I am just getting to this, but I wanted to add my two cents.
Tucker is like the guy who proclaims he a Christian the first five minutes I've met him. First thing I do is move my wallet from my back pocket to my front pocket so I can see him coming.
He's everything that's wrong with politics today. I fear anyone with any shred of decency has looked at a life of public service and exclaimed "There is no way in HELL I will subject myself and my family to such base behavior.
The result is half-bright grifters like MTG, Santos, and various scum and dross on both sides of the aisle. I am not that excited about another four years of Joe Biden, but I'd take him drooling in a wheel chair to Trump and his "I Am Your Vengeance" crowd.
In a PoA crossover out of nowhere, a MotherJones article abou him contained this sentence - "When I met the recently defenestrated Fox host in the late 1990s,"
Love the visual of TC being yeeted out a window at FOX headquarters. His being a low-key Russian propaganda agent makes the reference even funnier!
Your commentary nailed how I feel about Tucker. His incendiary on-air comments juxtaposed with the texts of what he really thought exposed him for the money-grubbing hypocrite that he is and has always been. I pray that God gives him what he richly deserves...and we'll let God be the judge of that. In my experience, he will get his retribution, and I will sit back with a bowl of buttered popcorn and watch that movie.
An ass whoopin’ in a medieval dungeon after being found guilty in a public trial for treason for aiding domestic enemies of democracy and betraying the US on behalf of Russian interests
Lordy, Lordy, Corey, this is one of your best! I think you should think about a collection of your tweets, essays, shows, etc. that represent what the last 7 years has done to you, your family, your community & your America. A coffee table book. I would buy it! I am serious. Include photos. Some pandemic experience. Your anxiety. Your joy. Your 20,000 steps in the woods exploring Civil War battlefields....it would be inspirational, not to mention teaching others how to develop their own coping skills to get through tough times. There’s no downside to this.
As a retired high school teacher I have to tell you that you have been a blessing to me. You are gifted with words & how to put a bunch of them together to create a message that is sound, wise, hopeful, scorching & worth listening to. I’m so proud of you, your family & your work. You are what this country should be more like. You are why I fight for our democracy! Love you and yours❤️👍
Tucker Carlson and his ilk can eat an industrial-sized bag o' dicks. I no longer have a relationship with my 89-year-old mom because of her being brainwashed into finding it "hilarious" when right-wing comedians joke about killing Democrats by comparing us to dogs that need to be taken out back and shot for being freeloaders, sharing memes of "illegals" taking away resources from homeless veterans, etc. No amount of fact checking or telling her why I was upset would get through to her. "It's just a joke." No, mom, it's not, especially these days. If she wasn't blocked, I could probably go on her Facebook page and see any number of "hilarious" Paul Pelosi Halloween costume memes.
When I first mentioned it, she didn't even acknowledge it. Then she started sending "Oh poor me, I'm all alone" type memes and GIFs, would post on FB saying it's so sad her two bio kids are gone (my brother died in 2014) and all she has left are her stepdaughters. You get the idea.
After she shared that video, I'd messaged and said I didn't recognize her as the woman who raised me, or maybe I was just blind to it., but she'd gotten mean and hateful. On my 60th birthday last year she sent me a text "Happy birthday from the woman who didn't raise you." There'd be no contact for months, or years, and then she'd send a message or picture in what seemed like an effort to get a rise out of me so she could go back on a "poor me, all alone" victim rant on Facebook. As hard as it was, I finally blocked her phone number around Thanksgiving. I wasn't looking forward to passive-aggressive messages during holiday and birthday season.
I was so pissed off, at one point I told her I was a Democrat and did she not know that or "am I one of the "good ones"?" "Oh, and I'm also one of those freeloading government teat suckers that you hate so much, now that my VA disability compensation was approved."
The thing is, the video she shared was probably seen by those on the right as what Corey does, but it wasn't lighthearted parody. It was "I Think My Dog's a Democrat" and all he was doing was singing about dogs shitting on everything and expecting to be housed, fed, and cleaned up after for free, and "if they try taking my guns I'm going to take them out back and shoot them." She shared it with the one-word comment "Hilarious!" I just couldn't see the humor. :(
Sounds like your mother & my mother could have been friends. One takeaway for me regarding my mother was that she did inspire me. I was driven to do every thing I could to not be like her. Somehow, even as a child, I knew something was wrong with her. She passed over a decade ago & out of 3 children, only 1 showed up to her funeral and it wasn’t me. Her twin sister searched for me after my mother had passed, when she was diagnosed with serious mental health issues, to apologize to me for how my mom treated me. My aunt was on meds & getting therapy & would not rest until she found me. I assured my aunt that I was okay. That what I had gone through is why I’m at peace & enjoy life. I had to learn how to cope in a healthy way. I had to rid myself of all negative people, including family members, so I could focus & live positively. That and 30 years of therapy. My aunt & I remained close until she passed a few years ago.
I know your angst. I know the chaos. The burden. The fear. Surround yourself with good people. Sure they can have flaws but they must be fundamentally good. And know this...who your mother thinks & says you are & who you are, are two separate things. Live your life doing good things for others, oh, that’s right, you’re a Democrat so we know you’re already doing that! Don’t sweat the riff raff & check in on Corey’s site for a chuckle or two. That boy has a lot of wisdom & his posts are riddled with messages we could all benefit from. That’s why I’ve been following him, since, well, trump. Haven’t we all?!?
You are in my prayers. I’m sending you love, courage & patience via Corey right this minute. You are not alone & you will be okay. I promise. 💙❤️💙Cindy
...and I have a serious question. Kevin gave Tucker all the security footage of the capitol from J6. Where is that now, especially considering Tucker’s close relationship with Russian media? 🤔
I wish I could rejoice, but I'm damn sure he was given an amazing severance package.
I damn near alienated my 90-something mother (who lived with me) because she watched Fox News -- she got all weepy and said "Well, I guess I can't watch it now!" I said "Mom, it's your room and your television, you can watch anything you want, but if it's Fox News, just don't expect me to be in the room with you. And it isn't news -- it's propaganda."
Cracked me up when the next day, she was on the phone, whispering in a way that I was meant to overhear ... "well, I can't watch Fox News any more because it makes Marjie ANGRY..."
Im just mean i guess. I stay. And i google everything they talk about and sit there and go "thats bullshit. This is bullshit. Now theyre talking bullshit about this." Etc
I am just getting to this, but I wanted to add my two cents.
Tucker is like the guy who proclaims he a Christian the first five minutes I've met him. First thing I do is move my wallet from my back pocket to my front pocket so I can see him coming.
He's everything that's wrong with politics today. I fear anyone with any shred of decency has looked at a life of public service and exclaimed "There is no way in HELL I will subject myself and my family to such base behavior.
The result is half-bright grifters like MTG, Santos, and various scum and dross on both sides of the aisle. I am not that excited about another four years of Joe Biden, but I'd take him drooling in a wheel chair to Trump and his "I Am Your Vengeance" crowd.
In a PoA crossover out of nowhere, a MotherJones article abou him contained this sentence - "When I met the recently defenestrated Fox host in the late 1990s,"
Love the visual of TC being yeeted out a window at FOX headquarters. His being a low-key Russian propaganda agent makes the reference even funnier!
"I hope you get crabs in your butthole" Love it
Yay, Corey!! You are one hundred percent correct
100% dead on, and he’ll definitely have a podcast in a week sponsored by mypillow and 🍆 hardening pills
Hey now... hard weiner pills have helped put a roof over my head for years 🤣
Oh yeah, lol
Your commentary nailed how I feel about Tucker. His incendiary on-air comments juxtaposed with the texts of what he really thought exposed him for the money-grubbing hypocrite that he is and has always been. I pray that God gives him what he richly deserves...and we'll let God be the judge of that. In my experience, he will get his retribution, and I will sit back with a bowl of buttered popcorn and watch that movie.
While I'm glad to see him go, I'm a little wary because "better the devil you know than the devil you don't know"
His full name is hilarious. One of his middle names is McNear. Mcnear an asswhoppin methinks
An ass whoopin’ in a medieval dungeon after being found guilty in a public trial for treason for aiding domestic enemies of democracy and betraying the US on behalf of Russian interests
A FAFO where both the FA and FO hurt their own side. Nice!
Hear, hear!! Especially the crabs 😁
Lordy, Lordy, Corey, this is one of your best! I think you should think about a collection of your tweets, essays, shows, etc. that represent what the last 7 years has done to you, your family, your community & your America. A coffee table book. I would buy it! I am serious. Include photos. Some pandemic experience. Your anxiety. Your joy. Your 20,000 steps in the woods exploring Civil War battlefields....it would be inspirational, not to mention teaching others how to develop their own coping skills to get through tough times. There’s no downside to this.
As a retired high school teacher I have to tell you that you have been a blessing to me. You are gifted with words & how to put a bunch of them together to create a message that is sound, wise, hopeful, scorching & worth listening to. I’m so proud of you, your family & your work. You are what this country should be more like. You are why I fight for our democracy! Love you and yours❤️👍
Yea verily. If I taught school, I'd be recommending "The Liberal Redneck Manifesto" to the kids and wouldn't I be in trouble!!!
Tucker Carlson and his ilk can eat an industrial-sized bag o' dicks. I no longer have a relationship with my 89-year-old mom because of her being brainwashed into finding it "hilarious" when right-wing comedians joke about killing Democrats by comparing us to dogs that need to be taken out back and shot for being freeloaders, sharing memes of "illegals" taking away resources from homeless veterans, etc. No amount of fact checking or telling her why I was upset would get through to her. "It's just a joke." No, mom, it's not, especially these days. If she wasn't blocked, I could probably go on her Facebook page and see any number of "hilarious" Paul Pelosi Halloween costume memes.
Kermit the Frog needs a new song "It's Too Easy to be Mean."
It's the mean-ness and the spite that depresses me -- I wonder if it's sincere, or just fashionable.
When I first mentioned it, she didn't even acknowledge it. Then she started sending "Oh poor me, I'm all alone" type memes and GIFs, would post on FB saying it's so sad her two bio kids are gone (my brother died in 2014) and all she has left are her stepdaughters. You get the idea.
After she shared that video, I'd messaged and said I didn't recognize her as the woman who raised me, or maybe I was just blind to it., but she'd gotten mean and hateful. On my 60th birthday last year she sent me a text "Happy birthday from the woman who didn't raise you." There'd be no contact for months, or years, and then she'd send a message or picture in what seemed like an effort to get a rise out of me so she could go back on a "poor me, all alone" victim rant on Facebook. As hard as it was, I finally blocked her phone number around Thanksgiving. I wasn't looking forward to passive-aggressive messages during holiday and birthday season.
I was so pissed off, at one point I told her I was a Democrat and did she not know that or "am I one of the "good ones"?" "Oh, and I'm also one of those freeloading government teat suckers that you hate so much, now that my VA disability compensation was approved."
The thing is, the video she shared was probably seen by those on the right as what Corey does, but it wasn't lighthearted parody. It was "I Think My Dog's a Democrat" and all he was doing was singing about dogs shitting on everything and expecting to be housed, fed, and cleaned up after for free, and "if they try taking my guns I'm going to take them out back and shoot them." She shared it with the one-word comment "Hilarious!" I just couldn't see the humor. :(
Sounds like your mother & my mother could have been friends. One takeaway for me regarding my mother was that she did inspire me. I was driven to do every thing I could to not be like her. Somehow, even as a child, I knew something was wrong with her. She passed over a decade ago & out of 3 children, only 1 showed up to her funeral and it wasn’t me. Her twin sister searched for me after my mother had passed, when she was diagnosed with serious mental health issues, to apologize to me for how my mom treated me. My aunt was on meds & getting therapy & would not rest until she found me. I assured my aunt that I was okay. That what I had gone through is why I’m at peace & enjoy life. I had to learn how to cope in a healthy way. I had to rid myself of all negative people, including family members, so I could focus & live positively. That and 30 years of therapy. My aunt & I remained close until she passed a few years ago.
I know your angst. I know the chaos. The burden. The fear. Surround yourself with good people. Sure they can have flaws but they must be fundamentally good. And know this...who your mother thinks & says you are & who you are, are two separate things. Live your life doing good things for others, oh, that’s right, you’re a Democrat so we know you’re already doing that! Don’t sweat the riff raff & check in on Corey’s site for a chuckle or two. That boy has a lot of wisdom & his posts are riddled with messages we could all benefit from. That’s why I’ve been following him, since, well, trump. Haven’t we all?!?
You are in my prayers. I’m sending you love, courage & patience via Corey right this minute. You are not alone & you will be okay. I promise. 💙❤️💙Cindy
Thank you. It *is* exhausting.
...and I have a serious question. Kevin gave Tucker all the security footage of the capitol from J6. Where is that now, especially considering Tucker’s close relationship with Russian media? 🤔
I wish I could rejoice, but I'm damn sure he was given an amazing severance package.
I damn near alienated my 90-something mother (who lived with me) because she watched Fox News -- she got all weepy and said "Well, I guess I can't watch it now!" I said "Mom, it's your room and your television, you can watch anything you want, but if it's Fox News, just don't expect me to be in the room with you. And it isn't news -- it's propaganda."
Cracked me up when the next day, she was on the phone, whispering in a way that I was meant to overhear ... "well, I can't watch Fox News any more because it makes Marjie ANGRY..."
I had the same situation with my dad - if he turned on FOX, I would leave the room.
Im just mean i guess. I stay. And i google everything they talk about and sit there and go "thats bullshit. This is bullshit. Now theyre talking bullshit about this." Etc
“The stunning announcement came days after the network settled a high-stakes defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.” color me unsurprised.
Amen, Corey!