01/31/2008
Montel Williams Fired for Refusing to Gab About Heath Ledger?
The folks at DailyKos have pointed out an interesting situation surrounding Montel Williams and FOX's decision not to renew his talk show, "The Montel Williams Show", which has been running for 17 years. The network's decision comes just four days after Williams basically read the hosts of FOX and Friends for their coverage of the HEath Ledger story. It looks like Williams was punished for pointing out how many troops had died in Iraq while network news obsessed over the death of Ledger.
Kos writes: "For just over three minutes on Saturday morning, TV talk show host Montel Williams owned the hosts of Fox and Friends. A former Marine and Naval officer, Montel lectured the stunned hosts on the stupidity of spending air time on the death of Heath Ledger, rather than covering the war in Iraq. It was a spectacle rarely seen on live cable television, as Montel exposed and condemned both tabloid 'news' shows and much of American culture for what they have each become: shallow and greedy."
Watch the body language of the host on the far right as he slowly tenses up (sorry I don't know his name) as Montel's discussion goes on and on, and he's finally cut off.
Kos reports that Williams did not return after the break and Variety reported four days later that FOX stations "opted not to renew" his show.
Coincidence or not?
Montel Williams Loses Job after Defending Troops on Fox News [tr]
Posted 8:53 AM EST by Andy Towle in Heath Ledger, Iraq, Montel Williams, News | Permalink
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...yep, these are the same media mis-information pushers that employed Geraldo Rivera who was embedded with Airborne Division during the invasion of Iraq and completely put himself and all of the troops he was with in total danger. The dip shit said something to the effect that I can't tell you where I am BUT we left Kuwait about 30 minutes ago and we are traveling in this direction and at this rate of speed. Now thats the kind of math problem my teacher used to give me in elementary school and ANY terrorist element could figure out that equation. Fox Mis-Information Media lost my viewership and respect then and continually do stupid stuts to keep me and others away. I can only hope that their advertisers will follow suit and leave as well.
Posted by: critter | Feb 17, 2008 2:37:09 PM