Why Tucker Carlson is going after Tammy Duckworth

[Nevilledog]

[soothsayer]

1. This

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. He'll always be the same trust fund baby, bow tie wearing, half a man he's

always been. No matter when he took it off after Jon Stewart's humiliation.

[CottonBear]

51. Ah! Let's revisit Jon Stewart's appearance on CNN's Crossfire

https://m.

I never, ever get tired of rewatching this!

[grumpyduck]

3. He's just a prick trying to keep Fox's ratings up.

I'm glad Tammy refused to go on his show, although she could have probably torn him one more new asshole.

[plimsoll]

19. I'm curious about this tear him a new asshole thing.

He's already an asshole, so if she tore him a new one would it be a clone? I mean the last thing we need is two Tucker Carlsons.

I think it would be a recursion thing, each new asshole would speak an octave higher until only dogs could hear him. ....Wait?

[RVN VET71]

52. Nah, just means he'd have three defecatory orifices

Including his mouth, of course.

[lagomorph777]

4. Pay For Slay needs to be a HUGE issue. Trump is STILL letting Putin do it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. And also because he's a whiny, chickenshit, tiny-dicked loser

who probably spent his high school years stuffed in his locker after being pantsed and having his lunch money stolen by Bill Barr.

[LuckyCharms]

11. Please don't insult tiny-dicked losers by

comparing them to Tucker Carlson.

Thank you for your understanding.

[plimsoll]

20. lol

[blm]

6. Duckworth is doing great, so are Warren and Hirono

https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2020.07.02%20Letter%20to%20Nat'l%20Sec%20Adviser,%20DoD,%20State,%20&%20DNI%20re%20Russian%20bounty%20program%20targeting%20US%20troops1.pdf

After Closed "Briefing" on Alleged Russian Bounties Targeting U.S. Troops, Warren and Hirono Seek Answers from Trump National Security Adviser, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, & Director of National Intelligence

Warren Requests Information from Commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan on Safety and Security of Servicemembers; "Briefing by Trump Administration officials altogether failed to meet even the minimum standards for briefing the committee with legislative and oversight responsibility for the Department of Defense"

Text of letter to O'Brien, Pompeo, Esper, Ratcliffe (PDF)

Text of letter to Commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (PDF)

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), wrote to President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and the Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe seeking information on their knowledge of, and actions related to, reports that Russia's military intelligence unit (GRU) covertly offered and made payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. Senator Warren also wrote to the Commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller requesting clarification on the safety and security of U.S. servicemembers following these troubling reports.

"If true and President Trump did nothing, it represents a shocking betrayal of the most basic responsibility of a Commander-in-Chief: to keep deployed American troops safe from those who would try to kill them," wrote Senators Warren and Hirono. Noting the president has dismissed multiple reports detailing the alleged Russian scheme as a hoax, the senators wrote: "President Trump appears to be knowingly echoing what appears to be false denials of the Russian government while its spy unit allegedly pays Taliban-linked militants to kill American soldiers."

The claims of the President's lack of knowledge of the Russian-funded bounty program raise serious questions about the Administration's knowledge of and actions taken related to this scheme, including how the National Security Adviser, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence handled and are handling their respective roles and responsibilities.

The intelligence related to this alleged bounty program was reportedly discussed during a March 2020 interagency meeting at the White House and was included in a written version of one of President Trump's Presidential Daily Briefs (PDB). On Wednesday, the Administration officials briefed the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Unfortunately, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) briefing by Trump Administration officials altogether failed to meet even the minimum standards for briefing the committee with legislative and oversight responsibility for the Department of Defense," wrote Senators Warren and Hirono.

Noting that they are profoundly concerned about the safety and security of U.S. servicemembers and the behavior of top Administration officials, Senators Warren and Hirono asked O'Brien, Secretaries Pompeo and Esper, and Director Ratcliffe a series of questions about what President Trump knew and when, what actions have been taken and will be taken to respond to and review attacks on U.S. troops that may have been connected this alleged Russian bounty program, and whether any conversations about this scheme have occurred with their Russian counterparts including between President Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin.

U.S. Special Operations Forces are presently in Afghanistan advising the Afghan Special Security Forces on building their counter-terrorism capacity, and will continue to be in harm's way, even with the limited scope of their mission. In her letter to General Miller, Senator Warren raised questions about the activities of Special Operations Command that led to the discovery of this scheme and the steps subsequently taken to protect U.S. special operators on the ground in Afghanistan.

[MineralMan]

7. I think he prefers ex-military people who didn't lose legs or something.

Brave fellow that he is, and all...

You know that if he had served in the military, he'd claim to have been a Navy Seal, right

[question everything]

8. Interesting commentary early on CNN

On November 21, 2006, several weeks after losing her first congressional campaign, Duckworth was appointed Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, at that time Tucker was "Dancing with the Stars."

[murielm99]

22. That was the first time I met her.

She was the keynote speaker at our Illinois Democratic Women's convention when she was the director of Illinois Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

The last time I saw her was before the 2016 election, at the Freeport IL library. She was with Cheri Bustos, at an event sponsored by county committee chairs, to thank the activists.

I was happy to meet some of the people there. One was a young man taking a gap year to work as a precinct committee person and activist. The other was a family with elementary school boys. They got an excused absence for their boys so that they could meet our elected officials. What a worthy way for children to take an excused absence!

[TomCADem]

9. In addition, the Senator Offends Tucker's Private Boarding School...

...sense of entitlement.

I guess going to school where it costs $65,000 annually to attend puts Tucker Carlson in a position of feeling very threatened by a real patriot like the Senator.

https://www.stgeorges.edu/

[Mike Nelson]

10. Also...

... thought maybe he believes she will be difficult to attack, if picked as Biden's VP. So he can either stir up enough negativity to knock her out... or start the attacking early so it's not so shocking, later.

[Dem2]

12. More I believe he's afraid of her as VP pick

He can't lay a glove on her, tho he is trying!

[Mike Nelson]

18. Yes...

... she would be difficult to wage a war against. They will need to work overtime.

[themaguffin]

26. That was my first thought. It's almost definitely to go at her strength - this is very Rove style.

[Dem2]

34. She's no John Kerry

I believe she will kick their asses if they pursue her patriotism.

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Because the only war Tucker fought in was over the last yellow bowtie at Brooks Brothers.

[BamaRefugee]

33. and Brooks Brothers just declared bankruptcy....

[Wellstone ruled]

14. This all starts at the top.

Look no further than Rupert Murdoch. BTW,it sells soap and fake Gold Bars from China.

[spanone]

15. Anyone else in congress?

[AJT]

16. I think that 45 is more and more convinced senator Duckworth

has a serious chance of being the veep pick and carlson is doing a preemptive attack.

[citizen blues]

21. Yes, and just like any preemptive attack on Duckworth

she'll walk away like a boss. I think the GOP already had their plans on how to attack former candidates who might be VP's. They're not prepared to take on Tammy, and she won't need to mop the floor with "Cadet Bone Spurs," she'll have him doing it for her.

[AJT]

39. I've never heard her speak. Is she quick on her feet, sharp?

[citizen blues]

40. She is very sharp!

In fact, she's quick on her feet in 3 languages.

[flibbitygiblets]

27. +1

[SWBTATTReg]

17. The advertisers for the Tucker Carlson need to be ID'ed and

pressured to take their ads elsewhere. Gutter mouth tucker needs to be taken off the air. I'm sick and tired of this guy's mouth and besides, he's supposed to be reporting on the news, not making the news.

[MFGsunny]

29. It's a good start from mid june 2020 article

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502501-tucker-carlson-sees-big-name-advertisers-bolt-after-his-comments-on-the-blm

[Champp]

23. REPUBLICAN draft dodgers HATE people who served USA honorably

From their space of cowardice and SHAME, Republicans like Carlson and Trump try to take down others to their level.

[LymphocyteLover]

24. it is a good distraction from Trump's treason and it freaking pisses me off!

[TrollBuster9090]

25. Also, Duckworth is blocking Trump from taking revenge against Col. Vindman.

Trump wants to exact revenge against Alexander Vindman, who's up for promotion to full colonel. Trump wants to refuse his promotion, but he wants the Pentagon to do it, so he doesn't have to look petty and vindictive by doing it himself. So, Duckworth is blocking all senior officer promotions until she gets a written statement from the Pentagon saying Vindman's name won't be removed from the promotion list.

I'm sure Trump is ranting on the phone every night to Hannity and Carlson about that, and they're more than happy to trash an American hero on his behalf.

[niyad]

50. Lt. Col. Bind an is retiring. He knows traitor in chief will not give up exacting revenge.

[kentuck]

28. Or else...

They believe she is going to be the VP pick?

[Wounded Bear]

30. Pucker Carlson led the cheering section when Trump dissed a Gold Star family on national TV...

so not surprising he's attacking veterans and real heroes.

Oh, throw in he's a misogynistic piece of shit, too.

[The Jungle 1]

31. I can't stand to even look at that hateful mutation. Tucker is not an American.

His name is one letter off.

[usaf-vet]

32. A disabled veteran still fighting to protect other veterans and active duty men and women.

The country needs MORE Tammy Duckworth's in Congress. And far fewer chickenhawks like Tucker Carlson on TV.

[Catch2.2]

35. I still can't understand

Why there hasn't been an investigation into this. Where are the Hearings???

[ancianita]

36. Nobody gives a shit what that nibbish jackal says against anyone in the military, not even the cult.

[LiberalFighter]

37. Probably because he is also psychotic.

[marble falls]

38. That and the simple arrogance of his being priviliged ...

he's made a bad calculation thinking he's good to go against Sen Tammy Duckworth.

[Shaddox]

41. Welcome to the New America - a "Carlson" can question the integrity of a vet that lost their legs

Like Trump - a man who didn't serve. A man who, if challenged, wouldn't fucking stand up in a barfight to defend his racism and bigotry without his security guards. And yet, only in America, this POS has a media presence that enables this?

[struggle4progress]

42. "Maybe attacking a legless vet will earn me the attention I crave"

[Cha]

44. That's what the Treasonous monster does..

Link to tweet

[Cha]

43. Aha.. Well Many More Should Be Talking about it!

Link to tweet

TY Nd!

[maryellen99]

45. He also has issues with women due to being abandoned by his mom as a child nt

[UpInArms]

46. I posted in another thread ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13718196The

Karl Rove has returned to "help"

This maneuver reeks of his methods ...

Remember what they did to Max Cleland ...

https://www.salon.com/2016/09/12/trump-iraq-and-max-cleland-the-rights-endless-hypocrisy-over-the-iraq-war/

Like many Democrats in 2002, Cleland opposed the Bush administration's plans for an invasion of Iraq in response to the 9/11 attacks a year earlier. For his opposition to President Bush's military whimsy, Cleland was targeted for ouster by Rove and the Chambliss campaign, and the strategy was breathtakingly horrendous. The centerpiece of the campaign was an infamous television ad in support of Chambliss, which inconceivably linked Cleland with Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden, the dual supervillains of that era, while also outrageously questioning whether Cleland had "the courage to lead."

Prior to the ad's dropping, Cleland was comfortably ahead of his challenger in the polls. In the days and weeks following the ad, Cleland dipped behind Chambliss and was ultimately defeated by a 6-point margin. He later told CBS News that the election had triggered his PTSD from the war. Chambliss went on to serve two full terms, retiring after the 2014 midterms.

Cleland, who left three limbs in Vietnam, was politically euthanized by the Republicans using a familiar early-2000s cudgel: Cleland was an unpatriotic terrorist sympathizer for his opposition to what became the Iraq War and therefore this decorated American soldier was unfit to serve in the Senate. He was publicly disgraced by the GOP establishment, as well as by an opponent, Chambliss, who received a deferment from the Vietnam draft due to an alleged "bum knee" from an old football injury. In other words, the draft dodger Republican was a true patriot for supporting the war, but a triple amputee and Vietnam War hero wasn't patriotic or courageous enough for re-election. Worse, Cleland was named as part of a rogues gallery that included America's most visible enemies at the time.

Never forget...

[lastlib]

47. Asha, will you marry me?

You have a way of cutting to the heart of the matter on every subject touching the shitgibbon, and doing it with maximum bloodshed on his part. I am your devotee forever, milady!

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[bucolic_frolic]

48. Correct, she has the most credibility on this issue

So they're using Tucker to try to weaken a strong position.

Good luck.

[AllaN01Bear]

49. russian troll.