I feel so bad for Gretchen Carlson:
Former “Fox & Friends” co-host Gretchen Carlson alleged in an explosive lawsuit filed Wednesday that Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes fired her for rebuffing his sexual advances and challenging a sexist newsroom culture.
Carlson, who spent 11 years at the network, described being ostracized and marginalized by Fox News for pushing back against condescending treatment. After seven and a half years as a co-host on “Fox & Friends,” the top-rated cable morning news show, Carlson was reassigned in 2013 to an early afternoon time slot. Fox News terminated her employment on June 23.
She spent eleven years peddling the right wing line, including casting aspersions on anyone even vaguely left wing as well as deftly encouraging the racism and religious hatred that has led us to Donald Trump. She knew when she was hired that they weren’t hiring her for her brains, though I don’t doubt she has one. I wouldn’t doubt that if you went through the archives, you’d find footage of her disparaging women who made the same sort of claims she is making now.
Still, I hope she wins. Sure she’s loathsome, but no one is as loathsome as Roger Ailes.
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