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Bob Beckel Fired at Fox News

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May 19, 2017, 03:03 PM
TigerDore
Bob Beckel Fired at Fox News
for an alleged racist comment:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ent...rk-article-1.3179398


Fox News fired pundit Bob Beckel over an allegedly racist comment he made to an African-American colleague off the air.

Beckel's remark was described as being "racially insensitive" to the network's human resources team, Variety reported.

"Bob Beckel was terminated today for making an insensitive remark to an African-American employee," Fox News said in a statement to Variety.

An attorney for the firm representing the African-American staffer said in a statement that Beckel "stormed out" of his office after the employee, who works for the IT department, arrived to service his computer. Beckel allegedly told the man that he was leaving because "he is black," according to attorney Douglas H. Wigdor.
May 19, 2017, 03:06 PM
Sailor1911
You suppose that Bob had been "in the jar"?




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May 19, 2017, 03:08 PM
Jimbo54
Doesn't surprise me at all. He can't control his mouth and he rarely thinks before he speaks.

Jim


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May 19, 2017, 03:12 PM
Lord Vaalic
Seems odd that anyone not half in the bag would do that in an office setting




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May 19, 2017, 03:23 PM
recoatlift
From watching & listening to him on the 5, my opinion of Bob is the he's an egotistical, elitist. Guess now I can add, democratic loving, liberal racist.
May 19, 2017, 03:23 PM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Originally posted by Sailor1911:
You suppose that Bob had been "in the jar"?


No, I suppose it's just more PC nonsense.

Racist comment? Whatever. I have no love lost for Beckel, but I really want to hear what he said and in what context before I start tossing out the word racist. Frankly, I'm just sick of these PC assassinations no matter who is the target.


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May 19, 2017, 03:25 PM
fiasconva
Wow! I didn't think there was any liberal who could be called a racist.



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May 19, 2017, 03:33 PM
AH.74
I don't necessarily believe the story, but I am glad they've gotten rid of him again. I thought it was ridiculous that they brought him back.

Because of the time slot and the way they've re-worked the lineup, I sometimes watch the 5 late rerun. IMO he added absolutely nothing of value and often was quite annoying.

Good riddance.


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May 19, 2017, 03:36 PM
bald1
Oh hell, it's the new faux fox so who watches let alone give a damn?

The Murdock boys need to be flushed immediately after they finish flushing faux fox news.



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May 19, 2017, 03:37 PM
mbinky
I never agreed with Bob, but he was the type of guy I figured I could have a beer with. I stopped watching just about every thing on FOX but I did see the episode where he returned. Man he looked like shit run over twice.
May 19, 2017, 03:47 PM
vinnybass
quote:
Originally posted by fiasconva:
Wow! I didn't think there was any liberal who could be called a racist.


Well he's white, so...



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May 19, 2017, 03:48 PM
downtownv
PC has run amok, there's a long road to turn it back.
You can't say anything to anybody in the workplace today....


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May 19, 2017, 03:59 PM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
Doesn't surprise me at all. He can't control his mouth and he rarely thinks.

Jim

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May 19, 2017, 04:08 PM
sigmonkey
B PC 2 IT
else
C ya!




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May 19, 2017, 04:57 PM
220-9er
I kind of liked the fact that he didn't drink the whole cup of liberal Kool-Aid. He was actually somewhat reasonable sometimes.


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May 19, 2017, 05:08 PM
12131
Beckel probably said something about the computer screen went black. The IT guy just took "black" and ran with it.


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May 19, 2017, 05:20 PM
wishfull thinker
I'm glad he's gone. As far as the reason? He was on the side that weaponized PC so other than a slight feeling of 'sucks to be him', AMF.


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May 19, 2017, 05:27 PM
grumpy1
He is not liberal enough for the new improved Fox News.
May 19, 2017, 05:37 PM
RichardC
I kinda like the SOB.


But then, I kinda miss Alan Colmes, too. RIP.


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May 19, 2017, 05:39 PM
jbcummings
I'd never seen the guy until he returned to Fox, but I have to say I didn't care for what I saw. He seemed to be overly eager to let everyone know he kicked prescription drugs and how it nearly ruined him. His insistence on demeaning President Trump went well beyond the 'fair and balanced' that Fox is so proud of. The only positive is he made Juan Williams look more like a moderate.


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