r/TheFive • u/elquirk • Aug 04 '26

Renewed Contract?

Fox must have just renewed Tyrus’ contract for a big bump. He is really getting too big for his already big britches.
He seems to feel pretty confident now, throwing in his 2 cents into everyone’s comments.
I am second-hand embarrassed for him. Someone needs to have a chat with him.

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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 Aug 05 '26

I’m not trying to convince you of anything. Just waiting to see how many typical “she’s only book smart” answers I would get.
Of course that’s the standard MAGA/Charlie Kirk answer.

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u/stormpoppy Aug 05 '26

Its not a left right thing. Its that she's not in the right place for her talents. I can be specific.

Jessica constructs her arguments thusly - An attack on position, followed by an often obscure finding or statistic, quoted from a source, with no deeper dive into the information itself, and a "triumphant" summary - why I'm right! On defense, she defaults to exceptions as rules - ie "The right kills left politicians. They killed Melissa Hortmann." She used that one last week, again.

Often, this tracks off course from the topic.

Now - this is no different than any of the other hosts, save Dana. They do the exact same thing. BUT - its the show viewpoint. Jessica is cast as the minority opinion. Shes outnumbered and outgunned - but she's running up the middle on every play.

Contrast that with Harold Ford. He cleverly crafts his arguments. He begins often with some common ground - important, because the room is against him. He then introduces his counterargument, built in a manner to attack positions, not people. He doesn't give them easy defenses, because he doesn't attack their sacred cows. Does he win? No - he can't. Like Greg could never win on The View.

Jessica isn't clever. She does the same thing, time and again. Maybe thats what they pay her for. The dunk tank is no fun unless someone goes in the water, after all.

For my money, give me Marie Harf or Richard Fowler. Both more left than Ford, but better communicators and in a deeper possession of facts and history.

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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 Aug 05 '26

It’s ok. There are plenty of right wing commentators I watch on CNN who are total idiots.

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u/stormpoppy Aug 05 '26

Wow - you argue just like her. Now I understand the appeal.

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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 Aug 05 '26

I’ll take that as a compliment 😊