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News You Can Use: The text that got Tucker fired.,..

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Tucker Carlson January 7, 2021 — 04:18:04 PM UTC
A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street in Washington. A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living shit out of him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they’d hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it. Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn’t good for me. I’m becoming something I don’t want to be. The Antifa creep is a human being. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I’m sure I’d hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn’t gloat over his suffering. I should be bothered by it. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed. If I don’t care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?

Courtesy the NYTs

Posted: 05/03/2023 at 05:38AM

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News You Can Use: The text that got Tucker fired.,.. -- Lazarus 05/03/2023 05:38AM

And the firing occurred three months later? I'm skeptical. ** -- Faz d. Hoo 05/03/2023 10:17AM

Yep, this is damage control ** -- 111Balz 05/03/2023 11:33AM

I think it is the date Pravda managers got it from the lawyers. ** -- Lazarus 05/03/2023 10:44AM

Text is from Jan 2021. Has nothing to do with the show cancellation. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 05/03/2023 10:25AM

Sadly yes. Racism probably had nothing to do with the show's cancellation. ** -- Blah 05/03/2023 10:37AM

Wow, I didn't even catch the year, just the month. Oops. ** -- Faz d. Hoo 05/03/2023 10:28AM

It was a text from Jan 7, 2021 to one of his producers in response to the -- Hoo TV 05/03/2023 11:00AM

You have got to be kidding me. I can't read the NYT article because it is -- Faz d. Hoo 05/03/2023 11:05AM

Well, you're the one who thought it was from just 3 months prior -- Hoo TV 05/03/2023 11:32AM

Thank you for the article, which proves my point. -- Faz d. Hoo 05/03/2023 11:44AM

The article doesn't say that it was a "forcing function". It says, "The -- Hoo TV 05/03/2023 11:57AM

And I'm telling you that I don't believe this for a second. -- Faz d. Hoo 05/03/2023 12:04PM

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Brave Sir Robin. ** -- Lazarus 05/03/2023 08:45AM

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Notice racism from that? Really? ** -- hoosdamayun 05/03/2023 09:54AM

Pretty obvious ** -- 111Balz 05/03/2023 10:09AM

Extremely blatant racism ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 05/03/2023 10:06AM

“It’s not how white men fight”. -- hoolstoptheheels 05/03/2023 10:04AM

His phone must have been stolen by a race-baiting libtard ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 05/03/2023 11:51AM

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Deflector shields to max - own the face of your party ** -- HptHokie 05/03/2023 07:56AM

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