MSNBC cancels 'Tucker'

danarhea · 03-10-08, 10:32 AM

MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, whose Conservative wit is well known. IMHO, this will be MSNBC's loss, and our loss as well. This cancellation, along with moving Joe Scarborough from prime time to the morning slot, which they did last year, pretty much takes Conservative voices out of MSNBC prime time. What does everybody think about this?

Article is here.

aps · 03-10-08, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by danarhea

MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, whose Conservative wit is well known. IMHO, this will be MSNBC's loss, and our loss as well. This cancellation, along with moving Joe Scarborough from prime time to the morning slot, which they did last year, pretty much takes Conservative voices out of MSNBC prime time. What does everybody think about this?

Article is here.

I agree, but I have to admit, I watch Tucker, Hardball, and Countdown, and Tucker is actually quite boring compared to the other two. I am a huge Joe Scarborough fan, and I miss his show in the evenings. I do believe that this slot in the morning is actually a promotion for him, is it not?

dclxvinoise · 03-10-08, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by danarhea

MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, whose Conservative wit is well known. IMHO, this will be MSNBC's loss, and our loss as well. This cancellation, along with moving Joe Scarborough from prime time to the morning slot, which they did last year, pretty much takes Conservative voices out of MSNBC prime time. What does everybody think about this?

Article is here.

From what I understand only his show was canceled. He will continue to be a political contributor to all MSNBC shows at least through the 2008 election. Personally I think we need to do away with partisan political contributors on both sides because it has less to do with true political debate and more to do with political theatrics in an effort to gain ratings.

Simon W. Moon · 03-10-08, 11:14 AM

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MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, whose Conservative wit is well known.

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MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, who's a Conservative twit that's well known.

danarhea · 03-10-08, 11:16 AM

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MSNBC is canceling Tucker Carlson, who's a Conservative twit that's well known.

LOL. You don't like Tucker? Why?

Simon W. Moon · 03-10-08, 11:21 AM

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LOL. You don't like Tucker? Why?

He just strikes me as a twerp - that's all.

twerp also twirp
noun
An insignificant but arrogant and obnoxious young person: pup, puppy. Informal squirt.

danarhea · 03-10-08, 11:30 AM

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He just strikes me as a twerp - that's all.

twerp also twirp
noun
An insignificant but arrogant and obnoxious young person: pup, puppy. Informal squirt.

I like Tucker. He may be a bit "twerpish", but his shows had substance.

NOTE: I bet you he was one of those guys who, when he was in school, the "jocks" used to do wedgies on. LOL.

chevydriver1123 · 03-10-08, 11:31 AM

This sucks, I love watching Tucker. I watch him more often since they took Scarabrough off. Plus Tucker isnt an arrogant jackass unlike O'Reily and the rest of them.

independent_thinker2002 · 03-10-08, 12:16 PM

I like watching Tucker. I don't always agree with him, but he does make good points sometimes. He isn't a partisan hack like most. He sticks to his libertarian views. He doesn't blindly follow the GOP line.

Navy Pride · 03-10-08, 04:10 PM

Tucker is the only show on MSNBC I watch on a regular basis.....He is really the only true Conservative that had a program on the network.........Scarborough in my opinion has sold out to the left.........I watch Hardball sometimes but some of Matthews statements are so ridiculous that they are hard to take like and I paraphrase He feels something running up his leg when he hears Obama speak........Give me a break...........