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Related: About this forumTom Barnard's meltdown
You may have seen the story in the news but City Pages has the whole story:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/03/tom_barnard_was_very_angry_on_twitter_before_rehab_announcement_timeline.php
I have been listening lately to hear these clowns melt down over stupid Fox News nonsense. Good comedy(unintentional). Terri Traen used to be the goof of the bunch but now she seems to be the only one dealing in reality. I find it funny that Barnard is outraged over Zepp taking a tasteless shot at Terri when he has been trashing her on a daily basis. I just saw an interview with Jeff Passolt on Fox 9. Passolt asked if he would be making amends with some of the people he has slighted over the years and he only talked about making amends to his family. It is good to take a lot of treatment to fix this one. I don't think outpatient treatment is going to cut it.
Warpy
(110,900 posts)I hope he gets himself sorted out but I don't think much of his overall longevity in his job. You can't trash your job in public like that and expect to keep it.
Are you trying out for the job?
I knew they were in trouble when Terri became the voice of reason on the show. She is often correct and they trash her for it.
Warpy
(110,900 posts)I'm happily retired and out of the rat race.
dodger501
(1,069 posts)Tom & Dan, the "Regular Guys".
It seemed as though Tommy B's problem has grown worse over time.
I will say that, unlike his cohorts Zepp and Terri, he doesn't come in every day and breathlessly repeat what they heard the night before on Hannity and Fox.
Here is what I don't understand: If he wanted Zepp gone, why isn't he gone? I thought TB had that power.
And another thing: Is it true he is not physically at the studio with the others?
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)They are under new ownership. The new ownership now makes TB actually show up for work. No more sitting on his butt at home. They also extended his hours. He has to be on the air from 6-10 am. In the run up to the last election Barnard was just as bad as the other two at repeating Fox talking points.
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)only because it never takes too long for one of those fools to say something so obnoxious I get up and turn them off.
They parrot Fox nearly everyday.