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highplainsdem

(59,027 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 04:40 PM Oct 31

Bari Weiss has added another Fox News star to her list of potential 'CBS Evening News' anchors

Source: Independent

While it has already been reported that Weiss is eyeing Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier and CNN star Anderson Cooper for the role, despite both making eight-digit salaries and being locked into contracts with rival networks, The Guardian revealed Friday that another name has entered the fray: Fox News anchor Dana Perino.

Perino, a former George W. Bush spokesperson, has been with the conservative cable giant since 2009 and currently serves as both a co-anchor of the midday news broadcast America’s Newsroom and a panelist on the top-rated roundtable program The Five.

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Much like Baier, who shot down the CBS News rumors this week by making it clear he’s signed with Fox News through 2028, Perino has a long-term contract with the right-wing network. In fact, as The Guardian pointed out, she’s locked into her Fox News deal until the 2030s.

While it seems highly unlikely that Perino would be able to jump to CBS due to her contract – she would need to negotiate a buyout with Fox owners Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch – one this is abundantly clear: she is a self-described “huge fan” of Weiss, and vice versa.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cbs-news-bari-weiss-fox-dana-perino-b2856400.html

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Bari Weiss has added another Fox News star to her list of potential 'CBS Evening News' anchors (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 31 OP

"...and that's the way it is..." Turbineguy Oct 31 #1

She's a lesbian totally comfortable with the anti-LGBTQ nazi-freaks of the rePUKE party wolfie001 Oct 31 #2

If either of these two take over the CBS news, I will have watched it for the last time. MLWR Oct 31 #3

How to ruin a network Ritabert Oct 31 #4

The rabid right has wanted to control CBS news ever since 1968 Warpy Oct 31 #5

"her ass" PSPS Oct 31 #8

Thanks, I hadn't known we were dealing with Thatcher instead of Nixon Warpy Nov 1 #14

As a decades long CBS Evening News viewer (since Walt!). I've just finished an entire week w/out watching. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 31 #6

Perino???? Who, as Bush spokesperson admitted ... Grins Oct 31 #7

always a red flag when someone is proud of their ignorance Skittles Oct 31 #10

Bari weiss is an idiot RANDYWILDMAN Oct 31 #9

what's interesting is that this will destroy fox's dominance and allow a Liberal or even samsingh Oct 31 #11

Yep... CBS trying to become FOX News, or a strong competitor nipping at their heels... QueerDuck Nov 1 #12

Bury(sp?) Weiss has hired only men so far... 3825-87867 Nov 1 #13

Turbineguy

(39,636 posts)

1. "...and that's the way it is..."

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:11 PM

Oct 31

was a long time ago in a faraway land.

wolfie001

(6,524 posts)

2. She's a lesbian totally comfortable with the anti-LGBTQ nazi-freaks of the rePUKE party

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:23 PM

Oct 31

That hurts my head just a bit.

MLWR

(672 posts)

3. If either of these two take over the CBS news, I will have watched it for the last time.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:24 PM

Oct 31

I have watched CBS news since I was knee high to a grasshopper. We got our TV in 1955. Black and white, Edward R. Murrow and then Walter Cronkite. I feel like I'm watching a funeral now.

Ritabert

(1,815 posts)

4. How to ruin a network

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:06 PM

Oct 31

Warpy

(114,195 posts)

5. The rabid right has wanted to control CBS news ever since 1968

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:16 PM

Oct 31

when Uncle Walter ruined their war by letting it slip on air that we were all being lied to. This isn't the first go round. They lose their core audience and don't gain anyone from the propaganda channels cuz stupid people learn real slow.

Bari Weiss will get his ass handed to him soon enough and they'll be back to sanitized corporate crapola.

PSPS

(15,103 posts)

8. "her ass"

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 10:20 PM

Oct 31

Warpy

(114,195 posts)

14. Thanks, I hadn't known we were dealing with Thatcher instead of Nixon

Reply to PSPS (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:17 PM

Nov 1

not that it makes much difference here, poison is poison.

Thanks for the correction. It's what comes of not being able to see pictures clearly unless my nose is right up against the screen.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,514 posts)

6. As a decades long CBS Evening News viewer (since Walt!). I've just finished an entire week w/out watching.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:45 PM

Oct 31

Fuck you CBS.

Grins

(9,100 posts)

7. Perino???? Who, as Bush spokesperson admitted ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 08:16 PM

Oct 31

The Atlantic.

Appearing on National Public Radio's light-hearted quiz show "Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me,", Perino got into the spirit of things and told a story about herself. During a White House briefing, a reporter referred to the Cuban Missile Crisis -- and she didn't know what it was.

"I was panicked a bit because I really don't know about . . . the Cuban Missile Crisis. It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I'm pretty sure." (Ya’ think…)

"I came home and I asked my husband. I said, 'Wasn't that like the Bay of Pigs thing?'

And he said, 'Oh, Dana.' "

Yeah. I wonder if Bari Weiss knows the difference?

Skittles

(168,652 posts)

10. always a red flag when someone is proud of their ignorance

Reply to Grins (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:06 PM

Oct 31

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,114 posts)

9. Bari weiss is an idiot

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 10:56 PM

Oct 31

But she thinks she is really smart. I doubt this ends well.

Paramount/Cbs paid off the devil and get's everything it deserves

samsingh

(18,211 posts)

11. what's interesting is that this will destroy fox's dominance and allow a Liberal or even

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:57 PM

Oct 31

honest network to thrive.

QueerDuck

(617 posts)

12. Yep... CBS trying to become FOX News, or a strong competitor nipping at their heels...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 04:44 AM

Nov 1

because it would be hard to outfox fox. They are an evil unto themselves. But, CBS is getting close and making a good effort.

They have partnered in the past back in the 1990's, so could this be what CBS is hoping for? Is CBS hoping for a takeover or purchase offer? Is CBS trying to be subtle in creating the right conditions for another joint venture?

3825-87867

(1,716 posts)

13. Bury(sp?) Weiss has hired only men so far...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:09 AM

Nov 1

I guess she wants to be THE female in charge over a group of men. Better watch out guys, Physical neutering might be a requirement to be employed at CBS.

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