The Fox is doing a probe of the hen house. How nice.
Devin Nunes has a lot of time on his hands these days, perhaps he can lend them his investigatory “expertise.”
Trump: No need to waste time. FOX has my word. We all know Bill will come out on Top.
I deal with this frequently. Employee makes a claim of workplace harassment or discrimination. Employer investigates. More than 90% of the time, the investigation finds that there was nothing wrong. Why would I think this will be any different?
So, is Bill free to masturbate during the probe?
Well have we reached the tipping point after Ailes and O’Reilly and the many, many women who have filed a complaint, gone publicly with their complaints, and now the numbers are adding up? Fox now had the head guy dismissed, their top on air talking joke has had the number and amount of his settlements aired, and discrimination within the corporate structure. Sort of puts a taint on any woman that currently is working there that they got advancement or promotions for “going along to get along.”
Nothing could be more demonstrative of bloviator O’Reilly’s capacity for denial and arrogance than his thinking someone would want to have sex with him.
We can hope. Will new advertisers step up to replace those who have canceled on O’R? If not, his days are numbered. In the end, it’s all about money. If the Murdochs come to believe that Fox and make more money on the liberal side, the network will put The Nation to shame.
Well, seriously, there is this. As more and more quarter-way-smart people drift away, and particularly with the NEW viewers attracted to “non PC” Billo, or Real Victim Billo, his audience becomes more targeted–that is, more susceptible to the ripoff artists who are considering advertising. We’ll have to see.
The headline would be more satisfying if it ended on “O’Reilly.”
Seems to be the fashion these days. Just like the Devin Nunes-Trey Gowdy committee investigating the Trump Campaign and Administration for collusion with Russia to elect Trump.
Rupert Murdoch has poisoned the politics and political discourse of three countries now, none as badly or as absolutely totally as the United States. I dont think he would change to the liberal side. Maybe his sons might, but while there is life in his ugly Chuck Grassley lost twin body, I would doubt very much that he would make such a switch.
That’s an insult to Chuck Grassley!
The investigation will probably consist of a couple of Fox lawyers taking Billy-Boy out for a beer at a strip bar and “deposing” him there.
With the usual result of “nothing to see here.”
As a New Yorker it would be nice to see a tally of the corporate largess and tax credits News Corporation has received over the years. Up until last year they were negotiating a deal for space in the World Trade Center for corporate HQ and studios. The deal fell apart when the Port Authority backed away from subsidizing rent. In Fox parlance “Free stuff!” If there is a lawsuit by shareholders or prosecution over these settlements these costs ought to be uh factored in
Reminds me of when Chris Christie’s own internal probe declared him innocent.
I suspect, as the dust settles on this and it isn’t so public, the advertisers will return. This is a momentary setback.
Have to ponder if Billo’s doctor will prescribe any more boner pills. The doc just may get a suit entered against him.
“Coming apart at every nail.”
Silly me. You’d think Fox would have “probed” the prober BEFORE they paid out $13M to accusers.