MSNBC focus grouped Tucker’s bow tie?!?
Politics1.com says that it has heard that MSNBC conducted focus groups on Tucker Carlson’s show and out of that came the order to drop the bow tie…
Preppy conservative pundit Tucker Carlson became known nationally for his trademark bow ties when he was the co-host on CNN’s defunct Cross-Fire. CNN even ran an ad back then with the headline: “The Man, The Legend, The Bow Tie.” Yet sources tell Politics1 that after conducting focus groups, MSNBC ordered Carlson to dump the bow ties and start wearing a standard neck ties for his current Tucker show. “You take away a man’s mojo and then you complain about his ratings” asked Alain Jean, co-organizer of the SaveTucker.org group.
Bow tie or standard tie, Tucker’s got it goin’ on.
I know, I know. I’m the only one on this board who thinks so. Oh, well.
Comment by Cella — December 3, 2007 @ 6:11 pm
So I’m torn. Is it incredibly stupid for MSNBC to focus-group the tie, or are people in general incredibly stupid for judging Tucker for wearing a bow tie? Did people not know who he was without it? I’m leaning towards both groups being really silly in response to my first question.
Comment by Scott Warheit — December 3, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
“The Man, The Legend, The Bow Tie” was a slogan used in commercials for The Situation, Tucker’s new MSNBC show at the time. CNN never used that slogan. Also, Tucker’s CNN show was named Crossfire, not Cross-Fire.
Comment by Mathieu Plante — December 3, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
Tucker rocks.
Comment by Aaron — December 3, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
Who cares!
Comment by Shane — December 4, 2007 @ 6:52 am
This story is nonsense. Willie Geist wrote a column about it when it happened. Scroll down to the April 17, 2006 posting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11961531
Comment by Anonymous — December 4, 2007 @ 10:50 am
Yeah, and if you believe that…
Truth is, MS was forced to focus group the tie because Tucker absolutely refused to get rid of it - everyone knew it was awful and that viewers hated it, but it took the results of a focus group actually being shown to him before he finally submitted.
Now they should show him all the subsequent focus group results and maybe he’ll quit altogether.
Comment by focus, people — December 4, 2007 @ 7:07 pm