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marmar

(77,072 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:06 PM Nov 2020

Are you telling me Tucker Carlson is a lying sack of mierda?


Fox News host Tucker Carlson apologized Friday for one of his fake news stories that a dead man had voted in Georgia.

He admitted he was absolutely wrong, and that it was the dead veteran’s widow who voted in Georgia, and not her late husband.

Georgia officials tracked down the vote that Carlson milked on his show as he claimed it was illegal and cast by World War II veteran James Blalock of Covington, who died in 2006. Carlson was parroting a Trump campaign tale harping about the same vote.

“Mr. Blalock was a mailman for 33 years, until he passed away in 2006. Fourteen years later, according to state records, he was still mailing things,” Carlson said snidely as he opened his program Thursday. “James Blalock cast a ballot in last week’s election.” .........(more)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-fox-fact-vote-fraud-story_n_5fb07725c5b68baab0fccf65





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underpants

(182,755 posts)
1. We actually watched that report. He was in full Tucker mode
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:08 PM
Nov 2020

He was just certain of all of it. Bullshit. He knows it’s just that.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
2. Everything he says is a lie, by coming clean on this ONE lie he is setting himself up as honest
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:11 PM
Nov 2020

but he is not

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
11. I doubt he made the decision to come clean on his own- The person who cast the vote was refuting
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:04 AM
Nov 2020

his claim.I doubt he wanted to get into a publicity war with an elderly widow. He had to step out in front of it before the lie really made him look bad. ( As if he doesn't look bad already)
It shows that there is no fact checking going on here. We knew that already though. An intern could have quickly found that it was was nonsense.

Srkdqltr

(6,270 posts)
3. Even if this were true. There are not enough bad votes to change anything.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:24 PM
Nov 2020

The one or 2 or a dozen they find are a drop in the bucket against the people voting.

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
5. He should get a point for apologizing
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 10:26 PM
Nov 2020

Most of them just shrug and pretend you misunderstood. He's still the worst, but really, I think it's decent of him to apologize for being such a turd sandwich.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
8. There's a Democratic campaign ad in there somewhere.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 11:06 PM
Nov 2020

WWII veteran. Postal worker for over thirty years. Carlson's -- and GOP -- lies and disrespect. Upsetting a widow. Stop them with your vote! (or something to that effect).

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
12. That's why he apologized. He knew this could be used against them. He did not apologize out
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:05 AM
Nov 2020

of sincerity.

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