They should have found two thieves to fire with him - one at his right hand, the other at his left hand. Then they should have gambled for his Rolodex as the blood spattered them. Then he'd be done, forever. Right? This will go down as the greatest PR blunder in two millenia.
This is all I could think of when watching the Tucker "see you soon" monologue:
"There are those of course, who don't want us to speak... Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?... And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror."
Love the STAR WARS reference. I was a teenager when the first film came out in 1977 and I love working dialog from the film into my conversations. If only I had children to pass that on to.
I was the Jewish Lawyer at the Christian Coalition between 2000 and 2005. I was there for the transition between the Clinton administration and Bush the Younger. Even then, there was a toxic environment in DC. I remember being out at one of my favorite DC watering holes near Capitol Hill on a Friday night. My favorite bartender introduced me to her fiancé, a staffer for Barbara Boxer. While we were talking, a woman with an English accent heard about where I was working and verbally went after me because of abortion. My efforts to defuse the situation failed; she was drunk and did not want a debate. Afterwards, the Boxer staffer said to me, "On behalf of all liberals, I want to apologize to you." We had a great conversation during which he admitted that the tone set by the Bush administration was less aggressive and antagonistic than the tone set by the Clintons.
It still floors me that we watched cities burning, people being murdered and read obvious calls for assassination and killing of people in 2020, and that was considered mostly peaceful. But if Tucker or anyone else points out the war in Ukraine, doesn't want trans people shaking their glitter covered junk in the faces of children and dares to speak out regarding TRUMPs warp speed death jab, they are inciting violence. I'm getting to the point that I almost burst out laughing at the absurdity of everything going on in upside down clown world
I will believe Tucker has been unleashed when I see him unleashed. A three minute "proof of life" video is not that.
Fox is going to pay out his contract, while holding him to a non-compete agreement which prohibits him from broadcasting elsewhere. Sure, he can fight it in court, if he can find a lawyer willing to take on Fox, now that Fox has been assumed into the Borg. But how long is that going to take?
I was waiting for that close, good job. I can imagine that in the form of a quote from Tucker, “Fox, ...”
Also made me reflect a little on how Obi Wan totally gas lights Luke regarding his father, hid knowledge of his sister, and creepily promises to be with him always. Substitute your favorite corrupt regulator or fascist media mogul for Obi Wan. I can imagine the short film now, The Gaslighting of Luke Skywalker.
I looked up the scene on imdb. Wow it’s a doozy!
Luke Skywalker : [approaching R2-D2] I can't do it, R2. I can't go on alone.
Obi-Wan : [from out of sight] Yoda and I will always be with you.
Luke Skywalker : Obi-Wan.
[Obi-Wan's spirit approaches Luke]
Luke Skywalker : Ben! Why didn't you tell me? You told me that Darth Vader betrayed and murdered my father.
Obi-Wan : Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and "became" the Sith Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So, what I told you was true... from a certain point of view.
Luke Skywalker : A certain point of view?
Obi-Wan : Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. Anakin was a good friend. When I first met him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong.
Luke Skywalker : There is still good in him.
Obi-Wan : He's more machine now than man. Twisted and evil.
Luke Skywalker : I can't do it, Ben.
Obi-Wan : You cannot escape your destiny. You must face Darth Vader again.
Luke Skywalker : I can't kill my own father.
Obi-Wan : Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope.
Luke Skywalker : Yoda spoke of another.
Obi-Wan : The other he spoke of is your twin sister.
Luke Skywalker : But I have no sister.
Obi-Wan : Hmm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous.
Luke Skywalker : Leia! Leia is my sister.
Obi-Wan : Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit, but they could be made to serve the Emperor.
my daughter majored in journalism, graduated 3 yrs ago. She is now a working comedian. A previous college friend asked if she felt bad about not using her degree. She said " Not at all. With comedy I get to stand up and tell the truth."
There's this constant question about how many people really pay attention to the cable news channels. Even Fox News has an audience that's only a sliver of the number of people who vote for Republicans.
Caitlin Johnstone pointed out that propaganda is the first goal of the msm and profit second. Carlson clearly crossed a line and became inconvenient to the state. He moved from controlled opposition like most Fox hosts to actual opposition. He probably had Greenwald on one too many times. The good news is that these rotten apparatchiks are still living in the old world. They think Carlson will fall into obscurity like Bill O'Reilly or something. They forget how well Greenwald and Russell Brand are doing on Rumble. They didn't deplatform Tucker, they just made him change platforms.
Also, a shoutout to Substack, which has now moved the "Post" button FAR FAR away from the "Cancel" button when replying to a comment. Kudos!
They should have found two thieves to fire with him - one at his right hand, the other at his left hand. Then they should have gambled for his Rolodex as the blood spattered them. Then he'd be done, forever. Right? This will go down as the greatest PR blunder in two millenia.
This is all I could think of when watching the Tucker "see you soon" monologue:
"There are those of course, who don't want us to speak... Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?... And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror."
Love the STAR WARS reference. I was a teenager when the first film came out in 1977 and I love working dialog from the film into my conversations. If only I had children to pass that on to.
I was the Jewish Lawyer at the Christian Coalition between 2000 and 2005. I was there for the transition between the Clinton administration and Bush the Younger. Even then, there was a toxic environment in DC. I remember being out at one of my favorite DC watering holes near Capitol Hill on a Friday night. My favorite bartender introduced me to her fiancé, a staffer for Barbara Boxer. While we were talking, a woman with an English accent heard about where I was working and verbally went after me because of abortion. My efforts to defuse the situation failed; she was drunk and did not want a debate. Afterwards, the Boxer staffer said to me, "On behalf of all liberals, I want to apologize to you." We had a great conversation during which he admitted that the tone set by the Bush administration was less aggressive and antagonistic than the tone set by the Clintons.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/04/28/no_longer_the_unforgivable_sin.html
https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/28/newsmax-interested-hiring-tucker-run-entire-channel/
(Sorry, M. Sim, committing the sin of sharing without first finishing the article or the peep's comments, but you know I will!)
SC - "be sure to submit your questions in advance so Biden can have his answers pre-canned"
The cheat sheets don't help because.... https://youtu.be/v4fU0Ajo4RM
It still floors me that we watched cities burning, people being murdered and read obvious calls for assassination and killing of people in 2020, and that was considered mostly peaceful. But if Tucker or anyone else points out the war in Ukraine, doesn't want trans people shaking their glitter covered junk in the faces of children and dares to speak out regarding TRUMPs warp speed death jab, they are inciting violence. I'm getting to the point that I almost burst out laughing at the absurdity of everything going on in upside down clown world
I will believe Tucker has been unleashed when I see him unleashed. A three minute "proof of life" video is not that.
Fox is going to pay out his contract, while holding him to a non-compete agreement which prohibits him from broadcasting elsewhere. Sure, he can fight it in court, if he can find a lawyer willing to take on Fox, now that Fox has been assumed into the Borg. But how long is that going to take?
May the Force be with us!
I was waiting for that close, good job. I can imagine that in the form of a quote from Tucker, “Fox, ...”
Also made me reflect a little on how Obi Wan totally gas lights Luke regarding his father, hid knowledge of his sister, and creepily promises to be with him always. Substitute your favorite corrupt regulator or fascist media mogul for Obi Wan. I can imagine the short film now, The Gaslighting of Luke Skywalker.
I looked up the scene on imdb. Wow it’s a doozy!
Luke Skywalker : [approaching R2-D2] I can't do it, R2. I can't go on alone.
Obi-Wan : [from out of sight] Yoda and I will always be with you.
Luke Skywalker : Obi-Wan.
[Obi-Wan's spirit approaches Luke]
Luke Skywalker : Ben! Why didn't you tell me? You told me that Darth Vader betrayed and murdered my father.
Obi-Wan : Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and "became" the Sith Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So, what I told you was true... from a certain point of view.
Luke Skywalker : A certain point of view?
Obi-Wan : Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. Anakin was a good friend. When I first met him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong.
Luke Skywalker : There is still good in him.
Obi-Wan : He's more machine now than man. Twisted and evil.
Luke Skywalker : I can't do it, Ben.
Obi-Wan : You cannot escape your destiny. You must face Darth Vader again.
Luke Skywalker : I can't kill my own father.
Obi-Wan : Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope.
Luke Skywalker : Yoda spoke of another.
Obi-Wan : The other he spoke of is your twin sister.
Luke Skywalker : But I have no sister.
Obi-Wan : Hmm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous.
Luke Skywalker : Leia! Leia is my sister.
Obi-Wan : Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit, but they could be made to serve the Emperor.
my daughter majored in journalism, graduated 3 yrs ago. She is now a working comedian. A previous college friend asked if she felt bad about not using her degree. She said " Not at all. With comedy I get to stand up and tell the truth."
There's this constant question about how many people really pay attention to the cable news channels. Even Fox News has an audience that's only a sliver of the number of people who vote for Republicans.
Phew, I initially thought this was about Lia Thomas…thankfully it wasn’t. Hello!
They tried to bury us. They didn’t know that we are seeds.
Caitlin Johnstone pointed out that propaganda is the first goal of the msm and profit second. Carlson clearly crossed a line and became inconvenient to the state. He moved from controlled opposition like most Fox hosts to actual opposition. He probably had Greenwald on one too many times. The good news is that these rotten apparatchiks are still living in the old world. They think Carlson will fall into obscurity like Bill O'Reilly or something. They forget how well Greenwald and Russell Brand are doing on Rumble. They didn't deplatform Tucker, they just made him change platforms.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental illness.
Unfortunately, many who are afflicted, are aggressive enough to be given a soap box.
But anyone who has dealt with these types, know how ill they really are.