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[TheTylerDurden]

Ailes is gone.

O'Reilly is gone.

Fox should really consider cleaning house a little. If they dump Hannity, they have a shot at the very least as being somewhat credible. Maybe they prefer their nuthouse of extreme right vitriol, and maybe they have success from it.

But with Shep still there and Matthews, they would actually have a chance of making themselves look less like nutcases and more like a news organization.

Yeah, I know. Fat chance.

 

[Stinkles]

He really has lost it, huh?

 

[Loxley]

"It hurts those of us who are legitimately focused on journalism,"

Buddy, I don't know how to break this to you, but you are working at the wrong fucking network.

"...perpetuating this conspiracy theory damages our integrity."

The implication being that Fox has integrity to damage in the first place? What the hell? I'm starting to think Fox just keeps their writers chained up in some dungeon all day, preventing them from seeing the outside world.

 

[MMarston]

But why not just leave

Because he'd look like a quitter.

 

[Draper]

With that line in the song...

 

[Balphon]

I hate to break it to these anonymous Fox News employees, but they work at a propaganda network.

 

[The Jazz Cabbage Master]

Fox just posted this. I wonder what that waste of skin will think of it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/23/statement-on-coverage-seth-rich-murder-investigation.html

Hillary got to them

 

[Surfinn]

Because he'd look like a quitter.

Wouldn't it look worse if he got fired/turned on though?

 

[ReAxion]

I like how they thought "Hillary Clinton killed a guy and paid to cover it up" was going to distract from actual evidence that Trump meddled in an investigation of himself.

Meanwhile Anthony Weiner is completely alive. Their conspiracy logic dies in seconds.

 

[mr2xxx]

Fox just posted this. I wonder what that waste of skin will think of it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/23/statement-on-coverage-seth-rich-murder-investigation.html

That's great, I'm sure T_D will take this news in a great way lol.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

The implication being that Fox has integrity to damage in the first place? What the hell? I'm starting to think Fox just keeps their writers chained up in some dungeon all day, preventing them from seeing the outside world.

I mean, do you expect Fox News to say that they're conspiracy-peddling propagandists who shouldn't be taken seriously in their own PR statement?

 

[Fox Mulder]

.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Fox just posted this. I wonder what that waste of skin will think of it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/23/statement-on-coverage-seth-rich-murder-investigation.html

Translation: "Yo, we slipped to third place so apparently you guys aren't buying this shit like you used to. Damn, I guess we should cover what other news organizations...across the fucking globe are covering every once in a while. Don't worry, Obummer still the devil, free my boy Bill O Reilly!"

 

[HazySaiyan]

Gotta question how much you really care about journalistic integrity if you work at Fox News

 

[Nafai1123]

Hopefully he's the next shitheel to get fired, followed by Tucker the fucker.

 

[MMarston]

Wouldn't it look worse if he got fired/turned on though?

Hannity seems like the kind of guy who'd want to frame his employers like a bunch of softie cucks and whatnot if he ever wanted to bail and posture himself as a "rebel."

 

[ebullientprism]

Multiple Fox News employees told CNN that Hannity, who declined to comment, and others were hurting the credibility of the outlet by continuing to advance the theory, for which there is no real evidence.

I wouldnt worry about that LOL.

 

[JaggedSac]

So Hannity is Trump's cockholster. It's like a human centipede of cockholsters.

 

[TestOfTide]

Hanity has always been a freak show. He's always peddled crazy shit like this. He isn't news.

Hannity was always bad, but he wasn't THIS bad pre-Trump.

 

[Surfinn]

Hannity seems like the kind of guy who'd want to frame his employers like a bunch of softie cucks and whatnot if he ever wanted to bail and posture himself as a "rebel."

Well yeah, I can see that. Maybe that appeals to his crazy ass following "THEY THREW ME OUT BUT I'M STILL HERE!"

 

[Bobby Roberts]

He had a clause that he could walk/break contract in the event that his favorite boss was let go. Which happened recently, right?

I remember there being a report that he called an all-hands meeting of his personal staff shortly after that happened, but nothing came of it.

I wonder if the meeting was essentially "I'm going to burn this fucker down and do whatever the hell I want until they kick me off the plane with the golden parachute I got coming to me. If you're not down for that, leave now."

This very recent dive into full-on Alex Jones territory happened after that meeting, correct? I know it's hard to tell considering Hannity's SOP, but it does seem like it's ramped up considerably since his man got cut.

 

[Brandon F]

Hannity really needs to stick to the real news...

 

[Sectorseven]

But why not just leave

Probably a combination of factors. Fox ending his contract early might net him some sort of termination bonus, but also the other networks can't afford the salary he commands. So he's kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place in that regard.

We should have such problems.

 

[Hellwarden]

Hannity strikes me as the type of guy who is gonna end up in a Straitjacket when the Trump administration collapses on itself.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Fox has gotten alot worse in the last few months. Past week was the worst ive ever seem them. Tucker was literally screaming at a democrat about dirty bathrooms.

 

[Loxley]

Hopefully he's the next shitheel to get fired, followed by Tucker the fucker.

I will honestly be shocked if Hannity is still there a year from now. As he perpetually loses his mind I can imagine things will only continue to heat up between him and the other folks and Fox.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

F* News

 

[Einchy]

Fox News has always been some dumb shit but now they're InfoWars level of shit.

 

[Oblivion]

Another Fox News contributor, National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg, also appeared upset with Hannity Monday. He tweeted a link to a critical Washington Post piece about the Fox News host, later adding, "Shaming Hannity is my intention."

Wow, when even a class-A shithead like Jonah Goldberg thinks you've gone too far, it's time to pack it up.

For reference, Goldberg's the same asshole who wrote this:

 

[Spoiled Milk]

Lock me up in the basement of Comet Pizza if old

This is a sick joke. Millions of children have died in that basement.

 

[Barzul]

Ailes is gone.

O'Reilly is gone.

Fox should really consider cleaning house a little. If they dump Hannity, they have a shot at the very least as being somewhat credible. Maybe they prefer their nuthouse of extreme right vitriol, and maybe they have success from it.

But with Shep still there and Matthews, they would actually have a chance of making themselves look less like nutcases and more like a news organization.

Yeah, I know. Fat chance.

The average age of their viewers is 68. They need to adapt or die.

 

[jelly]

He must suffer from sexual assault frustration.

 

[gamz]

Funny how these types were off the deep end with 8 years of Obama, but they are really off the cliff with Trump, and they probably thought they'd be celebrating. lol

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Meanwhile Anthony Weiner is completely alive. Their conspiracy logic dies in seconds.

I know right. If anyone was gonna get taken out by the DNC you'd think it would be his dumb ass.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Wow, when even a class-A shithead like Jonah Goldberg thinks you've gone too far, it's time to pack it up.

For reference, Goldberg's the same asshole who wrote this:

Who are the real Nazis? Nazis or the people trying to stop Nazis?

 

[TheCochese]

Hannity was always bad, but he wasn't THIS bad pre-Obama.

Fixed this for you.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

Gotta question how much you really care about journalistic integrity if you work at Fox News

It's all about presenting the propaganda in a polished enough way that people eager to believe it won't have to suspend their disbelief too strenuously. What Hannity's been doing is sloppy and transparent, though. They're not upset about him peddling propaganda, they're upset about him taking it a bridge too far and losing loyal fox viewers in the process. There's been some anecdotal evidence that people who normally watch fox have jumped to other channels because Hannity and co. were trying to make Seth Rich happen when the whole country wants to know what's happening with Stupid Watergate.

 

[Fox Mulder]

.

 

[Surfinn]

If the Trump presidency destroys Fox News, that would at least be something positive to come out of it. I hope he goes too far and they dump him.

 

[Einchy]

He must suffer from sexual assault frustration.

He hasn't pointed a gun at any of his black co-workers in a while.

 

[Widdle Puppy]

Hannity was always bad, but he wasn't THIS bad pre-Trump.

He's become slightly more vitriolic but honestly it's as discernable to me as between 100 and 150 pounds crap, really no difference in credibility, just covering more hateful stuff.

 

[ICO_SotC]

Either he's a gullible idiot or he's colluded with this whole Russia thing and is now panicking.

That's what I'm assuming. There's been rumors swirling for a while that Fox News is one of the media outlets being looked at in the Russia investigation, and Hannity was really involved with Trump's campaign.

We still don't know where the "We have sources that tell us Hillary Clinton is going to be indicted imminently" thing that happened a week before the election came from.

 

[BriGuy]

Hannity strikes me as the type of guy who is gonna end up in a Straitjacket when the Trump administration collapses on itself.

Or Bud Dwyer style on air. Either way, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

 

[BronsonLee]

Running theories:

He's been told he's gone but they'll ride out his contract, so he's acting a fool to get bounced early

He's part of the Russia thing

 

[chefbags]

Hannity just drinks his and Trump's piss. They have nothing but opinions about Obama, which arn't even true when you look at it, and he is never going to admit he was wrong about Tump .None of them will because at the end of the day, Trump might just give them a job.

FTFY

 

[antonz]

Fox has gotten alot worse in the last few months. Past week was the worst ive ever seem them. Tucker was literally screaming at a democrat about dirty bathrooms.

The hardcore conservatives at the network are in panic mode. Their ratings are in decline and its obvious their Dear Leader is in deep shit.

FoxNews will likely moderate quite a bit with the Murdoch kids in charge but its going to be a gradual process they better hope can work because right now Foxnews is poison pill

 

[Robdraggoo]

They've got Chris Wallace and Shep Smith. Torch the rest and start over- I'm sure not everyone who works at Fox is an unreasonable cartoon character like Hannity and O'Reilly.

Move Wallace and Smith elsewhere, and then torch the whole thing

 

[Azuran]

Did Lumpy always use stupid ass terms like "snowflake"? Half of this Twitter feed in the couple of days has been him calling people that.

I bet he would be spamming "cuck" as well if he wasn't on TV.

 

[Surfinn]

He's part of the Russia thing

Please

 

[BigAT]

Multiple Fox News employees told CNN that Hannity, who declined to comment, and others were hurting the credibility of the outlet by continuing to advance the theory, for which there is no real evidence.

Multiple Fox News employees told CNN that Hannity, who declined to comment, and others were hurting the credibility of the outlet

hurting the credibility of the outlet

Fox News