 Tucker Carlson of Fox News took some time to punch down on one of America's most vulnerable populations the homeless and he did this by taking a story that wasn't necessarily that important and Twisting it and sensationalizing it and really blowing it up to be something that it really isn't and the most Disgusting and nefarious part about this story is he doesn't just demonize the homeless He tries to pit working-class Americans Against the homeless So this propaganda piece is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen I'll be at this is effective propaganda because if you don't know any better if you don't actually have the details about the original story He's citing this could be persuasive to someone who could be duped by this bullshit So take a look and then I'll tell you why he is wrong if it's not already obvious to you by listening to him Hens of millions of Americans are now unemployed and running out of money rest have to worry about losing their constitutional rights In fact, many of them are gone But one group of Americans has no worry at all about getting whatever they want the homeless in San Francisco Anyway, officials are putting up the homeless for free in city hotels and supplying them with free alcohol drugs and nicotine Why are they doing this exactly? Joe Elliott was a former San Francisco City Supervisor in D.A. Canada. He joins us tonight Joe. Thanks so much for coming on I can't think of a clearer signal to taxpayers citizens people who try to do the right thing stay sober That we just hate you and are spending all of our time on people You know who? Who are contributing? I mean honestly people. I mean, why would they be giving the homeless free stuff? I don't understand. Well, it's not just that the worst part about it Is that they're that we are taking a very vulnerable population and we're feeding their addictions And we're not using taxpayer dollars to do that which begs the question why is You know, where is this money coming from and is the reason why we're not using taxpayer dollars? Because it would otherwise not be legal to do. I mean, we know that's true on the federal level anyway but the the idea that the government can poison a few people for the good of the many is Is is in it's immoral it's this has been debated over years It's unconstitutional very un-American for that matter and by federal standards illegal, which Which probably explains why some of the hotels as you've read in the Los Angeles area refusing to participate in the housing of the homeless So the Los Angeles City Council, I know you're from north in San Francisco Is threatened to quote commandeer hotels that don't want to become homeless shelters I mean just the level of concern Right, I mean so and I look I'm for helping the homeless so many of them are mentally ill and need actual help They don't want to need to live in the sidewalk But the level of concern all the concerns seems to be for the homeless like what about people who are trying really hard To do well for their kids and make the society better like they're totally ignored. Why? That's right, especially with the food shortage. We should be feeding their stomachs not their addictions and I guess they feel as though the rest of us can fend for ourselves, but I Think the real concern here by the Department of Health to give them a little bit of credit is that they they don't want to spread the COVID disease now The facts don't pan out because some of these homeless people who are being housed in the hotels that are specific to this program That we're giving them methadone marijuana and alcohol. Some of them are not even COVID positive But what they're trying to do is force them into Self-isolation by feeding these addictions and there's there's something very wrong about that These are people that are otherwise not that legally detained But the city is saying no no no we want to make sure you stay in these hotel rooms So you don't poison other people and we're gonna feed your addictions to make sure that you stay there if there's there's something very cruel about that and The fact that you know We're not taking care of the rest of this city in many ways and feeding some of the hungry people and not Focusing on the hunger issues not the addiction issues is is very troubling I Love San Francisco and I wanted to thrive but I'm worried that at some point the only people left will be the homeless All normal people will have left. I hope I'm wrong that last line was full mask off for Tucker Carlson He basically let you know the way that he feels about homeless people He said I love San Francisco and I wanted to thrive, but I'm worried that at some point the only people left will be the homeless all Normal people will have left so according to Tucker Carlson homeless people are not normal people They are a subhuman species and they're not entitled to all of the goods and services that government provides to working-class people They're not like you and I they're abnormal They're homeless people if we can even call them people disgusting He just said that he made a distinction between the homeless and normal people Wow, so he's being shameless and let's go through some of the quotes here quote But one of but one group of Americans has no worry at all about getting whatever they want the homeless So out of all the people it's the homeless who really have not a care in the world They could just kind of sit back in their tents on the street and the government will deliver them food weed alcohol is that really what you're saying does anyone actually believe this that One group of Americans has no worry at all whatsoever Who believes this? Who has such a misguided idea about what it's like to be homeless that they could ever believe anything that He has to say again after hearing him say this how ignorant do you have to be? On top of that he says in San Francisco Anyway, officials are putting up the homeless for free in city hotels and supplying them with free alcohol drugs and nicotine Now this is correct technically, but we'll get to what specifically this story is about He also says I can't think of a clearer signal to taxpayers Citizens people who try to do the right thing because all homeless people did the wrong thing Hence why they're homeless because they can't possibly just fall victim to the brutal capitalist system that we live in they did something wrong That's what he's trying to prime you to believe And stay sober that we just hate you and we're spending all of our time on people who aren't contributing Why would they be giving the homeless free stuff? I don't understand now Joe Ali Otto chimed in saying We're taking very vulnerable people and feeding their addictions and we're not using taxpayer dollars to do that Which begs the question? Where is this money coming from? So there's a lot to unpack there first of all Why do we care where the money is coming from if taxpayer dollars aren't funding what you're against? Why do you care shut up then? It's not a story, right? Like I can understand you being against your taxpayer dollars funding things that you don't like I'm very much against my taxpayer my tax dollars funding war and whatnot But that's not the case here. You admit that taxpayer dollars aren't funding alcohol and cannabis for the homeless So why are you taking issue with it? Is it just that you think that they should suffer completely and not have any help whatsoever? On top of that, you know There's this implication that homeless people aren't contributing whereas working class people they're paying their taxes So why should they not get the free things that the homeless people get and he literally said Why would they be giving the homeless free stuff? I don't understand if you don't understand why the homeless are Getting free stuff Then you're an idiot. You're an idiot Tucker. It's because they're homeless and they have zero Material wealth whatsoever. They are the most vulnerable population in our country The fact that you can't understand the fact that you had to ask Why we have to give things to homeless? I mean it just goes to show what kind of a person you are you don't care About the homeless you don't care about the less fortunate now He tries to pretend as if he does by trying to pit the working class against the homeless And this is disgusting because he wants the working class to be angered at the fact that the homeless is getting something for doing Nothing, why are they getting alcohol and you're not why are they getting free food? But you have to work for that's the implication here But the answer is because they are homeless and guess what more and more people will be homeless Because of COVID-19 because a record number of Americans are losing their jobs So immediately the question is when you become homeless Do you just become worthless? Then or do you get a little bit of a grace period? Do you become a subhuman? Species to Tucker Carlson after three months of being homeless or does that take effect immediately once you lose your job? I'm genuinely asking earnestly because the way that he talks about homeless people is so disgusting I've never heard anyone even other propagandists on Fox news refer to homeless people in such a disgusting and catalyst way now to the story about them receiving alcohol and and cannabis and nicotine is This happening Yeah, it's happening, but out of the estimated 8,000 homeless residents living currently in San Francisco Do you want to take a guess how many of them have received free alcohol pick a guess? thousands half of the 8,000 Less than 12 less than 12 homeless people have received alcohol and When it comes to those who have received tobacco or medical cannabis how many Few dozen that's it. So he makes it seem as if the entire homeless population in San Francisco is living it up They're getting free food from the government. They're being put in hotels. They're getting cannabis and alcohol. They're just partying it up No That's not actually what's happening a Handful of them are getting this and Tucker Carlson would have found out about this had he done a quick One-minute Google search now. Do you think that he didn't have a team to research this issue for him? Do you think that he doesn't know that that's probably a reason why the select group of people are receiving these things? He knows he's smarter than that But this is propaganda. He's trying to turn you a working-class person against the homeless When we should be looking out for them the most because they are the most vulnerable now if you're against homeless people Getting, you know, medical cannabis and alcohol and nicotine donated to them You shouldn't be because there's a very good reason why they're getting that as KTLA 5 reports San Francisco is using private donations to deliver alcohol tobacco and medical marijuana to a few dozen people Dealing with addiction as they isolate or quarantine in city-least hotel rooms during the pandemic officials confirmed Wednesday There are about 270 people mostly homeless staying in hotel rooms to recover from COVID-19 or To wait out possible exposure to the virus nearly a dozen people have received alcohol and more than two dozen have received Tobacco the San Francisco Chronicle reported city officials said that private donations pay for the items and that helping manage nicotine Opioid and alcohol cravings ensures that recovering people don't go out and possibly infect others Dr. Grant Colfax San Francisco's public health director said the harm reduction approach is widespread and based on decades of sound Public health policy our focus needs to be on supporting them He said of the people who are isolating or under quarantine for people experiencing alcohol withdrawal The Department of Public Health calculates the minimum amount needed and delivers them with meals The department also facilitates delivery of medication for people trying to kick heroin. The department does not help procure Recreational marijuana. So that's the story. That's what Tucker Carlson is making such a big deal about there are about 270 homeless people of the 8,000 who either have COVID-19 because they can't social distance if you don't have a home Or were exposed to it and the city is putting them in hotels so they can recover and giving addicts Who are addicted to alcohol? It's a physical addiction the bare minimum so they feel a little bit less inclined to leave their hotels So the disease doesn't spread. Why is this controversial exactly? Why isn't it and let me just go a little bit further here? Let's say hypothetically speaking that the city was just donating weed and alcohol to homeless people Why aren't they allowed to have their vices? Why do we? Get to have our vices we get to smoke weed drink alcohol, but they don't get to have that same luxury Well to Tucker They're not normal people They're homeless They don't fall under the category of normal people to him. They're not like you and I they're not working class people it's despicable and He says so the Los Angeles City Council is threatening to quote Common-deer hotels that don't want to become homeless shelters Right, and they should do this because that's discrimination That's discrimination. I could understand if They don't want to you know, pay the extra cleaning cost if people have COVID-19 You know to disinfect and whatnot I get that but you can't just choose to not allow homeless people to stay your hotels because that's discrimination That's prejudice. I mean replace homeless with gay or Jewish and it makes sense So if these hotels are saying we don't want to rent to icky homeless people well, of course the city should take action That's unacceptable. Do you think that discrimination against homeless people is okay Tucker? Well, I mean I shouldn't ask that because it's a rhetorical question because he largely doesn't view them as human He says that they're not normal people So, you know, he doesn't care But I mean if they have COVID-19 and the hotel is saying well, you know what? We're gonna need some additional money to help disinfect the room or whatnot For more medical equipment since we're kind of looking after these people who have been infected I get that but they just say no, we're not gonna rent to you because you're homeless That's completely unacceptable and unforgivable and the city should commandeer their property if they're not going to rent to people because that is discrimination It's exactly what we've enacted laws to fight the Civil Rights Act and whatnot now on top of that He says all the concern seems to be for the homeless like what about people who are trying really hard to do well for their Kids and make the society better like they're totally ignored Because again homeless are not normal so they don't have the human aspirations and desires That the normies have there are subhuman Species they lack the concerns and desires otherwise normal Americans feel like you know caring for their children and improving their lives But he's a thing Tucker if you actually do care about helping average Americans Why don't you stop taking a paycheck from the propaganda arm of the political party that deprives normal people who you're speaking to? supposedly of their material wealth at the behest of the Republican Party's donors you do propaganda for the party who Is leading us to this point where the rich have it all and Working Americans have nothing but yet you're preaching about how it's the homeless people who are getting everything and Working people get nothing. I mean this is despicable And you know as much as Tucker Carlson likes to market himself as a populist and rail against the elites He's not telling you. He's part of that club. He is the establishment. He is an elite He's worth an estimated 20 million dollars with an annual salary for doing propaganda of six million Six million dollars. Can you imagine making that much money in your lifetime? That's what Tucker Carlson makes in one year of doing propaganda So don't let him fool you into believing that he cares about working-class Americans. He's very explicitly trying to pit you against the homeless It's disgraceful. It's morally reprehensible and Tucker Carlson does not have the moral high ground here