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go west young man

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Tue Dec 4, 2012, 09:07 PM Dec 2012

Fox News Is Taking Karl Rove Off The Air [View all]

Source: Business Insider

Sources told Sherman that Fox News chief Roger Ailes has ordered his staff to bench Rove and his fellow GOP pundit Dick Morris, two of the network's most vocal partisan voices whose predictions turned out to be spectacularly wrong. According to Sherman, producers must now get permission before booking Rove or Morris on Fox shows.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-karl-rove-2012-12

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Fox News Is Taking Karl Rove Off The Air [View all] go west young man Dec 2012 OP
Ailes has to make room ... nixonwasbetterthanW Dec 2012 #1
or General Patreus?... cascadiance Dec 2012 #80
hahahahahahahaha yends21012 Dec 2012 #2
They're in trouble GatorLarry Dec 2012 #68
Indeed. MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #71
LOL NCarolinawoman Dec 2012 #3
Oh shit, now they'll be on the talk shows every Sunday. Lasher Dec 2012 #4
Maybe they could book them on "Up". I would love to see Chris Hayes eviscerate catbyte Dec 2012 #39
Article says they're "scaling back airtime" for Turdblossom klook Dec 2012 #5
Maybe his pockets are too full of dark money to waste time on Fox network Coyotl Dec 2012 #26
Just when I thought Christmas had come early davidpdx Dec 2012 #36
En masse 7wo7rees Dec 2012 #57
If it happens during the Catholic church service... n/t Blandocyte Dec 2012 #63
He means while they're at church. louis-t Dec 2012 #77
and like flatulence, he's just a good example of hot air from an a**hole! SparkyOR Dec 2012 #47
hehehe hibbing Dec 2012 #55
Bullshit Mountain Caretha Dec 2012 #6
Yeah, their standards include not reminding brainwashed Cha Dec 2012 #15
This does seem the likeliest rationale. Coyotl Dec 2012 #27
Karmalicious!!! Squinch Dec 2012 #7
Maliciously! Cha Dec 2012 #16
karmalingus! wordpix Dec 2012 #88
And they didn't even wait for a Friday newsdump. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #8
" there's something happening here....." dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #50
For sure. The Republics are doubling down on the nasty... DCKit Dec 2012 #53
Oh yes. Just sending them underground to get REALLY nasty, I suspect. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2012 #84
That's a REALLY good point, Baitball Blogger. calimary Dec 2012 #85
Wow. This is very thorough. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #86
Thanks! calimary Dec 2012 #87
Down with the turds! mzteaze Dec 2012 #9
So far: Palin cut back or removed, now the two turds, Rove and Morris. AlbertCat Dec 2012 #33
as Mr. Peabody once said... oldhippydude Dec 2012 #10
Too funny. But you know FOX is just going spew the same lies with different faces. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #11
Well well well.. Big Mouth Gas Bags' stupid predictions do have Cha Dec 2012 #12
What is going to happen to all the flop sweat clean-up jobs??? underpants Dec 2012 #13
Ailes doesn't hat A'Murka, he's WhatAilesA'Murka. nt tsuki Dec 2012 #37
Wait, I'm confused Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #14
If that's the case, then everyone...else on Faux should be let go also. AlbertCat Dec 2012 #34
The girl from Ipanema goes walking... 7wo7rees Dec 2012 #58
* NCarolinawoman Dec 2012 #35
My schadenfreude is massively engorged. cliffordu Dec 2012 #17
Remember to seek medical attention if it lasts more than 4 hours Thor_MN Dec 2012 #38
Got a feeling it's going to last another four years....... cliffordu Dec 2012 #52
heehee nt Zorra Dec 2012 #18
I sure hope Rove's loss of poitical influence and forum hits him hard. maddiemom Dec 2012 #19
CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity Dec 2012 #20
so they are canning inaccurate blowhards? Skittles Dec 2012 #21
Maybe... chuckstevens Dec 2012 #22
Might be a good time for him to disappear along the Tutonic Dec 2012 #23
I hear popcorn Coyotl Dec 2012 #24
Heads, I hope. WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2012 #30
And I was just starting to like him. Ash_F Dec 2012 #25
Blackballed by the country club n/t agent46 Dec 2012 #28
I'm sure he got paid anyway & I hope someone tells Poppy Bush that he was right about KKKarl. nt patrice Dec 2012 #29
catbyte Dec 2012 #31
Unless They Cut Off His Air 1ProudAtheist Dec 2012 #32
Heh heh heh. Marie Marie Dec 2012 #40
Don't count Rove out Carolina Dec 2012 #74
Benching Rove and Morris is the best thing that Ailes has done in a long time. Beacool Dec 2012 #41
slimy, toe-sucking weasel Carolina Dec 2012 #73
Yeah, almost forgot about that. Beacool Dec 2012 #83
Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold CanonRay Dec 2012 #42
Not as good as a perp-walk, but at least he's getting publicly told to STFU. 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #43
Ta Ta Turdblossom Blue Owl Dec 2012 #44
This sums it up. Third Doctor Dec 2012 #45
"Happy Holidays". Historic NY Dec 2012 #46
Good By You Turd NeeDeep Dec 2012 #48
There is no doubt that Rove should be booked dotymed Dec 2012 #70
KKKarl, kicked to the curb. sarcasmo Dec 2012 #49
what about Grover? grasswire Dec 2012 #51
Jeb needs him to get started on the campaign. Nambe Dec 2012 #54
Buh-bye, dickhead. 7wo7rees Dec 2012 #56
Rove SamKnause Dec 2012 #59
You're only as good as your last vote heist lunatica Dec 2012 #60
Ailes is a pragmatic, opportunistic mofo... Raster Dec 2012 #62
They'll disappear for about two years SCVDem Dec 2012 #61
The conservatives are benching the old crazies; need younger crazies Blandocyte Dec 2012 #64
doing their viewers barbtries Dec 2012 #65
Oh, sweet! So glad I logged in this morning before going out! bitchkitty Dec 2012 #66
LOL Punkingal Dec 2012 #67
bet that contract costs fox much more than the 1 million a year Roger yelled they were paying palin. Sunlei Dec 2012 #69
When I see him on trial warrprayer Dec 2012 #72
no trial... Carolina Dec 2012 #75
I eagerly await the day Myrina Dec 2012 #76
Now when is Roger going to get rid of Sara Palin for good? nt Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #78
Look For Them To Be Replaced By Caeser67 Dec 2012 #79
Meet the new election predictor for Fox News: Downtown Hound Dec 2012 #81
Man, it must suck being too crazy even for Fox News. nt NoGOPZone Dec 2012 #82
must have really hit Ailing hard that Rover wouldn't believe the election results, causing that wordpix Dec 2012 #89
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