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Scoop: Tucker Carlson ready to torch Fox News
Axios ^ | May 7, 2023 | Mike Allen

Posted on 05/07/2023 3:19:42 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie

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To: glorgau

There was a time I wouldn’t call Tucker a conservative, but he sure is now.


21 posted on 05/07/2023 8:25:26 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: WASCWatch

I remember him on Crossfire when he was the token “conservative” way before he came to Fox when he was still wearing his bowties. I never considered him more than a RINO


22 posted on 05/07/2023 11:10:33 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: The_Media_never_lie

What would happen if he broke the contract? Pay a fine?


23 posted on 05/07/2023 11:35:06 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

BTTT


24 posted on 05/08/2023 12:08:42 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: for-q-clinton

Without seeing the contract Tucker signed with Fox it is impossible to speculate on his freedom to act. It may preclude him from disparaging Fox, his bosses and the Murdochs in perpetuity. It may preclude him from working for anyone else and from starting his own business through the duration of the contract as long as Fox is paying him to sit on the bench.

Employment contracts are expensive and tough to get out of. At high levels both sides in negotiating the contract are represented by top drawer lawyers so it is difficult to later argue later in court one didn’t understand the contract or the contract was unfair. The courts have ruled people can voluntarily agree to limits on their rights (i.e. freedom of speech, freedom to start a business) in private contracts voluntarily signed.

It is very possible the Fox contract in great detail stipulates the permissible actions of both parties in the case of involuntary and voluntary termination. If so, as long as Fox performs to the letter of the contract, Tucker is also contractually bound to perform.

Unless the contract is made public, at this point in time all commentary on Tucker’s freedom to act independently is pure speculation. Presumably his very expensive and skilled attorneys have told him what he can and cannot do while they attempt to facilitate his transition to life after Fox.


25 posted on 05/08/2023 4:11:51 AM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Axios reporting here? I think we can not take this too seriously until we see what Tucker really does.

Tucker bullying FOX? What a pile of you know what.


26 posted on 05/08/2023 4:19:13 AM PDT by dforest
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To: dforest

Just the concept of the fired employee bullying his former employer is....just unbelievable!😜


27 posted on 05/08/2023 5:01:00 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Roger Ailes conceived Fox News as a conservative alternative to the MSM. He knew the appeal needed to be broad. His concept was “fair and balanced” He succeed.

There are not enough “conservative” viewers to support a conservative news provider.


28 posted on 05/08/2023 5:11:18 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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