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“The Mystery of @TuckerCarlson” is the best in-depth look at this confused member of the media elite. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/tucker-carlson.php … via @lyzl
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“If we can figure out how an intelligent writer & conservative can go from writing... Award–nominated articles & being hailed by some of the best editors in the business, to shouting about immigrants on Fox News, perhaps we can understand what is happening to this country...”
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“@TuckerCarlson applied to the CIA, but his application was denied, so he turned to journalism. “You should consider journalism,” his father told him. “They’ll take anybody.”
And they did.”
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“I wonder about my own career in media. If providing for my kids was my only goal, I’d be back in my marketing job... I need to check my bank account to make sure I can afford back-to-school shoes... I wonder which one of us is supposed to be the liberal elite media.”
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“...vocal fans of Carlson: Richard Spencer, David Duke, & white nationalist website The Daily Stormer. On 8/24/18, The Daily Stormer published a post...“Tucker Carlson is basically ‘Daily Stormer: The Show.’ Other than the language used, he is covering all of our talking points.”
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One of the best parts of the piece details the memorable exchange between
@TuckerCarlson and Jon Stewart: Carlson: I do think you’re more fun on your show. Just my opinion. Stewart: You know what’s interesting, though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.Show this thread -
On the “independence” of
@TuckerCarlson’s@DailyCaller: “...Mickey Kaus published an article criticizing Fox News, Carlson immediately removed it. Carlson had a contract with the network as a commentator and, according to Kaus, he said he couldn’t criticize Carlson’s employer.”Show this thread -
“Right now
@DailyCaller highlights sensationalist stories about “illegal aliens,” justifiable homicide, and a hit piece on Beto O’Rourke. What The Daily Caller became, a former employee told me, was far different than what it was intended to be.”Show this thread -
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@TuckerCarlson’s@DailyCaller: “They used all the technology that told them who was reading the site and what they wanted. So, they gave the people what they wanted.” Coincidentally,@DailyCaller followed me the other day. Hey y’all.Show this thread -
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@TuckerCarlson’s “independence,” says Richard West, professor of communications at Emerson College and author of five books on interpersonal communications, is ‘change-the-subject conservatism.’”Show this thread -
“...Carlson’s deftness in defying any one party or ideology... is more about a winning rhetorical strategy than a noble enterprise. West: “It’s quite a remarkable tactic because you don’t give people an opportunity to digest. I do believe he’s a conversational narcissist.”
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@TuckerCarlson viewers should ask themselves: Why listen to a man who embodies the person he is telling you to hate & disbelieve? He is the media elite. “...This man. Who has money. Status. 2.7 million viewers. He holds the attention of the president.”Show this thread -
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@lyzl referencing herself: “And me? I might be “the liberal elite,” but I buy groceries at Wal-Mart, live in Iowa, and after 12 years of working as a writer, I still can’t get many outlets to even respond to my pitches.”Show this thread -
“What happened to make a rich white man the vox populi? How did I, a mom in the Midwest who can’t afford health care, become the humorless, censoring, liberal elite? How are the winners still insisting they are losers? What happened to this whole mess of a world?” @lyzlShow this thread
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