Buh-bye

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:49 pm

Newslink42 wrote:NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel on Wednesday said it was dropping Glenn Beck's afternoon talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and suffered financially due to an advertiser boycott.

Fox and Beck said the show will end later this year.

Fox News and Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, said they will work together to create other projects for Fox television and digital.

Beck was a quick burn on Fox News Channel. Almost immediately after joining the network in January 2009, he doubled the ratings at his afternoon time slot. Fans found his conservative populism entertaining, while Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert described Beck's "crank up the crazy and rip off the knob" moments.

He was popular with ultraconservative Tea Party activists and drew thousands of people to the National Mall in Washington last August for a "restoring honor" rally.

Yet some of his statements were getting him in trouble, and critics appealed to advertisers to boycott his show last summer after Beck said President Barack Obama had "a deep-seated hatred for white people."

More than 400 Fox advertisers told the company they did not want their commercials on Beck's show.

Viewers also began turning away. Beck's 5 p.m. ET show averaged 2.7 million viewers during the first three months of 2010, and was at just under 2 million for the same period this year, the Nielsen Co. said. His decline was sharper among younger viewers sought by advertisers.

Increasingly, the show began to be dominated by Beck standing in front of a chalk board giving his theories about the world's troubles.

However, Beck has built a powerful brand for himself with a radio show and digital properties. A key Fox executive, Joel Cheatwood, is joining Mercury Radio Arts later this month.

"I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and Fox News," Beck said in a statement. "I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I've learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our partnership."

One of Beck's most prominent critics - David Brock, founder of the liberal watchdog Media Matters for America - said that "the only surprise is that it took Fox News months to reach this decision."

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:59 pm

I liked him better when he was on CNN anyway.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:07 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:Wow. No more Charlie Sheen. Now no more Beck.

Where will we get our dose of insane babblers?

http://www.theoneboard.com/

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:19 pm

Speaking for yourself again, I presume?

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:26 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:Speaking for yourself again, I presume?

IKYABWAWA. Brilliant.

Trampis · Post by **Trampis** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:44 pm

Anybody check to see how the price of gold reacted to the news?

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:45 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:Wow. No more Charlie Sheen. Now no more Beck.

Where will we get our dose of insane babblers?

You can still read Goober's posts

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:34 pm

Cuda wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:Wow. No more Charlie Sheen. Now no more Beck.

Where will we get our dose of insane babblers?
You can still read Goober's posts

Ctrl-Cuda lives!

Trampis · Post by **Trampis** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:49 pm

I watched his show today. Short of five minutes here and there this is the first time Ive watched his show. Used to listen to his radio program every morning till he got too smarmy a few years back.

My only observation is that after watching todays show...I didnt know the end of the world was coming so soon! Its on the blackboards right there in plain chaulk. I hope i pass the 5 question quiz before tomorows show.

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:27 am

Goober McTuber wrote:
Cuda wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:Wow. No more Charlie Sheen. Now no more Beck.

Where will we get our dose of insane babblers?
You can still read Goober's posts
Ctrl-Cuda lives!

Oooooh, Goober breaks out the dreaded I'm rubber, you're glue retort.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:42 am

Cuda wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:
Cuda wrote:
You can still read Goober's posts
Ctrl-Cuda lives!
Oooooh, Goober breaks out the dreaded I'm rubber, you're glue retort.

No, you stupid twat. I just pointed out that the best you can do is parrot another tard's post. Screwed_in_the_ass_again said basically the same thing. You really are this stupid? Yes, apparently you are.

Carson · Post by **Carson** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:29 am

Trampis wrote:Anybody check to see how the price of gold reacted to the news?

Sin,

Every other conservative talk radio host that's hawked that stupid shit.

Truman · Post by **Truman** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:32 am

Counting down the days for your daily dose of Olbermann on Oxygen are we, Goobs?

I didn't realize you could get FOX in Madison.

Other than the Matthews-like tingle running up your leg that you and Only_in_America_Could_ a_Tard_Like_Screw_Draw_a_Check_for_Writing [/horselaugh] both commonly share, this news is Board-worthy why?

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:16 am

I used to like him when he had more of a libertarian bent, but in the last year or two he's gotten way too religious for my taste. On days off, if I listen to the radio in the morning, it's the local guy who is kind of what Beck used to be.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:16 pm

Truman wrote:Only_in_America_Could_ a_Tard_Like_Screw_Draw_a_Check_for_Writing [/horselaugh]

You're clueless. We get that, as we have for years.

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:26 pm

Carson wrote:
Trampis wrote:Anybody check to see how the price of gold reacted to the news?
Sin,

Every other conservative talk radio host that's hawked that stupid shit.

This may come as a surprise, but liberal talk radio hosts hawk gold as well. The difference is that they do it through a different trading company.

Liberals hawk ITM Trading. The name of the company the conservatives hawk escapes me at the moment, but IIRC, that's the company under investigation.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:56 pm

Truman wrote:Counting down the days for your daily dose of Olbermann on Oxygen are we, Goobs?

I didn't realize you could get FOX in Madison.

Other than the Matthews-like tingle running up your leg that you and Only_in_America_Could_ a_Tard_Like_Screw_Draw_a_Check_for_Writing [/horselaugh] both commonly share, this news is Board-worthy why?

I have never watched Olberman since the day he left Sports Center. Brilliant effort though. And guess what? I'm not the least bit concerned with what some tard feels is "board-worthy".

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:30 pm

Terry in Crapchester wrote:The name of the company the conservatives hawk escapes me at the moment, but IIRC, that's the company under investigation.

http://www.goldline.com/

http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/05 ... ine-weiner

Truman · Post by **Truman** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:34 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
You're clueless. We get that, as we have for years.

Sin,

Screw and all his "friends"

Cosmo Kramer · Post by **Cosmo Kramer** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:16 am

Cut and paste!

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:21 am

Cosmo Kramer wrote:I love the taste of paste!

Moving Sale · Post by **Moving Sale** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:27 pm

Carson wrote:
Trampis wrote:Anybody check to see how the price of gold reacted to the news?
Sin,

Every other conservative talk radio host that's hawked that stupid shit.

Yes it is stupid to own some gold.

:doh:

:P

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:36 pm

Moving Sale wrote:
Carson wrote:
Trampis wrote:Anybody check to see how the price of gold reacted to the news?
Sin,

Every other conservative talk radio host that's hawked that stupid shit.
Yes it is stupid to own some gold. :doh: :P

Possibly not, but definitely so if you buy it at 25% - 50% above its market value.

T1B

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