Reference:- Fox News has dismissed Tucker Carlson . At very short notice .

Reference :-   Young Andy Bolt offered some insight into the sudden sacking of Tucker Carlson  by Lachlan Murdoch , who is also Andy's boss. 

Dear Andy , 

                         What a shock it is to see another conservative commentator banished from the stage lights at News Corp .  I mean , it was bad enough watching Alan Jones and then Chris Smith and then Mark Latham get the bum's rush , but Tucker Carlson ?    This is a big deal .  Already Fox shares have plummeted in value as Fox News slides down the ratings .  Young Tucker had over 3.5 million loyal viewers , what could he have done to warrant being chucked out  ? 

You pointed out that maybe he had become too big for his boots , and had developed a penchant for shooting off his mouth without first obtaining permission from those who own the multi -billion dollar media empire that pays his stipend .  That may be true , but if so , what did he say that cooked his goose ? 

You also claim that he lied about American influence in Ukraine , but a multitude of reliable sources have produced similar reports .  Certainly he had become very critical of big business , not wise if a big business pays your monthly emolument , but surely it could not be just that ?   It is all very mysterious .

Anyway , one could not avoid thinking about your own situation , as you clearly have yourself .  There have been times when , like Mr Carlson , you have shot your own mouth off , leading to costly litigation and bad publicity  .   But unlike Mr Carlson , you were usually sitting behind a whisky glass at the time , so perhaps you could get away with more because most folk excused you for being a bit tipsy .  (Plus your whisky-primed articulation made you comments difficult to discern . )   But from now on Andy , it would be unwise to push your luck .  

Your last show reminded me of the old joke about the wide - mouthed frog .   You know , the one where the wide- mouthed frog proudly hops about announcing himself as the wonderful wide- mouthed frog , until he meets a snake . The snake introduces itself as the snake who eats wide- mouthed frogs , and the wide mouthed - frog  , very pert of lips , meekly replies  " You don't see many of them around these parts, do you ? "  

There is a lesson for you there Andy . 

Meanwhile , Ken junior has written a poem about Fox News . He is trying a new style with this poem , and I think it has a certain je ne sais quoi .  He says he hopes it cheers you up , and stops you panicking about losing your own gig . No doubt you need the mazooma , especially now the socialists are ruining the country .  

                                               Death of a News Anchor   ( by Ken junior )

                          Tucker Carlson just got the sack , 

                          Fox News will never take him back , 

 

                          Was he too far right , or too far left ? 

                          Or of insight , totally bereft ?

 

                          Why was he thrown beneath the bus ? 

                          Murdoch isn't telling us , 

                         BUT IT SURE LOOKS LIKE THE WHOLE THING'S SUS !  

Your comrade , Ken . 

P.S.      Predictably there have already been accusations of sexual misconduct made against Mr Carlson . When somebody wants to trash a chap's reputation , that old chestnut always rears it's ugly head .  Which reminds me .....

Thank you for your kind words on our sad loss of Barry Humphries , he will be greatly missed . There might be a state funeral , and if so ,  I look forward to seeing Dame Edna , Les Patterson , and especially Sandy Stone there . They are no longer spring chickens themselves , I imagine .