Posted on 05/19/2017 9:27:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Fox News Channel is parting ways – again – with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime program, “The Five.”
“Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark to an African-American employee,” the network said in a statement.
The dismissal opens — or perhaps closes 0- another chapter in an off-and-on relationship Beckel has had with the 21st Century Fox-owned cable-news outlet over the years. Beckel, a longtime political consultant as well as a former campaign manager for Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale, joined Fox News in 2000, and had a years-long tenure on “The Five” when it aired in the late afternoon. Indeed, he was one of the program’s original co-hosts.
He departed in 2015 while recuperating from back surgery in a split that was seen as less an amicable. “We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn’t hold ‘The Five’ hostage to one man’s personal issues,” said Bill Shine, who was then the network’s executive vice president of programming, in a statement at the time. “He took tremendous advantage of our generosity, empathy and goodwill and we simply came to the end of the road with him.”
But Beckel returned to Fox News in 2017 after doing a stint at CNN, and was greeted with open arms. “Bob was missed by many fans of ‘The Five’ and we’re happy to welcome him back to the show,” said Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of Fox News Channel and its corporate parent, 21st Century Fox, in a prepared statement, in January.
Fox News’ human-resources department was made aware of a complaint about what one person familiar with the situation characterized as a “racially insensitive remark” on Tuesday evening. Executives conducted an internal investigation, this person said, and decided to part ways with Beckel Friday morning.
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agreed. and i really like, in this and similar lawsuits, the media is sooooo sensitive they cannot publish the remark.
I have never heard Beckel say anything remotely racist and that doesn’t seem to be a part of his character. Juan Williams, absolutely. Shame on Fox for firing Beckel, again. Another reason to stop watching Fox.
Didn’t he know you’re not allowed to even mention black people—otherwise you’re racist? Welcome to the collective think, insanity and whimsy of the commie turds you’ve supported, Beckel. Relish your demise...it’s for the collective and for your righteous traitorous masters.
It sounds like a misunderstanding, /S. Maybe Bob said he was leaving his office because the IT guy was BACK (instead of BLACK)? After all, it’s hard to use your office when somebody’s got your computer disassembled on the desk.
Murdock's sons are white liberal elites and their highest goal is to pretend it's 1964 and they're brave civil rights workers or people protecting a poor mother's rights not to be raped on the job...
Sorry Murdock sons - in '64 YOU TWO would have stood with the racist establishment and against the civil rights workers and against those defending powerless women from abuse. YOU TWO STAND WITH THE ELITES OF YOUR TIME. JUST LIKE OLD STYLE RACISTS STOOD WITH THE ELITES OF THEIR TIME.
YOU MURDOCK BOYS can't 'make up' for being 'go with the crowd elitist' by standing up for every thin-skinned manipulative black or female employee in our time.
It's not the same. You boys will destroy what your father and Roger Ailes built. You boys didn't hit a triple you were born on third...
I’ll drink to that!
Well, that's interesting. To me, Beckel is just a disgusting, liberal, whore-mongering drug addict.
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When???
Bechtel was the smartest of the leftists on FOX - and, aside from Riveira - the most obnoxious. Juan is the dumbest.
The man’s a schmuck. Karma to another Democrat who love to play the racist game.
That's not how you spell fag.
What do you have against whores? A whore is several steps up the ladder than Beckel. He is just a lard ass slime.
Unless there was a third person who can validate this blatant Racism claim, there is no way they would fire Bob in a simple he said, he said situation.
Besides, it’s impossible for a Liberal, unless they are Black or Latino, to be a Racist. #;^)
I hate to see anyone fired over this racist crap but it is comforting when a democrat is because they invented it.
His defense could be, “it was the alcohol talking”.
What kind of political consultant could he possibly be if he admittedly managed the Mondale Campaign... I mean, really ???!!!!
In the 8pm time slot we watch and enjoy Graham Ledger on OAN.
I agree... The Five is totally stupid, just can’t watch it.
” “telling our client that he was leaving his office because he was Black.””
Don’t believe it. Had it been “get me a coffee, boy”, It would seem more plausible.
Yes. Yes. Hell no.
That big mouthed, small brained, ex-drunken, ex-doper, whore monger was a blight on national TV.
I could never stand the drunken Irish bastard but if he had one good trait it was his new found Faith.
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