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Macho Joe Scarborough Could Teach Tucker 'How White Men Fight!'

May 3rd, 2023 9:37 PM

On Morning Joe, Michael Steele criticizes the Fox News culture for the lack of immediate corporate repercussions for Tucker Carlson having written in a private communication to a colleague that the way some January 6th rioters beat up an Antifa guy isn't "how white men fight."  Steele ignores the fact that last year, show host Joe Scarborough bragged about how, unprovoked, he would beat up a…

Is Tucker Carlson Heading to Rumble? Joe Rogan May Have the Answer

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May 1st, 2023 1:26 PM

A week after the shocking announcement that Tucker Carlson was leaving Fox News, the internet continues weighing in about who will replace Carlson and where he should head next. Popular podcaster Joe Rogan offered his insight Thursday.

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Here Are The Best & Worst Moments From The WH Correspondents' Dinner

April 30th, 2023 1:47 AM

The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is traditionally filled with out-of-touch liberal elites in the media, Hollywood & politics rubbing elbows in fancy ball gowns and tuxedos, while they thumb their nose at middle America. While that was true this year, there were some moments that enraged liberals and delighted conservatives, with emphasis on the word some. It was…

The Tucker Carlson Backlash and the Fox Conundrum

April 29th, 2023 4:00 PM

Back there in the 1960’s golden era of rock and roll, (from 1966 to 1968) a group known as Buffalo Springfield dominated the air waves for a rock moment Their big 1967 hit was titled "For What It’s Worth." And its lyrics included these memorable lines:

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Tucker Breaks His Silence on Twitter After Firing, Hints at Return

April 26th, 2023 9:00 PM

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson broke his silence Wednesday night in a two-minute-long video posted to Twitter. In it, he torches the establishment media and what he describes as both political parties and their donors reaching "consensus on what benefits them and they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it." He ends the video with a hint that his future in conservative…

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CNN Talks Carlson's Alleged 'Culture of Sexism'—Don Lemon, Hello?

April 26th, 2023 2:34 PM

CNN This Morning repeatedly mentioned an alleged culture of misogyny and sexism at Tucker Carlson's show, contributing to his firing by Fox News. But no mention is made of the notorious instances of sexism and misogyny of Don Lemon, the co-host of CNN This Morning until he was recently fired by CNN. 

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Meyers, Porter Celebrate Tucker Leaving Fox, Hype Biden 2024

April 26th, 2023 2:07 PM

As a result of taking two weeks off in the middle of the month, NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers missed Rep. Katie Porter’s initial book tour/Senate campaign announcement. To remedy this, Porter stopped by for Tuesday’s show where the duo piled on Tucker Carlson, hyped Biden 2024, and lamented that the Senate’s “arcane” rules are making life difficult for Democrats.

MRC Leaders Sound Off on Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Being Fired

April 26th, 2023 12:04 PM

On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, the Media Research Center led the way in providing reaction to and instant analysis at NewsBusters, online, and on the radio about the bombshell firings of Tucker Carlson by Fox News and Don Lemon at CNN. This included three spots from MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell, NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham, and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis…

NY Times Tags Carlson as 'Far Right,' But Don Lemon Is Just 'Fiery'

April 25th, 2023 4:36 PM

The Tuesday New York Times demonstrated an obvious labeling contrast. On page A1 came the headlined "Fox News Ousts Carlson, a Voice Of the Far Right." But on B-1, there was no label in the header "Lemon Out At CNN; He Says He Is ‘Stunned’." Lemon was only "fiery" and "spiky," not liberal or far-left

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Late Night Responds To Carlson, Lemon With 16x As Many Carlson Jokes

April 25th, 2023 11:37 AM

The Monday news media news surrounding Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon provided the late night comedy shows a golden opportunity to show they aren’t just liberal partisans. However, they would fail this test as individual jokes about Carlson outnumbered jokes about Lemon 32-to-2 with five additional jokes about both men.

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George Conway: Tucker Viewers 'Don't Want to Think for Themselves'

April 25th, 2023 9:52 AM

On Morning Joe, George Conway of the disgraced Lincoln Project, commenting on the departure of Tucker Carlson from Fox News, says that Carlson's MAGA viewers "don't want to think for themselves."

Theories Abound! Rumors Swirl on CNN Firing Lemon, Fox Ousting Carlson

April 24th, 2023 11:53 PM

The respective reasoning behind Monday’s bombshell firings of Don Lemon by CNN and Tucker Carlson at Fox News came into focus by evening as it became evident that Lemon’s luck had been finally squeezed out among CNN executives following a tense, race-bait-filled interview with 2024 GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. And, in the case of Carlson, liberal journalists ran with a whole…

NewsBusters Podcast: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Suddenly Exit

April 24th, 2023 10:49 PM

It was a media Monday, with two bombshells in cable news: Fox News announced they were parting ways with Tucker Carlson, and Don Lemon tweeted he was out at CNN. What could be happening at these networks? And what will happen? Bill D'Agostino, Nick Fondacaro, and Curtis Houck all join the table to make sense of the breaking news on cable news.

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CBS Throws 'Conservative' Label At Fox, Refuses CNN 'Liberal' Label

April 24th, 2023 9:00 PM

The cable news landscape was shaken to its core Monday with the stunning news that cable news star and host of Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson Tonight was out at the network. A short time later, CNN announced that CNN This Morning co-host Don Lemon was fired as well. During CBS Evening News's coverage of both developments, anchor Norah O'Donnell resorted to…