Posted on 08/31/2015 2:09:41 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Liberal pundit Bob Beckel, a former co-host of "The Five" on Fox News, returned to cable television on CNN last week.
In June, Fox News released Beckel after what Politico described as a controversial stint on "The Five" where, among other things, he took contrary positions, was caught flipping off another co-host and pushed ending student visas for students from Muslim countries after the Boston Marathon bombing.
"The Five" had been rated No. 1 on basic cable at 5 p.m. for June, and its ratings for the 25-54 age demographic was up eight percent since Feb. 16, noted Politico, but Beckel had entered rehab therapy in April, reportedly for an addiction to prescription pain medication, and his last appearance on the show was Feb. 16.
"The topic was, of course, (Donald) Trump
whom CNN could find any one of 856 contributors and/or guests in the New York area to opine about," wrote Joe Concha of Mediaite. "But Beckel got the call or more likely he pitched CNN on giving him a few at-bats.
Beckel wants to show he's clean, sober and ready to work again."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Beckel just keeps bouncing like a bad check.
I had great hopes that he was about to become a conservative.
He was faking it. Like a whore.
“He was more tolerable on The Five than Geraldo or Juan.”
I kind of side with you there. What I found most irksome about Beckel ( which also applies to Geraldo and Juan ) is that he never seemed to be informed about current issues. They never do the homework and just fall back into talking points. He looked lazy all the time. He even admitted once that he hadn’t read the fact sheets he had been given by Fox subordinates.
And like most liberals all 3 of them are just plain uneducable. They refuse to see the facts for all their miasma of liberal fogginess.
Kelly is undoubtedly one of the top three interviewers in the business....her future is VERY secure....
I can't believe that they let him go...His opinions were as asinine as are those of Jeraldo, but they did offer a contrast to the others....Also, he was speaking as one very experienced in the political field.
Beckel is what’s wrong with this country. Why would you want to watch him on TV every night? He’s a drug addicted progressive who would love to take your guns.
He'll be considered a conservative at CNN.
Beckel is a liberal clod.
Juan is as naive a person as I have ever seen
Yeah, msnbc is far more informative and non-biased.
Beckel NEVER faked being conservaive.....NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
Did I ever say I watched MSDNC?
wrong wrong....Beckel had a point of view and stated it.....the dangerous ones are those who act on that point of view and do not warn you in advance....I disagreed with virtually everything he said, but I was interested in what he had to say and I spent a lot of thought time trying my best to understand how a person with that much political experience could think that way.....if we can figure out why they take that mindset, maybe we can figure out how to change them....maybe.
Nope, but if you turn off Fox for a reason, then MSNBC is a good alternative....CNN also...whatever.
Perino is probably the only person from Montana who does not hold strong Pro-2A views.
She may has well be a democrat in most of her views.
I think you are right. He certainly had more integrity than either
Liberalism is a largely incurable disease. People who go over to that line of thought almost never revert back. Its a lost cause. Marginalizing them is the best way to go.
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