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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Fox has BOTH token Liberals and Conservatives.
The show must go on.
He needs to go to MSNBC—The last stand for washed up liberals.
Then Massihi (who used the names Tiffany and Cindy professionally) and her cohorts allegedly tried to extort $50,000 in hush money from the Democratic heavyweight (he ran Walter Mondales 1984 presidential campaign). Beckels recent run-in with Massihi & Co. is detailed in this search warrant affidavit filed August 23 in Alexandria, Virginias Circuit Court. Beckel discovered his young consort via the Internet (Massihis electronic come-on is below) and paid her by check, which proved helpful when cops began probing who was trying to shake down the 53-year-old Beckel. With Massihi currently imprisoned and facing extortion and conspiracy charges, her D.C. answering machine message needs an update: Hi. Ill be back around September. Thank you.
Drunk to drug addict - I really didn’t think he ever offered anything to The Five. He was a token lib living off his association with a major campaign failure - What was FOC thinking anyway? I feel the same way about that Kristin girl that O’Reilly recently had a spat with - she offers nothing.
James Carville is my favorite. He is so over the top he is funny. He also will admit when he is wrong.
I remember him wearing both a paper bag and trash can over his head after getting election predictions wrong.
I am reminded of something Sam Houston said: “The Truth Burns, but burns clean”.
So he was high on pain pills? That explains a lot.
After all the HATE he spewed towards Rush he was in the same damn boat.
Hypocritical piece of dog crap. Not worth spit.
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Yup. Beckel made The Five much more entertaining. Whoever they have been using as a sub, especially that horrific lib chick whatshername, is a significant downgrade. I'm likely to quit watching the show.
Today has been an all-around Bad Day at Black Rock.
Leni
I liked him, too. Guess we are a minority.
He was a liberal but he wasn’t a thug... which in today’s world is odd.
Stopped watching the five...too much of a Bushathon every day.
IIRC Lard Ass Beckel may have bemoaned Rush for use of Oxy....
Could be wrong but he always bad mouthed Rush
I enjoyed the 5 with Bechel.
These days, without him, whoever his replacement is, is too ‘serious’. And I haven’t listened much since.
Bob was loud, and liberal, but didn’t seem to believe his own position.
He was addicted to drink.
His on air egregious behavior, his swearing for example, must in retrospect be seen as a product of these pills. I wish him a full recovery and many years of service in helping the rehabilitation of others.
Of the three, I preferred Beckel. He occasionally had a sense of humor - sometimes even about himself.
Of the three, I preferred Beckel. He occasionally had a sense of humor - sometimes even about himself.
Beckel MUST be older than 53.
53? Really?
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