Most of the news about Bill O’Reilly examines the history of advertising, accusations, money, and news ratings. The main topic of headlines from big news outlets are about Fox News—not what Bill O’Reilly’s future is, but what Bill O’Reilly’s future is at Fox, the competitor of reporting news companies.
It was all political. Yes, there are and have been for quite some time bolstered allegations that O’Reilly has too much playtime. The allegations against him pale in comparison to Clinton—either Clinton. But, it only mattered before because Bill was big. It only bit this time because Roger Ailes wasn’t there to circle the wagons and he was targeted by special groups, such as Color of Change, that go after a media personality’s advertisers. That tried and failed against Rush Limbaugh, but not against Glenn Beck, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, and now Bill O’Reilly.
Again, Sarah Palin called Republicans a “party of cannibals”. They are. Everyone has problems. Only venues that cater to Republican-voting audiences exploit each other’s problems like chickens in a pecking order. Were O’Reilly’s audience made mostly of Democrats, he might have been praised. Only Roger Ailes would not capitulate over the accusations against O’Reilly over a decade ago, but the Murdoch’s would capitulate over Ailes and they did last year. Now, Fox capitulated again. It won’t stop. Fox News is beginning a trend of giving in to every weak-kneed demand like General Motor’s executives caving-in to most every whim of the unions.
It’s over for Fox. It’s over and dead.
No industry leader allows its most-viewed show’s most-viewed host to leave—and continues to be the industry leader. Right or wrong, dishonest or ethical, when Fox News fired Bill O’Reilly Fox News fired itself. It’s all about money. Under the pioneer of Fox News, Ailes, it was about long-term money. Now, governed by some “great successor”, it’s about short-term money. It’s always been about money. Now that it’s become about the short-term, so short is the term Fox News has left.
Everything will shift to alternative media. O’Reilly is resuming his work at billoreilly.com as of Monday, April 24th. And, Milo Yiannopoulos announced this week that he is returning to the public eye in a “comeback tour”.
Big news venues have attempted to take out Donald Trump, bolster the Democratic candidate in Georgia’s special election—who still didn’t win the necessary 50% of the vote to keep his seat past June. And, Republicans continue to play a losing game—eleven Republican candidates in the same Georgia district!?
“Big News” is a dying industry cannibalizing itself. Were it not for the desperate scramble for what remains of industry-wide dwindling ratings, Bill O’Reilly’s problems, whatever they may be, wouldn’t have mattered.
Trump
50% Pro-Trump Apr 17 — Daily Presidential Tracking Poll | Rasmussen
51% Pro-Trump Apr 21 — Daily Presidential Tracking Poll | Rasmussen
The Civil War is Here | Frontpage Magazine
Arizona State U Lets Students Organize Anti-Trump Protest Instead of Taking Final Exam | Heatstreet
FAKE NEWS: Lying Media Claims Trump Tossed Kid’s MAGA Hat Away After Autograph | Info Wars
Georgia’s Special Election
Jon Ossoff: Hero to Zero | Free Beacon
Democrat Jon Ossoff gets 48% in Georgia congressional race seen as referendum on Trump | CNBC
A Divided Georgia District Braces for a Runoff as Jon Ossoff Falls Short | The Atlantic
Everything You Need To Know About The Georgia 6 Special Election | Five Thirty Eight
Democrat Jon Ossoff leads in special House race in Georgia | WA Post
Georgia House race down to 2 candidates, plus Trump, Pelosi | The Blade
Spying
FBI Investigating Radical Terrorists in All 50 States as Threats Hit Peak | Free Beacon
CIA plane lands at Wellington Airport ahead of Five Eyes meeting | Stuff
Sources: US prepares charges to seek arrest of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange | CNN
Julian Assange PLEADS with new Ecuadorian president to end his embassy HELL | Express
Bill O’Reilly
My video with @jonsarlin, in which we tried to provide a comprehensive explanation of why Bill O'Reilly was sacked https://t.co/XPLW9aA7C0
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) April 21, 2017
What will Bill O’Reilly do now? | CNN
Is Bill O’Reilly done at Fox News? Drudge may have answer | San Diego Union Tribune
Statement of Bill O’Reilly on his Departure from Fox News | Bill O’Reilly
Bill O’Reilly Plans To Return To His Podcast Monday | Chicks on the Right
Milo Yiannopoulos announces ‘grand comeback tour’ at UC Berkeley | Business Insider
Weather
Tropical Storm Arlene becomes first named storm of season | Click Orlando