How a News Anchor Took On the Chief of Fox News

Source: NY Times
Published: Jul 7, 2016
Author: John Koblin
Post Date: 2016-07-07 07:11:08 by Gatlin
Views: 1776

On June 21, Gretchen Carlson devoted the closing minutes of her afternoon Fox News show, “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson,” to discussion of a milestone: She turned 50 that day.

“I know, normally folks on TV wouldn’t readily admit their age, but since there’s nothing you can do about it, you might as well own it and be happy,” she said with a laugh. “And, boy, do I have so much to be grateful for.”

Two days later, she was summoned to a postshow meeting with a Fox News executive and told that, after 11 years at the network, her contract was not being renewed. The meeting took less than a minute, according to her lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith.

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#1: BobCeleste    To: Gatlin (#0)

this is going to get interesting.

Gretchen and not Megan gets canned?

BobCeleste posted on 2016-07-07 07:24:10   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Gatlin    To: All (#0)

Read a more detailed account of the story here.

Gatlin posted on 2016-07-07 07:34:08   Reply   Private Reply

#3: GrandIsland    To: Gatlin (#2)

I never cared for Gretchen, anyway. Find it hard to believe she was the best looking pageant member, back when she won.

I'm betting she has a man hating agenda. Agendas suck. People that have them can't look at the bigger picture. Useless.

GrandIsland posted on 2016-07-07 07:46:23   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Gatlin    To: All (#2)

Gretchen Carlson Sticks to Her Guns on Assault Weapons After Fox News Viewers’ Vicious Reactions.

Fox News host Gretchen Carlson stunned pretty much everyone Tuesday when she told viewers that she supports reinstating the assault weapons ban. On Wednesday, Carlson revealed that Fox viewers viciously attacked her with “tons of f-bombs” for the heresy, reading some of the tamer responses on the air. Despite the fallout, Carlson stuck to her guns, as it were, telling viewers that it’s time to “get real” and address the gun side of the mass shooting equation, and calling out the “intolerance” of her critics:

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Gatlin posted on 2016-07-07 07:46:56   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Gatlin    To: GrandIsland (#3)

I could never find a reason to watch her show, I tried a few times.
I could not understand why Fox was keeping her on.
It appears they couldn't either and it looks now like they were just waiting for her contract to run out.

And now:

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
~ spoken by Perez in Act 3, Scene 2, The Mourning Bride (1697).

Gatlin posted on 2016-07-07 08:02:08   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Gatlin    To: GrandIsland (#3)

It would appear that she had a “career death wish” by going after the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms on FOX News, of all places.

Fox News’s Gretchen Carlson Accidentally Forgot To Be Stupid Again.

Gatlin posted on 2016-07-07 08:14:57   Reply   Private Reply

#7: misterwhite    To: Gatlin (#2)

Women -- like blacks and other minorities -- are going to find that because they're so difficult to fire, companies will find a reason not to hire them to begin with.

I read her lawsuit. What a bunch of pissant, petty accusations. She comes across as a whiny, spoiled brat who thinks she's better than she actually is.

misterwhite posted on 2016-07-07 10:00:10   Reply   Private Reply

#8: redleghunter    To: BobCeleste (#1)

As others mentioned more to the story. She is suing Ailes for Sexual Harassment

redleghunter posted on 2016-07-07 13:11:58   Reply   Private Reply