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March 10, 2008

Tucker Carlson and the state of America media

Tucker Carlson, whose MSNBC show was recently canceled because so few people watch it, recently scolded a Scottish reporter who didn't allow an Obama adviser to take her comment that Hillary Clinton is a "monster" off the record after the fact.

The reporter's reply, quoted at length here, is classic:

"If this is the first time that candid remarks have been published about what one campaign team thinks of the other candidate, then I would argue that your journalists aren't doing a very good job of getting to the truth."

Amen.

This episode reminds me of Jon Stewart's blistering critique of the kind of journalism Carlson engages in when Stewart appeared on Crossfire:

I have to agree with Stewart's rude but accurate assessment of Carlson, whichcame after Carlson said Stewart was funnier on his own show: "You know what's interesting, though? You're as big a d**k on your show as you are on any show."

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[March 10, 2008 1:44 PM]

Henry

"whose MSNBC show was recently canceled because so few people watch it,"

An MSNBC program that few people watch. There's a redundant statement if I ever saw one.

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