Tucker/Cosby Out at MSNBC??

[SuperWonk]

From FTVLive:

Tucker is Toast at MSNBC

"FTVLive FIRST told you that NBC would make huge budget cuts and we have learned EXCLUSIVELY that Political Pundit Tucker Carlson is one of those that will be cut.

NBC sources tell FTVLive that Carlson will be one of those that losses his job as NBC undertakes massive budget cuts at all of their properties.

NBC sources also tell FTVLive that Rita Cosby will also be part of the budget cuts at MSNBC as well.

Although FTVLive was able to confirm the Carlson news through two NBC sources, we have only got the Cosby news from one tipster.

Stay tuned, we can assure you that Carlson and Cosby won't be the last on air people to get a pink slip."

http://fuckedtelevision.com/member/archive/10-20-06.htm
(sub. req.)


Well, I guess it was just a matter of time...

[displacedtexan]

1. Tucker. Chopping Block. Priceless.

[Ian David]

34. Too bad he's not a better dancer. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

58. I won't be convinced that the tide has completely turned until

Chris Matthews is also on the outs. I'll never forgive him for the 2000 election coverage.

[Change has come]

71. I agree

I can't stand his smugness or his smirk.

[krkaufman]

91. I think the TV execs are still damaged enough to keep Matthews ...

... and dump Olbermann. It's amazing that NBC is moving even further away from real news, cutting their news division more and more.

[habitual]

2. gee i guess he should have kept that bowtie

his new casual, tanned, and just back from the beach look isn't working.

[WatchWhatISay]

9. His look works fine, its a big improvement

its when he opens his mouth that's the problem

[annabanana]

3. "losing" Cosby is no loss. .

I would have kept Tucker around just to watch him get his cute little tuchus (sp?) beat by, say, Rachel Maddow...

[Human Torch]

7. Rita, you gave so much, and asked for so little in return...

:evilgrin:

[minkyboodle]

86. wow

how have I not seen that picture before, so perfect!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

8. And the stories she chases, don't belong on a National News Show

I really don't like her style.

[Kolesar]

18. Rita Cosby in a rain-soaked pant suit during the Katrina story

memories

[pscot]

69. Ah yes.

That was the moment I fell in love. We're gonna miss her.

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. WOOHOO!!!!! I DETEST them both!

Buh bye bow tie boy!

Buh bye Rita-who-needs-to-get-a-new-voice! :hi:

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!

:woohoo::woohoo:

[Ian David]

37. Rita damaged her vocal cords from years of working as a fluffer.

Some people say.

If you don't know what that is, I dare you to Google it.

[in_cog_ni_to]

56. fluffer definition:

fluffer

Pornographic film industry employee who is responsible for keeping male performers aroused (usually via oral sex) between takes during a shoot.


:rofl::rofl:

I have never heard of that! I always wondered how those men remained "capable" for so long. It's all thanks to Rita!:rofl:

[WatchWhatISay]

5. Don't forget to take joe too

and all those Republibabes on in the morning as well

And while your at it move Chris Matthews out of the prime spot and put Keith there. Chris can stay but he has to do all the fluff news instead of wasting Keiths time on it.

[Captain Hilts]

6. NO ONE wants to watch a jerk whose voice has not changed. nt

[Chiyo-chichi]

29. Tweety sings to former Hotshots: Mem-wies...wike the corners of my mind...

[Clark2008]

41. Giggle... that was just too funny.

I'm guessing, then, that all the screeching that Keith was going to be replaced was a bunch of shit?

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

82. Can I just say, that's the funniest picture in the world?

I have probably seen it before, but seeing it again today at work had me in such hysterics it was all I could do to calm down so they didn't take me away.

[Buzz Clik]

10. Cosby should be unemployed. What an irritation.

Carlson is kind of a sad case. He got flushed from CNN because his show sucked. So, he took a big dive and landed at MSNBC opposite The Daily Show. I've glanced at his show a couple of times, and it simply offers nothing that appeals to me.

He's a smart guy who is simply struggling to find a place to land.

:shrug:

[ProfessorGAC]

16. A Smart Guy?

You're kidding, right? He is simply not as stupid as the other right wing screamers. But, he is more a windsock, and within a year he'll be a Bush critic.
The Professor

[Buzz Clik]

39. Am I kidding? No.

Yes, intelligence is all relative. Considering I don't have Carlson's IQ or SAT scores in front of me, my assessment of his intelligence is also subjective.

He's not a windsock any more than P.J. O'Rourke. Sometimes the opinions of certain people are more relevant than at other times. We don't need an intellectual analysis of the Bush administration because there's no there there. And the Democrats are intentionally providing nothing to analyze, so folks on the right with brains are left to twiddle their thumbs.

[ProfessorGAC]

45. Then Our Standards Are Different

He does not meet mine. I don't need his IQ scores. I can deduce from what he says and what he writes. He's a dolt.
The Professor

[samsingh]

48. tucker is a dweeb, idiot, fool

during katrina, he mentioned that seeing Clinton made him want to throw up. his guest, Bill Maher, shocking told him that the damage from Katrina made him want to through up.

[stopbush]

54. Look at it this way: Tucker can now go back to college and

finish his degree. I think he only had 2 years to go. With the $ he's made off of TV
he could afford to go anywhere he wants.

On edit: looks like he attended college for 4 years but didn't earn a degree:

"Carlson completed private secondary education at St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island. He then attended Trinity College in Connecticut for four years without obtaining a degree. Carlson describes his college experience thus:

"After four years, I had met a lot of interesting people, gone to a couple of classes and restored a motorcycle, and that was it. And so I wasted my time at college."
http://experts.about.com/e/t/tu/Tucker_Carlson.htm

[Buzz Clik]

72. LOL! Interesting quote. Another GOP underachiever.

His work habits haven't improved much.

[spag68]

24. IMHO

Tucker is not as smart as he thinks. He's an elitist, pompous, snob, who values his opinion more then facts.

[EmmitFitzhume]

27. I agree

with ProfessorGAC, Tucker isn't dumb by any means, he just buys into his own BS too much. While I didn't agree with his analysis a majority of the time he was actually a decent writer prior to his TV career. It all went downhill with the unproductive screamfest that was Crossfire.

[Buzz Clik]

32. "It all went downhill with the unproductive screamfest that was Crossfire"

Exactly my point.

[The Count]

65. Actually, according to David Brock, it's only $ he buys into.

Brock wrote Tucker once told him "for $500, I'd write anything"
They had a face to face confrontation on Crossfire about it.

[krkaufman]

92. Tucker's *gotta* hate Jon Stewart

Carlson's career has been spiraling downward ever since the Stewart appearance on Crossfire.

[Ian David]

42. He's also a whimpy push-over.

I'll be glad to see Tucker-excalamationpoint-jazz-hands kicked to the curb.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

70. Exactly!!

spag68:
24. IMHO
Tucker is not as smart as he thinks. He's an elitist, pompous, snob, who values his opinion more then facts.



:puffpiece: :kick: :hurts:

[Buzz Clik]

73. Elitist? What's that mean?

Do you know how many times I've been called an elitist by knuckledraggers? I've always assumed that the person calling someone an elitist is suffering from a major dose of insecurity.

Perhaps you could clear this up -- what makes Carlson an elitist?

[Xipe Totec]

11. Gee, that's too bad

so who is this Tucker guy?

:rofl:

[Champion Jack]

12. Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Say it ain't so!
No more Throaty McHusky?

[EmmitFitzhume]

20. Finally

Throaty McHusky . . . hahahahah.

Well, although the brass at MSNBC weren't smart enough to fire Tucker and Rita before I don't care, as long as they are gone. It will be interesting to see if the MSNBC/CNBC hybrid can actually compete with CNN and Fox?

[williesgirl]

13. Great news - recommended

[originalpckelly]

14. Rita should just find another career...

her voice is CRAP! You can't understand anything she says. She needs to have surgery or something.

Tucker isn't that bad, kind of feel bad for him.

[Bitwit1234]

15. Chris Matthews

I hope I hope I hope....but what do they expect to do...expand those that are staying's air time or rerun rerun rerun. If they had more news that told both sides of a story instead of all the right wing crap they viewership might pick up....Look at Keith Olbermann going up.

[obreaslan]

17. RITA COSBY?? Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Where will I get my raspy news about blond haired, blue eyed white girls and the ones who didn't kill them????

:cry:





:sarcasm:

[ellenfl]

25. that photo is pathetic. eom

[Supersedeas]

59. Hand on the window....as the story fades

[npincus]

19. they both suck- good riddance.

[Blackhatjack]

21. Carlson Can Now Pursue His Real Talent--Selling Bowties!!

Since his days on Crossfire, it has become obvious that Carlson is an empty suit when it comes to real political analysis. He adopted a pro-Republican stance on all issues, put on the blinders, and attempted to talk over anyone else who had the audacity to disagree with his alleged "superior intellect."

He deserves to work for a living at a real job --then maybe he would begin to understand how most people are affected by this Administration's policies protecting the super-rich and corporations.

The sooner he leaves the better .....

...and please take Rita Cosby with him.

[babylonsister]

22. Add Noron/Whora and my day will be complete! nt

[Buzz Clik]

40. who?

[babylonsister]

49. Nora O'Donnell, the GOP mouthpiece on MSNBC.

She's a supposed journalist but you can pick her out of a crowd by how she defends the GOP talking points. She's also a very rude woman.

[Oceansaway]

23. dead intern Joe needs to go too...n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

26. MSNBC & CNBC to become one channel - $ days, news nights

you heard it here first!

[liam_laddie]

28. Damn good riddance!

Keith Olbermann could do 24/7 AFAIC. His special comments have IMHO earned him the Edward R Murrow
achievement award. He can even do me some sportscasts...I'm gonna collect them all and make a
bookmarked file. Calling the decider a liar takes serious cojones. KUDOS for truth to power!

Any nitwit network thinking Li'l Katie C. could cut it with the evening news audience is in serious need of
a new research firm...NBC/MSNBC deserves to fail in this arena.

[EmmitFitzhume]

31. Katie

I am thrilled that she is falling on her face. A great investment for CBS, the curiosity factor has goen away and her ratings aren't going anywhere but down. She has always annoyed me and brings nothing to the table to compete with Brian Williams or any primtime news for that matter.

[butterfly77]

33. I guess Tucker is having a bad time lately...

the first one booted of Dancing with the stars and now this. Bye, Bye Tucker and good riddance! Is that funny lets see you joke about that asshole!

[Clark2008]

50. Wonder if average people can nominate?

I'd love to have nomination campaign for Keith to win the Edward R. Murrow award.

http://www.rtnda.org/asfi/awards/murrow.shtml

[krkaufman]

93. Katie Couric is on CBS.

Brian Williams is the NBC evening news anchor.

[liam_laddie]

97. Thanks, kr

My NBC/CBS/Kouric error shows how much I watch the big three (four?) network evening news.

[krkaufman]

103. You can't be faulted there. The quality of networks news ...

... has sunk so very low.

[Ian David]

30. BREAKING NEWS! Pretty White Girl In Trouble! Tucker kidnaps Cosby

It's on Nancy Grace right now!

(I'm kidding).

[Gman]

36. Hoarse pretty white girl

that is.

[havocmom]

89. Pretty hoarse white girl

;)

[Subdivisions]

35. Good riddance to them both. Between Tucker's constant

stupidity and Froggy Frita's food-caught-in-the-airway voice, it's a wonder they lasted as long as they did.

[LSK]

38. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!

Couldnt happen to a nicer guy - :rofl:

[deutsey]

43. Man, perhaps there is a God afterall...

:evilgrin:

[ClintonTyree]

44. Raspy Rita Gone?

:woohoo: :party: :applause: :headbang: :rofl:

Thirty seconds of listening to that woman makes blood start spurting out of my ears.

Tucker? :shrug: Of all the mean, nasty fucked up Repiglickens out there he's one of the more harmless ones. But I certainly won't miss him.

THANK YOU NBC!

[Ian David]

47. But he says he's not a conservative... because he wants to legalize pot

Which would explain the dancing...

Some people say.

[FrenchieCat]

46. Now Tucker can take his

Chubby little ass to dance school and concentrate on learning how to dance! It will take quite some time.....so I'm glad he'll be able to fully dedicate himself to it!

It will also be great if they can change that title to

"TUCKER CARLSON--can't dance worth shit has-been!"

[Democrat 4 Ever]

55. The $64,000 question is who will replace them? Okay, BowTie Boy

and Gravel Gerty are gone - what will fill those times slots?

I could take an extra hour or two (or three!) of Keith, cut back Tweety's job to holding the cue cards for Keith, and send Dead Intern to the green room to keep Keith's guest's coffee cups fresh.

There are several hours to fill with BowTie Boy and Gravel Gerty gone, would they bring back Phil Donahue? How about giving Rachel Maddow a show? Who do we want to see in those time slots?

And something that has been bothering me for weeks...has anyone noticed how much time Tweety spends promoting his own damn show day after day? He constantly plugs his own work like he is an idiot savant of journalism (idiot, of course, savant, not in his dreams on his best night). He keeps saying "the best" or "the most" or "the only" talking about his show as if his show is the holy grail of political discourse. Right after that he throws in some disparaging remark about Hillary, the obligatory put down of disorganized or losing Dems and then plugs his show again. One night I tried to keep count of how many times he plugged his show during interviews with a guests. I gave up after eight in the first half hour. I just tune him out now and watch reruns of Dharma and Greg. The man should have his arm in a sling from patting himself on the back so much. Of course his fragile ego needs this because he is getting his ass handed to him on a plate every night by Keith.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

51. Will Mathews, Scarborough, et al now try to sound more like Olbermann?

When failure at a big-money on-air job looms, will Keith's colleagues move toward what has been successful for KO, criticizing the WH instead of shilling for it?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

52. what network would hire tucker now?

from what i've seen of his show, bashing fox and cnn is a major part of his schtick.

[Stuckinthebush]

53. My question: Why did they hire Rita to begin with?

I have never met anyone who likes to listen to her. Honestly, she could have vocal cord damage from smoking or cancer, and that is a shame if so. However, her voice overshadows everything she says.

[progdonkey]

62. it really is a mystery...

To quote a post of mine from a while ago:

I still don't get how she has a show... on any network. She's not attractive, so it's not like she's just another empty-headed sexy blond; she's not intelligent, so there's no reason to care what her opinion is; her shows, while conservative in the "another missing white woman" sense, aren't overtly ideological, so she wouldn't have an audience of Freepers like mAnn or noted racist Malkin; and her voice is more annoying than Gilbert Gottfried's! How the hell does she have a show?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1426921

And this was before they made her a daytime anchor as well! It's like they're trying to get people to change the channel to CNN (as I did when both channels were covering the Amish school shooting; why suffer through that awful voice when the same story is on the next channel?)

I have to think that she's got pictures of the right guy doing the wrong thing. Nothing else would make sense.

[ourbluenation]

57. Happy to give this the 5th kick 4 Mr. "they pee'd in my ear" Carlson. n/t

[Oreo]

60. MediaBistro has a lot on this

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

MSNBC???: Awaiting 1pm Teleconference
NBCers are bracing for a company-wide teleconference at 1pm. At MSNBC, it'll be followed by a town hall meeting with Dan Abrams and Phil Griffin.

MSNBC's move to 30 Rock and Englewood Cliffs will happen sometime in the next twelve months, a high-profile insider says.

A Cliff-dweller points out that "not all the people who work" in Secaucus "will be moving" -- referring to the imminent job cuts. "This will be a bloodbath, and it will be very messy," the person adds.

But some MSNBCers -- perhaps the ones with more job security -- aren't dreading the move. After all, many staffers live in Manhattan... and they won't be commuting across the Hudson much longer...


NBC???: "News Plans To Fire 220 Staffers"
"NBC News plans to fire 220 staffers," Radar says bluntly.

"That number includes employees of the news staffs at the network's owned-and-operated local stations," John Cook adds. "Among the hardest hit areas will be MSNBC's production staff... and Dateline NBC."

[Lone_Star_Dem]

61. Two financial drains that offered little to no benefit to MSNBC

I'm not surprised to see either of them go.

[HeardOnTheHill]

63. Dan Abrams is incompetent

Good job, Dan. To completely wreck a network in only six months takes dedication, commitment, and some truly poor leadership. I do feel bad for all of the behind-the-scenes people who suddenly find themselves jobless due to Abrams' incompetence.

[Oreo]

67. Abrams is a friend and backer of Olbermann

You actually think MSNBC was worth anything 6 months ago?

Maybe they're seeing that people want to hear the truth like KO and will push for it more with new hosts.
I'd wait and see on this before nailing Abrams to the wall.

[HeardOnTheHill]

74. Actually...

From what I've read, MSNBC is seriously considering going to all taped programing, and Olbermann may go over to CNBC. According to http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6382811.html&referral=SUPP">Boradcasting and Cable:

On the cable side, NBC U has been considering drastic measures, including scrapping all of MSNBC's live programming and switching to a taped, magazine-like format, while switching successful personalities Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann over to sibling CNBC's primetime slate.

No word as to how he'll fit into the programming over there. So, yes, MSNBC was bad before, but it may very well be dead now.

[Gabi Hayes]

76. FAB!!!! I'd love that, as I get CNBC on Sirius, and never listen to it.

this would certainly change that...

if only.....

[Jacobin]

64. Tucker can always go to FauxNews

Rita? well, they'd probably be glad to have her, too

[warrens]

66. Imus was talking about moving to CNBC this morning

That seems weird. The early morning is when stock junkies are watching financial news to get ready for the market opening. I think Imus on TV might be kaput, personally. No great loss. I used to like the guy, but he's just a joke now.

[BenDavid]

68. What was that expression from

a movie, " It's about fucking time"....

[Quantess]

75. Rita Cosby needs time off to rest her tortured voice.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2441904

[Gabi Hayes]

77. Contessa! what happened to that announcement/townhall meeting?

my contessa?

[Hubert Flottz]

78. Plenty of good jobs out there in Bush's "GREAT" economy...

Of course Tucker might have to move to India or China!

[kskiska]

79. Tucker's high point was "The Spin Room"

with Paul Begala. He went downhill from there.

[SoCalDem]

80. Bill Press was his co-host

Begala cohosted with Lawrence what's-his-name :):hi:

[Kolesar]

83. O'Donnel? The California columnist? eom

[SoCalDem]

84. That's the one

thanks :)

[mvd]

81. That would be fine with me

Just as long as it isn't Olbermann..

[upi402]

85. I really hope he sees the light and

gets his damn heels out of the air...

[Gelliebeans]

87. Update via Huff Post (Abrams responds)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/10/20/tucker-and-rita-out-at-ms_e_32130.html

Tucker And Rita Out At MSNBC? Jossip Hears It, Abrams Denies It
Jossip | ETP | Posted Friday October 20, 2006 at 10:09 AM

Jossip reports it this morning:

We're hearing MSNBC talking head Tucker Carlson is out the door in what's perhaps one of the biggest, though least surprising, shifts by the network. Meanwhile, FTVLive is reporting that Rita Cosby, who's already taken a backseat role after being removed from her primetime talking head gig, will also be without a home. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, we hear, will hang on to their seven-figure deals.

When asked by ETP to confirm the report, MSNBC General Manager Dan Abrams said Abrams via email: "We have made no decisions about any possible programming changes."

We shall see what develops.

Update from Abrams: "Reports this morning about Tucker Carlson's status at MSNBC are false. Tucker is a huge talent and incredible asset to the network."

[Eric J in MN]

88. Is Rita Cosby on MSNBC now? NT

NT

[jazzjunkysue]

90. I have no respect for either one. Good riddance. Losers. n/t.

[krkaufman]

94. All this MSNBC news makes me wonder if KeithO didn't see the writing...

... on the wall and decided to pull out all the stops -- either flaming-out, or setting himself apart from the rest of the MSNBC personalities to insure he's kept.

[TheFarseer]

95. Tucker is not as bad as most

At least he can be objective some times. Rita Cosby is beyond painful. That was long over due.

[upi402]

96. Garafolo said he was okay, so maybe he's...

oh hell I'm too cynical to have hope about a cable news whore...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

98. Link doesn't work, but this site looks like a spinoff or clone of fc.com

(fuckedcompany.com) which used to be highly amusing during the height of the dot com implosion era, with lots of commentary on each "fucked company" and anonymous posts from people from those companies with juicy details of CEO/founder assholery, laptop swiping, security escorts of laid off employees etc.

The site still exists but it looks like it's pretty much dead, with no one posting comments on any of the items.

[stepnw1f]

99. Good Riddance Hacks! (nt)

[Clinton Crusader]

100. Good riddance!

He whines and whines...pretty annoying. Yesterday he went on about Big Dawg being 'needy' and always looking for attention, and 'prone to constantly telling us how his, was the greatest presidency ever in the history of the world'. :eyes:

Crikey.

Can't imagine where he'd go NOW. He's screwed at CNN and makes fun of Faux so much, I cannot believe they would actually hire him.

Cosby belongs on Inside Edition or Entertainment Tonight.

Believe it or not I find Joe S. TOLERABLE lately. Used to absolutely hate his guts, but I find somewhat different in the last few months. :shrug:

As long as Keith is there...maybe they can give him TWO HOURS now...

[frustrated_lefty]

101. Man, they might breed! Icck!

Just what the world needs, a bow-tie wearing, raspy (like I smoke 5 packs a day) midget singing the ABCs.

[NoodleyAppendage]

102. Good riddance. Faux will pick him up...like all the other refugees.

He can join Bill Hemmer along with all the other media "has-beens" over at Faux.

J