Slog - Comments on Tucker Carlson No Longer Hurting America

Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER

UNPAID BLOGGER — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:48:13 -0800

Let's not forget the HI-LARIOUS story about beating a gay man in a bathroom... warms my heart just thinking about it. Ah , Tucker- you will be missed.

My favorite segment from his show was when he had an "expert" on to talk about how conservative men were better in bed because they're forceful and take charge... needless to say, he ate that shit up.

Comment by UC

UC — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:48:18 -0800

Oh man, I love John Stewart.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:54:28 -0800

"We're a debate show!"

Comment by Simac

Simac — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:57:35 -0800

I've always thought the term "hate crime" was a huge misnomer that the right is easily able to exploit to its benefit and that the left is seemingly unable to rhetorically defend. Hate crimes should be renamed "burning yard-cross crimes" or "group intimidation crimes," or something snazzier than I am able to conjure. Even just "group-hate crimes" might be an improvement.

Comment by Breeber

Breeber — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:57:46 -0800

happy to see him go, though the dude is a cockroach, inflammatory little cockroach in a DAMN bow-tie. i don't see him disappearing any time soon.

Comment by Boylston

Boylston — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:02:14 -0800

@4 - why not just call it terrorism?

Comment by Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:03:11 -0800

That was priceless.

Comment by jeffg166

jeffg166 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:03:44 -0800

What does Tucker Carlson have on whomever keeps giving him a show? He's a dud. He'll always be a dud. He'll never be anything but a dud. Fire his ass once and for all.

Comment by Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:04:56 -0800

Tucker Carlson is an empty suit. No talent; calling him a hack does misjustice to the true hacks of the world.

He wears a bow-tie because without it he'd be invisible.

Comment by CG

CG — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:27:07 -0800

Tucker Carlson is a grave threat to this great nation, and Citizen Stewart is a hero for helping end his seditious broadcasts. The bow-tied man will hurt America no more!

Comment by Seattle Crime Blogger

Seattle Crime Blogger — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:30:29 -0800

Tucker Carlson may be a tool, but he's right about hate crime legislation: it should not exist.

Comment by dicker

dicker — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:41:39 -0800

The shocking thing about Tucker Carlson is that while odious on TV he's actually a good feature writer. He had a piece in one of the men's magazines (GQ?) about traveling with Cornel West, Al Sharpton, a member of the Nation of Islam, to Africa that was a great read, really funny. He also had a recent profile of Ron Paul in TNR which was, again, quite readable.

Who knows, maybe he's just really well edited...

Comment by McG

McG — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:44:43 -0800

Good riddance. Love the tape.

Would love to pull up to a Jack In The Box drive through and see Tucker behind the window. But I'd have to start going to JITB.

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:46:28 -0800

That has to be one of my top three "proud to be an american" moments. John Stewart is a hero.

Comment by Jersey

Jersey — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:01:00 -0800

I emailed the Olberman show when he said that stupid shit about beating up a gay guy for thier "worst person in the world" segment. Of course they didn't use it, cowards. Someday it'd be nice to return the favor :)

Comment by Jim Demetre

Jim Demetre — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:19:17 -0800

Remember when Tucker had his PBS show? The guy had no aptitude for interviewing guests whatsoever. MSNBC needs to replace her with the great Rachel Maddow of Air America Radio. I just love her!

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:48:29 -0800

It's a shame nobody outed Tucker.

Comment by Tony

Tony — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:00:55 -0800

Good riddance. MSNBC & CNN should stop catering to the right-wing idiots of this country. FOX and talk radio already do a more than sufficient job of being tools.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:04:57 -0800

Maybe they'll off Glen Beck next.

Comment by Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:50:41 -0800

Jon. Jon Stewart. Not John.

Comment by Non

Non — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:39:54 -0800

This is all because Tucker Carlson got fat.

Comment by Anna

Anna — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:46:33 -0800

@1: I saw a video clip of that once, which is the only time I've ever watched him. My favorite part was when he was talking about the gay guy, and said, "I grabbed him by his....I grabbed him!" Grabbed him by his what, Tucker?

Comment by feom

feom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:20:02 -0800

@ 7, yeah 6 is priceless.

Good post Dan.

Comment by fixo

fixo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:48:57 -0800

Notwithstanding all the icky things about him, Tucker Carlson did expose George W Bush on Carla Faye Tucker (was that her name? the developmentally disabled Texas Death Row inmate whose execution W allowed to go forward, and whom W mocked in his interview with Carlson?)

Comment by Wowza

Wowza — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:19:35 -0800

Watching this clip again makes me think - watch how well (cough) he responds to being called a dick, and his general phony laughter as Jon utterly decimates him - then try to square that demeanor with his claims of gettin' all tough with the guy that was supposedly hitting on him.

Kinda difficult math required for that equation, don't you think?