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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 01:49 PM Nov 2014

Tucker Carlson: Obama Stokes 'Racial Fears' To Keep Power, Illegal Hordes Will Vote Away Freedom

Tucker Carlson, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Caller, appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars program on Election Day to warn about growing racial divisions in America as a result of immigration and President Obama’s time in office. Carlson said that identity politics based on race are a new feature in U.S. politics and that this development is Obama’s fault, of course.

He warned that the president is attempting to use “race to divide the country and get out the vote and use racial fears to get their base out to the polls.” “Look around the world," Carlson said. "You've traveled, you know, practically every other country on the planet is divided by ethnic politics. We haven’t been historically but we’re moving in that direction. You don’t even want to play with that stuff and they’re doing it in a big way and it’s reckless.”

After Jones warned that American elites “want to flood us with all these illegals” in order to divide the country and “create that balkanization.” Carlson agreed: “I don’t think there’s any doubt about it. There’s no doubt that they see immigration as a source of political power and that’s scary.”

Carlson then agreed with Jones’ assessment that the U.S. is turning “into a pure democracy where hordes of illegals will vote away our freedoms,” citing California as a “one-party state that is literally crumbling” due to immigration.
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Tucker Carlson: Obama Stokes 'Racial Fears' To Keep Power, Illegal Hordes Will Vote Away Freedom (Original Post) big_dog Nov 2014 OP
California is not crumbling upaloopa Nov 2014 #1
Tucker will be in the minority by 2050 and he knows it big_dog Nov 2014 #2
The right seems to promote family values, hard work and pulling upaloopa Nov 2014 #11
who died Enrique Nov 2014 #3
Thread winner, as far as I'm concerned. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Nov 2014 #7
Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones have as much credibility of starting a race war as Cartman does. Initech Nov 2014 #4
We "haven't been historically divided by ethnic politics.. but we're LeftinOH Nov 2014 #5
Fuck you, Bow-Tie Boy. Paladin Nov 2014 #6
All the ugliness is really coming out after the GOP sweep that gives the notion that it will be safe kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #8
Carlson Untucked Blue Owl Nov 2014 #9
Another day of sellin' the old snake oil. moondust Nov 2014 #10
Say what!! kentuck Nov 2014 #12
Where is a falling piano when you really need one. hifiguy Nov 2014 #13
Some would say this is a clever way to get RW propaganda on to DU. Kingofalldems Nov 2014 #14
 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
2. Tucker will be in the minority by 2050 and he knows it
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 01:56 PM
Nov 2014

so he has to get his shots in while he can

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
11. The right seems to promote family values, hard work and pulling
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 02:28 PM
Nov 2014

yourself up by your boot straps plus Christianity.
All of those things are found in those that leave their homes in Mexico and Central America in search of better lives for their families.

LeftinOH

(5,354 posts)
5. We "haven't been historically divided by ethnic politics.. but we're
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 02:07 PM
Nov 2014

moving in that direction?" We absolutely HAVE been divided by ethnic politics - for most of our history. He's concerned about "Balkanization"? WTF?

 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
8. All the ugliness is really coming out after the GOP sweep that gives the notion that it will be safe
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 02:23 PM
Nov 2014

to demonstrate your racism, bigotry, and misogyny in as many places as you want, especially on FOX. How sad, how utterly sad.

"Balkanization?" That will be ok with the GOP as long as no people of color are among them.

moondust

(19,993 posts)
10. Another day of sellin' the old snake oil.
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 02:26 PM
Nov 2014

Lots of old white voters who lap it up because...that's what they WANT to believe!

kentuck

(111,103 posts)
12. Say what!!
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 02:32 PM
Nov 2014

Who used Obama as their only campaign issue in the last election? It was done on purpose and it was racist in intent.

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