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Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 06:54 PM Jan 2022

Tucker Carlson calls Justice Kavanaugh a "cringing little liberal.

The title of the video "Tucker LOSES IT Over Kavanaugh Siding With The Libs" seems over-the-top click-baity, but that isn;t the reason i posted it.

The content of the video really doesn't matter beyond the way I titled this thread. What I am wondering is if we can use this. If Tucker Carlson wants to outrage his audience against people like McConnell, Kavanaugh, or whomever, perhaps Democrats should "Aikido" that message into one that outrages the right enough that they want them gone. If they are going after their own, I would love to see the punches land effectively.

I don't exactly know how to accomplish that, but Claire McCaskill sort of did that to decent effect, calling Todd Akin "too conservative" during the GOP primary phase. The strategy worked, and she got Akin as an opponent in her course to re-election.

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Escurumbele

(3,396 posts)
5. Whey is this news? who really cares what Carlson has to spew? or Kavanaugh?
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:01 PM
Jan 2022

DISCLAIMER: I did not watch the video, Carlson makes me puke.

We need to stop giving these people force, nothing like this should ever be posted, who really cares what these jackasses say or do? With Kavanaugh? well, he is unfortunately a judge in the supreme court, so we have to know what he does, but these games of words? Please, no...

Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
6. It's not news so much as it was a vehicle to my observation and question.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:04 PM
Jan 2022

The video was pretty pointless, other than proof that he said what he did. I think trying to leverage their words against each other might be a decent strategy for us. YMMV.

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
7. Mass Murderer Tuckems Called Who What?
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:06 PM
Jan 2022

Got caught up in all the excitement finding crematoriums for the people that give a damn about what Tuckems says.

Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
8. A possible example:
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:08 PM
Jan 2022

"If it were not for Mitch McConnell, Kavanaugh would have never been able to support the liberal Justices."

I needs some crafting, but this is sort of what I am thinking of.

machoneman

(4,007 posts)
10. Look, any day that a RW media fathead fights with a RW SC judge is a good day!
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:31 PM
Jan 2022

I do hope they fight A LOT more and often!

Botany

(70,521 posts)
11. Tucker doesn't just say shit like this own his own. This was written for him so he can help make a
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:58 PM
Jan 2022

... "planned distraction." What is in the news now? Forged electoral ballots, the Oath keepers being
indicted, on 1/6/21 the Oath Keepers were trying to steal the real electoral ballots from the Congressional
Parliamentarian's office in the US Capitol, and then guess what TFG and his henchmen just happen to
have some new electoral ballots "ready to go" in place of the missing ones. Even if those forged documents
were not accepted they would have added to chaos and TFG would have used that chaos to try to stop the
transfer of power.

This is all a "planned distraction." It is all kabuki theater. Don't fall for it.

Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.

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