Just days after reminding staffers "that there are no locks on the outside of the doors keeping us here," word arrives that Roger Ailes is dismissing (at least) two on-air heads from Fox News Watch.
Gone is moderator Eric Burns, who was told he'd be a goner within the next two months, while Neal Gabler was told last November the network would renew his contract to contribute to the show, but never offered him new paperwork. (FNC says they couldn't agree on terms.)
The exits shouldn't be too surprising to outsiders: Gabler was one of the channel's most vocal critics, and used his platform on FNC to remind everyone as much. Joining the network in 1996, and Fox News Watch in 1998, Gabler regularly threw FNC under the bus. (Some might argue his points were mostly valid.)
Never mind, though. With Keith Olbermann's ratings continuing to climb, Bill O'Reilly doesn't exactly need his own network's talent to summon false logic to make baseless defense arguments.
Editorial Director
Is Keith Olbermann still on the air?
You know the answer, wingnut Faux News apologist. How much is Ailes paying you to post that?
Whose Keith Olbermann?
O'Reilly fears Olberman like an elephant fears a pissant.
Good riddins to both Gabler and Burns. Gabler is a radical that Burns should have dumped years ago.
Burn bought it for not firing Gabler.
In regard to Keith dOberman, he is an idiot and should stick to sports. If NBC and Microsoft were smart they would dismantle MSNBC and dump Mathews, dObermnann, and the rest and just shut the operation down. There is no doubt that this move will save all concerned plenty of money.