Ladies who helped Fox dominate cable news … in 2010
Aging Foxes
I haven’t regularly watched Fox News in years. Booting Tucker Carlson was the final straw for me.
But I did watch the channel from, roughly, 2010-2020. I suppose I shouldn’t admit this, but the draw for me wasn’t purely political. I am a straight male, and getting my daily dose of bad news and politics was more palatable when served with a side dish of eye candy. Fox had no shortage of cute blonde reporters and anchors.
The problem: Those ladies are still on Fox. But these days, releasing a woman who has gone from youthful peach to shriveled prune will get you sued for age discrimination. Hell hath no fury, and that sort of thing.
The bloom is off the rose
Fox News has two age problems. One is the loss of youthful eye candy; the other is, apparently, misguided loyalty to conservative voices of the past. I saw Karl Rove on a Fox show the other day. Yes, Karl Rove. I can’t imagine him being a guest on, say, Tim Pool’s podcast. Rove is a relic of the George Bush years.
Other Republican dinosaurs who regularly appear on Fox — and seemingly nowhere else — include Lindsey Graham and Jim Jordan (not so old, but still).
Fox’s male anchors are also a problem. I’ve never cared for jock-wannabe Sean Hannity or shrewish scold Laura Ingraham. The only primetime host I can stomach is Jesse Watters.
Oh, yeah. And Fox’s viewer demographic is also getting old.
Fox has an age problem — in more ways than one.
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This is old “news,” but it’s funny so I’m posting it:
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The Grouch is thinking of changing his avatar. To this:
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I don’t care if he has to kill the filibuster or kill his donors, this ass Thune needs to pass the SAVE Act:
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