Mexican jail.

Donald also wrote him a check for $25,000 to help him get his life in order.

And Donald did all this more than a year before he declared his candidacy. And he did it quietly, unselfishly, without any expectation of anything in return. Donald Trump truly loves out vets and always has for decades.

That’s the Trump legacy, doing incredible things for people in need without them ever expecting it.

Greta reported on Donald’s efforts to free Sgt. Tahmooressi. But she also reported on it while he was in jail. But Mexico could care less about news reports of American vets in their jails. It was Donald putting the pressure on them that caused them to release him from jail.


70 posted on 09/06/2016 8:45:57 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V):)
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To: hoosiermama

Yes, Greta tweeted something about doing a segment on Hillary’s health yesterday...

That’s what triggered her firing.


71 posted on 09/06/2016 8:46:41 PM PDT by Sontagged (Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you...)
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To: Parley Baer
" IMHO Gretta was one of the better hosts. It seems to me that the more Conservative people have been getting the shaft lately."

People do change as they age, but Greta had a great ways to go since her days as chief cheerleader for the bent one during his impeachment proceedings. Krauthammer really did see the light, not so sure about Greta.

72 posted on 09/06/2016 8:49:28 PM PDT by matthew fuller (It's what they do- dimmacrats invented crimes of moral turpitude.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Murdoch appears to be a real slime ball. He bulls through life with the ammorality of a rich man with no conscience.


73 posted on 09/06/2016 8:50:24 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Aria
Hannity is the only one left worth watching and he likes Trump. He must not be long for this world.

With his popular radio show, he could put real hurt on Fox News. I'm sure he knows where the skeletons are.

74 posted on 09/06/2016 8:51:25 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

https://twitter.com/JEWS4TRUMP16/status/773362880502599680

Yesterday, Greta tweeted about doing a segment on Hillary’s health... today, gone.


75 posted on 09/06/2016 8:55:32 PM PDT by Sontagged (Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you...)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Fox News has consistently had poor advertising. Its a wonder they are on the air at all.


76 posted on 09/06/2016 9:04:58 PM PDT by zaxtres
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Sounds like fnc went out of its way to be nasty and spiteful to Greta. People look to get even when that happens to them.

Payback, and all that.

77 posted on 09/06/2016 9:08:24 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

There seems to be a mass exodus from Fox News. Over the weekend it was Anna Kooiman’s last hurrah. Today Maria Molina also said goodbye to Fox News touting her PHD as the reason for leaving. Anna said she was moving to Australia. A few others have left as well. However watching the network recently it looks like they have returned back to the model of all blondes.


78 posted on 09/06/2016 9:08:28 PM PDT by zaxtres
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To: matthew fuller

I don’t wish ill on her, but I’m waiting to see her taken out of the race and out of American politics/public life permanently. To me, she is a modern-day Jezebel.


79 posted on 09/06/2016 9:08:54 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Jane Long

I totally agree.That would be awesome.


80 posted on 09/06/2016 9:13:54 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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