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Tucker’s 2003 Take on O’Reilly Was True About Himself Today

May 10, 2022 Buck Banks

“Bill O’Reilly’s really talented. He’s more talented than I am… But I think there’s a deep phoniness at the center of his shtick… built on perception that he is the character he plays… The moment that it’s revealed not to be true it’s over.”

— Tucker Carlson, on C-SPAN on September 13, 2003.

Don’t Take Tucker Carlson too Seriously — FOX Doesn’t

February 24, 2022 Buck Banks

“Carlson is dangerous because he has a cultlike following who believe his nightly rants. I would love to see the Murdochs put decency above dollars and remove him from the airwaves. … But it’s important to remember what Carlson is: nothing more than an outrage machine. What he offers is not political commentary. It’s Fox-approved nonsense meant to juice ratings — and it works. …Don’t take my word for it. In 2020, Fox’s own lawyers successfully made the case in court that Carlson shouldn’t be taken seriously. And a Trump-appointed federal judge agreed.”

— Margaret Sullivan

Lincoln Project: ‘Which Is It, Ted?’ Watch Cruz Grovel for Tuckum’s Forgiveness

January 7, 2022 Jon Ponder

Sen. Ted Cruz, like Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and others watch Trump carefully trying to learn his dark arts. They emulate his blood lust and joyful sadism at causing pain and creating havoc, but, like the sorcerer’s apprentice, they just can’t conjure up his dark magic.

Carlson Slammed for Telling Audience Not to Take Vaccine

December 18, 2020 Buck Banks

“In this country, we control our own bodies. They’re always telling us that. But no. Suddenly, the rules have changed. On the question of the corona vaccine, our leaders are definitely not pro-choice. Their view is do what you’re told, and don’t complain, and no uncomfortable questions.”

— Tucker Carlson was slammed on social media as dangerous, irresponsible and “truly, truly evil” for his monologue Thursday night sowing doubt about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, HuffPost reports.

Carlson Shows Who Is Really ‘Cynical and Darkly Clever’ — Him

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Buck Banks

“To the cynical and darkly clever people who run the Democratic Party, Biden’s fading intellect is not a handicap. It’s an opportunity. Joe Biden is weak, and he’s getting weaker. Ask anyone who knows him, or who’s watched him carefully over the past 50 years. Biden is noticeably more confused now than he was even last spring, when he entered the race. … Why is this good news for the Democratic establishment in Washington? Because it means they can control him. That’s one reason the other candidates were so eager to swing in behind Biden the instant he won a state.”

— Tucker Carlson argued that Joe Biden’s “fading intellect is not a handicap” but “an opportunity” for the Democratic establishment to control the resurgent White House hopeful, The Hill reports.

Tucker Carlson Takes Trump Admin to Task Over Soleimani Assassination

January 8, 2020 Buck Banks

“Seems like about 20 minutes ago, we were denouncing these people as the ‘deep state’ and pledging never to trust them again without verification. Now, for some reason, we do trust them — implicitly and completely.”

— Fox News host Tucker Carlson, quoted by the New York Times.

Trump to Tucker: ‘I Get More Pussy Than You Do’

January 29, 2016 Pensito Editors

It’s true you have better hair than I do, But I get more pussy than you do. (Click.)

– Phone message left by current Republican Party presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on the voicemail of Tucker Carlson, the rightwing pundit and Swanson Foods heir, after Carlson criticized Trump’s hair on the CNN show “Crossfire” in 1991.

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Tucker’s 2003 Take on O’Reilly Was True About Himself Today

“Bill O’Reilly’s really talented. He’s more talented than I am… But I think there’s a deep phoniness at the center of his shtick… built on perception that he is the character he plays… The moment that it’s revealed not to be true it’s over.”

— Tucker Carlson, on C-SPAN on September 13, 2003.

Don’t Take Tucker Carlson too Seriously — FOX Doesn’t

— Margaret Sullivan

Lincoln Project: ‘Which Is It, Ted?’ Watch Cruz Grovel for Tuckum’s Forgiveness

Carlson Slammed for Telling Audience Not to Take Vaccine

“In this country, we control our own bodies. They’re always telling us that. But no. Suddenly, the rules have changed. On the question of the corona vaccine, our leaders are definitely not pro-choice. Their view is do what you’re told, and don’t complain, and no uncomfortable questions.”

— Tucker Carlson was slammed on social media as dangerous, irresponsible and “truly, truly evil” for his monologue Thursday night sowing doubt about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, HuffPost reports.

Carlson Shows Who Is Really ‘Cynical and Darkly Clever’ — Him

— Tucker Carlson argued that Joe Biden’s “fading intellect is not a handicap” but “an opportunity” for the Democratic establishment to control the resurgent White House hopeful, The Hill reports.

Tucker Carlson Takes Trump Admin to Task Over Soleimani Assassination

— Fox News host Tucker Carlson, quoted by the New York Times.

Trump to Tucker: ‘I Get More Pussy Than You Do’

It’s true you have better hair than I do, But I get more pussy than you do. (Click.)

– Phone message left by current Republican Party presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on the voicemail of Tucker Carlson, the rightwing pundit and Swanson Foods heir, after Carlson criticized Trump’s hair on the CNN show “Crossfire” in 1991.

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Poetic Justice

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“Quite frankly, you have national regime media that they wanted to see Tampa, because they thought that would be worse for Florida. They don’t care about the lives here. If they can use it to pursue their political agenda, they will do it.”

— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) claimed that “national regime media” wanted Hurricane Ian to hit Tampa to “pursue their political agenda” without regard for the people impacted by the storm, Yahoo News reports.

“To call what happened on January 6 an ‘armed insurrection,’ I just think, is not accurate.”

— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) repeated his claim Tuesday that the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was not an “armed insurrection,” adding however, that protesters “did teach us how you can use flag poles, that kind of stuff, as weapons,” CNN reports.

“I don’t believe that Trump is going to plea bargain. I think he could go to prison, but it is more likely that he will serve home confinement. In all likelihood, he will be convicted of multiple felonies.”

— George Conway, in an interview with Salon.

— Washington Post

“Lindsey, Lindsey, Lindsey — God, he’s so disconnected.”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by Rolling Stone, on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) push of a nationwide abortion ban.

Numerati

4:20

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra retweeted President Biden’s 3 p.m. marijuana policy announcement at exactly 4:20 p.m.

$1 billion

299

“A majority of Republican nominees on the ballot this November for the House, Senate and key statewide offices — 299 in all — have denied or questioned the outcome of the last presidential election,” the Washington Post reports.

44% to 49%

A new Marist College poll finds President Biden’s job approval rating is at 44% to 49%. Among registered voters nationally, the Democrats running for Congress have a narrow two-point edge over the Republicans, 46% to 44%.

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