Fox News host Tucker Carlson let out what appeared to be an uncontrollable cackle, and abruptly ended an interview with a guest who criticized the former police officer for an excessive use of force after he was found guilty for murdering George Floyd on Tuesday.
That entire segment could have been a very reasonable, informative interview on what went wrong and how law enforcement should proceed so this doesn’t happen again. Of course it had to be shut down.
I forced myself to watch the first 2 minutes of the Bowtie Twerp’s BullocksArama, but had to bail when he started insulting my intelligence with BS about jury intimidation. Looks like I didn’t miss anything.
I know why Fux puts him on, but does he have to portrayed as a journalist if he’s just “entertainment”?
That was kind of scary, that little burst at the end was quite something. I think that is the moment that “practiced” facade cracked and we got to see the real insanity underneath. This is who people listen to for “news.”
“Everyone understood perfectly well the consequences of an acquittal in this case. After nearly a year of burning and looting and murder by BLM, that was never in doubt,” he said.
But…but…I thought that people were supposed to use Second Amendment solutions to events that they don’t like. Isn’t that why people open carry at the grocery store–so I’ll be intimidated? I’m fairly sure that Carlson supports political violence that is committed in defense of his sad little beliefs.
I don’t get it. I understood Fox’s business model of catering to White grievance: allowing elderly White guys to safely watch their prejudices being legitimized while enjoying their nightly ‘branch water and bourbon’. However, I don’t understand the decision to adopt a full-out racist, White nationalist stance. What gives Fox News the confidence that this is a winning long-term strategy?