Tucker Carlson...how in the heck did this guy happen?

Tucker and Whitlock together and it didn't cause a rip in the time-space continuum?

 

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.

 

The amazing thing is his career was almost over a couple of years ago
After bouncing around networks, he landed a gig as Fox & Friends Weekend host
He said he wouldn’t do the food segments (he relented on that) or the workout segments (stuck to that)
Surprisingly he was into the hunting and fishing segments
If O’Reilly doesn’t get in trouble and Fox needing someone to fill his spot quickly who knows what would have happened
This was the highlight of his F&FW career

 

Lewis Black got it right ... FNC, CNN and MSNBC are the 24-hour raw sewage channels.

 

The battle for the American soul is intense.

 

The problem isn't Republican demagoguery. It's Democrats speaking out against that demagoguery.

 

If nothing else, Carlson is presenting the populist playbook: Biden is a smiling front man for a ravenous, radical left that will use him to get into office before revealing their real agenda.

The danger in that, of course is no matter what Biden does - and for his whole life, he's been pretty close to the center - there will be guys like Carlson who insist at a hidden agenda, a perpetually-looming leftist takeover.

In its own way, it robs the right of its agency. David French - who's a little too twee for my taste generally - made a good point recently on the whole Cardi B song (unheard by me) and the concern Christian families had about it. French said - and I'm paraphrasing - conservative families have the power and freedom to make their own artistic choices separate of Cardi B (or anyone else), and instead of pretending like Cardi B was taking over, they could simply exercise their own choice to the contrary.

Fundamentally, I agree with him, though it isn't always easy to buck culture. Carlson presents a world where, mostly, the only thing anyone can do is vote for Trump. He'd be wise, at some point, to expand the options. Trump is a lousy option.

 

And Republicans wonder why they are stuck with Kid Rock at their convention. A sane GOP could have had THE Rock at their convention.

 

I doubt that. Here are the celebrities who supported Romney - whom we can all agree is not Trump - in 2012:

Tons Of Celebrities Have Come Out In Support Of Mitt Romney

I'm confident most of this same list will support Trump in 2020. I'm absolutely certain of one of those celebrities.

 

“As a counter to the Obama-George Clooney event, Mitt Romney has yet again called upon Mr. Trump to provide a little bit of excitement and star power for supporters of Gov. Romney. ... Donald Trump has been the single most significant surrogate for Governor Romney and has pledged his continued assistance to ensure that Obama is limited to being a one-term president."

Well that's awkward.

Also, there are some stupid, stupid people on that list.