CPAC: Tucker Carlson Tries to Defend the New York Times, Gets Booed [RightWingWatch.org]

[TheKmbt]

TC is a nigger!

[adelelles]

Tucker exposed himself as the toolbag that he is by messing up Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic. The man is a CLASSLESS PUNK.

[pranavb99]

@adelelles I'm a Paulite and I like Tucker. What are you referring to?

[RealTime88]

@adelelles You have a problem with Carlson being a libertarian?

[D33veeoss]

I'm picking my bets so I don't have time, but you all should know that I've identified 3 concrete markers that indicate he does not believe, and can list examples, of facts that directly counter his claims.

A 4th one might be the fact that he is delivering a defensive message with a demeanor of a person who has made an exciting discovery.

"what, haha you don't believe me haha?"

a) he's indifferent to selling his point.

b) he knows that reality is in direct conflict with what he's "selling"

[newsradiohead]

Conservatives by and large don't have faith in their own arguments. That is why they feel the need to play on fears and distort the truth.

[martinez85]

"Don't just comment on the news, dig it up and make it!" Thats interesting.

[fisharecoming]

funny haha he means they our the ones that find the news and do journalism and others just piggyback and use thier stories to comment on.. and generally its true fox is always the first to find new stories

[RealTime88]

@martinez85 Let me rephrase for you because I understand some of Tucker's ecentric nature as a libertarian myself. Good reporters go out and get the news themselves and then back it up to prove it is true. Tucker has a website called The Daily Caller you should check it out. They do reporting on there.

[tresdizz]

conservatives just want lies and propaganda more than the truth.

[dz2ny]

so what do those who watch msnbc and cnn want?

[tresdizz]

the truth

[fisharecoming]

gimmie some examples please

[tresdizz]

if you watch msnbc you'll see conservative shows, progressive shows and by the late evening the liberals take over. each show has the fact checkers, political analyst, and real economist (except morning joe). in between each show you have the standard non partisan news. fox pushes far right false, partisan, hate and fear mongering rhetoric 24 hours a day, 7 days a weak. its no wonder old white voters are brainwashed into thinking obama stole their country and wants to kill them.

[111RobinHood]

Tucker talks like a lying scoundrel and like a false egotisitical, conceited politician. He should find work as a taxi driver and do something useful. I have no time to listen to lying and false bastards.

[4darklink]

way to turn a sppeech around from good to sucking up lol

[EdugeBDroN]

SO to be real a conservative stock pile guns and move to Idaho

[puremilkgenius]

good to see a "right wing" hack as libertarian Carlson is call out "conservative" media

[4u2b1ib12]

I saw a video where Tucker, "Gelding," Carson

complained about Jon Stewart. Gelding denied being a right-wing hack. He creates turmoil for his own promotion. Gelding complained about Mr. Stewart. He said somebody with, (huevos), should stand up to Stewart. I am proud that Gelding owns the name. It is implied, Jon Stewart did castrate Gelding.

[tropicallanterns]

Lol, he changed his speech to win back cheers

[neonbiter]

Tucker knows from experience that you won't last if you don't provide accuracy in reporting. Jon Stewart saw to that.

[SecularTalk]

way to backpedal off of a good point to not get tomatoes thrown at you.

[dankeschone]

The New York TImes shouldn't be liberal or conservative. If they were accurate, they wouldn't be liberal in the first place.

[zetanato]

Saying that newspapers have a liberal bias is just a way for conservatives to ignore facts that don't mesh with their ideology. As long as you stay off the editorial pages, you're not going to see any left-wing "bias" anyway.

[melikefavorites]

This whole liberal media bias crap came out because Sarah Palin couldn't answer Katie Couric's newspaper/magazine question.

[Blank3]

Tell that to Dan Rather.

[hoodoo961]

An intelligent man addressing a crowd of Philistines.

[badtown88]

Haha, well put. He pussies out toward the end though.

[RealTime88]

@hoodoo961 You understand that Tucker Carlson is a libertarian? I used to hate hiim but I listen to him more and he seems like a stand up guy compared to the Philistines in the room. To a lot of them if you are not right you are evil. That doesn't sit right with me and I hope not with Tucker.

[tjhey33]

i agree with one thing he said, dont just listen to news, dig it up and make it...but especially dont listen to fox news..watch the BBC

[lullobiertje]

In dutch "oost indisch doof" all these people hear some words and react like a someone just drop a big "fuck you"

[samisyosam]

"Unbias our media? Facts? Reality? How dare he even consider such a thing! He's uttering profanity on the podium! Bring out the tar and feathers!"

[liberal4ever]

seriously. I doubt half those people ever took the time to read a paper (NYT or otherwise) any day of their lives.

where illiteracy reigns, so does conservatism.

[ThatguyNice]

Fox News is the primary offender of making up news and waiting for others to get the story straight. Toooooo many examples of this available on YouTube....."A terrorist fist bump?"

[chefawkes]

don't forget how obama attended a super secret muslim kindergarten traing program aka "MADRASSSSA!" oooo sounds scary and exotic right? Until cnn sent and investigation team and found out it was just a regular school in indonesia, and that the word "madrassa" just means "school" in arabic.

[nightflyer28]

Big surprise. A room full of far-right extremists doesn't want to even hear one of their own speak positively about the NYT.

"How dare you bring a dose of reality into the room! Heretic!"

[rawman18]

25 Fox news organizations. God help us all.

[SunSunSuperFun]

God damn these people are stupid. They just booed facts, accuracy, and spelling peoples' names correctly. They may not like the slant or perspective of the NYTimes, but they really can't argue against their factual news organization.

[mclev]

As if any of those hillbillies has even read the New York Times anyway.

[malickfan]

This was embarrassing for Tucker.

BTW, could his voice be a little higher pitched?

[Smackdown5]

Its hilarious how CPAC exposes FOX news as right wing. They just proved my point that FOX News is right wing. Republicans praise FOX News. What a surprise!

[Smackdown5]

25 FOX News Channels? Is he fucking crazy? Thanks but no thanks! 1 FOX News far right wing channel is enough!

[kevinnutz]

CPAC is probably the greatest piece of comedy gold to come along in awhile. Crazy white people gather in "kind of" large numbers while trying to sell "crazy people" paraphernalia. Then, they talk about all their crazy ideas so they'll be reinforced by those same crazy people to claim they're "right".

[Keszler]

fox news is the biggest thats why

[andrewelf]

Oh Tucker. You tried, but it's like pissing in the wind. You actually qualify as too smart for your own Party. Have fun in Idaho.

[Flirmy]

i wonder if the people in the audience have ever read a single issue of the NYT

[Mangina9000]

The funny thing is that in the rest of the world the NYT is not considered liberal at all.  It's not the Guardian.

[lennonimagined]

...Give up? It is their only chance to end a statement without having to say "do you want fries with that?"

[publicatdamagnificen]

After they spew their bigotry, then they have to go to Chicago so their first words will be: "Well Jerry, the reason I'm on yer show is cuz my cousin won't let me screw her in the butt no mo".

[lennonimagined]

"public-" you are probably right, but I the energy in me to try, so I will (with limited expectations).

To my conservative friend: Is this Sarah Palin? That is the only person I can think of that shares your unique combination of stupidity + total lack of self-awareness

I promise you I will not be deported. You know why dumbass? Because I have a VISA! Do you know what a VISA is? Have you ever thought about why America (and nearly every other country) has them?

Why do conservatives post blogs?

[lennonimagined]

2. FDR won b/c REPUBLICANS facilitated the Great Depression. By the way, conservative "news" is saying that FDR created the 1929 Depression...BEFORE he became prez? I cannot understand FNC...please explain this one!

Also, MR. TINGLEY FEELING ... Obviously you are a Hannity parrot.

Papers are in bankruptcy b/c of the internet. No other reason. We should be scared that journalists are being replaced with commentators, opinion people, comedians, and bloggers. SCARY!!!

[lennonimagined]

NJATTACK...

1. You don't know anything you speak about do you? Jobs in the US are for the best workers. It has NOTHING to do with citizenship. I am not American, but I am employed in America. Do you know how many non-Americans and non-Citizens work at NASA? NORAD? Wall Street? Get a clue pal. Maybe in your line of work, there are enough Yankees to "git er done" -- but not in every field.

How do you think America won the space race? German "spoils of war (scientists)" from WW2!

[njattack]

You are either hallucinating or your insane. Go back to your own country foreigner coward before you are deported.

AMERICAN JOBS ARE ONLY FOR AMERICANS!

[godmals]

Dude's just pissed because he got laid off from his strawberry picking job. Obviously an illiterate, uneducated, non-english speaker could do his job better than him and he got canned. Sorry you fucked up brother, maybe some college or having some kind of employable skill might have helped. Just a suggestion.

[njattack]

Most posters read their adversary's profile before they make senseless comments.

[godmals]

HAHAHA yeah genius, because everything everyone writes in their profile is a true and accurate description of themselves. HAHAHA! Is this your first time on the internet? Its OK just take it slow. A couple tips... The King of Zimbabwe will not send you 3 million dollars if you just help him out this once, She does not have a secret crush on you nor is there an instant message waiting for you from your secret crush, and there is no magic pill to increase your penis size three inches. HAHAHA

[njattack]

I understand that many people are afraid to believe someone's profile. It's a natural defense of the mind especially when one feels inferior. That's life.

Americans Jobs are Only for Americans!

[publicatdamagnificen]

Lennon: Give it up!....You cannot reason with an iignorant inbred bigoted racist-- It's like trying to teach a dog calculus!!!

[sirpigg]

lol, Fox News does make up news... not sure if they follow actual FACTS when they do.

[diah4]

Foxnews can suck a dick and so can tucker carlson.

[DantesDump]

What an ass.

[truckdawg43]

Well am I lying ? if you think I am prove it please.There is just as much proff for a Lib bias as there is for a cons.I think I would have kept the tingly feeling thing to myself though

[cloclo902003]

I don't like tucker but I think he is correct on this topic.

[chefawkes]

That fox news is a legit news source? are u fuckin kidding me?

[MidNiteR32]

Wow, I can't believe this came out of Tucker Carlson's mouth. He still works for MSNBC even though they canceled his show. What a big joke to bring up FOX News...I bet MSNBC (Olberman) will have with his ass on Monday, I can just tell.

[1yK3Y4]

*ahem* It looks like you forgot about FOX, big guy

"fair and balanced news" my ass

don't you love hypocrites? ;)

[truckdawg43]

Oh and the Time's is or maybe Matthew's with tingly feelings running up his leg.Or maybe the lady news caster that said she fantasizes about showering with President Obama.

[Slaven2000]

Since Obama won, it's like a lot of Republicans are saying what they were afraid to say when Bush and Fox News was in charge!!!

Where was all this Republican righteous passion 4 months ago!?!?!?!

[AllStarKase]

Fox News often makes up news.

[shellieida]

The Idaho comment, lame at best!! Tucker your liberal is showing!!

[Superplatanoman]

ny times is one of the most popular newspaper in the united states. it's number 3 paper behind the journal and usa today. it's a good paper.

[Amy31415]

Ohhh Tucker, neither Fox News nor the NYT are accurate as far as facts go. I'll give the NYT a slight edge in that they usually just give part of the story and spin it however they want whereas Fox will often just outright lie.

[chick5581]

I really liked how clear the picture is on your video. Did you use a regular digital camera or did you use something more high tech? Lol, my videos never turn out that claer.

[CommanderRight]

The media doesnt report the news, it suppresses stories and amplify those that fit within there intended world view, painting a false reality. Look at how they treated Ron Paul, black balling him. What about the 30k white women a year that are raped by blacks.

[macindrew]

you don't know what you are talking about, we have a free and open press... and the media is just a perfect mirror to what we are thinking at any given time.

ron paul was too boring to hold anyones interest, and rapes aren't news, black or white.

you're just bitter for some reason...

[supraboytt]

proof conservatives don't give a damn about the facts

[haytubenon]

Some do and some don't. But, you don't want level-headed debate.

[njattack]

CPAC - liberals hiding under the Conservative mask. These liberals are NO more interested in affirming & protecting the American People's Rights than Obama is stopping terrorism.

Just review their voting records. About 90% of the CPAC delegates voted to DESTROY the rights of Americans.

Who is a TRUE Conservative? One who holds firm the principle that the only people who can work in the U.S. are U.S. citiziens & those who are in the country LEGALLY. No one else.

[haytubenon]

Oh, shut up. You are the problem.

[njattack]

Oh, get the hell out of the U.S. you LIBERAL terrorist.

Maddog McCain voted for every bill to make Americans UNEMPLOYED.

Gov. Mike Huckabee is a LYING COWARD who doesn't even understand the quotations on his own website!

And Tucker. He's your typical LIBERAL sewage pump that spits gutter nonsense over everybody.

And when have you seen the likes of Mitt Romney. A LIBERAL LIAR if ever there was.

These political pundits are LIBERALS. They don't know what Conservativsm is.

[Superplatanoman]

njattack, tucker is not a liberal.

[njattack]

Read Tucky's comments.

One are a Conservative if one protects American jobs. One is a LIBERAL if one does not protect American jobs.

What does that mean?

To work in the U.S. you must either be a citizen or someone here legally. When U.S. unemployment is a staggering 10% first, you don't let foreigners into the U.S. to take jobs. Two, you deport those who are here. Three, illegal aliens don't belong here.

Huckabee, Romney, Tucky preach it's OK for illegals & foreigners to take jobs.

[godmals]

Dude, if someone with no education, no language skills, and little to no literacy takes your job.... You should have a better job anyway. If you grew up in the United States with all of the advantages or opportunities available to you and someone jumps a fence and takes your job.. Guess what? You fucked up, the government shouldn't be forced to protect you from your own stupidity. Its time we take some responsibility for our own plight here my friend

[1yK3Y4]

You make a valid point. Most illegals are out there in the strawberry fields or working as gardeners. Most Americans would absolutely refuse to do such work anyways.

[njattack]

Your argument is Marxism & anti-American.

We have laws in this country. Those laws are to be obeyed. If someone wants to emigrate to the U.S. they must follow our immigration laws. Otherwise, you are an intruder, a terrorist, and don't belong here and will be deported.

FDR won in 1932 because he stopped the immigration into the U.S. so the unemployed could go back to work. IKE deported 5 MIL illegal aliens in 1954.

Jobs in the U.S. are ONLY for Americans, no one else..

[godmals]

HAHAHA! Yeah I guess you're right. My argument is for a more competitive capitalistic free-trade marketplace. I guess that is Marxist. I must have slept through that government/economics class. You really showed me. Maybe you're right, I'll just sit here and wait for the government to bail me out.

[ViperVisor]

And he lost it with Fox News.

[sinewavefunction]

Tucker Carlson-you be da man!

[Truthpolice9698]

Carlson is the most recent addition to CATO.

A libertarian think tank.

Republicans should switch to the libertarian party and get ready for the revolution.

[jbrinton]

Wow, conservatives are really a dying breed.

[lisabeau3]

I want to go this next year! What a bunch of hilarious nutbags!!!!

[timmmahhhh]

They need to have Nicholson at CPAC: "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!" Carlson redeemed the Neocon artists with his FOX praise. No we don't need 25 of them...we don't need ONE of them. Neocons will never be satisfied because to them the truly fair and balanced truth will always have a liberal spin if its reporting lacks a conservative one they so crave and demand.

[boo1312]

Oh my lord. The day when there are 25 Fox News Channels we will all be lost in total Bullshit.

[lennonimagined]

The basic problem is that gathering facts is inherently a liberal task. It requires being open minded, rather than trying to support an ideological argument with either rhetoric or hand-picked, bias-supporting half-truths.

If you listen to limbaugh, you will hear an innate hatred for fact-gathering. This is why conservatives hate and are under-represented in science and in academia. It is not that they are not smart enough to be educated. They are ideologically against knowledge / reality!

[lisabeau3]

Thank you lennonimagined - you articlulated beautifully what I have so often thought - that among right wingers there is a hatred of intelligence, a fear of smart people - hence eight years with a guy they want to have a beer with - and now they are so threatened by a smart guy who gathers other smart people together to try to solve our myriad of problems....

[haytubenon]

Many right wingers are very dull and dimwitted. And yes, it can be said that they do, as a group, abhor intellectuals and intelligence.

It is because they were never able to grasp complex concepts or able to properly use argument to make the case for their opinions. They simply memorize clichéd slogans and spout them at what they feel to be appropriate or not so appropriate times.

Oh, how I miss William F. Buckley, Jr.

[lennonimagined]

I agree that the FNC comment was a weak and dishonest attempt to ensure he gets a meal out of this gig. Also, he does seem inconsistent about how conservative/centrist he is. The fact is that is is and always has been right of center, and outright conservative, but he is not insane. Unless you are insane and completely ignorant, you cannot be the MOST conservative guy in the room. "Joe the plumber" is at CPAC!!!

[Visfen]

Fox news is a great example of an organization that doesn't do that. :D

[MyLifeRules76]

Wish I was there

[YawnGod]

Didn't Carlson say back in the day that he was centerist or independent or something to that effect?

"I'm as conservative as anyone else in this room" is a pretty fucked statement.

[timmmahhhh]

Hasn't every conservative of any intelligence pretty much done the same - whored their ideals to become the star of the party? McCain gave up his maverick moniker to be their candidate. Jindal gave his crazy rebuttal earlier this week. Pretty sad when even the brightest are forced to think act and talk like Palin - course to her credit her ignorance is honest.

[stuntcat666]

these people are so lost.

[rg3rbick]

tucker is getting puffy. facts have a liberal bias.

[ReaganGOP135]

does this fool realize the New York Times is in debt and trying to stay in business

[dstack9781]

So what does that have to do with a newspaper or organization reporting FACTS? Many newspapers are in financial trouble as advertising moves to the Web and not print... and they still report facts. The GOP and especially this group of wingnuts isn't interested in the facts as THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

[ReaganGOP135]

your obviously retarded because if you would have listened to the point he was trying to make he was talking about newspapers that were PROSPERING dumbass...

[RightStuff10]

Excuse me. But if the point was papers that are prospering, why would he use the NY Times as an example? It's floundering and just had to get a masive private cash infusion. Maybe the tape isn't long enogh to get the point.

[ReaganGOP135]

he used them as an example because he is talking about news organizations that are accurate and use facts.....did you even watch the video?

[dstack9781]

I see your point.....newspapers should only report facts if they are profitable.....if they aren't, they should be able to print anything as long as it sells more copies...

[IntellectualConcepts]

Tucker is right too, the NYT is the only newspaper that has any integrity. Liberal yes, but they pick up stories nobody else will and report with an objective opinion. Conservatives need to wake up and smell reality. BUSH WAS A HORRIBLE PRESIDENT AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS LOST!!

[brick4sale]

Yes but now they think they weren't conservative enough.

[IntellectualConcepts]

The Republican party is the party of extreme religious folks, old people, and angry hateful people. The Democrats just want to give money to the lazy and poor, which makes a more lazy and overall poor society. They both suck.

[frankenc]

That Fox News comment at the end seemed like an attempt to not get lynched for saying conservatives don't have professional news outlets.

[chairde]

The Republican party is in complete disarray.

[sage0857]

I see CPAC eat their own.

Fox News is for losers that cant think on their own.

[Joe402]

I hear CPAC is what happens when you get the most soulless people in the country under one room.

[placebo623]

Tucker is a pussy. He lost me when he said he was stockpiling weapons and getting ready to move to Idaho. Sure you are dude. By weapons you meant bowties.

[mcalien24]

he made a great point until he claimed fox news was accurate.

[batguano]

Anybody see the movie "Idiocracy"?

[goodinohio]

Tucker, do more Morning Joe.

[Boomer1949]

Well, let's face it, if all you have is Fox News, which doesn't dig up any news, they Make Up their news, by using word games and taking stuff out of context. Or in the case of some of their personalities, just say outrageous things for ratings from the "I can't believe they said that" crowed, or the "Man! Finally someone is telling the truth" crowd. It's not news, it's entertainment.

[spoier]

Hahaha they are really in trouble if Tucker seems reasonable

[FaaarLeft]

This is an example of the rift within the republican party. The reality-based conservatives, and the fantasy-based conservatives.

[FreedomUSA1]

LOL, hilarious to see Tucker try to kiss up. These guys are all afraid to death of Limbaugh and the Dittohead mob.

[ozonetom]

He was thinking that the paper needed a new "lightning rod" conservative since it finally rid themselves of that gas-bag Kristol.

And I do like that he had to throw out a bucket of FOX chum at the end to make his escape un-lynched.

[annscann]

He's the only pundit I can stand. You can see that in every conversation he has he's listening and processing what's being said and then articulating his view. Most people, instead of listening, take the time to strategically plan their comeback in order to win the argument. This guy gets booed by liberals and conservatives, but only the ones who are primarily concerned with proving that their ideology is right. I watch Fox News and read the NY Times. Neither define me. Both sometimes annoy me.

[ComradeAgopian]

Well said .

[rhabdoviridae]

Dig it up and MAKE it? That's not what news organizations should be doing and it's unfortunate, but the NYT was guilty of just that, which is why it is hardly liberal. But then again, who cares what Tucker has to say? He can barely tie his own shoes.

[goldgrif]

conservatives live in a bubble world

[jerrydoubleu]

The Times is hardly liberal. on Feb 23 they printed an AP column that said civil partnerships confer all the same rights as marriage, as just a fact, though it's a bald-faced lie.