Alan Keyes: Cancelled
Alan Keyes will be making less sense on MSNBC. The cable network, which describes itself as "fiercely independent," is pulling the prime time show because of low ratings.
Updated Jun 12, 2002
Alan Keyes will be making less sense on MSNBC. The cable network, which describes itself as "fiercely independent," is pulling the prime time show because of low ratings.
I was surprised, but delighted, when MSNBC hired a conservative, pro-life black man to host his own show. Network TV is loaded with liberals, but with the exception of Fox News Channel, on which I appear, there are no conservatives on the major networks, at least none with their own shows.
Conservatives complain about the imbalance and bias of television news. But when they have a chance to vote with their remotes, they don't watch. Or maybe it was because the show wasn't very good. There was a lot of pontifical lecturing, which doesn't go well on TV.
Regardless of the reason, the failure of Alan Keyes' show will probably send a message to the networks that when it comes to values and virtue, conservatives are mostly talk and little action. I'm Cal Thomas in Washington.
I was surprised, but delighted, when MSNBC hired a conservative, pro-life black man to host his own show. Network TV is loaded with liberals, but with the exception of Fox News Channel, on which I appear, there are no conservatives on the major networks, at least none with their own shows.
Conservatives complain about the imbalance and bias of television news. But when they have a chance to vote with their remotes, they don't watch. Or maybe it was because the show wasn't very good. There was a lot of pontifical lecturing, which doesn't go well on TV.
Regardless of the reason, the failure of Alan Keyes' show will probably send a message to the networks that when it comes to values and virtue, conservatives are mostly talk and little action. I'm Cal Thomas in Washington.
Originally published June 12, 2002.
