so I think many people didn't think it was anything new.

Why in the world did he stay there? You'd think he would have jumped to another network. How good can the pay be, and no matter what he says, why does this announcement FOLLOW the departure of Ailes?

Hmmm.

FWIW, I'm not thinking in terms of sexual harassment, necessarily. I'm thinking more in terms of blackmail and/or some kind of smear job--but who knows. All I know is that asshole Ailes "enforced his will" for way too long at that network.

This is pretty close to Stockholm Syndrome.

At least in Smith's case, I understand it was a good job and that's pretty important to a person trying to build a career in journalism.

I had thought he was out years ago, but maybe I'm thinking of somebody else. Anyway, this will be a test of Faux. It seems to me they are distinctly different now that Ailes is gone. There have been rumors all along that Murdoch's sons wanted to get this reckless network under control, and maybe we are seeing some of that happen now.

I'll believe it when they toss Hannity and O'Reilly overboard. They have an important strategic decision ahead. They obviously have a large viewer base, mostly of scared, old white men. This isn't exactly a prized demographic, except at election time. With Trump likely to mount a challenge from the KKK-Alt-Right, Faux will have to decide a course.

1) Do they try to be just as crazy as the Trump/Breitbart/Drudge/AlexJones network, trying to keep most of that scared old white men base in place?

2) Or do they try to become a more legitimate, but still more conservative than CNN network, aligning with the Paul Ryan part of the GOP?

I don't see how they can have it both ways. And in either case, the role of Faux will be diminished, which must be a good thing.

Sometimes with friends/coworkers. I said hi to him a couple times, but mostly people wouldn't bother him.