https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/24/thoughts-on-tucker-carlsons-firing/ [1]
An interesting read, is this.
I speculated yesterday that Carlson may very well have had a non-compete clause it is contract. According to this report, he did not. As a result, I expect the things are going to get very interesting, quickly.
I also suggested yesterday that there was some sort of external control on both Fox and CNN to have caused yesterday’s events. And going over this morning’s reporting and commentary I see nothing to counter that suggestion.
Be that as it may, Rupert Murdoch is always been something of a loose cannon on Deck. He has no particular loyalties or more principles that he has guided by past what’s going to make him money. He served the cause of individual freedom in the form of Fox News for some time. But now that mask has been ripped away at the backlash from the long time Fox loyalists both within the company and without is nothing shy of fearsome to behold. That backlash [2] and it’s all the earmarks of surpassing the anger we saw displayed in the Bud light fiasco.
Given that backlash, it seems that even by his utter lack of moral guideposts, always being driven by his bottom line, Murdoch may have even made a bigger mistake than the marketing director over at budweiser. Murdock stepped up and said, essentially, hold my beer. Entirely, but while I admit that’s possible I tend to doubt it. It seems more likely to be however is it this event will end the dominance of Fox among middle America. Murdoch has stepped into a mess of his own making, and just how big of this remains to be seen.
It’s obviously going to take some days for the situation to develop fully, but with the fresh understanding that Carlson has no non-compete clause to worry about, it’s also understood that he’s free to do whatever it is he wants already but there’s a plan in the works.
One of the first things that I would expect to see happen is the remainder of the January 6th security tapes to be processed and released on whatever platform that Carlson decides to land on. And by the way, with that thought comes the idea that speaker Kevin McCarthy releasing those tapes to Carlson’s specifically and not to Fox News in general was probably a stroke of genius or at the very least it shows an understanding of the playing field in Fox News that most people don’t have.
As a further aside, one wonders about the future of Greg Gutfeld, Mark Levin and Sean hannity. Not a one of them needs to be there so it’s a question of how they’re going to react.
Addendum:
Reports have it that Tucker Carlson has accepted a position as news director of OAN.
Addendum II:
Let’s be clear about this, canceling Carlson took more money out of Fox News than Dominion did. Ponder that for a minute.
One thing is certain, this story is far from over yet.