Thursday, May 11, 2023

Wither Mr. Carlson?

 


The threat of Tucker + Twitter to the progressive media oligopoly has got them scared - American Thinker    "It’s becoming a lot of fun to watch the propaganda organs react to the recently announced plan of Tucker Carlson to use the recently liberated Twitter as his future platform, post-Fox. The combination of Elon Musk, who has become a free speech disciple, and is not-so-incidentally one of the world’s richest people and widely admired by the public for his pioneering entrepreneurship, with Tucker Carlson, who already was the most important political commentator in America, has got them scared." . . .

Pre-2016 Fox: What Happens to the 3 Million ‘Tucker’ Viewers? (americanpigeon.org)

What we do know is that the firing follows a $787.5 million settlement between Fox and Dominion Voting Systems after the latter alleged that the outlet promulgated disinformation about the company rigging the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden. 

Tucker Carlson announces his move - American Thinker   . . ."In a brief video posted to Twitter titled "We're Back," his second since his top-rated show Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News was abruptly canceled on April 24, Carlson announced that Twitter will soon be his new media home." . . . "That wasn't the only news yesterday about Tucker Carlson.  In an equally compelling development, AXIOS reported in an exclusive "scoop": "Tucker Carlson accuses Fox of fraud, contract breach.' "

Close Friend Reveals Tucker Carlson Preparing For “War” Against Fox News – enVolve (en-volve.com)   . . ."Fox News made the decision to cut ways with Carlson public last month, though it is still unclear why.

"Since Carlson has not yet been released from his $20 million per year contract, which bans him from working elsewhere in the business for an additional 20 months, Carlson has not technically been dismissed.

"That implies that the well-liked anchor would be totally barred from actively covering the 2024 presidential race.

“ 'His team is preparing for war. He wants his freedom,” a close friend told Axios, adding that Carlson had previously said he wanted to “get this done quiet and clean” but his team was now “going from peacetime to Defcon 1.”

"Several behind-the-scenes Carlson footage have already made their way to left-leaning media groups, despite Fox News’ denials that they are to blame.". . .

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