Tucker Carlson Posed as Olbermann in Nasty Emails

[tblue37]

This article indicates that Tucker Carlson probably pretended to be KO and sent incendiary emails to make KO look bad:

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On Tuesday afternoon, a set of emails surfaced on the Philadelphia news site Phawker. Phawker said that the emails showed the "100% for real" correspondence between Olbermann and Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky over the weekend. In the emails, "Olbermann" talks about his boss, MSNBC President Phil Griffin, in hyperbolic, insulting terms.

In one email, "Olbermann" says that Griffin is "not my boss (thank god), nor is he intellectually qualified to be...I'll be anchoring on election night 2012, long after Phil Griffin has moved on to a job for which he's actually qualified, perhaps on QVC."

In another, "Olbermann" writes that "I could have Phil Griffin fired tomorrow if I felt like it, trust me. And if he keeps yapping about me in public, I may. For the moment, however, keeping Phil around is like having a drunk chimp in the office -- more amusing than threatening."

The incendiary emails seemed too good to be true -- and, as it turns out, they were. The emails from "Olbermann" came from [e-mail]. That's an address that is not owned by Olbermann, but by Tucker Carlson, conservative pundit and editor of the Daily Caller website. In July, Carlson announced that he had purchased the domain name KeithOlbermann.com, and told Politico that people could email him at [e-mail] -- the same address that the emails to Bykofsky came from.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/09/keith-olbermann-hoax-did-_n_781241.html

What a slimy little sneak! But it is typical of Republicans like Carlson, O'Keefe, and Breitbart, isn't it?

[rfranklin]

1. Can't somebody beat the crap out of him?

In a nice way, of course.

[Jamastiene]

6. I still say Hillary Clinton should have made him eat a real shoe,

preferably his own...like he promised. :evilgrin:

[NoSheep]

104. I saw Werner Herzog do it on film. Didn't I?

[lame54]

37. Enter Jon Stewart...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

[zeemike]

75. he embarrassed Tucker.

I'm not your monkey is priceless.

[gateley]

93. Whoa - I'd never seen that. I was almost uncomfortable watching it, but

boy, did Stewart do an outstanding job! Thanks for posting this!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

107. Not only did he do a great job of blistering them, but...

...it was also the precipitating event for the show being pulled from the air. It was far from the only reason, but it was cited as the proverbial final straw.

[Duval]

112. Yeah, nice enough to say "sorry"!! :)

[Jamastiene]

2. Tucker Carlson is such a weasel.

I can't stand him.

[butterfly77]

105. Willie Geist...

is his buddy

[tridim]

3. Call your lawyer Keith.

[tblue37]

8. Oh, I so hope Keith takes some sort of serious legal action

against the little slimeball.

[Enthusiast]

47. Come on, man.

Can't we just look forward?

[The Wielding Truth]

67. And get punched again? Nope. Time for self defense. It's time for all

of us to act. Starting with calling our local rep's Dem or Repub.Tell them to start holding the guilty responsible.

EX: GWB/DC.;Citizens United/Chamber of Commerce:Boehner/Canter;Koch Bro's/Murdoch.

[K8-EEE]

71. I know right? Why does GOP always want to "look forward"

with their damned criminals and then they can't wait to go after Obama or Clinton for NUTHIN....

[Enthusiast]

83. Plus one. It is the very pinnacle of hypocrisy. nt

[CLANG]

91. ROFL!

:rofl:

[Andy823]

22. I agree.

Take this little slim ball to the cleaners!

[valerief]

66. +666 TRILLION

[DimplesinMI]

4. I will get him....if I can find him

:)

[Skittles]

5. only a real coward does something like that

seriously

[The Doctor.]

30. And don't forget; "moron".

Total. Moron.

Did he really think he'd get away with it?

[CLANG]

92. Maybe when he gets fired Breitbart will give him a job.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Tucker Who?????????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

9. Can't you just see him sitting there is his little bowtie, snickering,

thinking no one would catch him. :rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

35. Just like an obnoxious little three-year-old...which, emotionally is exactly what he is.

[Sonoman]

14. Does he still have a Day Job?

If he does, he's overpaid.

Sonoman

[pattmarty]

84. If you want to call Fox a job.

[Blue_Tires]

40. i had completely forgotten about him as well...

he went from household name to nonentity pretty fast...

[tblue37]

10. Wow! I have never had a post hit the greatest page within two minutes of

posting before!

[DimplesinMI]

11. He's Back! Not saying...

That he should not sue the crap out of IDIOT Tucker Carlson (by the way...does Tucker have a show....NOPE!) but it was a good night to have my regularly scheduled programming back....

He's Back, Keith Olbermann Returns to MSNBC (VIDEO)
http://www.reachoutjobsearch.com/2010/11/hes-back-keith-olbermann-returns-to.html

Tucker Carlson can KICK ROCKS!!!

[napi21]

12. I knew he was an AH when h ws on TV...him & his stupid bow tie! I didn't however realize he was

was THIS BAD! It ust be killing him that so many of his former collegues are still on the tube and HE can't find anyone who wants him!

[K8-EEE]

13. Republicans love forgeries.

Ever noticed how many forgeries in the BushCo era? Val Plame got targeted because her husband had the nerve to call a forged document a forgery, basically. All the doctored up ACORN tapes -- and KKKarl was all over that forged TANG document that they then outed to make the truth of GWB's service or lack of a non-issue. They are phony, unethical and criminal-minded.

[Enthusiast]

49. Noticed that did ya?

Criminal fucks, one and all.

[AlbertCat]

58. Republicans love forgeries.

That's because reality does not favor them.

[Wednesdays]

82. Forgeries...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_clT4eXEQoK0/SQKMT03AnGI/AAAAAAAAAp8/MtbEHhdDI0o/s200/Ashley+Todd.jpg

[K8-EEE]

119. OMG I totally forgot about the Faux phony pix!!

Holy cow, they're ALL the B Girl!

[tishaLA]

15. Most publicity Tucker's had since Stewart skewered him

I'm sure he's thankful for the press coverage. He was on the Abe Vigoda list before he reared his ugly head again.

[Supersedeas]

43. the disgraceful fall of Tucker Silverspoon Carlson continues--how far will he reach to remain

'relevant'....'newsworthy'....'spoofworthy'

Trouncing with the Stars....done that.

Nasty Email Props...dont that.

mmmmm....what next for the bowtie.

[pattmarty]

There's always the daytime soaps.

[Somawas]

16. What is the difference between Tucker Carlson and a douchebag?

You at least feel refreshed after a nice douche.

[tblue37]

17. I was just remembering him on Dancing with the Stars--pathetic!

And then Bugman DeLay and now Bristol Palin--and her mama cosntantly getting free face time on the show. There was also that country singer--Sarah soemthing--who also could not dance, but who was kept on by all the right wigners voting for ehr ebcause she is a Christian Republican.

Hmmmm. It does seem that DWTS has a rather right wing agenda, doesn't it? But all the right wingers they bring on dance like sticks.

[AlbertCat]

59. It does seem that DWTS has a rather right wing agenda, doesn't it?

You watch that bore fest????????

[SoCalDem]

98. I think it's "reality" tv in general that's right-leaning

Bread & Circuses³.

Think about it.. a REAL tv drama (even comedy) requires some concentration, some attention to detail, It requires an ability to follow-along, to catch the cultural/historical references woven into the dialog.

"Reality" tv usually requires NONE of that. It's just voyeurism-writ-large. It's all about watching "real people" doing stupid/quasi-dangerous things and engaging in "play-fighting".

This is all the stuff that most people used to do as children (before structured daycare systems forced the kids to shut up, sit down & watch tv until Mom picked them up).

Throw in money, and is it any wonder that Jerry Springer's format of under-educated, lower class people publicly humiliating themselves for a few bucks, would be with us still...only bigger & "badder"?


And NOW, people get to give the "contestants" a :thumbsup::thumbsdown: without having everyone see them do it.. Instead of a trap door opening & lions gobbling up the one "voted off", the cell phone vigilantes just get them sent home.

Historically, staging entertainment as "contests" is not new, and often accompanies hard times. During the Depression, people did all sorts of stupid things for money, and there were contests for everything.. Winning a contest was about the ONLY way an ordinary person could ever hope to move beyond their dreary life.

The insidious thing about tv today, is that these shows are also CHEAP to produce, and they also undercut the many union-workers still around in the entertainment field. ..

No need for writers to churn out scripts
No need for actors (real actors)

[pattmarty]

86. I don't watch any of that crap on nighttime TV, it'll make you impotent.

[marmar]

18. Beeker Carlson is such a pathetic little man......

[AlbertCat]

60. Beeker Carlson is such a pathetic little man......

How dare you insult Beeker like that!

[pattmarty]

88. Like father, like son. His father is a fucking shitbag also.

[Bluenorthwest]

19. What a classic form of American twit Tucker is...

nt

[fascisthunter]

20. what a dumb ass weasel

[Gidney N Cloyd]

21. Sniveling weasly dweeb.

'Good for nothing' would be a promotion.
Near the top of my list of people I'd love to embarrass horribly.

[The Wizard]

23. It's OK if you're a Republican

Laws and ethics do not apply to Republicans. Bush rigged the Courts.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

102. "What are laws to Sons of God?" -- Nietzsche

Ol' Fred had it nailed long ago.

[tularetom]

24. I'm not so sure about this story

Those e-mails sound way to intelligent to have been composed by that sorry ass little twit.

Maybe somebody wrote them for him.

[peekaloo]

45. probably an e-mail sent to/about him and he just changed his name to

Griffin. :-)

[laughingliberal]

25. K & R nt

[TexasObserver]

26. Keith should sue Tucker and expose him in a long, continuing process.

There are probably other instances.

Tucker is in big, big trouble, IMO.

[Botany]

114. The little turd admitted to it ..... some of that Bird's Eye Money will be KO's

"Could you resist?" Carlson said. "It was just too funny. The flesh is weak."

[UTUSN]

27. It's in his genes: daddy Richard CARLSON & assorted wingnuts in smear of BLUMENTHAL w DRUDGE

****************QUOTE********

http://www.observer.com/node/40801

Libel Grudge Match Begins! Blumenthal vs. Matt Drudge

Mr. Blumenthal's lawyers want to depose Mr. Fund and the Ledeens in an effort to ferret out the source of Mr. Drudge's August 1997 item in his gossip Web site The Drudge Report that Mr. Blumenthal beat his wife-a charge Mr. Drudge sourced to at least one "influential Republican" and retracted shortly after it appeared. In the subpoenas, Mr. Blumenthal's lawyers request "any and all documents" relating to Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Drudge, former ambassador Richard Carlson and his son, Weekly Standard writer Tucker Carlson, the Ledeens and former American Spectator writer David Brock. "If you need a road map," the Journal editorial notes, "this is Mr. Blumenthal's enemies list, except that onetime enemy David Brock has apparently switched camp to become an ally."


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[Zoeisright]

28. I see Fucker Carlson (sic) is up to his usual tricks.

What a little bag of shit that creep is. Typical repuke. Lying, smearing other people, hiding behind others. He makes me sick.

[SidDithers]

29. K&R...nt

Sid

[progressoid]

31. Fucker Carlson ranks just under tape worms

[atreides1]

62. A little lower then that

More like that scummy film at the bottom of the ocean, that's lower then whale excrement, that's Tucker!

[Old and In the Way]

32. Tucker Carlson is James O'Keefe with a bowtie and a better roladex.

Obviously, Tucker has KO envy issues and, like so many of his ilk on the Right, he's got the emotional maturity of a young kid.

[Posteritatis]

33. Why hello there, Mr. Tortious Interference! (nt)

[Tatiana]

34. Tucker's obsession with Keith is beyond bizarre.

It's long past time for him to get over his mancrush.

[Robbie88]

96. Yes. The whole thing is more than a little creepy...

[City Lights]

36. Disturbing on many levels.

Tucker, seek help for your problem. You can afford the care you need.

[BurtWorm]

38. Smaller fish than Carlson would get canned and shunned or worse

For that breach of ethics. Amazingly poor judgment. Who does be he thin he is? pimpy o'keefe?

[alcibiades_mystery]

78. ROFL @ "Pimpy O'Keefe"

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[tanyev]

39. Tucker's parents certainly gave him an appropriate name.

Got the first letter wrong, though.

[JBoy]

41. Like something from Mean Girls. Tucker trying to be one of the Plastics.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

42. Oh please, let KO really give that POS the consequences he needs.

please please, some instant karma, please!

[HillWilliam]

44. K&R

Carlson's comeuppance is way, way, way overdue.

[Enthusiast]

46. Carlson = O'Keefe = Breitbart.

Republican operatives. The term Republican operative means the very lowest of the low, lower than a snail's belly. But you knew that.

[tblue37]

100. When Karl Rove ran them they were called ratf**kers. nt

[era veteran]

48. He is a goatherder who would show the Persians the pass

No concept of honor.

[CLANG]

94. Hey, that's a general slur to all decent goat herders!

[nunyabidness]

50. Is`nt that a Federal offense?

[madmom]

51. He thought o'keefe had a pretty good gig going so he

tried to emulate him. He likes all the camera time pimp boy got and was turning a little green.

(sorry for the big word tucker, so just for you....emulate=to strive to equal @ Merriam-Webster)

[kitkat65]

52. Kind of like a sock puppet making crank phone calls.

Maybe he can get a job on Comedy Central at the 10:30 Eastern slot.

[Wednesdays]

85. You give him way too much credit

More fitting is a 3:30 a.m. slot on Sunday mornings...doing infomercials.

[Octafish]

53. Hope it ends Tucker's career as a ''journalist.''

"What, exactly, is a 'Tucker'?" -- Gore Vidal

[AngryOldDem]

55. It should.

IF there is any kind of integrity left in journalism, which is what they said they were trying to defend in suspending Keith.

[lob1]

97. The Tucker was a car that no one liked and it went away.

[wryter2000]

54. K&R

I hope this ruins his "reputation" and we never have to look at his weasly face again.

[Zambero]

56. I thought he'd gone away

Someone should grab this this obnxious little shit by the bow tie and relocate him to the nearest dumpster, head first.

[COLGATE4]

57. Vile little pederast. nt

[Mikeystyle]

61. I wonder how Carlson's bow tie would look in jail.......

Deliberately impersonating someone else to make them look bad? Committing slander?

This has felony written all over it.

[CLANG]

95. Hey, he was just joshing around!

:sarcasm:

[herbm]

63. Lets fill his mailbox up. Everyday.

[KansDem]

64. You know, this is all getting out of hand...

Each day brings a new low for the conservatives. Perhaps one day soon they'll be so low we can all step on them like cockroaches*
________
*with apologies to cockroaches. I was just caught up in hyperbole...

[cjbgreen]

65. TUCKER =

Tucker Carlson is really Sarah Palin in drag.

[Maineman]

68. Totally unethical, if not illegal

At the very least he should be fired. I think legal action should be considered. That was a threat to Keith's reputation and his employment.

[Renew Deal]

69. I agree

It's unethical at minimum and it may be illegal. Carlson has made himself susceptible to a lawsuit.

[CoffeeCat]

70. I assume Tucker Carlson is done forever, right?

He tried to impersonate and embarrass Keith Olbermann?

Isn't that illegal?

Was Carlson expecting that everyone would assume it was
Olbermann and get Keith in trouble?

I'd put this right up there with that freelancer who wrote for
the New York Times Magazine, who was outed for making up stories
out of whole cloth.

Please tell me this isn't going to be a non-news story?

This is quite scandalous, and a big deal.

[tblue37]

101. But making up stories out of whole cloth is not the same as trying to get someone in

serious trouble--or even fired--by faking emails from them. This is much, much worse.

[Kalyke]

72. I reported this yesterday and it was ignored.

Sigh.

[vanbean]

80. No it wasn't. I learned about it from your post, but I was unable to reply then.

But thanks so much. :hi:

And I have to say this: We don't know Carlson did this for a fact. Yet. Also, as much as I despise him, it is hard for me to believe that he is that stupid or that low. I mean that is an epitome of stupidy and low-down behavior.

[Kalyke]

89. Thank you !

I simply haven't learned the best times to post these things, apparently.

[guruoo]

73. Is Tucker really that stupid?

He announces to the world that he purchased that domain, then turns around and uses it like a fake ID?

This is a more likely explanation, IMO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spoofing

[blondeatlast]

87. Yes, he is.

And a petulant twit to boot. I don't care if it's common--it's shameful behavior for adults to engage in.

Are you fine with it?

[vanbean]

111. He is. According to a new item on Crooks and Liars he has admitted it.

[Gamey]

74. Somebody needs a super-sonic wedgie and swirlie.

[Chipper Chat]

76. Time for O'Keefe to invite Fucker down to his boat.

Two pees in a wad.

[pattmarty]

90. And then sink the boat.

[thereismore]

77. Rove, O'Keefe and Carlson. Same stinking bunch of poo. nt

[defendandprotect]

79. It's sadly typical of the way the right wing rises .... lies, stolen elections, violence....

[Janice325]

81. Couldn't Keith at least point out on his show that

he doesn't own that address? He wouldn't even necessarily have to say who bought it. Just wondering.

k&r

[LaPera]

99. Fucking lying slimy republican Tucker Carlson!

[tblue37]

103. For those who were not sure that Tucker had actually done this--he admitted it! Another DU

poster has started a thread on his admission:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9525808

[demigoddess]

106. what else is new? a republican who lies? Not new!!

if their lips are moving, and even if not.

[Radical Activist]

108. I had a conservative cyber-stalker do that to me once.

These are disturbed people.

[B Calm]

109. All republicans are NO GOOD SOB'S

[abelenkpe]

110. So when does he get charged with slander?

Or is it Libel....either way. It's a crime isn't it?

[Botany]

113. ATTN Keith O. Sue the shit out of the little turd ... get a lawyer

Now did those phony email precede Olbermann getting suspended?



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[Lindsey]

115. Yes. He needs to be sued and have the crape knocked out of

him. But, he'll get away w/it like all of the other right-wingers. It pisses me off in ways I can't explain.

[HereinDC1]

116. S T A L K E R

When someone follows someone around on the internet...then they are a stalker.

[Confusious]

117. Carlson grows more pathetic every day

On top of the waste of flesh he already is.

I can't really think of anyone more so. At least caribou barbie gets paid.

[1776Forever]

118. Sounds like Tucker is a wanta-be Beckster. This is NOT funny! Needs a lawsuit! n/t

[Scurrilous]

120. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup:

[tblue37]

127. Thanks to you, too. nt

[RepublicanElephant]

121. jon stewart was right about that douche. nt

[Crunchy Frog]

122. Wow, he's an even nastier little shit than I gave him credit for.

I hope this will finish up what's left of his career.

[tresec29]

123. Tucker is a twerp

Good Hell. Carlson couldn't fill KO's shoes if he stuffed an extra pair of clown shoes in front of his foot then shoved a pair of size 12's behind it. He isn't even mature enough to comb his hair or straighten his bow tie! Classless little twerp!

[HEyHEY]

124. Sorry, did he not realize he'd get caught?

I mean, that's a pretty half assed attempt at being sneaky.

[tblue37]

128. He figures that since IOKIYAR, it wouldn't matter if he got caught--

and he is probably right. I just wish KO woul sue his pants off--and that some sort of criminal charges could be filed. It seems that what he did must be illegal, too.

Some people on this thread say it's no big deal and we shouldn't waste time pursuing these creeps when we catch them, but that is why they feel so empowered to keep doing such things--because there is never any price to pay!

[HughMoran]

125. Fucker.

[spooky3]

126. How old is this guy again? He sounds like a frustrated Mean Boy.