# What the fuck is wrong with Tucker Carlson (this time)? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 20, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433 "2020-12-20T01:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/101 "2023-06-07T18:28:36Z")
That guy doesn’t seem to have a high regard for the abilities of human beings. If some ancient building or artifact was so good it had to have been done by aliens. I watch Ancient Aliens though because it can be so funny, and to pick holes in the “logic” that alien historians put forward. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/102 "2023-06-07T19:07:01Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Also, who organized the black lives riots? The government knows but its classified. He doesn’t list the prime suspects I’d guess they rhyme with “forge morose and the pews”. Everyone\* knows that already-- Hell’s Angels, the Proud Boys, the Boogaloo Boys, and various police departments. It’s never been secret. \*who’s paying attention ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/103 "2023-06-07T23:41:18Z")
Fox News is threatening to sue Tucky. > **[Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract](https://www.axios.com/2023/06/07/fox-news-tucker-carlson-contract-breach)** > > Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/104 "2023-06-08T00:11:54Z")
Money quote: > Carlson, Axios [reported](https://www.axios.com/2023/05/09/tucker-carlson-fox-news-letter-fraud), has since accused Fox of fraud and has argued that Fox breached his contract when its senior executives reneged on promises made to Carlson “intentionally and with reckless disregard for the truth.” Tucker Carlson accusing someone of acting “intentionally and with reckless disregard for the truth.” is definitely the pot calling the kettle black. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/105 "2023-06-08T00:31:25Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Tucker Carlson accusing someone of acting “intentionally and with reckless disregard for the truth.” is definitely the pot calling the kettle black. In this case, both are certainly made of cast irony. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/106 "2023-06-08T00:45:48Z")
I’m pretty sure that Tucker’s show used – as a defense in a slander suit – the argument that: > When Tucker Carlson says on his show “[r]emember the facts of the story; these are undisputed," no reasonable person would believe that he was about to state facts. I’d give a buck if Fox were to trot out that same argument now 😉 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/107 "2023-06-08T12:55:43Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That guy doesn’t seem to have a high regard for the abilities of human beings. Every time he speaks he lowers my regard for human beings. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/108 "2023-06-08T13:18:04Z")
I _really_ don’t understand why he’s backing Putin while criticizing Ukraine and Zelenskyy, unless it’s just to be contrary. Because this war seems very obviously to have a good side and a bad side (unlike many others where it’s more ambiguous). I’ve heard the suggestion that he’s paid by Putin for this advocacy, but I believe he would have to register as a foreign agent if that were the case. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/109 "2023-06-08T13:22:19Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I _really_ don’t understand why he’s backing Putin while criticizing Ukraine and Zelenskyy Because Biden is backing Ukraine and Zelenskyy. That’s really all it is. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/110 "2023-06-08T14:02:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I believe he would have to register as a foreign agent if that were the case. He should, but if the money’s well-laundered, why bother? Who’s going to rat him out? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/111 "2023-06-08T14:10:09Z")
I think the DoJ takes that law very seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/112 "2023-06-08T14:10:48Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > In this case, both are certainly made of cast irony. Unfortunately it seems more like Teflon ™ to me. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/113 "2023-06-08T14:41:09Z")
Twitter show? Oh lord… ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/114 "2023-06-08T16:24:34Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I believe he would have to register as a foreign agent if that were the case. I was thinking that FARA might only be applicable to lobbyists and others working with government officials, so I just checked what it encompasses. It looks like it was originally crafted to prevent Hitler and Stalin from setting up news reporters in the US, secretly. Lobbyist coverage was appended later. I also see that I forgot that it was applied to RT during the Trump administration. So, yeah, Tucker would need to register **if and only if** he was taking money from Russia. Callback: [https://www.axios.com/2021/07/07/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-surveillance](https://www.axios.com/2021/07/07/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-surveillance) ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/115 "2023-06-08T16:38:44Z")
That’s assuming Carlson even cares about complying with the law. Facts not in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/116 "2023-06-08T16:38:55Z")
The allegation I’ve always heard is that they have compromat on him. Not that he’s being paid. He’s just a turned agent. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/117 "2023-06-08T17:01:07Z")
Trump sleeps around, peeks in on teenagers changing their outfits, and was friends with both Jeffrey Epstein and John Cassablancas. Hunter Biden is an addict who left his sex pics on a laptop with some random repair shop. It’s not too difficult to imagine either of these guys getting compromised and, realistically, they should both be kept distant from the functioning of our government. After Tucker got kicked out of Fox, someone in the know tried to smear him by posting behind-the-scenes recordings. While none of that was particularly endearing to Tucker, none of it indicated that the guy had debts, was promiscuous, had a gambling issue, an alcohol issue, etc. You’d think that any clear issues with his lifestyle would have shown up at his workplace. He wasn’t in charge of the bank accounts of Fox or any other organization, so he can’t have been embezzling. He seems to be in a committed relationship with a woman. None of which is to say that he _can’t_ have been compromised but he certainly doesn’t have the stink of it from anything that we currently are aware of. The general path of his life is that he discovered that he could make a lot of money through contrarianism. At the worst, he might be a useful idiot who was approached because his personal financial interests dovetail with Putin’s territorial aspirations. But that wouldn’t really be “compromise” in the traditional sense. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/118 "2023-06-08T17:07:08Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > > [@Baker](#): > > > > That guy doesn’t seem to have a high regard for the abilities of human beings. > > Every time he speaks he lowers my regard for human beings. Just saying. - For when you hit bedrock. \< hands **enipla** a jackhammer \> ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/119 "2023-06-08T18:00:17Z")
On the other hand, I would suggest that it’s harder to get compromising content on someone who we already know tons of bad things about. It’s those who seem on the up-and-up, who depend on that as part of their reputation, who would be most hurt if the kompromat got out. That said, I’m not exactly married to the idea, either. It’s just that I think it’s more likely than him being directly paid. Direct payment is far too traceable. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433/120 "2023-06-08T18:08:33Z")
It’s because of the culture war. Putin is seen as a force of good against the decadent “West”. He’s not being contrary. Tens of millions of Americans also agree with him that Putin is actually on the side of righteousness and God in this war. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-tucker-carlson-this-time/928433.md?page=7)