Is Tucker Carlson a Russian agent?
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Anonymous
For some yes, but others... the new guys (and gals) really think like that. I think it's as simple as that. |
Anonymous
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He should re-calibrate somewhat.
History will show that Trump lost the hearts and minds of the Trumpers when he crossed the line and praised a mass-murderer, responsible for atrocities in Ukraine. Thus, every Hawthorne and Carlson who digs in will also fall unless they find something less radioactive to hit Democrats with. These people operate on the edge and deal with provocation, where other Republicans don't want to go, thus leaving them a clear field of play. But there are limits, and we are seeing those limits turn fluorescent right now. |
Anonymous
| he majored in russian at trinity, didn't he? in the 80s. while daddy was over voice of america. hmm. |
Anonymous
The bosses, Rupert and Lachlan, love provocateurs, so that's what he plays. He's a trained seal. |
Anonymous
Not really a Provocateur at heart IMO but extremely right wing propaganda machine from his earliest media empire days running British tabloids. He mastered combining working class good old boy populism with political positions that were against the majority of his readers’ interests (those lines have blurred on Fox News though) … The Murdoch Magic touch presents dumbed down, right wing takes that give the illusion that their “news” outlets look out for the common man. He was ruined media outlets in his original homeland of Australia, Britain and now the USA. |
Anonymous
Why are you trying to give him a cutesy out? Why are you explaining away his treasonous behavior? |
Anonymous
| I think news junkies really over-estimate the impact of cable news and dorks like Carlson. Tucker has all of 4 million people watching his dumb show, mostly drooling sun-setting pensioners falling asleep with the TV on. Cable news is irrelevant, way over-hyped by print "journalists" and social media personalities. |
Anonymous
He sets the narrative for many other right wing media and politicians. Shortly after he says something on his show, you hear the rest of them repeating it. |
Anonymous
+1 This is why he, as a disseminator of Russia’s propaganda, is so dangerous. He launders their talking points into the GOP’s consciousness. He’s not the only one, but he’s probably the one with the biggest platform. |
Anonymous
You're confusing correlation and causation. I assure you the talking points don't originate from his pea brain. |
Anonymous
| Uggg. Could the standard at least be that when clips when of a fox host are used on russian state TV in support of their propaganda that we move on to someone else? Is that asking too much? |
Anonymous
I have a family member that doesn't watch news at all, but his Facebook feed (yes, he's older, replace with TikTok if younger) is filled with video clips of Tucker frothing at the mouth about something with that smarmy mug of his. That's how my relative gets clued in on the party line. Up until then, he wouldn't know a CRT if it hit him in the head. Carlson's reach is larger than just his immediate viewers. |
Anonymous
It doesn’t matter if he’s coming up with it or not. He spreads it. Then other RWNJs repeat it on their radio shows, podcasts, tv shows, speeches, newsletters, etc. |
Anonymous
Other PP knows that; they just have to play dumb because if they admit otherwise, the fact that Fox allows this guy such an enormous platform to spew Russian propaganda looks a little questionable. |
Anonymous
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I snorted at the bolded line. This is so much like some Republicans as well...
One document, it said, was entitled “For Media and Commentators (recommendations for coverage of events as of 03.03)”, or 3 March. The magazine published pictures of the memo, which it said it was given by “a contributor to a national Russian media outlet who asked not to be identified”. It said the memo included an instruction: “It is essential to use as much as possible fragments of broadcasts of the popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who sharply criticises the actions of the United States [and] Nato, their negative role in unleashing the conflict in Ukraine, [and] the defiantly provocative behavior from the leadership of the eastern countries and Nato towards the Russian Federation and towards President Putin, personally.” The document, Mother Jones said, summed up Carlson’s position on the Ukraine war as “Russia is only protecting its interests and security” and included a quote: “And how would the US behave if such a situation developed in neighbouring Mexico or Canada?” Carlson and Fox News did not comment to Mother Jones. Fox News did not respond to a Guardian request for comment. On air last Wednesday, 9 March, Carlson said testimony by Victoria Nuland, a US undersecretary of state, about Ukrainian “biological research facilities” had shown Russian claims of US involvement were “totally and completely true”. Fact checkers said they were not. “Russian state TV featured Carlson’s take the next day,” the Washington Post said, adding that the Russian claim about US participation in biological laboratories in Ukraine was “straight out of the old Soviet playbook. But that doesn’t mean prominent commentators like Carlson should be so quick to fall for it”. Citing another Russian “recommendations for coverage” memo, dated 10 March, Mother Jones said the text advised Russian hosts to relay the message that “activities of military biological laboratories with American participation on the territory of Ukraine carried global threats to Russia and Europe”. On Sunday Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told NBC Russian claims about biological warfare facilities in Ukraine could indicate Russian willingness to use such weapons. “When Russia starts accusing other countries of potentially doing something, it’s a good tell that they may be on the cusp of doing it themselves,” he said. Jennifer Griffin at Langley Air Force Base. 2CCWCPF Jennifer Griffin at Langley Air Force Base. The Fox News journalist fact-checking channel’s pundits on air over Ukraine Mother Jones said no other western journalist was named in the memos it obtained, which it said also included advice on how to cite Carlson about how “Biden’s sanctions policy” was actually an economic “punishment for the American middle class”. That memo, the magazine said, also cited the New York Post, like Fox News owned by Rupert Murdoch. On Sunday afternoon, Julia Davis, an analyst of Russian media, tweeted a still from “Russia’s state TV” showing “none other than Tucker Carlson” on a screen above a discussion panel. “They always follow the Kremlin’s directives,” Davis wrote, “namely to use Tuckyo Rose clips as often as possible.” “Tokyo Rose” was a nickname given by Americans to several women who broadcast Japanese propaganda during the second world war. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/14/kremlin-memos-russian-media-tucker-carlson-fox-news-mother-jones |