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Kirsten Powers Jumping Ship From Fox To CNN

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on August 22, 2016 · Flag

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Kirsten Powers, a rather conservative Democrat, will join three of her former Fox News colleagues at CNN, starting today.

From Brian Stelter:

Powers is the fourth Fox personality hired by CNN in the past 18 months, joining co-host Alisyn Camerota, liberal commentator Bob Beckel and conservative commentator Mary Katharine Ham.

The timing of her move is newsworthy because it comes one month after the founding CEO of Fox News, Roger Ailes, resigned under pressure amid a sexual harassment scandal.

Stelter aptly described Powers' as "unpredictable" in her punditry. For reasons that remain unfathomable to me, she sometimes helped further Fox's Republican memes, even though she's a registered Democrat.

However, in at least one way, she has earned my undying respect: her willingness to forcefully challenge Fox memes when she feels so moved. She has gone nose-to-nose with Bill O'Reilly over racism, hijacked a discussion to call out the misogyny of a fellow Hannity show guest who was also the host's pal. Most famously, she confronted Megyn Kelly over her bogus racial attacks on then-Attorney General Eric Holder. Perhaps more importantly, Kelly suddenly dropped the faux "controversy" she had spent more than 3.5 hours, over 45 segments, promoting after she was so publicly challenged.

There are plenty of professional Democrats, not on Fox's payroll, who never had such moxie. it's long past overdue for them to step up to the plate and take a lesson.

Watch Powers' epic clash with Kelly, below, from July, 2010.

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KeithB. Denney commented 2017-09-04 11:09:51 -0400 · Flag
Only LIB on Fox with any intelligence!!! She admits when the left is obviously WRONG, I guess some are so use to ONLY ONE VIEW the can’t take another opinion! Usually this comes from NOT have their own OPINION and NMEED some one to tell them what to THINK!!!
Gail Richardson commented 2016-08-24 21:19:20 -0400 · Flag
Are you kidding do you know how millions are glad Kirsten is gone from Fox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I have been waiting for this for years! And if Fox doesn’t get their act together I think I might move to One America News Network
Eyes On Fox commented 2016-08-23 07:08:39 -0400 · Flag
As a follow-up to my love CNN, hate CNN comment, I got a big laugh at comments on TVNewser (I think) regarding this story.

Right-wingers were out in force raging either how glad they are Kirsten is leaving because they couldn’t stand her liberalism and take [enter the name some other lib lite Foxy like Juan Williams here] with her or lamenting she’s one of the few libs in America they can tolerate without their heads exploding. Yep, more proof of that [in]famous Fox “fairness and balance.” You can tell it by the audience Fox News attracts.
Ellen commented 2016-08-23 01:31:39 -0400 · Flag
John McKee,

Powers was an evangelical but she recently converted to Catholicism, I believe. I’m not so sure she’s a fervent anti-choicer. She’s pro-life and against abortion but I don’t think I have heard her advocate for making it illegal or undoing Roe v. Wade.
Ellen commented 2016-08-23 01:28:41 -0400 · Flag
I have a post about Tantaros’ lawsuit coming in the morning.
Antoinette commented 2016-08-23 01:01:03 -0400 · Flag
Bombshell news that Andrea Tantaros is suing Fox “News” Channel for sexual harassment, and she stated that Bill Shine knew of the allegations and tried to cover them up.

In her lawsuit, she mentions Billy making inappropriate comments about her-not surprising, given his history.

Coming down the pipeline:

1. More exits from Fox “News.”
2. Bye Billy
3. Hannocchio in trouble
4. Murdoch boys bring new faces to Fox “News.”

NOTE TO MURDOCH BOYS

We remind you of 21st Century Fox’s policy of no tolerance of sexual harassment against employees/associates of the Company. Since Bill Shine is still present at Fox “News” Channel, we will encourage all of the network’s female employees to sue the Company.

NOTE TO ANDREA TANTOROS ATTORNEYS

Please pursue class action lawsuit against 21st Century Fox, Fox News Channel, Roger Ailes and Bill Shine.
John McKee commented 2016-08-23 00:58:48 -0400 · Flag
As a fervent anti-choicer, she is likely a Catholic, which would have meant she was in the ‘club’ with Hannity, O’Bully, Ailes and co. I often liked her one day then wondered what the hell I had been thinking the next.
David T commented 2016-08-22 19:46:49 -0400 · Flag
This is the same CNN that recently hired Corey Lewandowski. Although not a reliable Democratic voice on Fox, Ms Powers did deliver the best rebuttals to O’Reilly and other anchors that Fox allowed. CNN should keep her and get rid of Lewandowski, Scottie Nell Hughes and other Trump shills on their payroll.
mlp ! commented 2016-08-22 18:12:33 -0400 · Flag
Oh, great!
Now I can NOT watch her on CNN!!!
truman commented 2016-08-22 16:20:56 -0400 · Flag
The only Democrats left on the Fux Noise payroll will be total wankers like Pat Caddell.
Dadeo commented 2016-08-22 16:10:12 -0400 · Flag
…and further more Santa Clause is white. Get out now Kirsten and hold the door for Juan Williams, he’s right behind you. Faux will double down with their dribble as the shadow of Brietbart gets bigger and bigger.
Eyes On Fox commented 2016-08-22 16:01:01 -0400 · Flag
Interesting, she left after she no longer has to worry about Roger ‘Zipper Down’ Ailes leaving palm prints on her ass. Must be something else.

Maybe MJ’s correct, it’s more of CNN appeasing the right. Good luck with that. Conservative ‘information voters’ want nothing but pure propaganda like Fox serves up.

It’ll be interesting to me if she loosens up on CNN and acts more like the Democrat we’d expect. Hate CNN or love CNN but I don’t see a deep political agenda over there pressuring pundits to tow any particular line.

Kirsten and fellow fake lib Mara Laisson often look nervous to me handling volleys from conservative Fox hosts.
scooter commented 2016-08-22 16:00:08 -0400 · Flag
Different network, same BS. Both are in it for ratings and money, and have no interest whatsoever is serving the public trust or anything even approaching objective truth.
mj - the same one commented 2016-08-22 15:38:56 -0400 · Flag
More proof that CNN = Fox “lite”

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