The king of whine, Glenn Beck, finally went too far even for Fox News with his crazy consipiracy theories and his doomsday predictions about Egypt and Libya.
That, coupled with his falling ratings, which have plummeted  in the last year, not to mention sponsors deserting him faster than one of Saddam's Republican guards,  was ultimately too much even for Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch.
Rumors have been swirling about Beck's television contract with FOX for months -- and his ratings have been fizzling for some time now.
According to MSN, Overall, Beck's show is down 35 percent in total viewers in 2011 (averaging 1.9 million over the first seven weeks, compared to 2.93 million last year) and 44 percent in the demo (447,000 vs. 793,000 a year ago).
And it has seen nine consecutive month-over-month declines in total viewers, and seven among 25- to 54-year-olds.
Beck, who tried to ride the tea party express to success, also began to fall from favor among moderate Republicans and independents as the tea party has plunged in popularity among those groups.

 
Beck's ratings slump was caused by a combination of factors, including a post-election hangover, a cyclical shift to harder news and his absurd views (even for conservatives) on Egypt and the Middle East.
"There are a myriad of factors that impact month-to-month viewing, from news cycles to vacations, weather," Joel Cheatwood, FOX News senior vice president of development who oversees Beck's program, told TheWrap last month. "It's a long list."
FOX News did not announce who Beck's replacement in that slot would be, but, according to one high-placed source, the favorite inside the network appears to be Judge Andrew Napolitano, who filled in admirably last month while Beck was on vacation.
He will leave the air at a date yet to be revealed.
Thanks to msn.com for some of the information.