Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

We still have time to mess this up!

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Eh, that’s media spin. biden’s health is fine and he’s doing a good job.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

In my day, never was longer.

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I’m guessing it’s not Officer Dunn…


One can only hope Mr. Carlson’s employers will rein in their wayward entertainer!

Sidebar: It’s being reported that Tucker’s son Buckley is Repub Rep. Jim Banks’ press secretary, which might help explain why Carlson is so very aggrieved that Jim Banks won’t be on the 1/6 Commission…

Oh, and remember Carlson’s paranoid ramblings about how the ‘FBI’ was ‘spying’ on him?…

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  1. 1.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    I hate Tucker Carlson more than I hate Sean Hannity, and I fucking hate Sean Hannity.

  5. 5.

    schrodingers_cat

    I have said this before and I will say it again Tucker Carlson will be the next Republican nominee. He is a pudgy heir who traffics in conspiracy theories, and is a TV star. He is the most T-like than any other Republican office holder.

  8. 8.

    Patricia Kayden

    jeff bezos: I’m really bummed about my divorce :(friend: yeah you probably need some space jeff bezos: … you’re so right…— em ? (@uhhmmily) July 21, 2021

  10. 10.

    Cermet

    (F)ucker Carlson is like all thugs – an entitled coward that demands others fight his fights and protect his worthless ass and then complains about them – bush and cheney were similar birds of a feather – aka chicken hawks.

  12. 12.

    kindness

    I generally believe in karma.  I just wish it would come back on people quicker.  People (rightfully) were complaining about Jon Stewart in a previous thread but Jon did yoeman’s work of karma bringing home the bacon when he went on Crossfire and burned the place to the ground.  Young Tucker was shortly there after out of a job.  Same thing wouldn’t happen at Fox though.

  13. 13.

    stinger

    @stinger: Well, duh, obviously he didn’t, my bad. But still, Buckley anything! Didn’t you get razzed enough as a kid? Why do that to your son?

  16. 16.

    Baud

    100% of the Olympic medals are made from recycled electronic waste.  That’s amazing.

  20. 20.

    Spanky

    That NSA news is saying something more than Tuckie perhaps would like to be out there. Like, what foreign communications targeted by NSA would he be found in?

  23. 23.

    bbleh

    Aw this is just shock-jock stuff for anger junkies, same as MTG, Gaetz, et al. Tucker’s a little more careful, and much better insulated thanks to both his wife’s wealth and his Fox platform, but things aren’t working out too well for the others already, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Tucker’s already a little past his high-water mark.

    As to a national political campaign, why on Earth would he want to do that? He’d have actual responsibilities! Talk about a step down…

  28. 28.

    Mike in NC

    Appears that Fucker Carlson is putting on a bit of weight. Will he start to have his face sprayed orange, too? Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.

    And he named his kid after the infamous Bill Buckley?

  30. 30.

    PsiFighter37

    Too bad Jon Stewart can’t spend his energy these days punching down on Tucker, like he did back in 2004.

  32. 32.

    Chris Johnson

    His name was unintentionally found through collections of foreign communications.

    It sure was.

    I’m still calling it: he is straight up a spy, the kind Trump could never be. His name came up because he was talking to his real boss. He’s good at being a spy and dedicated foreign agent but not good enough.

    Which is good. Nail him.

  33. 33.

    Another Scott

    @PsiFighter37:

    From March:

    I called Tucker Carlson a dick on National television. It’s high time I apologize…to dicks. Never should have lumped you in with that terrible terrible person.

    — Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) March 11, 2021

    He’s apparently not very active on Twitter – at least not at that account.

    FWIW.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  34. 34.

    Ken

    I’ve been debating whether to say this, but it would feel strange to go back to commenting without doing so.  My parents’ funerals were earlier this week. They had been in hospice for about a month, and died within two days of one another. We kids always thought they were holding on for one another.

  36. 36.

    RandomMonster

    Exhibit A for proof of no justice in the universe: Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity have not formed an oriborous of face-eating assholes.

  42. 42.

    Another Scott

    @Ken: Condolences to you.  It must be especially hard.

    Be happy that they were able to spend so much of their lives together, and remember the good times.

    Best wishes,
    Scott.

  45. 45.

    Sure Lurkalot

    Tucker Carlson will be the next Republican nominee.

    My brother would walk over glass to vote for that schmuck.

    My niece told me she attended her nephew’s sports ball game and my brother (the kid’s great uncle) was there. At some point she overheard him making Hunter Biden jokes with 10-year old kids.

    It is true. You can pick your friends but….

  46. 46.

    JPL

    @Ken:  I can’t imagine having to say goodbye to both at the same time.  It had to be incredibly difficult.   hugs

  48. 48.

    mrmoshpotato

    One can only hope Mr. Carlson’s employers will rein in their wayward entertainer!

    And then they can rein themselves, all of them, into the Sun.

  53. 53.

    PsiFighter37

    @Sure Lurkalot: There’s no way Tucker has the balls to run for president. He doesn’t have the same ridiculously-sized ego that the orange shitstain has.

  58. 58.

    Soprano2

    OT update on my mother. She finally got the results of her Covid test today, and it was negative. So either a) she has something else, because she’s definitely sick, or b) by the time she went to her doctor her viral load was so low because she’s vaccinated that the test didn’t detect it (I don’t know what test they used). She started feeling sick a week ago Thursday, but didn’t get the test until Monday. They’re so swamped because we have so many assholes who won’t get vaccinated that it took them this long to call her back! Her main symptoms are being tired and loss of appetite, which is what she’s worried about. She’s finally going to let me get some stuff for her at the store tomorrow (it’s my mother, she wouldn’t let me do it before now). I suggested some of those protein shakes because she said it’s easier to drink stuff, and she said that was a good idea thank goodness.

    Also update on the yellow kitten who adopted us but wasn’t too friendly. Now we can pet him when he’s eating, and he lets us. He’s still not real happy about it, but he doesn’t run away either. I’m hoping that by sometime next month I’ll be able to use a humane trap without worrying that he’ll run away forever when I release him! He’s thin even though we feed him, so he’s probably got worms (he kills stuff and eats it, too). Maybe I’ll get really lucky and he’ll let us pick him up.

  61. 61.

    Bill Arnold

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    TFG would get first shot, but if he isn’t running, it’s Tuckums.

    TC has had basically no serious opposition research attention.
    I’m fairly sure the US press would not let him slide like the mostly did with DJT.

  62. 62.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Spanky:

    That NSA news is saying something more than Tuckie perhaps would like to be out there. Like, what foreign communications targeted by NSA would he be found in? 

    I’m sure the Kremlin has excellent record of all the Russthuglicans who sucked Russki ass over the past 5+ years.

  64. 64.

    Elizabelle

    @Ken:   My condolences, Ken.  No doubt they were holding on for each other.  They are at peace now.  My best to you and your family.

  65. 65.

    Citizen Alan

    @zhena gogolia:

    Fucker went on DWTS and didn’t even dance! He sat in a chair while his partner danced around him for half the song. It looked like he was getting a lapdance!

  66. 66.

    Redshift

    @Ken: I’m sorry to hear that. My father in law died in December a couple of years ago. My mother in law was living in a memory care facility and wasn’t aware of a lot. When their anniversary arrived and he didn’t visit, she started to fade and died a few weeks later. I think she knew because they posted the calendar date on the walls to help residents keep more oriented.

    I think it was romantic, and I hope you can feel the same.

  69. 69.

    JPL

    @Soprano2:  Let’s hope the cat will allow you to pick him up.   I almost said hug, but that’s unlikely.  It’s such a sweet update though.

  70. 70.

    Ken

    Thank you all. It was hard losing both at once, but in some ways easier (I think) than if they had been a couple of weeks apart.

  71. 71.

    Sure Lurkalot

    @PsiFighter37: The block quote was from Schrodinger’s Cat…sorry, SC, apparently the attribution got lost.  I don’t have a clue about Tuck’s political aspirations but SC is not the only one who thinks he has them.

  72. 72.

    James E Powell

    @Ken:

    My heart goes out to you, Ken. That’s a heavy load. I hope you are not carrying it alone.

  73. 73.

    WaterGirl

    @Ken: Oh, Ken, I am so sorry for your loss.  Two parents at once.  What a terrible loss, even when you know it’s coming.  They must have loved each other so very much.

    I was in a daze when I returned from my dad’s funeral.  Even going to the grocery store felt odd, so I think I know what you mean when you say it would feel strange not to say something.

    What can we do to help?

  74. 74.

    RandomMonster

    @Ken: The loss of one parent is hard enough. Best wishes to you and the thought that they left together.

  75. 75.

    Fair Economist

    @Ken: So sorry to hear about your parents. It does sound there’s like a lot of love in your family. Hope you can find some comfort.

  78. 78.

    Tony Jay

    @Ken:

    Condolences, Ken. My parents are getting to that age when it’s on the horizon and that’s as much as I even want to think about that. Hugs, pal.

  79. 79.

    Mary G

    @Ken: My condolences to you and your family. Sweet and sad at the same time. May their memories be a blessing.

  81. 81.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    @Ivan X:

    I’m feel that Hannity knows what he’s doing–he’s in it for the money. He’ll back off occasionally when he realizes he’s stepped far enough over the line to start affecting the revenue stream.

    Carlson, though, already *has* money. That makes him worse.

  82. 82.

    Shana

    @Ken: I’m so sorry to hear this. I know it’s tough right now, but at some point their memory will be a blessing, to you and the rest of the family.

  83. 83.

    japa21

    @Citizen Alan: ​
      What I loved was his excuse for losing. It wasn’t his fault, it was just that there were obviously too many liberals in the viewing audience.

  84. 84.

    Bluegirlfromwyo

    @Ken: That’s so sad for you. I’m sorry for your loss.

    They don’t have to live without each other this way. I guess that’s a blessing of sorts.

  85. 85.

    tokyokie

    @stinger: 

    Well, duh, obviously he didn’t, my bad. But still, Buckley anything! Didn’t you get razzed enough as a kid? Why do that to your son?

    Because Mussolini is too hard to spell.

  87. 87.

    zhena gogolia

    @NotMax:

    Charming. I had forgotten that.

    I got to meet him getting off a plane a couple of years ago. Very handsome still.

  89. 89.

    CaseyL

    @Ken: My condolences.  If they were in hospice together, then their deaths probably weren’t a shock, but it must still be hard to lose both parents at once.

  90. 90.

    The Pale Scot

    @Soprano2:

    Did she get tested for other diseases? Sounds like Mono, If she spends a lot of time in the yard there are some new bugs going around.

  91. 91.

    Stacib

    @The Pale Scot: Wow. My mom has the loss of appetite and is forever tired. She’s 90, and it’s scaring the shit outta me. Sitting in the ER now. The “wow” is because she was spending a lot of time planting flowers. I never connected that to the health issues.

  93. 93.

    Obvious Russian Troll

    @Ken: I’m so sorry to hear that. It was rough enough when I lost my parents, and they died a few years apart and the only reason they spoke to each other was when my brother fucked up.

  96. 96.

    Soprano2

    @Stacib: My mom hasn’t been planting flowers or in the yard: she’s 87. I’ll be interested to hear what they think it is if you’re willing to share. They’re so slammed with Covid patients here now that I doubt they’ll look much further.

  97. 97.

    J R in WV

    @Ken: ​
     

    Sorry to hear that. I have no doubt that they were hanging on for each other. Take care of each other now that they are gone. Keep in touch!

  100. 100.

    sdhays

    @schrodingers_cat: You certainly may be right, but I don’t really understand where you and others are coming from. Fox News isn’t actually watched by that many people. Being the most watched cable “news” program may be prestigious and all, and 4.33 million people (as was his average this time last year) is nothing to sneeze at, it’s still a joke compared to the number of people who watch shows that get canceled on the major networks. His show is no “The Apprentice” (*spit).

    Tuckems is a creature of cable “news”, from CNN to Fox (did he do some time at MSNBC too?). Most people, including Republicans, still don’t know who he is, or at least don’t pay attention to him personally. He hasn’t embarked on the same multi-decade project to make himself a household name that TFG did. He’s not a “billionaire”, or even a “successful businessman”.

    I just don’t see why people think he has what it takes to make the transition from nasty prime-time cable host to Presidential candidate.

  101. 101.

    Kattails

    @Ken: thank you for letting us know, it’s a huge transition in your life. I’ve started to think of “passing over” as a literal journey; like when we talk about our pets going over the rainbow bridge. It sounds like they wanted to make that journey together.  Take care of yourself. Grief can be exhausting.

  102. 102.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @Ken:

    Wow… that’s unreal timing. My deepest condolences to you and your family.

    They’ll always be together, as they wanted.

  103. 103.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @sdhays: You’re only looking at him being on the TV.  He’s also not a politician, that’s pretty important to the Republican primary electorate.  Keep in mind, even though is viewer numbers are not what you’d see with over the air TV, it’s all Republicans.

  104. 104.

    Betty

    @Ken: My condolences. Becoming an orphan at any age is painful. Happy to know you have the support of family.

  106. 106.

    Sister Golden Bear

    Here’s how you combat Delta: Israel Bans Unvaccinated From Most Public Events

    Dear citizens, those who refuse vaccines are endangering their health, those around them and the freedom of every Israeli citizen. They are endangering our freedom to work, the freedom of our children to learn and the freedom to hold celebrations with the family.

    Those who refuse vaccines hurt us all because if all of us were vaccinated, we would all be able to maintain daily life. But if one million Israelis continue to not get vaccinated, this will oblige the eight million others to shut themselves in their homes.

    Therefore, the [Corona] Cabinet decided today that as of 8 August, those who refuse vaccines will not be able to go to the cinema, the theater, the synagogue, the amusement park, the soccer game or any activity with over 100 people, indoors or out, unless they bring negative results from a coronavirus test, at their expense. Yes, they will fully bear the costs of the test.

    There is no reason why the taxpayers and people who have carried out their civic duty and have been vaccinated should finance tests for those who refuse to get vaccinated.

    As always, I’m not talking about young kids, and those who shouldn’t be vaxxed for valid medical reasons. Plus we should make every efforts to support people who want to get it but face logistical and financial hurdles (e.g. not being able to afford to time off if they get side-effects).

  109. 109.

    sdhays

    I wonder if this is the kind of thing that’s moved GQP leadership to try to put the “anti-vax horse” back in the proverbial barn:

    As COVID Continues to Spread, Alabama’s Governor Said “It’s Time to Start Blaming the Unvaccinated Folks”:

    Alabamians are dragging their feet on getting vaccinated against COVID-19, and their Republican governor is fed up.

    “Folks [are] supposed to have common sense,” Gov. Kay Ivey told reporters on Thursday. “But it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down.”

    Alabama has the lowest rate of vaccination in the nation. Only 39% of the state’s population has received at least one dose of vaccines, according to the CDC.

    People can see with their eyes that any continuation of the pandemic being a crisis in the US is pretty much all down to the unvaccinated, and while the reality of who is still unvaccinated is a bit more nuanced than the media would have us believe, it’s the GQP that’s been out and proud about being anti-vax. So they’re now realizing that they are going to be getting the blame for any failures regarding the pandemic – not Biden, and not the Democrats.

    And they’re crapping their pants.

  113. 113.

    sdhays

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I get that, I just don’t see what makes anyone see him as someone who can waltz in and sweep a Republican field like Dumpy did. A lot of bidnessmen “outsiders” have tried to win the nomination, but TFG was the first, and a big part of that was his reputation as a “brilliant” and “successful” businessman. His TV show helped sell that lie. And his Twitter game was as novel as it was nasty – and exciting for regular media. I really don’t see Tuckems being able to pull that off. If he runs for Preznit, he’ll lose his platform, and then he’s nobody, just like BillO.

    Being a popular media figure doesn’t translate, automatically, into being a successful political candidate, especially in a high-stakes arena such as a Presidential primary. I just don’t see what he has other than being apparently captivatingly awful on Fox Prime Time.

  114. 114.

    Yutsano

    @Ken: ​ Oh my good man. So sorry for your family’s losses. It is good they went almost at the same time. It is not so good that you will be missing them. All my love and healing light to y’all. And if you were neighbours, there would be casseroles.

  117. 117.

    Zelma

    @Ken:

    My deepest sympathy.  When I hear of a couple dying at almost the same time, I think that even death could not part them, such was their love.  But it must be hard on those left behind to lose both parents at once.

  119. 119.

    Ruckus

    @zhena gogolia:

    In this case The Worst is a very, very large pool and Fuckkker Carlson is just one of the germs floating in it. Yes he has turned the water a combination of shit-brindle brown and stupidity, all on his own, but that’s what he does, it is after all his only trait.

  120. 120.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @Sure Lurkalot: My niece told me she attended her nephew’s sports ball game and my brother (the kid’s great uncle) was there. At some point she overheard him making Hunter Biden jokes with 10-year old kids.

    There is sure something weirdly clueless about these wingnuts.

  121. 121.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @Bill Arnold: I’m fairly sure the US press would not let him slide like the mostly did with DJT.

    Don’t be so sure, Tucker is one of them and remember, the Apprentice was on MSNBC so that made Trump, one of them.

  122. 122.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    I think Carlson and Hannity should arrange an in-person consultation with Rush Limbaugh and Roger Ailes as soon as possible.

  123. 123.

    Origuy

    @Soprano2: Check her medications. Older people get so many and sometimes they have bad interactions. My mom got delirious and we thought she was near the end until my sister (a nurse) looked at the med list. Diet could also be a factor. You are probably right to start with looking for an infection, though.

    Ken: My condolences. I’ve lost both my parents, although 19 years apart. I can’t imagine losing both at once. It may have been easier on them, though.

  124. 124.

    sab

    @Ken:I am so sorry for you, but perhaps best for them.

    My mom died from side efects of degenerative nerve problem  in 2012. My Dad is still alive. I had thought he would be devastated, but he had dementia.

    My mother adored my dad, but she was not tolerant/understanding/ whatever of dementia.

    Her best friend died of it and Mon couldn’t be bothered to visist. “Mary issn’t their anymore.”

    So I am glad Mom died before the love of her life got seriously demented.

    I am also furious about her intolerance. Stupid bitch. I am saying this about my much loved mother, but my fury is as heartfelt as my love of her. What was she thinking? I cannot even imagine a thought process that justifies her defense.

  128. 128.

    brantl

    @Ivan X: Hannity and Carlson are neck and neck for the trollsome moron of the moment record, for every given moment.

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