Tucker Carlson: Obama left behind a 'wake of destruction' and BLM must be defeated

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‘if we’re going to survive as a country’

September 12, 2020

By Roger Sollenberger, Salon

Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday proclaimed to his audience, which is the largest in cable news, that America “must defeat” the Black Lives Matter movement “if we’re going to survive as a country.”

In the racially-charged screed, Carlson, who once called white supremacy a “hoax” on the heels of a mass shooting targeting Latinx immigrants in Texas, attempted to cast blame for the deep racial divisions in the U.S. on Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president.

The Obama presidency left “a wake of destruction” behind, according to Carlson. However, the economy gained a net 11.6 million jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped below the historical norm under Obama. Average weekly earnings were up 4.2% after inflation. Fifteen million people got access to healthcare, and premium increases slowed. Renewables such as solar and wind power increased 369%, coal production dropped 38% and fossil fuel emissions declined 11%.

Obama’s presidency also turned in results traditionally valued by conservatives. After-tax corporate profits and stock prices both set records, and the S&P 500 rose 166%. Handgun production leaped 207% to a record high, and illegal immigration dropped: Border Patrol apprehended 35% fewer people trying to cross from Mexico.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/tucker-carlson-obama-left-behind-a-wake-of-destruction-and-blm-must-be-defeated-if-were-going-to-survive-as-a-country/

https://www.salon.com/2020/09/11/tucker-carlson-if-were-going-to-survive-as-a-country-we-must-defeat-black-lives-matter/

You can watch his spew here, if you can stomach it. I couldn't:

https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-black-lives-matter-poison-and-if-were-going-survive-country-we-must

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I see that little pissant is trying to sharpen his white supremacist cred in anticipation of a 2024 shot at the republican nomination.

[mnmoderatedem]

1. trump's fifth rate propagandists are going into overdrive

expect much more of this crap for the next two months

[Yeehah]

2. Why do you post this crap here?

If I wanted to see what traitor Carlson was screeching, I'd visit Fox "News."

[luv2fly]

5. Don't read it?

Lots of unpleasant stuff on DU... I humbly suggest you not read things that upset you.

[Yeehah]

6. Go to Fox "News" if you enjoy reading Tucker Carlson

Problem solved!

[luv2fly]

9. See post # 3

Sums it up properly. Enjoy your day.

[catbyte]

12. Who peed in your cornflakes this morning? It does no good to ignore what they're saying. Knowledge

is power. You have a super day!

[oswaldactedalone]

3. Nothing wrong with the original post

If it weren’t for DU and twitter, I wouldn’t have any idea what lie the reich-wing is spouting at any given moment because I’m damn sure not going to listen to or watch their propaganda shows.

The depths to which the Rethugs sink on a daily basis is horrifying. I fear for our country.

[spanone]

4. The Liars Squad. Also known as faux 'news'

[rurallib]

7. you think he will run for president?

That is an interesting observation worth watching for. Lord knows he has a huge ego.

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13. Oh, yeah. That's the buzz.

Could Tucker Carlson Be Our Next Celebrity President?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/03/could-tucker-carlson-be-our-next-celebrity-president/#2caa9320980f

[pwb]

8. Tucker is another privileged White rich man.

Swanson foods rich. He never hit my radar as any candidate for anything. I don't think he would do well.

[North Shore Chicago]

10. Pound sand bow-tie boy!

He believes himself all grown up because he wears a tie. A sanctimonious prick is all he will ever be,

[Generic Brad]

11. Yet he can't name one thing Obama destroyed

Carlson has had four years to present an honest list. So far he has nothing.

[andym]

14. Very dangerous and divisive

Freedom of Speech is one of our basic rights-- but these kind of opinions, which seek to influence the gullible and rewrite history as well, are so dangerous that they need to be strongly rebuked publicly.

[crickets]

17. Agreed. nt

[OneGrassRoot]

15. I need help coming up with an analogy...

regarding how the way the right-wing equates BLM with a Soros-funded/created, Marxist, nefarious organization pulling everyone's strings.

They refuse to see BLM as a movement and instead are solely focused on the organization; most of the protesters are obviously and quite simply protesting racism and violence against Black and Brown bodies via state-sanctioned violence. Most probably haven't even visited the website. The org and website are handy when people say "What are they asking for??? I'd take them more seriously if I knew what they were asking for" (of course, they wouldn't, because such people look for any excuse to turn away from justice and equity).

I wish I could think of an analogy for something on the right, to impress the point that the VAST majority of people protesting and supporting BLM are supporting a goal, not an organization. It's so much easier to demonize an organization with a few individuals rather than a movement.

[gulliver]

16. The only thing to do is vote. That's the only thing that affects them, being defeated.

While the Republicanist minority manages to dominate even slightly in the polls, regardless of the voter suppression and gerrymandering they use to achieve it, their confidence and arrogance will continue to know no bounds. They have to be defeated in the big game and walk home crying losers. Anything short of that, and they'll just stay high-handed jerks and get steadily worse. At some point, they'll be such jerks that they'll just stop playing the big game (democracy) and declare themselves permanent winner. They're getting close to that now.