Will Aaron Brown end up at Faux too?

[win_in_06]

Now that he's been canned by CNN.

I swear those 3 cable networks are revolving doors when it comes to news anchors. (Hemmer, Zahn, Cosby, Carlson, etc)

They are becoming clones of each other.

[HEyHEY]

1. They fired him! THey fired him!

Sweet mother of god my prayers were answered! Why?

[AntiCoup2K4]

2. I doubt it.

CNN fired Aaron because he didn't kiss enough Fraudministration ass. No way FAUX would hire him.

Not that I feel too sorry for him. I remember his days on KING 5 TV in Seattle and I didn't care for him then either.

[win_in_06]

3. He was kind of snooty

I remember seeing Jerry Lewis poke fun at him one time and he didn't react well.

[thebigidea]

5. and you know they fired him for that, how?

[AntiCoup2K4]

25. Why does ANYONE get fired from the Whore Media?

Phil Donahue had the highest rated show on MSRNC and they canned him. Let alone replaced him with a moronic piece of shit (Mikey "Savage" Weiner) who couldn't restrain his hate long enough to keep the job more than a couple months.

[safi0]

29. I thought Donahue

Got replaced by Dennis Miller

[HEyHEY]

9. He doesn't separate his teeth when he talks - it's annoying

[stray cat]

4. I will miss Aaron Brown.

I might not always have agreed with him but he spoke about real news and was a real person. Theres no one else I'll watch on CNN.

[Bumblebee]

6. me too. First they changed the format of his show, the Whip, that I

liked, and now they fired him. It's not good news, and he won't end up on Fox. I am surprised that people think he is Fox material. We should be more discerning than that. He was not universally loved but he was one of the more serious -- and honest -- newspeople around. Too bad. Anderson is good for certain things but the move leaves me disappointed, to say the least. Fuck Klein.

[Awsi Dooger]

8. I'll just echo every word

I have no idea why anyone here would celebrate this. If we're expecting more Olbermanns to show up that's incomparable ignorance. Aaron Brown is a professional and I'm semi-stunned at this news.

[karynnj]

23. I agree - he is a journalist, which should not be noteworthy, but it is

So what are we left with - attractive actors and actresses who read the appropriate scripts well.

[win_in_06]

11. You say he's not Fox material.

But he is a journalist who needs a job. If Fox calls, I'm sure he'll answer.

Besides maybe he's sees himself as a progressive who can help bring some truth to Fox, ala Wes Clark.

[AntiCoup2K4]

24. Wes Clark isn't a news anchor

And I doubt FAUX would ever consider him for that job.

[lenegal]

19. I will miss him too

I think that he was middle of the road, sure beats Wolf, who is an idiot.

[newyawker99]

26. Hi lenegal!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[applegrove]

18. I'll watch Cooper & the situation room. King if he has a decent guest.

But I like Aaron. He was a real person.

[AlCzervik]

7. i don't think so, he seems to have some of his opinions and that

will never do at Faux.

[Punkingal]

10. He always answered my emails....

which is more than anyone else did. I am sorry to see him go also. We now get another hour of Blitzer. :puke:

[nancyr]

12. CNN and Brown

Fire Aaron Brown and allow Wolf Blitzer to take up airtime???? Yikes. Blitzer is a fool so it figures that he must stay. The dumber the better, it seems. Puke is right.

[Digit]

13. Please, not more Blitzer

I am finding I have to either change the channel or turn off the TV entirely.

[newyawker99]

27. Hi nancyr!!

welcome to DU!! :toast:

[blue agave]

14. No, Tom Delay will end up at Faux News

after he gets his pardon.

[jillan]

15. WTF?? I haven't been online for a few days. Someone fill me in pleeze

He was the only one I watched on CNN.
I liked him because he would report news, not just spin.

Why would they fire him, and not Paula? She is the worst.
She is such a be-atch. I just want to smack her.

Damn.

[Awsi Dooger]

16. There is a thread in General Discussion with more specifics

You could check that out. It implies ratings were the reason, that Anderson Cooper is the now guy especially with the critical age groups. Olbermann said tonight that Aaron Brown was apparently offered a different time slot by CNN but declined. He probably considered that a slap in the face.

On edit: sorry, I should have linked it. Volcano Jen's post at #14 has the ratings info: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5247062

[jillan]

17. Thx! n/t

[win_in_06]

20. I'm surprised he wouldn't accept a different time slot.

Beats losing a gig with national exposure.

Maybe he will compete for the CBS or ABC anchor job?

[DainBramaged]

21. I think, he will not get a National job again, he's 59

I think he's one of the good guys, but in news-age, he's as old as father time. (PS I'm a fossil too, so stop thinking that).

[win_in_06]

22. but had anyone heard of him until a few years ago? when he was 56?

He was a late bloomer, nationally

[Little Star]

28. Cnn line up was already bad enough.

I like Anderson Cooper but his show needs some depth. Zahn & Larry King are off in left field some where booooooooring! I swear if the world orbited into outer space they would still stick to what ever topic they planed for the week. Dobbs and Brown at least bring up the topics of the day.