Fox boots Beckkk

[ehrnst]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-glenn-beck-20110407,0,5973014.story

"Roger Ailes, the Fox News chairman and chief executive who until recently had overridden doubts about Beck among his subordinates, said in the statement: "Glenn Beck is a powerful communicator, a creative entrepreneur and a true success by anybody's standards."

But there was little mistaking the upshot of the move: Less than three years after joining Fox News from CNN's Headline News amid a burst of publicity, Beck is being booted off the air. His sinking ratings certainly didn't help — they fell 32% for the first three months of this year, to 1.9 million total viewers, according to the Nielsen Co."

[tanyev]

1. Oh, no! I haven't gotten my GlennPocalypse backpack yet!

:scared:

[ehrnst]

2. I'm betting he'll be around on the radio after they escort him out of the building... (nt)

[tanyev]

3. Maybe that will be enough to sustain me until my beef stroganoff arrives.

[renate]

4. that's awesome!

My son has a friend whose parents believe this guy's sh*t because he's on Fox News--so he must be telling the truth, right? His getting kicked off might just give them a clue.

[ehrnst]

5. I just wonder if he can get health insurance through the LDS.

With his pre-existing mental health issues and hemorrhoids, he'll never get coverage....

[zbdent]

6. Glenn Beck makes Charlie Sheen look mentally stable ...

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. Indeed