Tucker Carlson in the news again.

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nakedfrog

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Sounds like you agree with politicians and members of the media that support arresting people that have a dissenting view of the Ukraine-Russia war. Glad that Putin and Democrats use tiktok and want dissenters arrested.
What you're doing here is called projection. You, as with the GOP in general, assume that your "opposition" would do whatever YOU would want to do in that position. That's why you're saying these things, despite there being no factual basis to support your claims that the "leftist" posters here want Tucker or Gabbard arrested.
 
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What you're doing here is called projection. You, as with the GOP in general, assume that your "opposition" would do whatever YOU would want to do in that position. That's why you're saying these things, despite there being no factual basis to support your claims that the "leftist" posters here want Tucker or Gabbard arrested.
It was actually talked about on the view. I'm also sure you're one of the ones that wanted the unvaccinated put into concentration camps as well.
 
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Atari2600

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Can someone point out what he's said involving Russia and Ukraine that is false? Seems pretty reasonable to not want to enter into another foreign war.

(Relatively) small war now is better than a bigger war later on.

That lesson has been learned (and it seems, forgotten) quite a few times through history.
 
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nakedfrog

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It was actually talked about on the view. I'm also sure you're one of the ones that wanted the unvaccinated put into concentration camps as well.
I'm sure you're sure of that, because of the whole "projection" thing I just explained to brandonbull. I kindly invite you to locate anywhere on the internet (or in meatspace, if you feel especially saucy) that I've suggested I would support such a thing. Good luck.
 
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Dave_5k

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Can someone point out what he's said involving Russia and Ukraine that is false? Seems pretty reasonable to not want to enter into another foreign war.
Tucker mostly avoids directly lying - he "just asks questions" that he already fully knows the answer to, for which the actual answer would completely invalidate his entire schtick.

Convincing an audience to draw obvious (but false) conclusions he poses with questions, is a far more effective technique than simply lying to the audience directly. And it avoids any liability.

Every single time Tucker says "just asking a question" he is lying by what he is implying -- it is a 100% guaranteed cue that the implication he is trying to give is either the opposite of the truth or grossly distorted point that distracts from the truth at a minimum.
 

HomerJS

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Tucker mostly avoids directly lying - he "just asks questions" that he already fully knows the answer to, for which the actual answer would completely invalidate his entire schtick.

Convincing an audience to draw obvious (but false) conclusions he poses with questions, is a far more effective technique than simply lying to the audience directly. And it avoids any liability.

Every single time Tucker says "just asking a question" he is lying by what he is implying -- it is a 100% guaranteed cue that the implication he is trying to give is either the opposite of the truth or grossly distorted point that distracts from the truth at a minimum.
There you go again trying to teach middle school math to preschoolers.
 

Atari2600

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This seems like a good time to point out, once again, that Fox News lawyers successfully argued in court that no reasonable viewer believes that Tucker Carlson is speaking factually.

Does that not mean they then clearly by self admission, should not be using the word "News" in their name?
 
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nakedfrog

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Does that not mean they then clearly by self admission, should not be using the word "News" in their name?
I think the justification there is that Tucker Carlson is "entertainment", and not part of the "News" part of "Fox News".
 

Amused

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It was actually talked about on the view. I'm also sure you're one of the ones that wanted the unvaccinated put into concentration camps as well.

FEMA camps. Get it right. We wanted to activate the graphene oxide in the vaccines to control the masses to round up all of you who somehow know our terrible truth. Maybe it was all the symbolism we used? I told Lady Gaga to stop throwing illuminati signs that expose the cabal and will allow all of you rednecks to save the children, dammit.
 
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(Relatively) small war now is better than a bigger war later on.

That lesson has been learned (and it seems, forgotten) quite a few times through history.
Where have we heard that before. Oh yeah. Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, etc.. How'd that work out? I'm positive they wouldn't lie to us again...
 
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FEMA camps. Get it right. We wanted to activate the graphene oxide in the vaccines to control the masses to round up all of you who somehow know our terrible truth. Maybe it was all the symbolism we used? I told Lady Gaga to stop throwing illuminati signs that expose the cabal and will allow all of you rednecks to save the children, dammit.
A vaccine with more total deaths in one year than all the other vaccines ever made in all of history of mankind. But sure it's 100% legit.
 
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I think the justification there is that Tucker Carlson is "entertainment", and not part of the "News" part of "Fox News".
A guy questioning why we shouldn't get ourselves in another foreign war. Sounds like disinformation. No racism. No misogyny. I forget which is it.
 

nakedfrog

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A guy questioning why we shouldn't get ourselves in another foreign war. Sounds like disinformation. No racism. No misogyny. I forget which is it.
This has... what, exactly, to do with what I said?

And hey, Carlson is on Fox News, that's MSM! You don't believe in MSM! You get your news from more reliable alternative sources, why do you care what people say about Carlson?
 
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Amused

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A vaccine with more total deaths in one year than all the other vaccines ever made in all of history of mankind. But sure it's 100% legit.

Look who has fallen for the VAERs conspiracy bullshit.

Here is a hint: ANY crackpot can submit a report to VAERs. And they did.

In reality, of verified deaths, the serious adverse reaction rate is less than 1 in 3 million. Better than most vaccines.

But keep falling for the chemtrailing 5Gs graphene oxide illuminati bullshit, comrade.