Tucker Carlson

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Tucker Carlson looking mean, moody and magnificent in 2006.

Tucker Carlson is a conservative political commentator, news correspondent, and noted jackass. He started his career as a semi-respectable journalist, and has been sinking lower ever since.[1] He co-hosted the CNN show Crossfire (before it was cancelled), the MSNBC show Tucker (before it was cancelled), and currently works for Fox News co-hosting the weekend editions of Fox & Friends showing how low their standards truly are.

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[edit] Feud with Jon Stewart

On October 15, 2004 Jon Stewart appeared on Crossfire and although he criticized the show as a whole, Carlson took it as a personal attack. Stewart attacked the show for sensationalizing political debate and failing to provide hard-hitting interviews with those they agree with, comparing it to professional wrestling. Carlson decided to engage in the tu quoque method of debate by pointing out that Stewart did not ask John Kerry tough questions. Stewart responded with: "You're on CNN! The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls! What is wrong with you?"[2]

The show was cancelled a few months later with the president of CNN stating that he felt Stewart was right in his criticisms.[3] However, whether or not this is the real reason is still debatable. Rather pathetically, Carlson is still under the delusion he won the debate[4] and also has made claims such as that a Daily Show producer called him to say he was sorry and that Jon Stewart lectured the show's staff for over an hour. These claims have never been backed up and, given his history of dishonesty (see Keith Olbermann incident below), this leaves him open to skepticism.

[edit] Sexism

He appears to consider 1950's gender roles applicable in modern society, believing that the idea of a woman paying for her man's meals is "disgusting."[5] It should be noted that his attitudes may offend men as well since he does not consider statutory rape a crime if the victim is male and the perpetrator is female; further adding that it is "whiny" for the boys to report it.[6]

[edit] Assorted dickishness

  • During the weekend that Keith Olbermann was suspended from MSNBC he actually pretended to be Olbermann in a back-and-forth e-mail exchange with Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky. In the exchange, Carlson slandered Olbermann's boss.[7] It turns out that Carlson's right wing website The Daily Caller purchased the domain KeithOlbermann.com over the summer and Carlson's e-mail address there is "Keith@KeithOlbermann.com."[8]
  • On his MSNBC show, he also called Canadians "stalkers" and "like your retarded cousin". After the controversy he then went on the CBC program The Hour and gave an equally offensive non-apology.[9]
  • His insanity includes attacking his own network, Fox News, as anti-gun (no really!) for reporting the importance of gun safety around children.[10]
  • Like a lot of conservatives he is against affirmative action, abortion, and, … seat-belt laws.[11]

[edit] Stopped clock

While he supported the Iraq War at first, he would later criticize it [12] and the Bush Administration in general.[13] He also supports same-sex marriage.[14]

However, these few moments of rationality (hee.) do not make up for his other flaws.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. Salon: Tucker Carlson’s downward spiral
  2. watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE
  3. Howard Kurtz (January 6, 2004). "Carlson & 'Crossfire,' Exit Stage Left & Right". Washington Post.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhiBfmfP_tw
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN_LwBoVcDA
  6. no really
  7. Mirkinson, Jack. "Tucker Carlson Sent Emails Posing As Keith Olbermann", Huffington Post,
  8. "HOT DOCUMENT: Keith Olbermann vs. Stu Bykofsky
  9. some would consider this ironic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02_nC9B0vvU
  10. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/10/tucker-carlson-gun-safety-fox-news-friends-bathtub_n_5666262.html
  11. "Republican Convention: Tucker Carlson (washingtonpost.com)"
  12. "LP: Newly Dovish, Tucker Carlson Goes Public (Tucker Carlson turns against the war)"
  13. "Republican Convention: Tucker Carlson (washingtonpost.com)"
  14. "'Tucker' for July 24 - Tucker - MSNBC.com"
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