Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

NYT gets serious about Tucker Carlson

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by rivergator, May 1, 2022.

  1. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

    33,488
    1,361
    2,258
    Apr 8, 2007
    Today's paper has a couple of long stories about Tucker Carlson of Fox News. As in long, I mean 6+ pages. And that's just Part 1. There's apparently more tomorrow.
    I sincerely doubt I'll read it all, and I know most of you don't have access to it. But the gist is that Carlson has become a full-time culture warrior with very consistent mantras: There's an elite ruling class that wants to replace decent white Americans with 'others.' Because there's a they who want to control and destroy you.
    White people are under attack, the American culture is under attack, masculinity is under attack, immigrants are filthy and dishonest people, leaving a trail of crime, trash and human feces everywhere they go. Removing Confederate monuments was "the destruction of America's delicate social fabric."
    And he's ridden that to the top of the cable news ratings.

    How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump’s Heir

    How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable
     
    • Informative Informative x 3
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 2
    • Funny Funny x 1
  2. citygator

    citygator VIP Member

    8,260
    1,796
    3,053
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    Thanks. I’ll read it tonight. However, I don’t blame Tucker. I blame the audience for eating it up.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  3. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

    33,488
    1,361
    2,258
    Apr 8, 2007
    No question. The 'they are out to get you' has long been a way to attract followers. And, to be honest, has been a key component of conservatives for decades.
    But just as clearly, there are obviously many more Americans than there used to be who harbor those fears and a very willing listeners to those who push it.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  4. oragator1

    oragator1 Premium Member

    20,864
    4,578
    3,488
    Apr 3, 2007
    • Informative Informative x 1
  5. WC53

    WC53 GC Hall of Fame

    3,984
    864
    2,088
    Oct 17, 2015
    Old City
    Damn elites!
    Wait, isn’t Tucker one?
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  6. homer

    homer GC Hall of Fame

    2,415
    715
    2,078
    Nov 2, 2015
    Viva la wokeness.

    Tucker has an audience and it’s only going to grow.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  7. snatchmagnet

    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

    2,249
    442
    2,058
    Apr 3, 2007
    Parts Unknown
    Lol. Gets “serious” about tucker. Seriously, this is the best you/they can come up with without Trump in office?
     
    • Winner x 3
    • Agree x 2
    • Funny x 2
    • Come On Man x 2
    • Like x 1
  8. docspor

    docspor GC Hall of Fame

    4,685
    1,541
    3,078
    Nov 30, 2010
    reading this thread makes me feel that dems are gonna get destroyed in 22 & 24.
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Winner Winner x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  9. gatorchamps0607

    gatorchamps0607 Always Rasta VIP Member

    50,874
    20,595
    14,063
    Aug 14, 2007
    Gallatin, TN
    I can't stand Tucker but there is a war on heterosexual white men. All the other crap about the immigrants is stupid, for sure.

    Oh and because of the child like atmosphere around here, I figure I may clarify something. Im all for immigrants who are here now and working should have an easy path to citizenship but we should also protect our borders and properly vet new immigrants coming in. I know they are vital to America, everyone does their part. Ask Alabama what happens when they go away...
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
  10. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

    33,488
    1,361
    2,258
    Apr 8, 2007
    I've been a heterosexual white male all my life and I've never felt under attack. Who's attacking us and why? And how?
     
    • Agree x 8
    • Creative x 2
    • Like x 1
    • Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Best Post Ever x 1
  11. altalias

    altalias GC Hall of Fame

    2,416
    2,010
    2,028
    Aug 13, 2008
    NY Times attacked someone on Fox News? Called him racist? That is big news; it will probably save the midterms for the dems.
     
    • Funny Funny x 8
    • Like Like x 1
    • Best Post Ever Best Post Ever x 1
  12. ursidman

    ursidman VIP Member

    12,377
    22,072
    3,348
    Sep 27, 2007
    Bug Tussle NC
    and votes. Creating a fear that a politician says only he/she can solve is age-old. But effective. Rile ‘em up, git’em scared, ask for donations.
     
    Last edited: May 1, 2022
  13. PerSeGator

    PerSeGator GC Hall of Fame

    2,288
    365
    1,993
    Jun 14, 2014
    Not Tucker, but Hannity at least seems to be a true believer, at least judging by his private texts to Mark Meadows.

    upload_2022-5-1_16-42-42.png

    upload_2022-5-1_16-44-9.png
    Like, these people are sitting at the absolute highest echelon of global power and prestige, yet they're still fighting the ghostly cabal of "them."

    It's straight crazy.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Winner Winner x 2
  14. gator_lawyer

    gator_lawyer VIP Member

    14,358
    5,145
    3,213
    Oct 30, 2017
    I don't disagree. There are a lot of Americans who enjoy White Power Hour.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
  15. Trickster

    Trickster VIP Member

    8,722
    2,149
    3,233
    Sep 20, 2014
    I read those. People like and buy into that negative and destructive crap and somehow feel better about themselves. They've bent over and grabbed their ankles before the real villains. Without love and mutual respect in personal relationships and in communities, there's just the emptiness and anger people such as Carlson give voice to.
     
    • Winner Winner x 1
  16. snatchmagnet

    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

    2,249
    442
    2,058
    Apr 3, 2007
    Parts Unknown
    I’m still floored by this. 6 pages of the NYT dedicated to Tucker Carlson. The new public enemy number 1. Lol.
    Who needs a disinformation tsar, the Times are on top of everything for us already.
     
    • Like x 2
    • Winner x 2
    • Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Funny x 1
    • Best Post Ever x 1
  17. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

    33,488
    1,361
    2,258
    Apr 8, 2007
    Seems excessive but was it wrong?
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
  18. snatchmagnet

    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

    2,249
    442
    2,058
    Apr 3, 2007
    Parts Unknown
    Not sure what he was accused of. I didn’t read it, don’t care about ticket Carlson, but it definitely seems a bit excessive to waste 6 pages of the NYT on a competitive head
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  19. CaptUSMCNole

    CaptUSMCNole Premium Member

    2,586
    128
    343
    May 23, 2007
    NCR
    How many times have you been called a racist on this board? You do not see it because you hold the "correct" views. Want to guess how many times it has happen to those of us on the right?

    I don't think people on the Left see it because they view what they are trying to do as "good." As an example, the SecNav put out a ALNAV about extremism in the ranks that said service members could not participate "in organizations that advocate doctrine, ideology, or causes that attempt to create illegal discrimination based on race, creed, color, sex (including gender identity or sexual orientation), religion, ethnicity, or national origin, or advocate the use of force, violence, or criminal activity..." That prevents a service member from being a practicing Catholic, Orthodox Jew, or Muslim, since they all have doctrine and ideology against gay marriage. I'm still not sure how it made it past the JAG's office. That shows how in attempting to do a good thing, a senior member of a Democratic POTUS Administration ended up telling a lot of professional Marines and Sailors that they are part of an extremist organization. Can you not at least see how that could make someone feel they are under attack?

    I also hope you get the irony of the SecNav trying to stamp out extremism in the ranks and ends up discriminating against Catholics and Jews, which are historical boogeymen for white nationalists.
     
    Last edited: May 1, 2022
    • Winner Winner x 6
    • Like Like x 1
  20. pkaib01

    pkaib01 GC Hall of Fame

    3,143
    647
    2,063
    Apr 3, 2007
    Why don't you put a modicum of effort and read the link prior to posting dismissive opinions.

    Good lord. It's embarrassing.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Friendly Friendly x 1