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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,739 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:20 PM Feb 2022

Now is the time to remember what Fox's own lawyers said about Tucker Carlson

As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, the biggest star on Fox News was busy doing what he does best: being thoroughly and appallingly wrong.

He defended the murderous instigator Vladimir Putin while disparaging legitimate heroes like Alexander Vindman, the Ukrainian-born retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former White House national security aide who was a key witness to Donald Trump’s abuses of power in his first impeachment and who has warned of Putin’s aggressions — but whom Carlson preferred to paint as some kind of sanctimonious warmonger.

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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.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/now-is-the-time-to-remember-what-foxs-own-lawyers-said-about-tucker-carlson/ar-AAUg0jh

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Now is the time to remember what Fox's own lawyers said about Tucker Carlson (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
If we can't take Fux off the air we should at least keep them out of WH briefings. nt in2herbs Feb 2022 #1
+1 TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #2
Well... Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #3
dems should start going on his show, and every time he makes some outlandish claim Volaris Feb 2022 #4

Mike Nelson

(9,943 posts)
3. Well...
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:33 PM
Feb 2022

... he has been wrong about this, of course. Biden said what was likely to happen. Also likely is Russia will take over the country as part of the Republic and pick a loyal leader. He will kill naysayers. Tucker will blame Biden, and say this should have been done peacefully, without Biden and NATO causing war.

Volaris

(10,266 posts)
4. dems should start going on his show, and every time he makes some outlandish claim
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 04:15 PM
Feb 2022

They should respond with 'dude, even your own lawyers said you're completely full of shit and a lying scumbag; it's why you still get to be on the air.'

It should be plastered into a corner of the screen every second hes on the air.

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