Tucker Carlson's January 6 Segment Draws Bipartisan Outrage: 'One Of The Most Shameful Hours We Have

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A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers criticized Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s downplaying of the January 6 Capitol riots in a segment Monday featuring tapes provided exclusively to the conservative pundit via Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), as Fox is set to continue releasing footage of the attacks.

Multiple Republican senators lashed out at Carlson’s characterization that the footage McCarthy handed over “demolishes . . . the claim that January 6th was an insurrection,” while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) launched a scathing rebuke of the segment on the Senate floor Tuesday.

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said that equating the insurrection to a protest is “just a lie” and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called Carlson’s framing “bulls—t,” CNN reported.

Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Mike Rounds (S.D.), and John Thune (S.D.) also rejected Carlson’s narrative, with Thune telling CNN: “Tthere were a lot of people in the Capitol at that time that were scared for their lives.”

Schumer opened Tuesday’s Senate session by calling the segment “one of the most shameful hours we have ever seen on cable television,” and criticized McCarthy for engaging in a “treacherous, treacherous game by catering to the hard right”—a reference to McCarthy’s deal with his right-wing detractors during January speaker election to release the tapes in exchange for their support.

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Human doormat McCarthy still loves him some Tuckems.

[Lovie777]

1. fake news hate the USA....................

[Laffy Kat]

2. NOW will Faux can Tucker?

If not, what will it take?

[2naSalit]

12. The way I understand it...

He's a parasite firmly attached to rupert's genitalia so I guess you'd have to eliminate the host to be rid of the parasite.

[The Grand Illuminist]

3. There is a lot to say about it.

But nothing will be done about it. And that angers me. Too much saying about it, and nothing done. No true action that would bring permanency for the greater good.

[TlalocW]

4. Considering they're currently getting the hell sued out of them for lies

Why would they do this? Is it just because they're separate lies? Shouldn't Roger Murdock be treading carefully?

[Cha]

34. You'd think.. I want this to BACKFIRE!!

BIG TIME

[Kid Berwyn]

5. When a "News Network" DELIBERATELY Lies, It's NOT News.

FCC pulls Fox’s broadcast license and the rest of Rupert’s Org will follow it down the sewer drain.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Except it's not broadcast, it's cable

And the FCC doesn't have any control over its license.

[exboyfil]

8. And the courts have already said that the audience should expect to be lied to

It is entertainment you know even though it is called Fox "News".


https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye

She wrote: "Fox persuasively argues, that given Mr. Carlson's reputation, any reasonable viewer 'arrive[s] with an appropriate amount of skepticism' about the statement he makes."

Vyskocil, an appointee of President Trump's, added, "Whether the Court frames Mr. Carlson's statements as 'exaggeration,' 'non-literal commentary,' or simply bloviating for his audience, the conclusion remains the same — the statements are not actionable."

[Dustlawyer]

15. Calling themselves FOX News and then arguing they are "Entertainment" and not news would violate

the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act because they are attempting to mislead their audience. I am sure most states have similar DTPA laws to pursue. Problem in Texas is our AG would NEVER sue FOX!

[lastlib]

23. *Reasonable viewer* of Fox is an oxymoron.

If they are viewers, they are not reasonable. If they are reasonable, they are not viewers. If Fox viewers could be reasoned with, they wouldn't be Fox viewers.

[allegorical oracle]

10. Don't disagree, but I receive Fox via a satellite dish transmission, which greatly resembles the

old days when ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS used to transmit their FCC-regulated signals to my rooftop antenna.

[Kid Berwyn]

36. Both Fox network and Fox cable controlled by Rupert Murdoch & Co.

When they lie on cable, it benefits the GOP politically.

When they run commercials during Super Bowl, it benefits the GOP politically.

Shut them down, bust the GOP-Rupert Murdoch Axis of fascism, and restore a fair body politic in the USA.

[mwooldri]

11. Wrong agency.

Try the Federal Trade Commission. They're masquerading as news. FTC IMO should be able to force them to make it clear when it is news and when it is not.

At least NBC doesn't have that problem, as it has News Now and MSNBC

[Kid Berwyn]

37. Thank you. Great idea.

The Fox “news” cable delivers huge propaganda disguised as news.

False advertising controlled by Rupert Murdoch.

[exboyfil]

7. GOP's Goebbels

strikes again.

[ZonkerHarris]

9. Tucker is a slimey weasel.

[thenelm1]

22. If that mofo coward had been on site in the Capital on that day, he...

would have been poopin' his drawers in fear. He likely would have even beaten Hawley in the sprint to hide.

[DENVERPOPS]

28. Nonsense

The Republicans in attendance in the capitol that day, had nothing to worry about....Like Trump said about the Secret Service warning him that crowd members had weapons, and Trump told the secret service they didn't need to worry, those armed insurrectionists weren't after him or Republicans inside the Capitol.........

Except, of course, every Republican Politician, except that day's Republican enemy # 1.......Pence.

If that insurrection had gone sideways, both Pence and Pelosi would have both been hung on the capitol steps, and every last Democrat politician, marched out in front of the capitol and shot, one by one.......

I still think that the people of this country still don't appreciate how close they Republican Party and insurrectionists came to overthrowing the U.S. Government, and installing Trump and the entire Republican Party back in charge......

[lastlib]

24. That, Zonker, is offensive to the whole Mustelidae family.

Weasels are noble beasts compared to the pond-scum that is TuckerC. It might be OK to compare him to red algae, which are toxic to fish.....like Tucker.

[Ray Bruns]

13. One of the most shameful hours on tv we have seen so far!

Do not underestimate fucker carlson

[TheRealNorth]

14. The next time a white supremacist shoots up a black church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or gay club..

Wouldn't be too surprised if Tucker started celebrating that (or making excuses that the perp just wants to "Make America Great&quot
Because there isn't too much separating him and the white supremacist fascists now.

[OMGWTF]

16. According to Fucker Carlson's lawyers, no reasonable adult would believe the shit my client says.

[Grins]

17. But McCarthy's office said...

…said they had control over what and how Effer would use those videos.

Did they….LIE?

[lastlib]

26. They're repuglikans, aren't they?

Of COURSE they LIED. It's coded into their genome.

[DENVERPOPS]

29. Everyone should know by now

Any time a Republican opens their mouth:

1) It will be an outright Flagrant Lie

2) It will be hypocritical

3) It will be 180 degrees from the truth, or will have absolutely nothing to do with reality..........

[Chellee]

18. Even Republicans criticizing Tucker Carlson, meanwhile, in Indiana...

my Congressman, Jim Banks, is sucking up to Tucker Carlson so hard that he hired Carlson's talentless spawn Buckley to be his communications director.

Welcome to Indiana, this is what its like here.

[lindysalsagal]

19. I just saw a R say it's BS on msnbc. Tom Tillis

[Snackshack]

20. Doesn't surprise me

That Dems are surprised by McCarthys actions handing over the J6 Committee and then TC completely lying about it on air…

I wonder what the Dems thought McCarthy was going to do when they gave him the speakers role.

[panader0]

21. Tucker's face should have used to clean up the shit the insurrectionists spread in the Capitol.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

25. Schmucker may have hit his Waterloo.

[lame54]

27. They're trying to Bill Barr this thing

[Artcatt]

30. Outrage from repigs? HA!

[hibbing]

31. hmm...strange, I wonder who sent the memo n/t

[3825-87867]

32. Don't just blame Tucker...

the fault goes first and foremost to McCarthy for more than likely lining his own pockets with Corporate and foreign currency. Then it's on Murdock who doesn't have the balls to get rid of Carlson because...money!

America for Sale. Inquire at Fox News!

[Cha]

33. It's Got To BACKIRE BIG TIME! & I can't

Wait!

[live love laugh]

35. Manufacturing outrage is great camouflage. Tucker's hiding ... 🧐🧐🧐