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Jon Stewart was directly responsible for his CNN firing, it was a beautiful takedown. It also shows how much of a prick Tucker has always been.
I remember that vividly. I love when he called Tucker a dick.
Jon Stewart was directly responsible for his CNN firing, it was a beautiful takedown. It also shows how much of a prick Tucker has always been.
That’s an oldie but a goodie.
His ideology will only be more in-your-face on AM airwaves or whatever other medium he puts his vitriol on.
He could run for public office, but I don’t know how that would go. He seems more like the Limbaugh type, happy to spew hate and stir shit up from the comfort of a chair or a golf course.
Both are in the legal crosshairs and they don’t have the resources of a Fox. There’s a possibility that Dominion and Smartmatic could bankrupt them.OAN or Newsmax would back up a truck full of cash for him, if he wants to keep doing what he’s been doing.
Ticks all the right boxes, angry, white, entitled, hates immigrants and minorities and is pro-Nazi. However, I think Fox will be more careful in taking this path as it's what caused them to be in this position in the first place. Is there room for a more moderate Conservative?Imagine Ben Shapiro taking Tucker's slot. It would pull the younger people to Fox, but then there's the whole pesky pissing off their antisemite faction of the base. Decisions, decisions.
Nope.Ticks all the right boxes, angry, white, entitled, hates immigrants and minorities and is pro-Nazi. However, I think Fox will be more careful in taking this path as it's what caused them to be in this position in the first place. Is there room for a more moderate Conservative?
Ticks all the right boxes, angry, white, entitled, hates immigrants and minorities and is pro-Nazi. However, I think Fox will be more careful in taking this path as it's what caused them to be in this position in the first place. Is there room for a more moderate Conservative?
Who is Tucker Carlson really ‘rooting for’ in Ukraine?
The Fox News host’s fawning commentary and mirroring of Putin propaganda has unsettled even allies on the rightwww.theguardian.com
And no it doesn't count if you continually say "just joking" and then continue to do it.
Tucker Carlson Duped By Fake Military Documents on Ukraine War Shared By Russian Propagandist
Carlson pushed claims inflating Ukrainian troop losses, based on 'altered' versions of the leaked military documents shared by a pro-Russian propagandist.www.mediaite.com
It is not confirmation bias - I'm not kidding when I said the edits were amateur and that they were falsified was all over the news. Using those slides was intentional. The headline is being generous because the media refuses to call its own out unless they have ironclad proof. But let's face it as much of a moron as Tucker is, even he (and his producers) are not that stupid - they just love pretending to be for the money. Just like with the election lies, Tucker knows what he's doing and doesn't give a shit. So there's no other words for what Tucker does than Russian propaganda. I don't care if calling it that makes somebody squeamish, as it is an accurate description. Refusing to acknowledge what is happening is just burying your head in the sand.
I for one don't even want to put that out into the cosmos. I'm still dancing a jig over his ousting from Fox.I will reiterate though, I think the celebration that Tucker has been fired is awfully premature. Given his following and influence, I expect it to only be a matter of time before he’s on another network, creates his own podcast, etc, and brings a good chunk of his followers over.
No one else in the media was “fooled” - the edits were (deliberately as it turned out) clumsy and the originals were already out there and by the time he “reported” on them the edited stats had been thoroughly debunked everywhere. No he never retracted. I mean why would he? He’s “entertainment” not “news”.I don’t want to sound like I am defending Carlson- because I think he’s obnoxious and wrong on so many issues, including Ukraine.
I do now recall the “rooting for Russia” comment. I take that to be hyperbole/playing a character in the moment which he often partakes in, in this case challenging whoever he was speaking to convince him to support Ukraine. And as you and the article mentioned, he did walk it back. But let’s address the other claims:
1) The US is trying to contain Russian influence in Ukraine (independent of the war) - I think that’s hard to deny and has been a strategy of the US for over half a century. Is Ukraine a puppet state- I don’t think so, do we influence their decisions, more than likely. Does much of Ukraine want to align with the West, I think that’s pretty undeniable.
2) The Biden administration want regime change in Russia- well he has said as much (though that was walked backed and his admin has made it adamantly clear that is not a goal). Many on the left seem to be calling or very openly hoping for regime change. It’s hard to ignore the financial punishments instituted might induce regime change eventually by specifically targeting Russia’s elite.
3) Does the US left oppose Russia in part of 2016- I think that’s hard to deny but a very small piece of the puzzle. I also think the right is too willing to casually excuse interference so long as the ends justify the means. The left tends to overstate the effect of influence in 2016 and ignore that the Trump administration was quite harsh on Russia.
4) Nordstream - I’m not sure keeping open the possibility the US is responsible is pro-Russian. I will say Seymour Hersh’s reporting, as he recounts the events, should not be taken seriously. Let’s also not forget Russia blamed the UK originally. It’s hard to deny we don’t have a motive and the means and that our govt wouldn’t necessarily tell us the truth… but there are many other entities, including Russia, with their own motives.
5) Stating that Ukraines air defenses are degraded- I’m pretty sure that’s the case. There’s only so many systems and so many missiles for them, especially for soviet-era systems that are not produced outside of Russia (and perhaps Iran and China).
The article posted said he was “duped”. You’re saying it was intentional. I don’t know the answer to that- but the media puts out a massive amount of false information they never bother correcting. I am assuming Tucker didn’t correct his statement? I imagine he was not the only person to cite these false statistics.
These are not uniquely right wing views either… they can easily be found in the progressive left.
As to his assertion that Ukraine is losing the war and the Biden administration is not being honest- I think it’s a complicated topic. Define winning/losing. Right now it’s a bit of a stalemate as far as I can see and has been for some time. Unfortunately, Russia has time and troops on their side while Ukraine does not- barring foreign intervention. At this point Ukraine is an existential problem for Putin and he will likely do what Russia has done forever- just throw as many men at it, by whatever means, until they win or he is overthrown. I do think the government/media is highly selective in their reporting. They are much more likely to promote stories of successes, humanitarian crisis, Russian war crimes/brutality than battleground losses or anything that reflects negatively upon Ukraine.
I think most of that is the responsibility of the media who overwhelmingly (and IMO rightfully/understandably) sides with the Ukrainian cause (as to do). Arguably that’s not what the role of the media should be in such cases, but that’s another discussion. The Biden administration is naturally going to spin their intervention as being successful- as any administration would do. I distinctly remember Biden, Psaki, Kirby lauding the the “withdraw” from Afghanistan as a marvelous success- a modern day Dunkirk- which in reality was inarguably and objectively complete and utter mess. So quickly they expect us to forget the images of people clinging to and falling from airplanes?
When it comes to most opinion content on cable TV most of it is out of context information, often zero nuance, pandering to the audience, and fear mongering/division stoking for the sake of partisanship. I’m not convinced hosts actually always believe what they are saying, rather they need to support a specific narrative. I think that’s exactly what Tucker was doing. He is not unique in this strategy but he uniquely successful with his technique.
I think his “departure” is for the best- the best interest of our country. I hope Fox and other networks decide to realign themselves with a greater sense of integrity when it comes to truth, objectively, and promoting harmony/understanding rather than division. Christ Licht seems to understand the need for this- I question if he will stick to that goal or be remotely successful. I’m not sure if Fox is onboard with a similar intention- certainly they won’t be public about it, but they only just started to incur the consequences they created for themselves.
I will reiterate though, I think the celebration that Tucker has been fired is awfully premature. Given his following and influence, I expect it to only be a matter of time before he’s on another network, creates his own podcast, etc, and brings a good chunk of his followers over. Maybe he’ll crawl into a cave and disappear, but I find that highly unlikely. And I have zero expectation he would run for POTUS now or in the future.
Now I'm wondering if this was also done partially to lower the potential damage from the upcoming Smartimatic case. "We already fired the guy." Or I don't know if this would make it worse.
I for one don't even want to put that out into the cosmos. I'm still dancing a jig over his ousting from Fox.
Imagine Ben Shapiro taking Tucker's slot. It would pull the younger people to Fox, but then there's the whole pesky pissing off their antisemite faction of the base. Decisions, decisions.
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