Tucker Carlson once texted he hated Trump "passionately." Now he's endorsing him for president.
Former President Donald Trump has earned an endorsement from Tucker Carlson, the conservative media figure who once said in a text that he hated the former president. "I became an active Trump supporter when they raided Mar-a-Lago last summer. That just can't stand," Carlson said in an interview Thursday with Roseanne Barr on her podcast — the actress being no stranger to controversy herself. "I'm voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests. That's how I feel." (C Mandler/CBS News 11.30.23)
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Former President Donald Trump has earned an endorsement from Tucker Carlson, the conservative media figure who once said in a text that he hated the former president. "I became an active Trump supporter when they raided Mar-a-Lago last summer. That just can't stand," Carlson said in an interview Thursday with Roseanne Barr on her podcast — the actress being no stranger to controversy herself. "I'm voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests. That's how I feel." (C Mandler/CBS News 11.30.23)
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"We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can't wait. I hate him passionately. ... I can't handle much more of this."-Tucker Carlson in a Text on Jan 4, 2021
"I became an active Trump supporter when they raided Mar-a-Lago last summer. That just can't stand. I'm voting for Trump, and if they convict him, I will send him the max donations and I will lead protests. That's how I feel." --Tucker Carlson 11/30/23
"Whatever you think of Trump, he is, as of tonight, the indisputable, far-and-away frontrunner in the Republican race." --Tucker Carlson August 2023
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has teased an interview with Larry Sinclair, a man whose 2008 allegations of having sex and smoking crack with Barack Obama were shrugged off by US media outlets as the then-senator cruised toward victory in that year's presidential election. --Big New Network; Tucker Carlson interviews man who allegedly had sex with Obama 9.6.23
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News with a 99% chance of being very wrong and misinformation or just simply insane
May 21, 2023:
A new political action committee (PAC) was formed to try and convince Tucker Carlson to join the 2024 presidential race, saying only the former Fox News host can defeat President Joe Biden in the general election.
The so-called “Draft Tucker Carlson” PAC released an advertisement, saying: “Republicans need a new leader that can stand up to Biden. It’s time to draft Tucker Carlson.”
Shortly after Carlson was ousted from Fox News in late April, the Draft Tucker PAC filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). That ad made its debut last week on Twitter.
A new political action committee (PAC) was formed to try and convince Tucker Carlson to join the 2024 presidential race, saying only the former Fox News host can defeat President Joe Biden in the general election.
The so-called “Draft Tucker Carlson” PAC released an advertisement, saying: “Republicans need a new leader that can stand up to Biden. It’s time to draft Tucker Carlson.”
Shortly after Carlson was ousted from Fox News in late April, the Draft Tucker PAC filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). That ad made its debut last week on Twitter.
May 10, 2023:
👉Tucker Carlson is taking his show to Twitter because he thinks Twitter is one of the last remaining outlets that still encourages free speech. (always disputable when someone makes that kind of claim). Carlson has a sign-up form on his website that will keep his loyal followers up to date on any pertinent updates regarding the new show. Notice the rightwing logic at play: I have been fired from Fox, MSNBC, and CNN so, clearly, I am the victim and everyone else is wrong. It has been rumored that Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk are working together to launch this new show, Musk went on record stating that there was there wasn’t any sort of deal or contract in place.
👉Tucker Carlson is taking his show to Twitter because he thinks Twitter is one of the last remaining outlets that still encourages free speech. (always disputable when someone makes that kind of claim). Carlson has a sign-up form on his website that will keep his loyal followers up to date on any pertinent updates regarding the new show. Notice the rightwing logic at play: I have been fired from Fox, MSNBC, and CNN so, clearly, I am the victim and everyone else is wrong. It has been rumored that Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk are working together to launch this new show, Musk went on record stating that there was there wasn’t any sort of deal or contract in place.
May 26, 2023: NPR: Carlson's ouster from the Fox News Channel resounds in unexpected ways
Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.
Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.
May 9, 2023: USA Today: Firing Tucker Carlson from Fox won't change what viewers want. Will the media win them back?
Overheated rhetoric is not a new feature of the American news landscape.
In the 19th century, newspapers were openly partisan and sometimes directly tied to a particular political party. And just as the “big three” era of alleged unbiased reporting gave way to more aggressive matchups on ideological cable news networks, so too the fallout from the split between primetime viewership leader Tucker Carlson and Fox News might be a glimpse of what the news business might look like in its next evolution.
Overheated rhetoric is not a new feature of the American news landscape.
In the 19th century, newspapers were openly partisan and sometimes directly tied to a particular political party. And just as the “big three” era of alleged unbiased reporting gave way to more aggressive matchups on ideological cable news networks, so too the fallout from the split between primetime viewership leader Tucker Carlson and Fox News might be a glimpse of what the news business might look like in its next evolution.
May 1, 2023: Daily Beast: Watch Tucker Carlson Blast Fox Nation Behind the Scenes: ‘The Site Sucks!’
Leaked footage obtained by liberal media watchdog Media Matters shows Tucker Carlson absolutely destroying Fox News’ digital streaming service, saying that nobody watches Fox Nation “because the site sucks.”
Leaked footage obtained by liberal media watchdog Media Matters shows Tucker Carlson absolutely destroying Fox News’ digital streaming service, saying that nobody watches Fox Nation “because the site sucks.”
April 29, 2023: Salon: "You're welcome over here": Mike Lindell extends job offer to Tucker Carlson
On Friday, Mike Lindell presented one option, revealing on an episode of The Lindell Report that he'd already reached out to extend a job offer.
"Hey, you're welcome over here at Lindell TV and Frank Speech," he said, recounting a text he'd sent the pro-Trump free agent. "We'd love to have [him] here as part of our team."
On Friday, Mike Lindell presented one option, revealing on an episode of The Lindell Report that he'd already reached out to extend a job offer.
"Hey, you're welcome over here at Lindell TV and Frank Speech," he said, recounting a text he'd sent the pro-Trump free agent. "We'd love to have [him] here as part of our team."
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April 29, 2023: Rolling Stone: Roy Wood Jr. Torches Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon at the WHCD
Daily Show correspondent (and future host?) went hard at the departed journalists, even comparing Tucker to Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval |
“Tonight, we are all unified under one thing, and that’s scandal,” said Wood Jr. “Scandals have been devouring careers this year. The untouchable Tucker Carlson is out of a job… but to Tucker’s staff, I want you to know that I know what you’re feeling. I work at The Daily Show, so I too have been blindsided by the sudden departure of the host of a fake-news-program. Tucker got caught up. Got caught up like that dude from Vanderpump Rules.” 4.29.23 |
April 28, 2023: Salon : "It's a bloodbath": Fox News loses more than half of audience after axing Tucker Carlson
Hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers have switched off the channel after the network fired top primetime host Tucker Carlson on Monday.
Substitute host Brian Kilmeade garnered 1.33 million audience members during the 8 p.m. Eastern slot on Wednesday, down 56% from the 3.05 million viewers who tuned in to watch Carlson last Wednesday, according to Nielsen ratings flagged by the Associated Press.
Hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers have switched off the channel after the network fired top primetime host Tucker Carlson on Monday.
Substitute host Brian Kilmeade garnered 1.33 million audience members during the 8 p.m. Eastern slot on Wednesday, down 56% from the 3.05 million viewers who tuned in to watch Carlson last Wednesday, according to Nielsen ratings flagged by the Associated Press.
Apr 24, 2023: New York Times: ‘Fox News Tonight’ Will Replace Tucker Carlson’s Show
Tucker Carlson’s popular show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has held the weeknight 8 p.m. slot since 2017, when it replaced Bill O’Reilly’s show after he was fired from the network.
Tucker Carlson’s popular show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has held the weeknight 8 p.m. slot since 2017, when it replaced Bill O’Reilly’s show after he was fired from the network.
April 24, 2023: Wall Street Journal: Fox Stock Slides After Network Says Tucker Carlson Is Leaving
Shares of Fox News parent Fox Corp.'s class A shares slid about 3% on Monday after the network said Tucker Carlson, one of its most popular prime-time hosts, is leaving.
Fox's class A and class B shares were among the worst performers in the S&P 500 on Monday. The A shares, for its part, rebounded off intraday lows during which they were down more than 5%.
Shares of Fox News parent Fox Corp.'s class A shares slid about 3% on Monday after the network said Tucker Carlson, one of its most popular prime-time hosts, is leaving.
Fox's class A and class B shares were among the worst performers in the S&P 500 on Monday. The A shares, for its part, rebounded off intraday lows during which they were down more than 5%.
Apr 17, 2023: NBC News: Fox could likely survive a nine-figure loss to Dominion, media analysts say
Following an instance in which a Fox reporter noted that there was “no evidence” of voting system fraud, prime-time host Tucker Carlson texted fellow Fox anchor Sean Hannity calling for the reporter to be fired.
Following an instance in which a Fox reporter noted that there was “no evidence” of voting system fraud, prime-time host Tucker Carlson texted fellow Fox anchor Sean Hannity calling for the reporter to be fired.
Apr 17, 2023: Daily Beast: Elon Musk Laughs Off Twitter’s Value Plunge in Fox News Interview
Speaking to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who heralded the SpaceX founder’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter last October as a win for free speech, Musk acknowledged his recent $20 billion valuation of the site.
Speaking to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who heralded the SpaceX founder’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter last October as a win for free speech, Musk acknowledged his recent $20 billion valuation of the site.
April 16, 2023:
Fox News stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. Barring a last-minute settlement, opening statements are scheduled for Monday. Dominion’s lawsuit is being closely watched by another voting-technology company with a separate but similar case against Fox News. Florida-based Smartmatic has looked to some rulings and evidence in the Dominion case to try to enhance its own $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit in New York. The Smartmatic case isn’t yet ready for trial but has survived Fox News’ effort to get it tossed out.
Fox News stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. Barring a last-minute settlement, opening statements are scheduled for Monday. Dominion’s lawsuit is being closely watched by another voting-technology company with a separate but similar case against Fox News. Florida-based Smartmatic has looked to some rulings and evidence in the Dominion case to try to enhance its own $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit in New York. The Smartmatic case isn’t yet ready for trial but has survived Fox News’ effort to get it tossed out.
Mar 31, 2023: Yahoo: Tucker Carlson Says Grand Jury Leak Is a Bigger Crime Than Anything Trump Did
Carlson, who once said he hates Donald Trump \"passionately,\" is very angry about the indictment
Carlson, who once said he hates Donald Trump \"passionately,\" is very angry about the indictment
Mar 30, 2023: The Indian Express: Meta verified blue tick for Facebook and Instagram to cost Rs 1,450 a month on mobile
Following Elon Musk-owned Twitter’s footprint, social media behemoth Meta recently enabled users to get their Meta accounts (Facebook and Instagram) verified with a blue tick for $14.99 a month in the US. Now, according to reports, Meta Verified will cost a whopping Rs 1,450/month on mobile devices and the same will cost Rs 1,099/month if subscribed from a web browser.
Following Elon Musk-owned Twitter’s footprint, social media behemoth Meta recently enabled users to get their Meta accounts (Facebook and Instagram) verified with a blue tick for $14.99 a month in the US. Now, according to reports, Meta Verified will cost a whopping Rs 1,450/month on mobile devices and the same will cost Rs 1,099/month if subscribed from a web browser.
Mar 29, 2023: Financial Times: Fox News’ populist mask has slipped
Fox News was meant to be a TV channel for the man on the street. Sure, its primetime anchors might be able to live lives of luxury on their multimillion-dollar salaries, but that didn’t matter: this was a channel that told it straight and reported the real facts that “they” — the metropolitan liberal “ruling class” — didn’t want “you”, ordinary Americans, to hear.
Fox News was meant to be a TV channel for the man on the street. Sure, its primetime anchors might be able to live lives of luxury on their multimillion-dollar salaries, but that didn’t matter: this was a channel that told it straight and reported the real facts that “they” — the metropolitan liberal “ruling class” — didn’t want “you”, ordinary Americans, to hear.
Mar 23, 2023: The Mary Sue: According to New Lawsuit, the Sexism & Antisemitism Behind the Scenes at Fox News Is Even Worse Than We Would Have Expected
This news may not come as a shock to many of us who already view Carlson and his GOP crew of cronies as a bit of a troop of garbage people. However, Abby Grossberg, a former producer of Tucker Carlson Tonight who joined the show in September 2022, claims discrimination against women and people of the Jewish faith in a lawsuit against Carlson, Fox News, and a handful of other producers and executives who are connected to the show, according to reporting by The Independent.
This news may not come as a shock to many of us who already view Carlson and his GOP crew of cronies as a bit of a troop of garbage people. However, Abby Grossberg, a former producer of Tucker Carlson Tonight who joined the show in September 2022, claims discrimination against women and people of the Jewish faith in a lawsuit against Carlson, Fox News, and a handful of other producers and executives who are connected to the show, according to reporting by The Independent.
Mar 23, 2023: Wonderwall: RON DESANTIS, TUCKER CARLSON, ELON MUSK, CHRIS ROCK, PIERS MORGAN AND MORE STARS REACT TO DONALD TRUMP'S LOOMING ARREST AMID STORMY DANIELS HUSH-MONEY SCANDAL
On March 18, 2023, former President Donald Trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy when he took to his Truth Social social media platform to allege that he, the "leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States will be arrested on Tuesday of next week" — March 21. That date came and went amid reports an indictment was simply delayed. T
On March 18, 2023, former President Donald Trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy when he took to his Truth Social social media platform to allege that he, the "leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States will be arrested on Tuesday of next week" — March 21. That date came and went amid reports an indictment was simply delayed. T
Mar 23, 2023: The Hill: Trump supporter seeks apology from Tucker Carlson for spreading Jan. 6 informant conspiracy
Ray Epps, a onetime Trump supporter at the center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is demanding that Fox News host Tucker Carlson issue a formal apology and retract his claims that Epps was a government informant who instigated the 2021 riot on the Capitol.
Ray Epps, a onetime Trump supporter at the center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is demanding that Fox News host Tucker Carlson issue a formal apology and retract his claims that Epps was a government informant who instigated the 2021 riot on the Capitol.
Dinesh D-souza
Now let’s turn to Fox News. Tucker Carlson on day one released some clips and they were like, wow, look at all this stuff coming out about the shaman guy. Look at all this stuff about Josh Hawley jogging across the corridor. Look at all this stuff about Brian Sicknick and then — nothing.
The second day when we’re supposed, scheduled to be a day of more footage, nothing. And then you’re like, well, it takes time to go through the stuff, whatever, it’ll surely come out in the next day or the next day or the day after that, or this week. Nothing. And it looks like that’s it. It looks like the — I won’t say the fix is in, but I will — it looks like somebody dropped the hatchet on Tucker Carlson.
And I don’t know of any other way to look at this. I mean, obviously, one way to look at this is that Tucker reviewed the 40,000 hours of footage and realized that, you know what? By and large, I found just three clips and that’s it. That’s all I got. Tucker isn’t really saying.
But the other possibility, which I give it — this is the 99% possibility — is after the first day. And that’s remember, Chuck Schumer went on the Senate floor, “Rupert Murdoch, I demand that you stop Tucker Carlson.” And then guess what? Somebody stopped Tucker Carlson.
And who would have the power to do that? No, it’s not the, it’s not the, it’s not even Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News. These are orders that are coming from above. And that would mean most likely either Lachlan Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, who is sort of the de facto guy that people at Fox report to — or Rupert Murdoch himself.
Rupert Murdoch, we know, is feuding with Trump. How do we know this? Because some very interestingly — and this all seem to happen simultaneously — all the organs under Rupert Murdoch’s control, of which I named three — the editorial page of The New York Post, the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, and the Fox News Channel — all simultaneously turned against Trump. So it’s not as if you just have guys at these these outlets, they’ve all made independent decisions. No, again, this is a corporate decision from the highest level. -Dinesh D'Souza; Podcast 3.19.23
The second day when we’re supposed, scheduled to be a day of more footage, nothing. And then you’re like, well, it takes time to go through the stuff, whatever, it’ll surely come out in the next day or the next day or the day after that, or this week. Nothing. And it looks like that’s it. It looks like the — I won’t say the fix is in, but I will — it looks like somebody dropped the hatchet on Tucker Carlson.
And I don’t know of any other way to look at this. I mean, obviously, one way to look at this is that Tucker reviewed the 40,000 hours of footage and realized that, you know what? By and large, I found just three clips and that’s it. That’s all I got. Tucker isn’t really saying.
But the other possibility, which I give it — this is the 99% possibility — is after the first day. And that’s remember, Chuck Schumer went on the Senate floor, “Rupert Murdoch, I demand that you stop Tucker Carlson.” And then guess what? Somebody stopped Tucker Carlson.
And who would have the power to do that? No, it’s not the, it’s not the, it’s not even Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News. These are orders that are coming from above. And that would mean most likely either Lachlan Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, who is sort of the de facto guy that people at Fox report to — or Rupert Murdoch himself.
Rupert Murdoch, we know, is feuding with Trump. How do we know this? Because some very interestingly — and this all seem to happen simultaneously — all the organs under Rupert Murdoch’s control, of which I named three — the editorial page of The New York Post, the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, and the Fox News Channel — all simultaneously turned against Trump. So it’s not as if you just have guys at these these outlets, they’ve all made independent decisions. No, again, this is a corporate decision from the highest level. -Dinesh D'Souza; Podcast 3.19.23
Mar 13, 2023: Media Matters: Newsmax gave Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 revisionism nearly seven times more coverage than his own Fox colleagues
In theory, the right-wing cable network Newsmax competes with Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, while other Fox programs benefit from his success. But Newsmax has given Carlson’s use of security footage from the storming of the U.S. Capitol nearly seven times as much coverage as his Fox colleagues since it was revealed on February 20 that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had granted Carlson’s team exclusive access to the video trove. In fact, through Sunday, March 12, a single one-hour weekday Newsmax show has given Carlson’s story more attention than all of the rest of Fox combined.
In theory, the right-wing cable network Newsmax competes with Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, while other Fox programs benefit from his success. But Newsmax has given Carlson’s use of security footage from the storming of the U.S. Capitol nearly seven times as much coverage as his Fox colleagues since it was revealed on February 20 that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had granted Carlson’s team exclusive access to the video trove. In fact, through Sunday, March 12, a single one-hour weekday Newsmax show has given Carlson’s story more attention than all of the rest of Fox combined.
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Mar 13, 2023: ABC News: DOJ says video of 'QAnon Shaman' Fox aired lacks context
The Justice Department in a new filing put forward its most direct response yet to footage aired last week by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that sought to downplay the actions of the self-described "QAnon Shaman," who was convicted and sentenced to prison for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Justice Department in a new filing put forward its most direct response yet to footage aired last week by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that sought to downplay the actions of the self-described "QAnon Shaman," who was convicted and sentenced to prison for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Mar 13, 2023: Radar Online: Tucker Carlson SLAMS 'Autistic' Donald Trump For Ukraine Remarks After Hatred For Ex-Prez Was Made Public
Tucker Carlson called Donald Trump “autistic” and criticized the former president’s claims he could singlehandedly end Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, RadarOnline.com has learned. In a shocking interview between the Fox News star and Full Send Podcast host Kyle Forgeard, Carlson did not hold back when Forgeard asked his thoughts regarding former President Trump’s recent remarks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
“I mean, he couldn’t build a border wall in four years. So, you know there is a gap between promises and delivery with all politicians, very much including him.........But I will say in Trump’s defense, and maybe cause he’s a little bit autistic, he saw the stakes of this, like at the very beginning — and this is what I do love about Trump, particularly in foreign policy. He sees the big stuff. He’s like: ‘Wait, you’ve got Russia and China. They don’t trust each other. We can’t let them get together.’” |
Mar 13, 2023: New York Times: Tucker Carlson Is No Less Dangerous
Gail Collins: Bret, we have all kinds of deeply important issues to tackle. But let’s start with Tucker Carlson. We’ve learned he didn’t really believe all the stuff he said on TV about a “stolen” election. Shocking!
Gail Collins: Bret, we have all kinds of deeply important issues to tackle. But let’s start with Tucker Carlson. We’ve learned he didn’t really believe all the stuff he said on TV about a “stolen” election. Shocking!
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Mar 13, 2023: MSNBC: DOJ dispels Tucker Carlson’s deceptive Jan. 6 narrative
Tucker Carlson’s framing of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as a peaceful event was deceptive, at best. A new legal filing has given the Justice Department the chance to explain why. Sunday’s filing by the DOJ came in response to Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola’s motion to dismiss the government’s case against him, citing Carlson’s March 6 show on Fox News. Pezzola, who is now on trial, is charged with seditious conspiracy and other counts in connection with Jan. 6. |
Prosecutors wrote in their filing: The trial record is replete with video, audio, and testimony proving Pezzola’s egregious conduct on January 6, which included viciously assaulting a Capitol Police officer, forcibly taking that officer’s riot shield, threatening other officers, using the shield to shatter a window, and then ... engaging in a standoff with a Capitol Police Inspector mere steps from the Senate Chamber. Of course, thanks to Carlson and his colleagues, Fox News viewers could be less likely to know about such violence that day. |
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Mar 12, 2023: Radar Online: Mike Pence ABANDONS Ex Boss The Donald And ANNIHILATES Tucker Carlson: Former Veep Condemns 'Fox News' Portrayal Of January 6, Says History 'Will Hold' Trump 'Accountable For It'
Former Vice President Mike Pence took shots at ex boss Donald Trump and Fox News personality Tucker Carlson over their handling of recent January 6 reports. |
"I was there at the Capitol, and let me assure you it was not, as some would have us believe, a matter of tourists peacefully enjoying our Capitol," Pence told the crowd. "Tourists don’t injure 140 police officers by sightseeing," he continued. "Tourists don’t break down doors to get to the Speaker of the House. Or voice threats against public officials. The American people have a right to know what took place at the Capitol on January 6." |
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March 9, 2023: Virgina Pilot: Lawsuit against Fox News reveals Tucker Carlson’s caustic texts about Trump: ‘I hate him passionately’
Tucker Carlson wrote “I hate him passionately” in newly released text messages about former President Donald Trump as bipartisan outrage continued to build over the Fox News host’s effort to whitewash the Jan. 6 attack. Even as he cozied up to Trump in public, the messages show the conservative host actually despises the former president and considers him to be an epic failure. |
Carlson suggested that Trump would destroy Fox News and the conservative movement if given the chance. “I hate him passionately. … What he’s good at is destroying things. He’s the undisputed world champion of that. He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.” In another text, Carlson conceded that conservative figures were “all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for” Trump’s tumultuous four years in the White House. “Admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest,” he wrote. “But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump.” 3.9.23 |
Mar 9, 2023: PBS: Tucker Carlson's scorn for Trump revealed in court papers
A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-thescenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a 2021 Tucker Carlson text message declaring, ''I hate him passionately.''
A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-thescenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a 2021 Tucker Carlson text message declaring, ''I hate him passionately.''
The exchanges include Carlson’s text conversation on Jan. 4, 2021, with an unknown person, in which the prime-time host expressed anger toward Trump.
Carlson said that “we are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights” and that “I truly can’t wait.” 3.9.23
Carlson said that “we are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights” and that “I truly can’t wait.” 3.9.23
March 5, 2023: Virginia Pilot: Opinion: Giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 video violates the First Amendment
When the Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News’ leading election denier, Tucker Carlson, exclusive access to surveillance footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, he not only created a serious risk that information related to the security of the Capitol will be released to those who might plan the next attack. He also violated the First Amendment. Normally, the press does not have a constitutional right of access to government information, such as videos from security cameras. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that there is no First Amendment right to government information. As Chief Justice Warren Burger declared in 1978, the Constitution is not a Freedom of Information Act and does not mandate that the government affirmatively provide access to information. But the Constitution does prohibit the government from providing selective access to important information to a favored few. During the 1977 New York City mayoral primary election between Mario Cuomo and Ed Koch, for example, both campaigns tried to exclude camera crews associated with one local television station from covering their events. The court held that such discrimination in access was unconstitutional, saying that once there is access granted to “some of the media, the First Amendment requires equal access to all of the media or the rights of the First Amendment would no longer be tenable.” The harm to First Amendment values is even greater in the case of Carlson, since the discrimination in access is designed to favor someone who supports McCarthy’s partisan interests. The government is not permitted to welcome supporters to access information while simultaneously barring its critics. Indeed, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated that even though the State of California had no constitutional obligation to release the addresses of those it arrested, the state could not “release address information only to those whose political views were in line with the party in power.” |
Sept 15, 2022: Bipartisan Report: Tucker Carlson Producers Targeted In $1.6B Dominion Defamation Case
As Dominion Voting Systems — the elections technology company that was the subject of numerous pro-Trump conspiracy theories after the last election — pursues its defamation case against Fox News, the company is now seeking pre-trial depositions from producers for Tucker Carlson and someone who worked as a producer for Lou Dobbs, whose Fox show was cancelled after a related defamation lawsuit emerged. 
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March 3, 2023: Daily Beast: Steve Bannon Vows to Go Nuclear on Fox News in His CPAC Speech
Though conservative mega-pundits Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity publicly remain some of Trump’s biggest boosters, a rift has opened between the former president and Rupert Murdoch, the owner of his former favorite network. In February, legal filings revealed texts between Carlson, Hannity, and Murdoch in which they repeatedly called Trump’s baseless election fraud claims “crazy.” Murdoch’s vast right-wing media empire has recently heaped glowing coverage on Trump’s presumed primary rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Though conservative mega-pundits Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity publicly remain some of Trump’s biggest boosters, a rift has opened between the former president and Rupert Murdoch, the owner of his former favorite network. In February, legal filings revealed texts between Carlson, Hannity, and Murdoch in which they repeatedly called Trump’s baseless election fraud claims “crazy.” Murdoch’s vast right-wing media empire has recently heaped glowing coverage on Trump’s presumed primary rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
March 3, 2023: Daily Beast: Tucker Carlson: Andrew Tate’s Arrest Is ‘Obviously a Set Up’
Tucker Carlson asserted Friday that the December arrest of Andrew Tate, the pro-Trump, misogynistic social media figure currently imprisoned in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organized crime, was “obviously a set up.”
Tucker Carlson asserted Friday that the December arrest of Andrew Tate, the pro-Trump, misogynistic social media figure currently imprisoned in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organized crime, was “obviously a set up.”
Feb 22, 2023: Washington Examiner: WATCH: Sunny Hostin says Fox News should change name, dubs Tucker Carlson 'fake news'
The View's Sunny Hostin lashed out against Fox News and host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday.
Hostin referred to Carlson as a "fake news anchor" as the hosts discussed a report that indicated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage around the time of the Jan. 6 riot exclusively available to the Fox News host.
The View's Sunny Hostin lashed out against Fox News and host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday.
Hostin referred to Carlson as a "fake news anchor" as the hosts discussed a report that indicated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage around the time of the Jan. 6 riot exclusively available to the Fox News host.
Feb 14, 2023: Tucker Carlson: Fox News:TUCKER CARLSON: Mayor Pete is completely incompetent
Feb 13, 2023: Daily Caller: ‘Everything’s Fine’: Tucker Carlson Rips Biden Admin’s Lack Of Concern Over ‘Toxic Smoke’ From Ohio Trainwreck
Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasted the Biden administration Monday for what he called an “everything’s fine” approach to an Ohio train derailment that sent toxic smoke spewing from the site.
“We don’t want to second-guess anybody, we’ve got to assume everybody involved is doing their best under a highly stressful situation, but did you see that mushroom cloud?” Carlson, an honorary board member of the Daily Caller News Foundation, asked. “That was caused on purpose and maybe there was a good reason, again, no second-guessing, but what it means is those clouds of toxic smoke flew up and out and that toxic smoke almost immediately began killing animals and dead fish washing up on the shore. As one hazardous materials specialist put it, ‘We basically nuked the town with chemicals.’”
Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasted the Biden administration Monday for what he called an “everything’s fine” approach to an Ohio train derailment that sent toxic smoke spewing from the site.
“We don’t want to second-guess anybody, we’ve got to assume everybody involved is doing their best under a highly stressful situation, but did you see that mushroom cloud?” Carlson, an honorary board member of the Daily Caller News Foundation, asked. “That was caused on purpose and maybe there was a good reason, again, no second-guessing, but what it means is those clouds of toxic smoke flew up and out and that toxic smoke almost immediately began killing animals and dead fish washing up on the shore. As one hazardous materials specialist put it, ‘We basically nuked the town with chemicals.’”
Feb 9, 2023: Rolling Stone: Who Is @Catturd2, the Sh-tposting King of MAGA Twitter?
Twitter followers, legions eager to hear him roast American liberalism in all its absurd forms. Raging about everything from the FBI’s overreach to people’s pronouns, he has developed bonds not only with other right-wing influencers, but also Donald Trump, who has amplified him on numerous occasions; Tucker Carlson, who gave him effusive primetime coverage for trolling a Democratic congressman; and Twitter CEO-for-now Elon Musk, who is bending over backward to address @catturd2’s frustrations with the site. Channeling many streams of misinformation into a single torrent, he’s hit upon an explosive formula for derailing — or even directing — public discourse.
Twitter followers, legions eager to hear him roast American liberalism in all its absurd forms. Raging about everything from the FBI’s overreach to people’s pronouns, he has developed bonds not only with other right-wing influencers, but also Donald Trump, who has amplified him on numerous occasions; Tucker Carlson, who gave him effusive primetime coverage for trolling a Democratic congressman; and Twitter CEO-for-now Elon Musk, who is bending over backward to address @catturd2’s frustrations with the site. Channeling many streams of misinformation into a single torrent, he’s hit upon an explosive formula for derailing — or even directing — public discourse.
Feb 3, 2023: Philadelphia Inquirer: Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology
A written statement of offense that Straka agreed was correct under his plea deal says that he yelled “Take it! Take it!” while filming others trying to take a police officer's shield. Straka later told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he told his lawyer that he never made that comment. He suggested he admitted doing so because he was under pressure to take a deal.
A written statement of offense that Straka agreed was correct under his plea deal says that he yelled “Take it! Take it!” while filming others trying to take a police officer's shield. Straka later told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he told his lawyer that he never made that comment. He suggested he admitted doing so because he was under pressure to take a deal.
Feb 1, 2023: Philadelphia Inquirer: Hunter Biden seeks federal probe of Trump allies over laptop
In a separate letter, Hunter Biden's attorneys also asked Fox News host Tucker Carlson to retract and apologize for what they say are false and defamatory claims made repeatedly about him on-air, including implying without evidence that he had unauthorized access to classified documents found at his father's home.
In a separate letter, Hunter Biden's attorneys also asked Fox News host Tucker Carlson to retract and apologize for what they say are false and defamatory claims made repeatedly about him on-air, including implying without evidence that he had unauthorized access to classified documents found at his father's home.
Jan 19, 2023: Philadelphia Inquirer: We need a functioning democracy. Teaching media literacy can help. | Editorial
But it’s not just fringe sites that are the problem. One study found that watching Fox News — the top-rated cable news network — resulted in decreased knowledge about science and society. Exhibit A is host Tucker Carlson, who repeatedly promotes misinformation about the pandemic along with a long list of other bogus claims.
But it’s not just fringe sites that are the problem. One study found that watching Fox News — the top-rated cable news network — resulted in decreased knowledge about science and society. Exhibit A is host Tucker Carlson, who repeatedly promotes misinformation about the pandemic along with a long list of other bogus claims.
Jan 19, 2023: NewsHounds: Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Is The NM Shooting Fox Wants To Talk About
Almost every time I looked at Fox News today, a show was talking about Alec Baldwin.
That includes Fox’s top America-hater, Tucker Carlson. I’m sure he wished Baldwin was Black. But Carlson did his best with the material he had to work with.
Carlson’s first swipe was to sneer, “I assume that a lot of actors who were, of course, against the Second Amendment probably don’t know a lot about guns.”
Almost every time I looked at Fox News today, a show was talking about Alec Baldwin.
That includes Fox’s top America-hater, Tucker Carlson. I’m sure he wished Baldwin was Black. But Carlson did his best with the material he had to work with.
Carlson’s first swipe was to sneer, “I assume that a lot of actors who were, of course, against the Second Amendment probably don’t know a lot about guns.”
Jan 12, 2023: Philadelphia Inquirer: Calm down, the government isn’t coming for your gas stove
In response to Trumka’s comments, Fox News posted an article headlined: “Biden’s war on your kitchen continues with proposed gas stove ban.”
Fox News TV host Tucker Carlson did a segment on how a ban could negatively impact restaurateurs financially.
In response to Trumka’s comments, Fox News posted an article headlined: “Biden’s war on your kitchen continues with proposed gas stove ban.”
Fox News TV host Tucker Carlson did a segment on how a ban could negatively impact restaurateurs financially.
Jan 6, 2023: Daily Beast: The ‘Never Kevin’ Chaos Is Tearing Fox News Apart
With each round of speaker votes that McCarthy has lost since Tuesday, primetime star Tucker Carlson has grown increasingly more outspoken in his support for the rebel group of lawmakers opposing the California lawmaker.
With each round of speaker votes that McCarthy has lost since Tuesday, primetime star Tucker Carlson has grown increasingly more outspoken in his support for the rebel group of lawmakers opposing the California lawmaker.
Dec 25, 2022: HuffPost: Russian State TV Hails Rep. Lauren Boebert For Refusing To Stand For War Hero Volodymyr Zelensky
Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won a significant new fan — Kremlin state TV — for refusing to stand and applaud Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he spoke to Congress in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. It hailed her for failing to honor Zelensky, who has led his nation against a bloody, brutal invasion by Russia. The broadcast also gave shout outs to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson for denigrating the leader considered a war hero by his country.
Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) won a significant new fan — Kremlin state TV — for refusing to stand and applaud Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he spoke to Congress in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. It hailed her for failing to honor Zelensky, who has led his nation against a bloody, brutal invasion by Russia. The broadcast also gave shout outs to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) and far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson for denigrating the leader considered a war hero by his country.
Dec 24, 2022: MediaIte: Even Lauren Boebert Acknowledges the Suffering of Ukrainian People While Criticizing U.S. Aid — Why Can’t Tucker Carlson?
Carlson’s show was already on air as Zelensky finished and here was the first thing the Fox News star said to introduce his show on Wednesday: “As far as we know, no one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before, but they love him much more than they love you. Welcome to Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Carlson’s show was already on air as Zelensky finished and here was the first thing the Fox News star said to introduce his show on Wednesday: “As far as we know, no one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before, but they love him much more than they love you. Welcome to Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Dec 23, 2022: Washington Post: Opinion Tucker Carlson’s rage at Zelensky caps a year of getting things wrong
After Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a rousing speech to U.S. lawmakers this week, Tucker Carlson unleashed a diatribe that put schoolyard sadists everywhere to shame. “No one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before,” he seethed, slamming Zelensky as a “strip club” manager whose presence was “humiliating” to “the greatest country on Earth.”
After Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a rousing speech to U.S. lawmakers this week, Tucker Carlson unleashed a diatribe that put schoolyard sadists everywhere to shame. “No one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before,” he seethed, slamming Zelensky as a “strip club” manager whose presence was “humiliating” to “the greatest country on Earth.”
Dec 22, 2022: Daily Beast: Tucker Carlson Bizarrely Accuses Ukraine’s Zelensky of Dressing Like a ‘Strip Club’ Manager
Tucker Carlson is outraged by the way Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dressed during his historic trip to the U.S. on Wednesday, likening his appearance to that of a strip club manager. After Zelensky met with President Biden at the White House and addressed a joint session of Congress, Carlson took issue with his signature combat fatigues in the opening minutes of Tucker Carlson Tonight. “As far as we know, no one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before, but they love him much more than they love you,” Carlson said, adding: “[T]he president of Ukraine arrived at the White House dressed like the manager of a strip club and started to demand money. Amazingly, no one threw him out. Instead, they did whatever he wanted.” His comments came after Donald Trump Jr. sparked backlash on Wednesday by calling the Ukrainian leader a “welfare queen.”
Tucker Carlson is outraged by the way Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dressed during his historic trip to the U.S. on Wednesday, likening his appearance to that of a strip club manager. After Zelensky met with President Biden at the White House and addressed a joint session of Congress, Carlson took issue with his signature combat fatigues in the opening minutes of Tucker Carlson Tonight. “As far as we know, no one’s ever addressed the United States Congress in a sweatshirt before, but they love him much more than they love you,” Carlson said, adding: “[T]he president of Ukraine arrived at the White House dressed like the manager of a strip club and started to demand money. Amazingly, no one threw him out. Instead, they did whatever he wanted.” His comments came after Donald Trump Jr. sparked backlash on Wednesday by calling the Ukrainian leader a “welfare queen.”
Dec 4, 2022: New York Times: Elon Musk, Matt Taibbi, and a Very Modern Media Maelstrom
The Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who often accuses liberals of stifling speech, made the claim that the “documents show a systemic violation of the First Amendment, the largest example of that in modern history.” House Republicans, who have called for an investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden, asserted with no evidence that the report showed systemic collusion between Twitter and aides to Joe Biden, who was then the Democratic nominee. (Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive at the time, later reversed the decision to block the Post story and told Congress it had been a mistake.)
The Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who often accuses liberals of stifling speech, made the claim that the “documents show a systemic violation of the First Amendment, the largest example of that in modern history.” House Republicans, who have called for an investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden, asserted with no evidence that the report showed systemic collusion between Twitter and aides to Joe Biden, who was then the Democratic nominee. (Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive at the time, later reversed the decision to block the Post story and told Congress it had been a mistake.)
Media Matters: On a QAnon-affiliated livestream, Mike Lindell confirms Tucker Carlson reached out to help push conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election
Lindell — who made this announcement on a livestream affiliated with members of the QAnon influencer collective We The Media — has previously thanked Carlson for the positive coverage he received from Fox News after the FBI seized Lindell’s phone in a probe involving the alleged breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county. On the September 13 edition of his show, an outraged Carlson announced “The FBI has just raided the guy who sells pillows on this channel. Not because the pillows were bad, but because they don't like who he voted for.” 11.8.22
Huff Post: Pentagon Grapples With How To Defend Military Women From Tucker Carlson's Insults
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth on Friday called for military leaders to “stand up for women” amid a roiling Defense Department controversy over how to respond to vicious criticism of female soldiers by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. A fierce debate was triggered after Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe was recently scolded by the Army — and his retirement put on hold — for defending female soldiers, with one of his tweets last year calling out Carlson
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Reason: Should Tucker Carlson Have Protected Ye From Himself? 10.12.22
Central Recorder: Tucker Carlson’s “midget with a microphone” comment on a CNN reporter, garners yet another Controversy! 9.21.28
Lindell — who made this announcement on a livestream affiliated with members of the QAnon influencer collective We The Media — has previously thanked Carlson for the positive coverage he received from Fox News after the FBI seized Lindell’s phone in a probe involving the alleged breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county. On the September 13 edition of his show, an outraged Carlson announced “The FBI has just raided the guy who sells pillows on this channel. Not because the pillows were bad, but because they don't like who he voted for.” 11.8.22
Huff Post: Pentagon Grapples With How To Defend Military Women From Tucker Carlson's Insults
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth on Friday called for military leaders to “stand up for women” amid a roiling Defense Department controversy over how to respond to vicious criticism of female soldiers by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. A fierce debate was triggered after Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe was recently scolded by the Army — and his retirement put on hold — for defending female soldiers, with one of his tweets last year calling out Carlson
10.13.22
Reason: Should Tucker Carlson Have Protected Ye From Himself? 10.12.22
Central Recorder: Tucker Carlson’s “midget with a microphone” comment on a CNN reporter, garners yet another Controversy! 9.21.28
Dead State: Tucker Carlson and other Fox News hosts deposed in $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network 8.31.22
Mar 4, 2022: Yahoo: Fox News defense reporter challenges war comments on airTwo days after his appearance on Gowdy's show, Macgregor was brought on as lead guest by Tucker Carlson in prime time. Carlson's show is usually the most-watched program on Fox.
“Unlike so many of the so-called reporters you see on television, he is not acting secretly as a flack for (Defense Secretary) Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon,” Carlson said in his introduction. “No, Doug Macgregor is an honest man.”
“Unlike so many of the so-called reporters you see on television, he is not acting secretly as a flack for (Defense Secretary) Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon,” Carlson said in his introduction. “No, Doug Macgregor is an honest man.”
Feb 28, 2022: Salon: Trumpers play fascist peekaboo: Are Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson backpedaling on Putin?
Trump spent the week gushing over Putin, calling him a "genius" and insisting he's "playing Biden like a drum." Tucker Carlson of Fox News argued that the only reason Americans hate Putin was because they were victims of a propaganda campaign and that the real enemy was liberals at home. Anchors on Fox News repeatedly contrasted the supposed decadence of a "woke" American culture with the "serious civilization" of Russia's authoritarian government. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., made a surprise appearance at a white nationalist event Friday night. Right before and after her speech, the openly racist organizer, Nick Fuentes, led the crowd in a chant of "Putin, Putin" and praised Adolph Hitler.
Trump spent the week gushing over Putin, calling him a "genius" and insisting he's "playing Biden like a drum." Tucker Carlson of Fox News argued that the only reason Americans hate Putin was because they were victims of a propaganda campaign and that the real enemy was liberals at home. Anchors on Fox News repeatedly contrasted the supposed decadence of a "woke" American culture with the "serious civilization" of Russia's authoritarian government. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., made a surprise appearance at a white nationalist event Friday night. Right before and after her speech, the openly racist organizer, Nick Fuentes, led the crowd in a chant of "Putin, Putin" and praised Adolph Hitler.
Feb 19, 2022: Rolling Stone: ‘You’re a Creep Bro’: AOC Puts Tucker Carlson On Blast After ‘Booty Call’ Comment
Let’s face it: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lives rent-free in Tucker Carlson’s head. Since her election to Congress in 2018, the Fox News host has devoted an enormous — if not downright obsessive — amount of mental energy to discrediting
Let’s face it: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lives rent-free in Tucker Carlson’s head. Since her election to Congress in 2018, the Fox News host has devoted an enormous — if not downright obsessive — amount of mental energy to discrediting
Feb 10, 2022: Media Matters: Tucker Carlson: “The Canadian trucker convoy is the single most successful human rights protest in a generation”
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): We want freedom, the truckers are saying, freedom from mandates. It's a very straightforward ask, but so far, the truckers don't have that freedom, and so their blockade continues. So far, that blockade has forced the Ford motor company to shut down one of its manufacturing plants and to operate another plant with a skeleton crew. Toyota says it won't be able to manufacture vehicles in Ontario for the rest of the week. General Motors has canceled multiple shifts at its plant in Lansing, Michigan due to part shortages.
Jan 31, 2022: Capstone Report: Everyone is afraid of Tucker Carlson
The reaction to Tucker Carlson by American Elites is uniform—they hate him. In the last week, Tucker Carlson was maligned by a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and by Leftist mainstream elites on Twitter. What drives the near universal elite disdain for Tucker Carlson?
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): We want freedom, the truckers are saying, freedom from mandates. It's a very straightforward ask, but so far, the truckers don't have that freedom, and so their blockade continues. So far, that blockade has forced the Ford motor company to shut down one of its manufacturing plants and to operate another plant with a skeleton crew. Toyota says it won't be able to manufacture vehicles in Ontario for the rest of the week. General Motors has canceled multiple shifts at its plant in Lansing, Michigan due to part shortages.
Jan 31, 2022: Capstone Report: Everyone is afraid of Tucker Carlson
The reaction to Tucker Carlson by American Elites is uniform—they hate him. In the last week, Tucker Carlson was maligned by a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and by Leftist mainstream elites on Twitter. What drives the near universal elite disdain for Tucker Carlson?
Oct 8, 2021: Media Matters: Fox News keeps turning vaccine resisters into culture war heroes
In August, for example, network star Tucker Carlson touted the “brave souls” who refuse to “go along” with the “lunacy” of vaccine mandates, particularly health care workers, who he claimed must know more than those encouraging them to get shots. He then brought on one such person, a nurse from North Carolina who chose to leave her job rather than follow its requirement that she be vaccinated.
“What do you know that the rest of us don't know?” Carlson asked. “No one can claim that you're uninformed or you don't believe in science.” The former nurse responded by disputing the safety of the drug, saying that “we don't know enough about this vaccine” because “it is experimental,” and thus may not be “safe.”
In August, for example, network star Tucker Carlson touted the “brave souls” who refuse to “go along” with the “lunacy” of vaccine mandates, particularly health care workers, who he claimed must know more than those encouraging them to get shots. He then brought on one such person, a nurse from North Carolina who chose to leave her job rather than follow its requirement that she be vaccinated.
“What do you know that the rest of us don't know?” Carlson asked. “No one can claim that you're uninformed or you don't believe in science.” The former nurse responded by disputing the safety of the drug, saying that “we don't know enough about this vaccine” because “it is experimental,” and thus may not be “safe.”
Dec 10: New York Times: Late Night Is Tired of Tucker Carlson’s ‘Foaming’ at the News
The Fox News host joined his network in insisting the company’s burned-down Christmas tree is proof of the war on Christmas.
Dec 2, 2021: HuffPost: Tucker Carlson Fawns Over Alex Jones, Praises His Skills As A 'Journalist'
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Wednesday called one of the nation’s leading conspiracy theorists, Alex Jones, a good “journalist” and defended the Infowars host as “innocent of inciting crime” in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Nov 24, 2021: MediaIte: Kyle Rittenhouse Tells Tucker Carlson He Was an Andrew Yang Fan, Went to a Trump Rally ‘Because Trump Supports the Police’
Kyle Rittenhouse spoke with Tucker Carlson about politics in their lengthy interview and why he liked both Donald Trump and Andrew Yang.
The Fox News host joined his network in insisting the company’s burned-down Christmas tree is proof of the war on Christmas.
Dec 2, 2021: HuffPost: Tucker Carlson Fawns Over Alex Jones, Praises His Skills As A 'Journalist'
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Wednesday called one of the nation’s leading conspiracy theorists, Alex Jones, a good “journalist” and defended the Infowars host as “innocent of inciting crime” in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Nov 24, 2021: MediaIte: Kyle Rittenhouse Tells Tucker Carlson He Was an Andrew Yang Fan, Went to a Trump Rally ‘Because Trump Supports the Police’
Kyle Rittenhouse spoke with Tucker Carlson about politics in their lengthy interview and why he liked both Donald Trump and Andrew Yang.
Nov 23, 2021: Hill Reporter: WATCH: Tucker Carlson Following Rittenhouse Interview, “What a Sweet Kid”
On Monday night, Rittenhouse appeared on Tucker Carlson’s program. Following the interview, the Fox host gushed about the teen, saying, “what a sweet kid.”
Nov 11, 2021: Bipartisan Report: Congressman Boldly Fact-Checks Tucker Carlson To His Face
Mike Turner (R-OH) appeared on Fox News’ show and discovered the depth of Carlson’s betrayal of our American Constitution. The Ohio representative ended up trying to explain why we would rather have Ukraine as our ally than Russia. Life in Russia has been cold since its President aka dictator Vladimir Putin sucked all the power into his quarter, And that coldness does not just refer to its climate.
On Monday night, Rittenhouse appeared on Tucker Carlson’s program. Following the interview, the Fox host gushed about the teen, saying, “what a sweet kid.”
Nov 11, 2021: Bipartisan Report: Congressman Boldly Fact-Checks Tucker Carlson To His Face
Mike Turner (R-OH) appeared on Fox News’ show and discovered the depth of Carlson’s betrayal of our American Constitution. The Ohio representative ended up trying to explain why we would rather have Ukraine as our ally than Russia. Life in Russia has been cold since its President aka dictator Vladimir Putin sucked all the power into his quarter, And that coldness does not just refer to its climate.
May 10, 2016: Right Scoop: Conservatives need to give up conservative principles and back Trump, says Tucker Carlson
Our Trump-humping friends are going bat-crap crazy because Stephen Hayes referred to the cheeto-faced idiot as “an orange man” in this debate with Tucker Carlson.
Apr 25, 2016: Arkansas News: Tucker Carlson to headline Arkansas GOP fundraiser
Political writer and Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson will headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Arkansas next month, the party said Monday.
Our Trump-humping friends are going bat-crap crazy because Stephen Hayes referred to the cheeto-faced idiot as “an orange man” in this debate with Tucker Carlson.
Apr 25, 2016: Arkansas News: Tucker Carlson to headline Arkansas GOP fundraiser
Political writer and Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson will headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Arkansas next month, the party said Monday.
Sept 28, 2021: Central Recorder: Tucker Carlson’s “midget with a microphone” comment on a CNN reporter, garners yet another Controversy!
Tucker Carlson used an ableist slur on his Fox News show on Monday night, referring to CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz as a “midget with a microphone.” Carlson was in the middle of a segment about COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the protests against them, and other outlets’ coverage of the debate. Prokupecz does not suffer from dwarfism, according to a report by The Daily Beast, but advocates for various groups have long called for the word “midget” to stop being used.
Tucker Carlson used an ableist slur on his Fox News show on Monday night, referring to CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz as a “midget with a microphone.” Carlson was in the middle of a segment about COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the protests against them, and other outlets’ coverage of the debate. Prokupecz does not suffer from dwarfism, according to a report by The Daily Beast, but advocates for various groups have long called for the word “midget” to stop being used.
May 21, 2015: Crooks & Liars: Tucker Carlson Accuses Obama Admin Of Engaging In 'Nazi Stuff' On Alex Jones Show
Tucker Carlson seems determined to remove any shred of respectability that he might have had left with this move. For anyone who wasn't already sure that the guy is nothing more than one giant asshole and right wing flamethrower, here you go.
Apr 3, 2015: Media Matters: Fox News Confirms "Religious Freedom" Law Was About Discrimination
On the April 3 edition of Fox & Friends, hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade, and Tucker Carlson dedicated two segments to criticizing the law's amendment, decrying the lack of "moral courage" on the part of Pence and claiming the bill had been "gutted" by adding anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
Mar 25, 2015: New York Daily News: Bill de Blasio aide slams ‘Daily Caller’ founder Tucker Carlson and his brother for subjecting her to disparaging comments
A top aide to Mayor de Blasio hit back at “Daily Caller” founder Tucker Carlson and his brother Wednesday after she was subjected to a vulgar email rant calling her a “self-righteous bitch” and worse.
Mar 18, 2015: Huffington Post: Blogger Resigns From The Daily Caller After Tucker Carlson Pulls Column Critical Of Fox News
So much for editorial independence. Conservative blogger Mickey Kaus has resigned from The Daily Caller after the site’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a column critical of Fox News.
Sept 29, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Is Convinced Only Rich People Care About Global Warming
This just in: saving the planet is something only rich people care about, according to Fox News's Tucker Carlson.
July 9, 2014: Z-News Notes: Tucker Carlson: “If it’s shown that we were wrong, I’d say it right way. It’d save me a lot of time.”
In an interview with David Uberti in the Columbia Journalism Review, Daily Caller Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson found himself again in the position of defending a story under fire from other media outlets. And in a stance that’ll surprise no one, he stands by it.Tweets about "Tucker Carlson"
June 16, 2014: Salon: Tucker Carlson falls for patently fake “feminist” campaign to ban Father’s Day
Along with his fellow Fox News hosts, Carlson worries that women on the Internet are trying to "crush" men
June 10, 2014: Breitbart: Tucker Carlson: Connecting with Middle Class, Better Wages -- Not Just Amnesty Why Brat Won
On Tuesday’s “Hannity,” Daily Caller editor and Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson argued that the reason Tea Party upstart Dave Brat won over a much better funded opponent in House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) wasn’t solely because of his position on immigration, but the broader implications of immigration policy.
Tucker Carlson seems determined to remove any shred of respectability that he might have had left with this move. For anyone who wasn't already sure that the guy is nothing more than one giant asshole and right wing flamethrower, here you go.
Apr 3, 2015: Media Matters: Fox News Confirms "Religious Freedom" Law Was About Discrimination
On the April 3 edition of Fox & Friends, hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade, and Tucker Carlson dedicated two segments to criticizing the law's amendment, decrying the lack of "moral courage" on the part of Pence and claiming the bill had been "gutted" by adding anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
Mar 25, 2015: New York Daily News: Bill de Blasio aide slams ‘Daily Caller’ founder Tucker Carlson and his brother for subjecting her to disparaging comments
A top aide to Mayor de Blasio hit back at “Daily Caller” founder Tucker Carlson and his brother Wednesday after she was subjected to a vulgar email rant calling her a “self-righteous bitch” and worse.
Mar 18, 2015: Huffington Post: Blogger Resigns From The Daily Caller After Tucker Carlson Pulls Column Critical Of Fox News
So much for editorial independence. Conservative blogger Mickey Kaus has resigned from The Daily Caller after the site’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a column critical of Fox News.
Sept 29, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Is Convinced Only Rich People Care About Global Warming
This just in: saving the planet is something only rich people care about, according to Fox News's Tucker Carlson.
July 9, 2014: Z-News Notes: Tucker Carlson: “If it’s shown that we were wrong, I’d say it right way. It’d save me a lot of time.”
In an interview with David Uberti in the Columbia Journalism Review, Daily Caller Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson found himself again in the position of defending a story under fire from other media outlets. And in a stance that’ll surprise no one, he stands by it.Tweets about "Tucker Carlson"
June 16, 2014: Salon: Tucker Carlson falls for patently fake “feminist” campaign to ban Father’s Day
Along with his fellow Fox News hosts, Carlson worries that women on the Internet are trying to "crush" men
June 10, 2014: Breitbart: Tucker Carlson: Connecting with Middle Class, Better Wages -- Not Just Amnesty Why Brat Won
On Tuesday’s “Hannity,” Daily Caller editor and Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson argued that the reason Tea Party upstart Dave Brat won over a much better funded opponent in House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) wasn’t solely because of his position on immigration, but the broader implications of immigration policy.
May 21, 2015: Crooks & Liars: Tucker Carlson Accuses Obama Admin Of Engaging In 'Nazi Stuff' On Alex Jones Show
Tucker Carlson seems determined to remove any shred of respectability that he might have had left with this move. For anyone who wasn't already sure that the guy is nothing more than one giant asshole and right wing flamethrower, here you go.
Apr 3, 2015: Media Matters: Fox News Confirms "Religious Freedom" Law Was About Discrimination
On the April 3 edition of Fox & Friends, hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade, and Tucker Carlson dedicated two segments to criticizing the law's amendment, decrying the lack of "moral courage" on the part of Pence and claiming the bill had been "gutted" by adding anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
Mar 25, 2015: New York Daily News: Bill de Blasio aide slams ‘Daily Caller’ founder Tucker Carlson and his brother for subjecting her to disparaging comments
A top aide to Mayor de Blasio hit back at “Daily Caller” founder Tucker Carlson and his brother Wednesday after she was subjected to a vulgar email rant calling her a “self-righteous bitch” and worse.
Mar 18, 2015: Huffington Post: Blogger Resigns From The Daily Caller After Tucker Carlson Pulls Column Critical Of Fox News
So much for editorial independence. Conservative blogger Mickey Kaus has resigned from The Daily Caller after the site’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a column critical of Fox News.
Sept 29, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Is Convinced Only Rich People Care About Global Warming
This just in: saving the planet is something only rich people care about, according to Fox News's Tucker Carlson.
July 9, 2014: Z-News Notes: Tucker Carlson: “If it’s shown that we were wrong, I’d say it right way. It’d save me a lot of time.”
In an interview with David Uberti in the Columbia Journalism Review, Daily Caller Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson found himself again in the position of defending a story under fire from other media outlets. And in a stance that’ll surprise no one, he stands by it.
Tucker Carlson seems determined to remove any shred of respectability that he might have had left with this move. For anyone who wasn't already sure that the guy is nothing more than one giant asshole and right wing flamethrower, here you go.
Apr 3, 2015: Media Matters: Fox News Confirms "Religious Freedom" Law Was About Discrimination
On the April 3 edition of Fox & Friends, hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade, and Tucker Carlson dedicated two segments to criticizing the law's amendment, decrying the lack of "moral courage" on the part of Pence and claiming the bill had been "gutted" by adding anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.
Mar 25, 2015: New York Daily News: Bill de Blasio aide slams ‘Daily Caller’ founder Tucker Carlson and his brother for subjecting her to disparaging comments
A top aide to Mayor de Blasio hit back at “Daily Caller” founder Tucker Carlson and his brother Wednesday after she was subjected to a vulgar email rant calling her a “self-righteous bitch” and worse.
Mar 18, 2015: Huffington Post: Blogger Resigns From The Daily Caller After Tucker Carlson Pulls Column Critical Of Fox News
So much for editorial independence. Conservative blogger Mickey Kaus has resigned from The Daily Caller after the site’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a column critical of Fox News.
Sept 29, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Is Convinced Only Rich People Care About Global Warming
This just in: saving the planet is something only rich people care about, according to Fox News's Tucker Carlson.
July 9, 2014: Z-News Notes: Tucker Carlson: “If it’s shown that we were wrong, I’d say it right way. It’d save me a lot of time.”
In an interview with David Uberti in the Columbia Journalism Review, Daily Caller Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson found himself again in the position of defending a story under fire from other media outlets. And in a stance that’ll surprise no one, he stands by it.
June 8, 2014: Raw Story: Tucker Carlson defends trucker after Tracy Morgan crash: Sleep driving not always reckless
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday argued that a Walmart truck driver who allegedly critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan in a car accident should not face jail time because falling asleep behind the wheel was not always reckless.
June 8, 2014: Daily Kos: Tucker Carlson Makes Bid For 'America's Stupidest Man' Crown
Bow-tied anal cyst and Fox 'News' regular Tucker Carlson was never going to trouble the Nobel prize committee. To be blunt, he was always dumber than a bucket full of pig-dribble...but he's outdone himself. Carlson has managed to make pig-dribble look like Richard Feynman.
June 6, 2014: Slate: Sorry, Tucker Carlson: Statutory Rape Is Still Wrong if the Victim Is Male
As I previously predicted, the new Fox News show Outnumbered is shaping up to be must-see TV for fans of retrograde ideas about gender. Tucker Carlson particularly relishes the role of being the big man who's going to tell these silly girls (his co-hosts) that they don't know anything about how men "really" think, and he trotted out another doozy on Thursday by complaining about a female teacher getting arrested for rape.
June 5, 2014: TPM: Tucker Carlson: We Have To 'Pretend' Boys Are Statutory Rape Victims (VIDEO)
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday lamented that Americans are "whiny" about statutory rape and that when it comes to rape, boys are different than girls.
May 20, 2014: News Hounds: Tucker Carlson Defends His White Privilege Against 'Racist' Attacks
Sunday, on Fox & Friends, Carlson interviewed Breitbart (no bias there, no sireee) columnist Kurt Schlichter about a recent article in which Schlichter whined about those nasty "pony tailed grad students" who are telling righteous white guys to "check their privilege" - a reaction to the new right wing boy hero, Princeton student Tal Fortang who whined about how this anti-white attitude is pervasive in academia despite racism being all gone.
May 19, 2014: TPNN: Tucker Carlson Speechless as Former Army Colonel Tears Apart the Concept of ‘White Privilege’
In an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, former Army Colonel Kurt Schlichter discussed his recent Townhall article that refutes the liberal argument that so-called “white privilege” generates success for white people.
May 18, 2014: Crooks & Liars: Tucker Carlson: It's A 'Racist Attack' To Point Out My 'White Privilege'
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday said that liberals were making a "racist attack" by pointing out that "white privilege" exists in America.
May 16, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson: Men Are Suffering In The Workplace, Not Women
"Outnumbered" stuck true to its name on Thursday when host Tucker Carlson found himself in a heated one vs. four debate over gender inequality in the workplace.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday argued that a Walmart truck driver who allegedly critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan in a car accident should not face jail time because falling asleep behind the wheel was not always reckless.
June 8, 2014: Daily Kos: Tucker Carlson Makes Bid For 'America's Stupidest Man' Crown
Bow-tied anal cyst and Fox 'News' regular Tucker Carlson was never going to trouble the Nobel prize committee. To be blunt, he was always dumber than a bucket full of pig-dribble...but he's outdone himself. Carlson has managed to make pig-dribble look like Richard Feynman.
June 6, 2014: Slate: Sorry, Tucker Carlson: Statutory Rape Is Still Wrong if the Victim Is Male
As I previously predicted, the new Fox News show Outnumbered is shaping up to be must-see TV for fans of retrograde ideas about gender. Tucker Carlson particularly relishes the role of being the big man who's going to tell these silly girls (his co-hosts) that they don't know anything about how men "really" think, and he trotted out another doozy on Thursday by complaining about a female teacher getting arrested for rape.
June 5, 2014: TPM: Tucker Carlson: We Have To 'Pretend' Boys Are Statutory Rape Victims (VIDEO)
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday lamented that Americans are "whiny" about statutory rape and that when it comes to rape, boys are different than girls.
May 20, 2014: News Hounds: Tucker Carlson Defends His White Privilege Against 'Racist' Attacks
Sunday, on Fox & Friends, Carlson interviewed Breitbart (no bias there, no sireee) columnist Kurt Schlichter about a recent article in which Schlichter whined about those nasty "pony tailed grad students" who are telling righteous white guys to "check their privilege" - a reaction to the new right wing boy hero, Princeton student Tal Fortang who whined about how this anti-white attitude is pervasive in academia despite racism being all gone.
May 19, 2014: TPNN: Tucker Carlson Speechless as Former Army Colonel Tears Apart the Concept of ‘White Privilege’
In an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, former Army Colonel Kurt Schlichter discussed his recent Townhall article that refutes the liberal argument that so-called “white privilege” generates success for white people.
May 18, 2014: Crooks & Liars: Tucker Carlson: It's A 'Racist Attack' To Point Out My 'White Privilege'
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday said that liberals were making a "racist attack" by pointing out that "white privilege" exists in America.
May 16, 2014: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson: Men Are Suffering In The Workplace, Not Women
"Outnumbered" stuck true to its name on Thursday when host Tucker Carlson found himself in a heated one vs. four debate over gender inequality in the workplace.
May 15, 2014: BuzzFeed: Fox News Host: “Go Try And Hire A Male Journalist — You Can’t Find Any!”
Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson got into a heated debate with the hosts of Outnumbered about how equal pay played into the New York Times’ decision to fire executive editor Jill Abramson, which Carlson called, “greatest story ever.”
May 15, 2014: Forward Progressives: Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Disgustingly Mocks the Poor, Says They’re Lucky Because They’re Fat (Video)
But Fox News’ Tucker Carlson perfectly displayed the type of ignorance I see with most conservatives I encounter.
May 14, 2014: Wonkette: Nutritionist Tucker Carlson: We Should Do Something About All These Disgusting Fat Poors
Tucker Carlson, who plays a human being on Fox’s Outnumbered, explained the connection between obesity and poverty Wednesday, pointing out that poor people are only fat because the government keeps giving them food, and that there’s no such thing as a fat rich person.
May 7, 2014: A Voice for Men: Tucker Carlson Says Rape Is Great!
TJ Kirk, aka The Amazing Atheist, calls out Tucker Carlson. We don’t (necessarily) agree with him that Bill Maher or others who talk like this are any better but otherwise: right on, TJ:
May 6, 2014: American Against The Tea Party: Fox News Deviant Tucker Carlson Thinks Boys Being Sexually Abused is AWESOME! (Video)
We all know Tucker Carlson is sexist and racist, but now he gets to add child abuse advocate to his resume.
Apr 28, 2014: Washington Post: Fox News’s ‘Outnumbered’ debuts, and the joke is on liberals
That is exactly what happened when the show debuted today, with Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson as its first token guy.
Apr 14, 2014: Real Clear Politics: Tucker Carlson on Ranch Dispute: "The Bundys Don't Have A Legal Case"
TUCKER CARLSON: It was moving in an ugly direction and I think the Feds exacerbated it by showing up with snarling dogs and drawn weapons.That's appropriate when you are dealing with a drug cartel, not an elderly rancher. On the other hand, the Bundys don't have a legal case that I can see to be totally honest about it.
Mar 7, 2014: Prison Planet: Explosive Interview: Tucker Carlson Reacts to Building 7 Implosion
In this explosive interview, Alex talks to Tucker Carlson, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller, on a multitude of topics concerning the current state of affairs both abroad and domestically.
Mar 3, 2014: The Grio: Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones: Democratic Party now KKK, government ‘hands out spoils based on skin color’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson joined Alex Jones’ radio show last Friday and claimed the Democratic Party is the new Ku Klux Klan and that the government is responsible for a kind of reverse racism.
Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson got into a heated debate with the hosts of Outnumbered about how equal pay played into the New York Times’ decision to fire executive editor Jill Abramson, which Carlson called, “greatest story ever.”
May 15, 2014: Forward Progressives: Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Disgustingly Mocks the Poor, Says They’re Lucky Because They’re Fat (Video)
But Fox News’ Tucker Carlson perfectly displayed the type of ignorance I see with most conservatives I encounter.
May 14, 2014: Wonkette: Nutritionist Tucker Carlson: We Should Do Something About All These Disgusting Fat Poors
Tucker Carlson, who plays a human being on Fox’s Outnumbered, explained the connection between obesity and poverty Wednesday, pointing out that poor people are only fat because the government keeps giving them food, and that there’s no such thing as a fat rich person.
May 7, 2014: A Voice for Men: Tucker Carlson Says Rape Is Great!
TJ Kirk, aka The Amazing Atheist, calls out Tucker Carlson. We don’t (necessarily) agree with him that Bill Maher or others who talk like this are any better but otherwise: right on, TJ:
May 6, 2014: American Against The Tea Party: Fox News Deviant Tucker Carlson Thinks Boys Being Sexually Abused is AWESOME! (Video)
We all know Tucker Carlson is sexist and racist, but now he gets to add child abuse advocate to his resume.
Apr 28, 2014: Washington Post: Fox News’s ‘Outnumbered’ debuts, and the joke is on liberals
That is exactly what happened when the show debuted today, with Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson as its first token guy.
Apr 14, 2014: Real Clear Politics: Tucker Carlson on Ranch Dispute: "The Bundys Don't Have A Legal Case"
TUCKER CARLSON: It was moving in an ugly direction and I think the Feds exacerbated it by showing up with snarling dogs and drawn weapons.That's appropriate when you are dealing with a drug cartel, not an elderly rancher. On the other hand, the Bundys don't have a legal case that I can see to be totally honest about it.
Mar 7, 2014: Prison Planet: Explosive Interview: Tucker Carlson Reacts to Building 7 Implosion
In this explosive interview, Alex talks to Tucker Carlson, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller, on a multitude of topics concerning the current state of affairs both abroad and domestically.
Mar 3, 2014: The Grio: Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones: Democratic Party now KKK, government ‘hands out spoils based on skin color’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson joined Alex Jones’ radio show last Friday and claimed the Democratic Party is the new Ku Klux Klan and that the government is responsible for a kind of reverse racism.
ON THE RECORD: Feb 27, 2014: Michael Allen (Opposing Views) reports that "Fox News Hosts, Contributors Fundraise for Republicans" and you can clearly tell this author doesn't care for Fox News much. Of course, Allen cites Media Matters as a source and that kind of adds to the fire. Unfortunately, Media Matters is so blindly anti-Fox that they have become journalistically stunted and lack objectivity. For example, Allen writes: "According to MediaMatters.org, Fox News hosts Mike Huckabee, Oliver North and Andrea Tantaros, as well as Fox News contributors John Bolton, Deneen Borelli, Ben Carson, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove and Allen West are appearing at “Lincoln Day Dinners,” which raise money for various Republicans." The problem is, that with the exception of Mike Huckabee, none of the listed are hosts. They are Fox News contributors. Allen notes that "Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson was paid $23,500 to keynote the Oregon Lane County Republican Party Lincoln Day dinner in 2011." So he even calls him a contributor but still treats him like a "host," which, BTW, Carlson was not a host on Fox News in 2011. But, even still, he was a paid speaker. Allen notes "In contrast, MSNBC’s Ed Schultz recently pulled out of next month's Broward County Democrats Unity Dinner when it was revealed to be a fundraiser, reported Politico." Schultz is a host and not a contributor. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann got a suspension when it was revealed that he had contributed to a Democrat but, again, he was a host and not a contributor. A host can be available to speak to anyone, he just cannot donate to the campaigns. Schultz probably got more news about pulling out of the event then he would have gotten if he had attended. And the PR is the same: Schultz is Democrat. Who does not know that? Republicans can hire him to speak also, it's just not very likely that they would. Truth be told, an unbias media is a myth. The pundits who feign objectivity are, to me, the worst offenders. They lead people to believe that what they are saying is true because they are being most objective about it. No one gets taken in by the devil, they get taken in by the devil pretending to be an angel.
Feb 26, 2014: Media Matters: Fox's Tucker Carlson: It's "Fascism" For Businesses To Have To Treat Gay Customers Equally
Fox News host and Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson championed an Arizona measure that would allow businesses and individuals refuse services to gay people on religious grounds as a bulwark against "fascism."
Jan 26, 2014: Moderate Voice: Tucker Carlson: Since young people can’t order entres properly don’t let them vote
If the Republican Party was more of an affirmative party, it could make a lot more gains in elections. But its imagery remains anchored in the imagery of “NO!” — a party that seems to want to exclude and control. The latest tidbit which is condescending to young people comes from The Daily Caller’s Tucker Carlson who argues (no joke) that 17-year-olds shouldn’t vote because they don’t know what entre to order.
June 22, 2014: New York Magazine: Republicans Finally Admit Why They Really Hate Obamacare
Conservatives spent years predicting Obamacare would collapse in all manner of gloomy scenarios.
Jan 24, 2014: New York Magazine: Tucker Carlson Unable to Distinguish Domestic Abuse From Combat
Tucker Carlson, editor of the Daily Caller, has pried upon a contradiction in the Obama administration's stance on women. Obama wants to stop women from being assaulted, but it is allowing women to serve in combat, where they might be attacked.
Jan 2, 2014: Gawker: The Internet Currently Thinks Tucker Carlson Is Probably Gay
Earlier this week, BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones fed the name of his boss, BuzzFeed editor in chief Ben Smith, into a website called Gay or Straight and tweeted out the result:
Dec 1, 2013: Raw Story: Tucker Carlson defends Logan on Benghazi: ‘Sometimes the best stories have flaky sources’
Speaking to Fox News media critic Howard Kurtz on Fox & Friends, Carlson complained that MSNBC had not fired host Martin Bashir over improper comment about Sarah Plain but Logan had been asked to take a leave of absence after several other media outlets determined that her primary source had lied about being at the U.S. mission in Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attack.
Sept 22, 2013: The Blaze: Here Is The Moment Where Chris Wallace Appeared Visibly Annoyed With Tucker Carlson
Appearing on “Fox & Friends” this morning to preview his “Fox News Sunday” show, host Chris Wallace appeared to be visibly annoyed with his colleague Tucker Carlson.
Sept 1, 2013: New York Daily News: Tucker Carlson falls asleep while hosting 'Fox & Friends' with Mike Jerrick and Alisyn Camerota
The tuckered-out conservative dozed off Saturday morning while on-air, and his co-hosts teased him when he woke up thinking the show was on commercial break.
Aug 31, 2013: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Falls Asleep On 'Fox & Friends' (VIDEO)
Here's Tucker Carlson, dozing off live on television. Unless it was a weird joke? But it doesn't seem like it, since he keeps asking if he's really on TV.
July 15, 2013: Publius Forum: Tucker Carlson: Sharpton, Jackson ‘Hustlers and Pimps’
On the July 14 broadcast of Fox & Friends Sunday, Tucker Carlson said out loud what everyone already knows: neither Al Sharpton nor Jesse Jackson are real civil rights leaders and both are little else but hustlers and pimps.
Mar 27, 2013: New York Times: Tucker Carlson Takes Over ‘Fox & Friends’ Weekend Edition
Mr. Carlson’s promotion was announced on Wednesday. He will start on April 6, one week before a new host takes over the talk show that MSNBC telecasts at the same hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
Fox News host and Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson championed an Arizona measure that would allow businesses and individuals refuse services to gay people on religious grounds as a bulwark against "fascism."
Jan 26, 2014: Moderate Voice: Tucker Carlson: Since young people can’t order entres properly don’t let them vote
If the Republican Party was more of an affirmative party, it could make a lot more gains in elections. But its imagery remains anchored in the imagery of “NO!” — a party that seems to want to exclude and control. The latest tidbit which is condescending to young people comes from The Daily Caller’s Tucker Carlson who argues (no joke) that 17-year-olds shouldn’t vote because they don’t know what entre to order.
June 22, 2014: New York Magazine: Republicans Finally Admit Why They Really Hate Obamacare
Conservatives spent years predicting Obamacare would collapse in all manner of gloomy scenarios.
Jan 24, 2014: New York Magazine: Tucker Carlson Unable to Distinguish Domestic Abuse From Combat
Tucker Carlson, editor of the Daily Caller, has pried upon a contradiction in the Obama administration's stance on women. Obama wants to stop women from being assaulted, but it is allowing women to serve in combat, where they might be attacked.
Jan 2, 2014: Gawker: The Internet Currently Thinks Tucker Carlson Is Probably Gay
Earlier this week, BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones fed the name of his boss, BuzzFeed editor in chief Ben Smith, into a website called Gay or Straight and tweeted out the result:
Dec 1, 2013: Raw Story: Tucker Carlson defends Logan on Benghazi: ‘Sometimes the best stories have flaky sources’
Speaking to Fox News media critic Howard Kurtz on Fox & Friends, Carlson complained that MSNBC had not fired host Martin Bashir over improper comment about Sarah Plain but Logan had been asked to take a leave of absence after several other media outlets determined that her primary source had lied about being at the U.S. mission in Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attack.
Sept 22, 2013: The Blaze: Here Is The Moment Where Chris Wallace Appeared Visibly Annoyed With Tucker Carlson
Appearing on “Fox & Friends” this morning to preview his “Fox News Sunday” show, host Chris Wallace appeared to be visibly annoyed with his colleague Tucker Carlson.
Sept 1, 2013: New York Daily News: Tucker Carlson falls asleep while hosting 'Fox & Friends' with Mike Jerrick and Alisyn Camerota
The tuckered-out conservative dozed off Saturday morning while on-air, and his co-hosts teased him when he woke up thinking the show was on commercial break.
Aug 31, 2013: Huffington Post: Tucker Carlson Falls Asleep On 'Fox & Friends' (VIDEO)
Here's Tucker Carlson, dozing off live on television. Unless it was a weird joke? But it doesn't seem like it, since he keeps asking if he's really on TV.
July 15, 2013: Publius Forum: Tucker Carlson: Sharpton, Jackson ‘Hustlers and Pimps’
On the July 14 broadcast of Fox & Friends Sunday, Tucker Carlson said out loud what everyone already knows: neither Al Sharpton nor Jesse Jackson are real civil rights leaders and both are little else but hustlers and pimps.
Mar 27, 2013: New York Times: Tucker Carlson Takes Over ‘Fox & Friends’ Weekend Edition
Mr. Carlson’s promotion was announced on Wednesday. He will start on April 6, one week before a new host takes over the talk show that MSNBC telecasts at the same hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
2022
Dec 23, 2022: Greg Sargent posted an Op-Ed in the Washington Post titled "Tucker Carlson’s rage at Zelensky caps a year of getting things wrong." Sargent wrote: "Just before the midterm elections, Carlson wrongly predicted a “humiliating repudiation” for Democrats. Importantly, Carlson based this in part on Democrats’ wokeness and border policies, hubristically certain that voters would reject both. Carlson’s show also promoted 18 GOP candidates who went on to lose, as tallied by Matthew Gertz of Media Matters. And while Carlson backed Ohio Sen.-elect J.D. Vance, he also hawked Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters as “the future of the GOP.” That’s almost certainly because Masters’s demonization of migrants (including ads featuring machine-gun fire at the border) was peerless. But Masters lost by 5 points — in a border state.
Outside our borders, Carlson also lionized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as one of the great illiberal populist hopes of the Western Hemisphere. This year, Bolsonaro was ousted after one term. (To be fair, Carlson was able to celebrate a hard right victory — in Italy.)
And Carlson has been ham-handed in his efforts to counter the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s insurrection with his own propaganda, even smearing the committee as “Stalinist.” He used similar language about the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Outside our borders, Carlson also lionized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as one of the great illiberal populist hopes of the Western Hemisphere. This year, Bolsonaro was ousted after one term. (To be fair, Carlson was able to celebrate a hard right victory — in Italy.)
And Carlson has been ham-handed in his efforts to counter the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s insurrection with his own propaganda, even smearing the committee as “Stalinist.” He used similar language about the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Dec 21, 2022: Carlson offered his opinion on the Zelensky speech before congress on same day: "The president of Ukraine arrived at the White House dressed like the manager of a strip club and started to demand money. Amazingly, no one threw him out. Instead, they did whatever he wanted. American taxpayers, Joe Biden declared, will continue to give Zelensky whatever he demands for “as long as it takes....Tellingly, Biden never specified what “it” is. “As long as it takes” to do what? Push the Russian army back to pre-invasion borders? Sounds reasonable. That’s what most Americans likely assume, most who are paying attention. But that is not what Zelensky means and it is not what he’s asking for....Zelensky is demanding regime change in Russia. That’s what Zelensky has called for repeatedly and every dollar sent to him goes toward that end,” he added. “So what happens if he ‘wins?’ What does the ensuing chaos look like? Thought about that? Who’s gonna secure the largest nuclear arsenal once we help Zelensky topple the Russian government? Who replaces Putin? The point was to fawn over the Ukrainian strip club manager and hand him billions more dollars from our own crumbling economy. It is hard, in fact, it may be impossible to imagine a more humiliating scenario for the greatest country on Earth.”
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April 30, 2022: New York Times: What to Know About Tucker Carlson’s Rise
Night after night on Fox, Tucker Carlson weaponizes his viewers’ fears and grievances to create what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news. It is also, by some measures, the most successful. |
In the White House, Mr. Trump had a symbiotic relationship with Fox: watching, tweeting, talking frequently to the network’s hosts. But that presented Mr. Carlson with a programming problem as his new show ascended to Fox’s marquee 8 p.m. time slot: He wanted to reach the Trump base, he told friends and co-workers, but without being beholden to the mercurial president. The solution: embrace Trumpism, not Mr. Trump. The show would grasp the emotional core of Mr. Trump’s allure — white panic over the country’s changing ethnic composition — while keeping a carefully measured distance from the president. Mr. Carlson sometimes even criticized the president, and in private, he mocked Mr. Trump’s habit of phoning to head off on-air attacks. 4.30.22 |
For months, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson tirelessly promoted anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories on his show but wouldn’t say whether or not he had been vaccinated for COVID-19. According to Daily Beast reporters Justin Baragona and Lachlan Cartwright, however, Carlson bragged about being unvaccinated during a Saturday, April 2 appearance at an evangelical Christian fundamentalist megachurch in La Jolla, California.
Certainly, not all Christians are anti-vaxxer extremists. Many Catholic and mainline Protestant churches have helped their members find COVID-19 vaccines. But anti-vaxxer attitudes are common among far-right white evangelicals, including those who attend Awaken Church in La Jolla (a San Diego suburb) and applauded Carlson’s speech on April 2. --Alex Henderson; AlterNet 4.12.22
Certainly, not all Christians are anti-vaxxer extremists. Many Catholic and mainline Protestant churches have helped their members find COVID-19 vaccines. But anti-vaxxer attitudes are common among far-right white evangelicals, including those who attend Awaken Church in La Jolla (a San Diego suburb) and applauded Carlson’s speech on April 2. --Alex Henderson; AlterNet 4.12.22
Feb 25, 2022: From Snopes:
Claim: Russian state television has been airing and translating clips from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show where he defends Putin.
True: Given the number of available clips of Russian channels sharing Carlson’s show, we therefore rate this claim as “True.”
Claim: Russian state television has been airing and translating clips from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show where he defends Putin.
True: Given the number of available clips of Russian channels sharing Carlson’s show, we therefore rate this claim as “True.”
2021
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Dec 10, 2021: New York Times: Late Night Is Tired of Tucker Carlson’s ‘Foaming’ at the News
The Fox News host joined his network in insisting the company’s burned-down Christmas tree is proof of the war on Christmas. |
On Thursday, Fox News hosts continued their insistence that the Christmas tree outside its headquarters had been burned down as part of the war on Christmas. Jimmy Kimmel said the network must not have had anything else to talk about this week, “because they really went to town on this ‘We have been victimized’ jag, and no one did more phony foaming at the mouth than the little dumber boy,” referring to Tucker Carlson. “According to Tucker Carlson, this is not an isolated incident of some disturbed rando lighting their tree on fire,” Stephen Colbert said, even though the police have said the suspect was a homeless man, and that drugs or mental illness could have been a factor in the torching. |
“[imitating (Tucker) Carlson] When will it end? Will every new variant mean new powers for our political class? Will they be able to test you, trace you, come to your house and inject you with a microchip hidden in a vaccine that tracks your movements? And will that tracking microchip allow them to see that you went to the anime convention, in secret, of course, because you didn’t want your friends at Fox News to know you’re into that kind of thing. And will they find out about the time you asked Sean Hannity what he thought of ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ and he looked at you like you were crazy, and that hurt your feelings so much that you ran into the bathroom to cry, only to realize you had run into the women’s bathroom and you were so worried that someone would see you run out that you instead removed a ceiling panel and climbed into a heating duct for the purposes of shimmying back to your office, not knowing that the duct wouldn’t be strong enough to support your weight, causing you to, mid-shimmy, collapse through the ceiling, where you landed on top of Rupert Murdoch’s desk while he was sitting at it, causing him to look up from his soup and yell ‘Crikey!’ Will that happen to you? Well, I can tell you it will because it happened to me.” — SETH MEYERS 12.10.21
Sept 14, 2021:
" I mean, I lie if I’m really cornered or something. I lie. I really try not to. I try never to lie on TV. I just don’t ― I don’t like lying. I certainly do it, you know, out of weakness or whatever.” - Tucker Carlson yesterday in an interview.
" I mean, I lie if I’m really cornered or something. I lie. I really try not to. I try never to lie on TV. I just don’t ― I don’t like lying. I certainly do it, you know, out of weakness or whatever.” - Tucker Carlson yesterday in an interview.
Aug 19, 2021: The Wrap: Tucker Carlson Argues Against Refugees: Ilhan Omar ‘Became Worse After She Got Here’ (Video)
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson ended his 17-minute monologue on Afghan refugees Wednesday night by going after Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has sparred with him indirectly for years.
Carlson rolled some of Omar’s recent comments on accepting refugees, noting that she herself was a refugee from Somalia, before saying he wasn’t going to attack her: “We’re not going to do that. The truth is this is our fault. She is our fault. Ilhan Omar is living proof that we are not very good at resettling refugees. She was saved from a refugee camp in Kenya as a child by the kindness and generosity of America and yet she has grown to hate America and the people who live here. Where did she learn those attitudes? Well, of course, in college — our colleges. We taught her to hate our country. She became worse after she got here.”
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson ended his 17-minute monologue on Afghan refugees Wednesday night by going after Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has sparred with him indirectly for years.
Carlson rolled some of Omar’s recent comments on accepting refugees, noting that she herself was a refugee from Somalia, before saying he wasn’t going to attack her: “We’re not going to do that. The truth is this is our fault. She is our fault. Ilhan Omar is living proof that we are not very good at resettling refugees. She was saved from a refugee camp in Kenya as a child by the kindness and generosity of America and yet she has grown to hate America and the people who live here. Where did she learn those attitudes? Well, of course, in college — our colleges. We taught her to hate our country. She became worse after she got here.”
2014
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Mar 3, 2014: Wonkette: Tucker Carlson Yelling At Minorities Again
He Seems Nice: ranty race-baiter Tucker Carlson took a few minutes of his busy day Friday to explain to conspiracy slug Alex Jones that the real problem this country faces is that the U.S. Government is just too intent on keepin’ the oppressed white man down: |
“The federal government takes sides and hands out spoils based on skin color,” Carlson claimed ... Carlson expressed his disgust of the country’s previous segregation, and likened present-day “handouts” to the government “[taking] sides based on race” as it did in the past. |
2013
SCA Names The Daily Caller “Most Unethical News Publication”
Press Release / May 20, 2013 Washington, DC –
The Secular Coalition for America today named the Daily Caller “the most unethical news publication.” The Daily Caller earned the “award” after numerous discriminatory and unethical emails were sent by Christopher Bedford, Associate Editor at the Daily Caller, to the Secular Coalition. The most recent email read, “Take a day off from hating God, kids and babies.” Bedford’s actions were supported by Daily Caller Editor in Chief, Tucker Carlson.
The Secular Coalition said the journalism code of ethics—which includes principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality and fairness—must be extended to all groups equally regardless of religious belief or nonbelief. The Coalition decided to issue the award as a lighthearted way of drawing attention to media bias against nontheists.
The issue of media bias impacts the nontheistic community, but it is one area that is often ignored in discussions of discrimination against nontheists. The Freethought Society keeps a list of instances of media-related discrimination against nontheists, including stereotyping by the media.
Edwina Rogers, executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, said the Coalition routinely receives comments from reporters that indicate bias against nontheists, “but the Daily Caller takes the cake.”
The most recent example of poor journalistic ethics on the part of the Daily Caller came on May 3, in response to a press release the Secular Coalition sent on the so-called morning after pill, or “Plan B.” After his initial email, Bedford followed up with:
“I’m not sure what y’all believe in beyond annoying America, but if it’s what most atheists believe, I hope it comes true: I hope you live a long, happy life surrounded by friends and family, and when, in many years time, it is your turn to rejoin your earth mommy, you become one with her, growing into a majestic and beautiful tree that some hardworking American fells, turns into paper and prints a Bible on.”
Bedford has responded to at least five SCA press releases with escalating rhetoric over the course of the last year. The majority of responses espoused negative sentiments toward the nontheistic viewpoint, but one, sent to the Secular Coalition’s female communications manager, read “Here’s a Dick pic.” Only after scrolling to the bottom of the email was a picture of Dick Cheney visible.
When Executive Director, Edwina Rogers contacted The Daily Caller’s Editor in Chief, Tucker Carlson, to discuss religiously-based media bias at the Daily Caller, Carlson supported Bedford’s actions and statements saying, “That’s not ‘hate.’ It’s disagreement. I’m confused by what strikes me as your disproportionate outrage.”
The Daily Caller claims that it is a legitimate news publication offering unbiased reporting. In an interview with Politico, Carlson described the publication’s work as “hard-nosed reporting” on politics and government and said The Daily Caller will not be tied to ideology but rather will be “breaking stories of importance.” In a Washington Post article, Carlson said “We’re not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone.”
Rogers points out that impartiality is the foundation that allows journalists to cover news without imposing any ideological orthodoxy on the reader.
The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics urges reporters to, “Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others; Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status; Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant; Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility” among other tenets.
“The basic tenets of journalism ethics are clear—are we to understand that those basic ethics apply to other groups, but not atheists?” Rogers said. “We’ve seen overt discrimination in areas of media such as advertising, and the amount of news coverage given to religion vs. atheism, but discrimination coming directly from reporters—who are supposed to be impartial—is an area that is rarely discussed.”
Over the last year, the Secular Coalition has received nearly 20 biased responses from reporters who have received press releases. Other responses include comments like, “I feel sorry for you…I believe strongly in Jesus Christ and God the Father,” “You should be ashamed,” and “Move to Iraq. Then you won’t have to worry about it.”
Press Release / May 20, 2013 Washington, DC –
The Secular Coalition for America today named the Daily Caller “the most unethical news publication.” The Daily Caller earned the “award” after numerous discriminatory and unethical emails were sent by Christopher Bedford, Associate Editor at the Daily Caller, to the Secular Coalition. The most recent email read, “Take a day off from hating God, kids and babies.” Bedford’s actions were supported by Daily Caller Editor in Chief, Tucker Carlson.
The Secular Coalition said the journalism code of ethics—which includes principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality and fairness—must be extended to all groups equally regardless of religious belief or nonbelief. The Coalition decided to issue the award as a lighthearted way of drawing attention to media bias against nontheists.
The issue of media bias impacts the nontheistic community, but it is one area that is often ignored in discussions of discrimination against nontheists. The Freethought Society keeps a list of instances of media-related discrimination against nontheists, including stereotyping by the media.
Edwina Rogers, executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, said the Coalition routinely receives comments from reporters that indicate bias against nontheists, “but the Daily Caller takes the cake.”
The most recent example of poor journalistic ethics on the part of the Daily Caller came on May 3, in response to a press release the Secular Coalition sent on the so-called morning after pill, or “Plan B.” After his initial email, Bedford followed up with:
“I’m not sure what y’all believe in beyond annoying America, but if it’s what most atheists believe, I hope it comes true: I hope you live a long, happy life surrounded by friends and family, and when, in many years time, it is your turn to rejoin your earth mommy, you become one with her, growing into a majestic and beautiful tree that some hardworking American fells, turns into paper and prints a Bible on.”
Bedford has responded to at least five SCA press releases with escalating rhetoric over the course of the last year. The majority of responses espoused negative sentiments toward the nontheistic viewpoint, but one, sent to the Secular Coalition’s female communications manager, read “Here’s a Dick pic.” Only after scrolling to the bottom of the email was a picture of Dick Cheney visible.
When Executive Director, Edwina Rogers contacted The Daily Caller’s Editor in Chief, Tucker Carlson, to discuss religiously-based media bias at the Daily Caller, Carlson supported Bedford’s actions and statements saying, “That’s not ‘hate.’ It’s disagreement. I’m confused by what strikes me as your disproportionate outrage.”
The Daily Caller claims that it is a legitimate news publication offering unbiased reporting. In an interview with Politico, Carlson described the publication’s work as “hard-nosed reporting” on politics and government and said The Daily Caller will not be tied to ideology but rather will be “breaking stories of importance.” In a Washington Post article, Carlson said “We’re not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone.”
Rogers points out that impartiality is the foundation that allows journalists to cover news without imposing any ideological orthodoxy on the reader.
The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics urges reporters to, “Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others; Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status; Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant; Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility” among other tenets.
“The basic tenets of journalism ethics are clear—are we to understand that those basic ethics apply to other groups, but not atheists?” Rogers said. “We’ve seen overt discrimination in areas of media such as advertising, and the amount of news coverage given to religion vs. atheism, but discrimination coming directly from reporters—who are supposed to be impartial—is an area that is rarely discussed.”
Over the last year, the Secular Coalition has received nearly 20 biased responses from reporters who have received press releases. Other responses include comments like, “I feel sorry for you…I believe strongly in Jesus Christ and God the Father,” “You should be ashamed,” and “Move to Iraq. Then you won’t have to worry about it.”
May 12, 2013: News Hounds: Tucker Carlson Aghast That NYC Youth Have Sex Ed 'App'
One shudders to think how famous "dick" Tucker Carlson learned about sex.
One shudders to think how famous "dick" Tucker Carlson learned about sex.
Apr 15, 2013: Raw Story reported that Tucker Carlson denied working for Fox News when caught fly fishing in Central Park. Fox News pundit Carlson had his peaceful fly fishing outing in New York City’s Central Park interrupted by a contributor to Howard Stern’s show.
April 12, 2013: The current issue of WORLD includes an interview with Tucker Carlson, 43, editor in chief of The Daily Caller, a three-year-old Washington political news site. He is also a Fox News commentator. Here an excerpt from his interview we didn’t have room for in the magazine.
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Mar 27, 2013: New York Times: Tucker Carlson Takes Over ‘Fox & Friends’ Weekend Edition
He will start on April 6, one week before a new host takes over the talk show that MSNBC telecasts at the same hours on Saturdays and Sundays. |
Fox’s news release noted that “Fox & Friends Weekend,” which sometimes has a conservative bent, just like Mr. Carlson, outperforms the competing shows on MSNBC and CNN in the ratings, a fact that is equally true for the channel’s schedule seven days a week. MSNBC’s “Up,” a show on weekend mornings hosted by Chris Hayes for the past year and a half, will be taken over by a new host, Steve Kornacki, on April 13. Mr. Hayes is moving to weekdays at 8 p.m |
Feb 8, 2013: Democratic Underground: Tucker Carlson equates women in combat with domestic violence...
Tucker Carlson, editor of the Daily Caller, has pried upon a contradiction in the Obama administration's stance on women.
Tucker Carlson, editor of the Daily Caller, has pried upon a contradiction in the Obama administration's stance on women.
2012
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Nov 26, 2012:
Washingtonian: The Bearable Lightness of Being Tucker Carlson He knows that people loathe him, think his career is in the toilet, and believe that his website, the Daily Caller, marks a new low in journalism. But the truth is that Tucker Carlson couldn’t be happier. |
The joke about mustaches and dirty words feels true because—let’s just say it—Tucker Carlson is not America’s sweetheart. The word “dick” is a frequent descriptor, often modified by “total.” That was the epithet Jon Stewart directed at him during their infamous Crossfire showdown, an encounter that hastened the demise of the program and, temporarily at least, deflated the world’s most ascendant pundit. Search Twitter and you’ll find Carlson deemed a hack, a loser, and a bunch of other names that magazines like this one don’t publish. He is “like that kid in the 2nd grade you just HATED,” one tweet says. |
Nov 2, 2012: Famous DC: Feasting Famously with Tucker Carlson
Some might know Tucker Carlson as the conservative knight in pastel bow-tie armor who battled the fire-breathing Ragin’ Cajun’ himself, James Carville, when they co-hosted CNN’s Crossfire. Others know him for his political commentary on networks such as MSNBC, and still ongoing, Fox News.
Some might know Tucker Carlson as the conservative knight in pastel bow-tie armor who battled the fire-breathing Ragin’ Cajun’ himself, James Carville, when they co-hosted CNN’s Crossfire. Others know him for his political commentary on networks such as MSNBC, and still ongoing, Fox News.
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Oct 7, 2012: New York Times: Still a Conservative Provocateur, Carlson Angles for Clicks, Not Fights
The stark differences highlight how the entrepreneurial Mr. Carlson has evolved. While his currency used to be debate — at CNN he co-hosted “Crossfire,” and at MSNBC he tangled with the liberal commentator Rachel Maddow and helped make her a TV star — now it is clicks for his site. |
The stark differences highlight how the entrepreneurial Mr. Carlson has evolved. While his currency used to be debate — at CNN he co-hosted “Crossfire,” and at MSNBC he tangled with the liberal commentator Rachel Maddow and helped make her a TV star — now it is clicks for his site. And to get those, he doesn’t need to talk to the other side. In this new role, Mr. Carlson is succeeding: The Daily Caller, backed by the conservative businessman Foster Friess and several other investors, has quadrupled its page views and total audience in two years and reported that it became profitable earlier this year without ever buying an advertisement for itself. 10.7.23 |
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Oct 3, 2012: Hot Air: Video: Tucker Carlson presses his case on 2007 Obama speech
The morning after the big reveal on last night’s Hannity, The Daily Caller’s Tucker Carlson appeared on Fox and Friends to press his case that the media deliberately underplayed Barack Obama’s June 2007 speech to Hampton University |
Daily Caller editor-in-chief Tucker Carlson said on Fox and Friends this morning that the “very revealing” clip is an example of Obama using racially-charged rhetoric. The speech, given at Hampton University, also shows Obama shouting out Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who was in the audience. He tells the crowd, “The people down in New Orleans they don’t care about as much!” Carlson explained that in his view, “Obama is telling a majority-black audience that the federal government doesn’t like them because they’re black. He is whipping up fear, and paranoia, and hatred.” 10.2.12 |
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Oct 3, 2012: The Dish: The Decline And Fall Of Tucker Carlson
The Dish actually transcribed the entire Obama speech – Carlson's massively hyped "scoop" yesterday – in June 2007. Oct 2, 2012: MediaIte: Tucker Carlson Reported Obama Video In 2007 On MSNBC, Slammed Politicization Of ‘Unjustifiable’ Crime
Tonight, the Drudge Report, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson seized on an unedited video of a speech President Obama gave in 2007, criticizing it for being “racially charged” — and also criticizing the media for omitting what they deemed the most controversial comments in the reporting at the time of the speech. Carlson, an MSNBC host at the time, was among those who reported on the video in 2007. |
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July 15, 2012: Politico: Tucker Carlson defends heckling reporter
Tucker Carlson and David Martosko, editors of the conservative political site The Daily Caller, are defending the reporter who heckled President Barack Obama at today's Rose Garden address on immigration. "Yes, that was TheDC's Neil Munro who dared question the president in the Rose Garden," Martosko tweeted. "Everyone's defying precedent today, it seems." "This is what reporters are supposed to do," Carlson later told the Huffington Post. "They're supposed to get their questions answered." |
While announcing a new change in immigration policy, Munro yelled, "Why'd you favor foreigners over Americans?” “Excuse me, sir. It’s not time for questions," Obama said. "Are you going to take questions?” Munro asked. “Not while I’m speaking.” Obama said. Munro is the same reporter who earned the ire of Attorney General Eric Holder last year for a series of articles about the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal. |
2011
Sept 19, 2011: MediaIte reported that Greta Van Susteren harshly criticized Tucker Carlson for an explicit headline on his blog, The Daily Caller, which referred to Mike Tyson‘s controversial comments about Sarah Palin. Susteren branded Carlson a “pig”, for publishing the “disgusting post” and characterized it as “not just smut,” but “violence against women.”
In a seething 900-word blog post, Van Susteren took Carlson to task for a graphic caption which quoted Tyson alluding to Joe McGinniss’s sordid details about former NBA player Glen Rice‘s relationship with Palin. “Mike Tyson: Sarah Palin met the ‘wombshifter'” read the offending headline.
In a seething 900-word blog post, Van Susteren took Carlson to task for a graphic caption which quoted Tyson alluding to Joe McGinniss’s sordid details about former NBA player Glen Rice‘s relationship with Palin. “Mike Tyson: Sarah Palin met the ‘wombshifter'” read the offending headline.
2010
Dec 29, 2010: NBC Sports: Tucker Carlson: Michael Vick should have been executed
“I’m a Christian, I’ve made mistakes myself, I believe fervently in second chances,” Carlson said. “But Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should’ve been executed for that. He wasn’t, but the idea that the President of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs?”
“I’m a Christian, I’ve made mistakes myself, I believe fervently in second chances,” Carlson said. “But Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should’ve been executed for that. He wasn’t, but the idea that the President of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs?”
Jan 11, 2010: MediaIte: Mixed Reactions To Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller?January 11, 2009 marks the launch of what the right wing internet has been anxiously awaiting: Tucker Carlson‘s The Daily Caller a.k.a. the conservative answer to The Huffington Post. Upon first glance, The D.C. (coincidence?) looks sharp and leads with a marquee story probably hoping to set the tone for the site. In a large, two-tone font: “The Gate Crasher: The Mysteries of Carlos Allen.” But how’s the online peanut gallery reacting?
The Guardian puts them in good (read: profitable!) company already, as “the third Washington-based news site besides Politico and TalkingPointMemo.” Plus: “The welcome note from Arianna Huffington wishes “Happy linking” and claims the distinction between right and left being a leftover of an outdated mainstream media approach.”
MediaMatters, predictable, not enthused: “Not an auspicious beginning for Carlson’s new right-wing news site,” they write, before slamming a Drudge-like misleading headline.
The Guardian puts them in good (read: profitable!) company already, as “the third Washington-based news site besides Politico and TalkingPointMemo.” Plus: “The welcome note from Arianna Huffington wishes “Happy linking” and claims the distinction between right and left being a leftover of an outdated mainstream media approach.”
MediaMatters, predictable, not enthused: “Not an auspicious beginning for Carlson’s new right-wing news site,” they write, before slamming a Drudge-like misleading headline.
Jan 7, 2010: MediaIte: Tucker Carlson Laughs In The Face Of Gawker’s Page Views
Tucker Carlson, four days before the launch of his new website, which boasts a staff of 21 editors and reporters, has yet to lose his idealism about the Internet! It’s a lovely thing to behold. Also, he has no plans on being the next Nick Denton.
Tucker Carlson, four days before the launch of his new website, which boasts a staff of 21 editors and reporters, has yet to lose his idealism about the Internet! It’s a lovely thing to behold. Also, he has no plans on being the next Nick Denton.
Jan 2010: Washington Independent:Carlson Launches Right’s Answer to HuffPost
Last February, Carlson — the conservative former host or co-host of shows on CNN and MSNBC, and still a Fox News contributor — gave a speech to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in which he urged activists on the right to “copy” the journalistic model of The New York Times. “They need to get out, find out what’s going on, and not just analyze things based on what the mainstream media has reported,” Carlson said. He was roundly booed. Four months later he officially announced plans to launch a news site “along the lines of The Huffington Post” with an ideology “not in sync with the current program.” When he talked with TWI on Wednesday, Carlson suggested that the desire for news like that, and the potential to break big stories, was greater than ever.
“When was the last time you saw, on television, a straight explanation of what’s in the competing House and Senate health care bills?” Carlson asked. “What’s in them? People want to know that!”
In the time between that announcement and next week’s debut, Carlson and his partner Neil Patel — a former aide to Dick Cheney — raised money, scouted out staff (“we didn’t ask about ideology,” said Carlson) and held poker games at their original, grimier office in Washington’s Dupont Circle. A June launch date was pushed into autumn, and then pushed back again. The reason, explained Patel, was that “our aspirations kept growing.”
Last February, Carlson — the conservative former host or co-host of shows on CNN and MSNBC, and still a Fox News contributor — gave a speech to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in which he urged activists on the right to “copy” the journalistic model of The New York Times. “They need to get out, find out what’s going on, and not just analyze things based on what the mainstream media has reported,” Carlson said. He was roundly booed. Four months later he officially announced plans to launch a news site “along the lines of The Huffington Post” with an ideology “not in sync with the current program.” When he talked with TWI on Wednesday, Carlson suggested that the desire for news like that, and the potential to break big stories, was greater than ever.
“When was the last time you saw, on television, a straight explanation of what’s in the competing House and Senate health care bills?” Carlson asked. “What’s in them? People want to know that!”
In the time between that announcement and next week’s debut, Carlson and his partner Neil Patel — a former aide to Dick Cheney — raised money, scouted out staff (“we didn’t ask about ideology,” said Carlson) and held poker games at their original, grimier office in Washington’s Dupont Circle. A June launch date was pushed into autumn, and then pushed back again. The reason, explained Patel, was that “our aspirations kept growing.”
2009
Tucker Carlson
It’s not surprising that the White House doesn’t like Fox. Most politicians hate the press, and few hide it well. What’s new and remarkable about the Obama administration’s approach is the demand that everyone else hate Fox, too...........
A few hours later on CNN, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel repeated the talking point. It is vital, he said, “to not have the CNNs and the others in the world basically be led in following Fox.”
The official White House position is that the rest of the media should join Team Obama in ostracizing a news outlet that the White House doesn’t like. This raises several obvious questions:
Since when does the federal government get to make programming decisions, much less decide what is and what is not a legitimate news organization?
Where did political consultants—people who spend their lives lying to reporters—get the moral standing to make pronouncements about journalistic ethics?
When did liberals agree it was OK to use government power to muzzle opinions they don’t agree with?
And, most of all, when did the press decide to go along with all of this?
--Tucker Carlson; Daily Beast; 10.22.2009
A few hours later on CNN, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel repeated the talking point. It is vital, he said, “to not have the CNNs and the others in the world basically be led in following Fox.”
The official White House position is that the rest of the media should join Team Obama in ostracizing a news outlet that the White House doesn’t like. This raises several obvious questions:
Since when does the federal government get to make programming decisions, much less decide what is and what is not a legitimate news organization?
Where did political consultants—people who spend their lives lying to reporters—get the moral standing to make pronouncements about journalistic ethics?
When did liberals agree it was OK to use government power to muzzle opinions they don’t agree with?
And, most of all, when did the press decide to go along with all of this?
--Tucker Carlson; Daily Beast; 10.22.2009
Feb 27, 2009: Michelle Malkin Op/Ed: I was amused to read about Tucker Carlson’s finger-wagging to conservatives at CPAC yesterday — apparently repeating the canard that the Right doesn’t do reporting like the vaunted New York Times and needs to stop “just analyzing things based on what the mainstream media has reported.” It’s one thing to see left-wingers pimp the myth that conservatives don’t do reporting. But to have a Beltway conservative show up to CPAC and lazily engage in such uninformed sanctimony? Funny thing is: Carlson was a terrific reporter in the early days of his own career…before he went on to become one of those many, you know, professional analyzers of things. Do as he says, not as he does.
He deserves all the boos he got.
He deserves all the boos he got.
2003
July 9, 2003: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, helped CNN Crossfire Host Tucker Carlson eat his words Wednesday, following the news that sales of her memoir "Living History" had exceeded 1 million copies.
Carlson, the conservative half of the political talk show, had repeatedly claimed on air that Clinton's book would never sell that many copies, vowing to eat his shoes if it did.
"I will in fact eat my shoes because I'm a man of my word," he proclaimed in one segment.
After liberal co-host Paul Begala played a video clip reviewing Carlson's repeated pledge, Clinton came from behind stage, surprising Carlson with a chocolate cake in the shape of a shoe.
The former first lady was gracious in victory. Carlson was equally gracious in defeat. And the two managed to enjoy some repartee to the audience's delight. [Source: CNN]
Carlson, the conservative half of the political talk show, had repeatedly claimed on air that Clinton's book would never sell that many copies, vowing to eat his shoes if it did.
"I will in fact eat my shoes because I'm a man of my word," he proclaimed in one segment.
After liberal co-host Paul Begala played a video clip reviewing Carlson's repeated pledge, Clinton came from behind stage, surprising Carlson with a chocolate cake in the shape of a shoe.
The former first lady was gracious in victory. Carlson was equally gracious in defeat. And the two managed to enjoy some repartee to the audience's delight. [Source: CNN]
