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Media Predators Never Die; They Just Get Recycled
Newsmax is turning into a retirement home for sexual harassers
What does it take to get permanently fired from network news when you’re a white, conservative male? Apparently, nothing if you get good ratings. I’ve written reams about the nauseating Tucker Carlson of Fox News Channel (FNC.) Carlson is a neo-Nazi conspiracy theory who’s currently beefing with the NSA. He’s also repeated the Great Replacement anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist and recently called Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs, “stupid” and “a pig.”|
But Lachlan Murdoch, FOX News CEO, won’t fire him because of this behavior.
Sean Hannity, another top-rated FOX News propagandist, pointed a loaded gun at co-worker Juan Williams and faced no punishment. As long as the ratings are good, Carlson and Hannity can get away with anything.
An orgy of sexual misconduct
However, FOX News does discipline some staff members. Lou Dobbs, a notorious conspiracy theorist, was fired last year — but he had a low-rated show…