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(2,681 posts) Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:36 PM Feb 2013

Fox cuts ties to commentator Dick Morris [View all]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Political commentator Dick Morris' prediction of a huge landslide for Mitt Romney didn't pan out. And now he's lost his job at Fox News Channel.

Network spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer said Tuesday that Fox wasn't renewing its contract with Morris, who was steadfast throughout the campaign in his prediction of a big Romney win over President Barack Obama. He has made few appearances on Fox since the election.

Morris had also been criticized for accepting paid advertisements on his website from candidates that he discussed on the air at Fox.

Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2013/02/05/fox-cuts-ties-to-commentator-dick-morris

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Fox cuts ties to commentator Dick Morris [View all] trailmonkee Feb 2013 OP

Well suck my toes! Politicalboi Feb 2013 #1

I rarely laugh out loud DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #4

LOL 47of74 Feb 2013 #7

DUzy of the year! Ken Burch Feb 2013 #31

ROFL! calimary Feb 2013 #41

Karma does come back to bite you. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #2

But isn't Dick their kind of liar? Frist Sarah Palin, and now Dick Morris. Next they will be dumping olddad56 Feb 2013 #3

Ann Coulter LOL Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #8

well shut my mouth. Wow. Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #5

Well, fry my fritters. Rozlee Feb 2013 #19

Welcome to DU, Coolest Ranger! calimary Feb 2013 #43

when i herd about this story I thought someone was punking me Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #46

. Tabasco_Dave Feb 2013 #6

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #12

Beware the FOX image change! proReality Feb 2013 #9

Cons Crack Me Up......... Grassy Knoll Feb 2013 #10

Good riddance ! virgogal Feb 2013 #11

With him and Palin gone fujiyama Feb 2013 #13

too bad the IQ was up only by .0000000000000001 Hard Assets Feb 2013 #20

Fox News rewarding failure? Will Rove be next? Romney can't be fired from anything can he? RickFromMN Feb 2013 #14

May I suggest the following song to celebrate this moment; 47of74 Feb 2013 #15

Murdoch salinen Feb 2013 #16

What's Fox News and who's Dick Morris? ffr Feb 2013 #17

He could get a job as a weatherman, they get paid for being wrong n/t doc03 Feb 2013 #18

I think they see which way the wind is blowing. 6000eliot Feb 2013 #21

Ha. pinto Feb 2013 #22

Honest question. Does Karl Rove still have a job with Fox? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #23

Yes, they just renewed Turd Blossom's contract. n/t TXDemoGal Feb 2013 #24

As bad a job as he did, he is still the king of nasty politics. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #25

He's going to have to suck discount toes. Dollar Store ladies watch out! Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #26

"Fox Pulls Out Dick, Stiffs Palin" jberryhill Feb 2013 #27

LOL bucolic_frolic Feb 2013 #34

Accepting Paid Ads From Candidates He Reported on Should Have Gotten him Fired dballance Feb 2013 #28

Guess what? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #29

what was he supposed to say, that Romney was going to have his ass thoroughly kicked? bubbayugga Feb 2013 #30

Of course he should have said Romney was going to win, his mistake in my view A Simple Game Feb 2013 #37

Welcome to DU, bubbayugga! calimary Feb 2013 #42

Its the end of an era jzodda Feb 2013 #32

Dick got played bucolic_frolic Feb 2013 #33

Damn! Dick Morris is now too low even for Fox?! lunatica Feb 2013 #35

Prediction: They are in the process of trading in their OLD Liars for NEW Liars. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #36

Well, it can't be because he was completely wrong. hughee99 Feb 2013 #38

I predict a tell all from Morris re Fox News within a year Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #39

I'd like to see DU drop Faux as well. go west young man Feb 2013 #40

Fox Replaces Dick Morris With A Blobfish Skraxx Feb 2013 #44

In other words...Fox just cut off its Dick! Ken Burch Feb 2013 #45

If looks could kill..... yellowcanine Feb 2013 #47

probably made morris sign a non-disclosure so he can't expose anything criminal fox-lies did. Sunlei Feb 2013 #48

Someone play that sad walking away music from The Incredible Hulk Yavin4 Feb 2013 #49