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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre 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 veterans 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 weeks election. .........(more)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-fox-fact-vote-fraud-story_n_5fb07725c5b68baab0fccf65
underpants
(182,755 posts)He was just certain of all of it. Bullshit. He knows its just that.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)but he is not
tulipsandroses
(5,122 posts)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)The one or 2 or a dozen they find are a drop in the bucket against the people voting.
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)oh, and "the check's in the mail!"
lettucebe
(2,336 posts)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)Sneederbunk
(14,289 posts)LakeArenal
(28,816 posts)Not to trumps base.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)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)of sincerity.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)Cha
(297,123 posts)I love this woman!