Posted on 05/08/2023 6:10:05 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
“Foxweiser’d” – it’s a verb to describe taking a majority approved brand and aligning yourself with minority interests to destroy it. Also called stepping on a rake.
With Fox News reported to have lost half their audience, the trio of MSNBC, CNN and Fox Corp are now neck, neck and neck, in a three-way race to the bottom. Into this financial spiral, which doesn’t seem the least bit worrisome to the board and owners who are more concerned with their multinational financial interests, comes Fox News prepositioning to avoid further downgrading via a Tucker counter offensive.
Axios is reporting that Tucker Carlson is going to launch nuclear tipped verbal SCUDS at Fox News as soon as his tongue is unleashed. However, a note of caution is warranted. Which is more likely: (a) that Carlson is going to expend the energy on an irrelevant media network committed to destroying itself; or (b) that Fox News is leaking information to Axios in a proactive measure to mitigate their fall into irrelevance.
Stop Pretending – Anyone who is still appearing on Fox News to support the network, specifically including anyone who would appear on Sean Hannity show – a man entirely compromised by his zipper problems and therefore useful to the interests of the opposition, is at this point aligning themselves against ‘We The People’. [Insert upcoming tour de’ force of Fox News on behalf of Ron DeSantis here]
AXIOS – Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios.
Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood lawyer Carlson retained for the contract dispute, told Axios: “The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous.”
Why it matters: Tucker vs. Fox could reshape the conservative news world. Fox, which has seen its ratings plunge in Carlson’s slot since he was let go 13 days ago, wants to sideline him by paying him $20 million a year not to work.
The intrigue: Axios has learned Carlson is busy plotting a media empire of his own. But he needs Fox to let him out of his contract, which expires in January 2025 — after the presidential election.
We’re told Carlson has been contacted by outlets — including the right-wing Rumble and Newsmax — that offered to pay him more than his Fox contract.
Behind the scenes: Axios has learned that Carlson and Elon Musk had a conversation about working together, but didn’t discuss specifics.
Carlson confidants say he also is contemplating building a direct-to-consumer media outlet where his millions of fans could pay to watch him. Carlson’s predecessor in his Fox slot, Bill O’Reilly, created a blueprint for this.
Two days after being booted, Carlson teased in a Twitter video posted at 8 p.m. ET, counter-programming his former show: “See you soon.” The two-minute video has racked up 24 million views.
State of play: The ousted host “knows where a lot of bodies are buried, and is ready to start drawing a map,” said a Carlson source who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.
Carlson allies with big platforms are prepared to attack Fox for trying to keep him on the shelf.
Bare-knuckle brawlers from Trumpworld are standing by. (read more)
One thing that should be noted – all of Roger Ailes’ former team would be willing to work free of charge to assist Tucker in breaking billionaire Rupert Murdoch if that was the intent. It’s not, because there’s no need to destroy an enemy that is destroying itself.
Haven’t watched a minute of RyanO TV since...
Faux and Disney have two things in common.
They are both blaming someone else for their management failures.
Ditto - curious if MyPillow is still advertising
Ya..... Fox screwed up cuz Tucker was telling some truths.... but now it’s his fault.... I’VE TURNED THEM OFF!
Fox is not unlike many family owned businesses. The innovative, successful founder got old and a bit demented. He was cursed with two incompetent sons married to evil women. The business ends up collapsing.
“Sean Hannity show – a man entirely compromised by his zipper problems”
This is a new one on me. Other than an consenting adult relationship with Ainsley, I haven’t read of any sexual wrong doings. She could do so much better though.
It seems like the heirs are often gay, trans or just plain weird?
Paywalls are going up wildly.
There is an ever-expanding place for ad-supported news reporting.
What’s really bad, for Faux, is.they were already getting killed in ratings, year-over-year, before the Tucker fiasco.
They had lost over 1/4 of their audience already, losing over 1/3 of the 25-54.. BEFORE getting smashed by Tucker:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fox-news-dominated-february-cable-225204881.html
Tucker Carlson has a contract with Fox.
He probably has a contractual right to be on the air.
His lawyer can talk to Fox’s lawyer and they could work things out.
“It seems like the heirs are often gay, trans or just plain weird?”
I suspect that’s because dad is so busy with the business that others get access to the kids...and some of those with the access may well have targeted the kids (in other words, worked themselves into a position of access).
Sundance is prone to spreading rumors and just making schitt up
Somebody like Elon will pick it up for pennies on the dollar.
Updated version of “The Peter Principle”: They both topped out in their prior relationship.
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IMHO it is more Nepotism than the Peter Principal.
The Peter Principal used to dominate the company/business I am in. This was because the best salesman were promoted to management position with little to no management experience.
Fox is the kids are now running a business only because their last name is Murdoch. Their dad created a company that was different than any other media company. In a way similar to what Ted Turner did with CNN. The dad should have sold the company like Ted did CNN.
MSNBC, CNN and Fox Corp are now neck, neck and neck, in a three-way race to the bottom.
The left feeling the sting of death and not to soon
Foxweiser’d that name is going to be around for a long time.
Sundance has more intelligence in the tip of his little finger than your entire being.
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