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jerra » wrote:

02 Feb 1970, 4:09 am

Huey » 18 Sep 2025, 11:34 am » wrote: ↑

18 Sep 2025, 11:34 am

1.  I don't hate him. No one **** watches him.

2.  He wan't telling a joke.  He was spreading a false narrative,

3.  I don't believe he was fired for saying that.  Nexstar, a major owner of local ABC affiliates, first said they were suspending his show. ABC followed.  Now Nexstar, the largest local tv station owner in the nation, is in a merger/takeover with another large owner.   This merger needs FCC approval.

So a lack of ratings, promoting a false narrative DURING A TIME when a huge merger is happening is not the right time to say these things.

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