Posted on 06/25/2015 12:13:07 PM PDT by george76
Bob Beckel is no longer a Fox News employee, a network spokesperson confirmed to Mediaite on Thursday afternoon.
Best-known as the salty liberal panelist on Foxs hit midday talk show The Five, Beckel has been off-the-air since February 16. His absence was surrounded by mystery for several months until the network confirmed that he had undergone back surgery and, later, that he had also sought rehabilitation therapy for addiction to prescription pain medication.
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While often representing the lone liberal voice at the desk, Beckel has stirred up his fair share of controversy: When he called for an end to visas for students from Muslim countries following the Boston Marathon bombings;
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Well met.
As a recovered alcoholic, I feel concerned for him. I had a surgery and got pain meds, which were necessary.
The problem is the doctor didn’t instruct me how long to take the pain meds, so I put an end to it, two weeks after the surgery. Didn’t want to have to change my sobriety date.
I could sense my mental and physical wellbeing were compromised by the powerful narcotic pain meds. Getting addicted, physically and mentally.
I can fully see how it happens to somebody like Beckel.
One method is to have somebody else dispense the pain meds to you one at a time, when called for by the instructions.
He’s 66....that piece goes back quite some time to his hooker bust.
What about that remarkably unattractive Julie with the constant sneer and elitest condescension? I find her insufferable and will miss the once-in-a blue-moon honesty from Bob and his unabashed profession of his faith.
I like listening to Libtards. It sharpens my debate skills.
If Tamara Holder gets in— I’m out. For some reason Hannity gives that woman time on so many of his programs, but she is a total turn off for me. And it is not just her political slant— it is HER.
Really. The only thing worthwhile she says is about her dog. And even that gets obnoxious after a while.
Now the others won’t have to keep pretending they like him.
With his only claims to fame being that he worked on Jimmy Carter’s campaigns and that his father took him to march in solidarity with blacks in Selma, he added little to the program.
Juan adds nothing either.
I enjoyed his rants, a LIB, I sort of enjoyed, (sort of).
He’s a typical liberal knight. All their heroes have these kinds of backgrounds.
Rupert was hands off on FOX
Ailes made too much money
James is not Rupert
All his kids are more lib
That what I hear from Brit insiders that James is really Lib behind the scenes
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