Tucker Carlson Firing Shows Elites, Not Remotes, Control

Tucker Carlson’s firing puts the exclamation point on the recurring theme of his program.

Tucker Carlson Tonight emphasized the ways in which the powerful few increasingly limited the choice of the faceless many. Whether discussing the Clinton campaign–bought Russian dossier used by the media and the Justice Department to undermine a duly elected president, the federal government’s unconstitutional suppression of speech on social media, or a hundred other topics, Carlson took on bullies who wished to run an end-around on democracy.

His enemies ironically proved through their heavy-handed approach his show’s loose, ongoing thesis. They could not beat him in the ratings. They could only delete him from the TV listings.

Firing the top-rated host on cable news represents a rebellion of the elites against the choice of viewers. Carlson’s viewership, normally north of three million and achieving the highest rating on primetime cable news, indicated that he offered a program that viewers enjoyed. As Bloomberg pointed out regarding cable television, “In what turned out to be his second-to-last week on the air, Tucker Carlson Tonight accounted for four of the 10 most-watched broadcasts in prime time, according to Nielsen data. The only programs with more viewers: the NBA playoffs.”