Tucker pulled his punches
American Thinker,
by
John Dale Dunn
Original Article
Posted By: Magnante,
3/11/2023 4:47:40 AM
I watched what I thought was a serious journalist blow the first night of the supposed big J6 tape release. But I couldn't help noticing that he picked stuff we already knew -- and he was WEAK.
Where was the video of fed provocateurs and violence coordinators?
Capitol Police flash bang and rubber bullet/baton attacks on an unarmed citizen crowd?
The deceptions about the barricades?
The beatings of unarmed women and lots of unarmed mem, one, Roseann Boyland who died?
What was so hard about demonstrating to the public that the J6 was a Reichstag Fire scam?
Reply 1 - Posted by:
mean Gene 3/11/2023 5:33:23 AM (No. 1422381)
I had hope that Tucker would take the biggest story of his career and run with it. Alas, he did not. Now, we will be swamped by the state media with a hodgepodge of conflicting videos, perspectives, and narratives so confusing that all but the most discerning will throw their hands up in dispair and surrender. Once again we will have to rely on the intrepid online citizen jounalists for the truth.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
singermom9 3/11/2023 5:52:32 AM (No. 1422385)
The J6 prisoners are STILL in jail. I REALLY thought this would get them out but again the dems bulling and intimidation worked.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
billa57 3/11/2023 6:12:28 AM (No. 1422389)
He was threatened. We live in very fascist times. But the videos are there. Can't wait to go through all of them.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Califedup 3/11/2023 6:27:49 AM (No. 1422394)
Spot on article. Tucker Carlson is a blowhard coward. As Thomas Paine once said "These are the times that try Men's Souls" and Tucker has made his choice. He could have been a true Patriot instead he has revealed himself to be just another phony stooge who is part of the whole rotten Swamp. We keep tuning in every night hoping to see all the Federal Agents and BLM plants who fomented the violence, waiting to see how Pelosi, McConnell, Pence orchestrated what happened but nothing. Just like Hannity, Levin, and the rest of the so-called conservative Fox hosts. Well to look at the positive side Carlson has now revealed his true self. No more Carlson.
By the way why aren't Gaetz, Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Green demanding of Speaker McCarthy to release every single minute of the tapes to all of us? Where are they now? Silence of course. We are being played again.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
TexaTucky 3/11/2023 6:32:09 AM (No. 1422396)
I salute all those other journalists who’ve done a much better job of exposing the truth than this coward. The list is just too long to name even one of them.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 3/11/2023 6:43:45 AM (No. 1422401)
What? I was looking for "sarcasm" with this article and comments but I guess everyone is serious. Sorry - don't buy into this article or the comments supporting this article. . .
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Californian 3/11/2023 7:04:19 AM (No. 1422408)
Omg, relax. He's got 40000 hours of tape to go through and turn into consumable tv show.
If I was him I'd do the easy stuff, too, to get people interested and believing and then work my way up to the things the sheep never heard before.
If he started off with all the heavy hitting stuff he'd have been dismissed already.
This is now the number one topic across the country. It's been very effective.
If he stops and declares "that's all, folks!" then there is something to complain about.
Stop shooting from the hip.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
gop_guys 3/11/2023 7:11:07 AM (No. 1422412)
I’ve watched the last couple of nights hoping for more. Murdoch pulled the plug. He’s talking about subjects I heard on the 5, jesse Watters, & Dagen & Duffy minutes before. I understand the tapes will be released per McCarthy.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 3/11/2023 7:15:29 AM (No. 1422413)
That nothing burger is almost done.......
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
3XALADY 3/11/2023 8:03:57 AM (No. 1422438)
#7 I haven't heard anything about TC releasing any more tapes. I believe it was Monday and Tuesday and done. Yep, Schmuckey and Turtle got their job done on Tucker.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
slipstik 3/11/2023 8:11:07 AM (No. 1422446)
Have you all noticed the depthlessness of the corruption surrounding us? That isn't a rhetorical question.
There is not a single person who's word I can trust
EVERY politician.
EVERY commissar
EVERY diplomat
EVERY gov scientist and doctor
EVERY cop
EVERY Federal Bureau of Intimidation agent.
EVERY "news" talking head
EVERY avenue of information.
Our lives are lived in a cattle herd, driven by forces that don't answer to us.
We PLEAD for honesty and fairness and all we get is the shaft.
WHEN is this going to stop?
HOW is this going to stop?
ALL the games (elections) are rigged, and even if the candidate you wanted gets in, he/she is a lying cheat.
WE must end this....
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 3/11/2023 8:22:03 AM (No. 1422452)
I noticed that Tucker Carlson came on strong about the released tapes, but what we saw were a few seconds of a guy in the hallway parading in a Viking costume and a hi-lighted view of officer Sicknick in apparent good health...these scenes endlessly repeated. Thousands of hours of tape and we get only two minutes? Oh, the Viking costume? Vikings did not wear helmets with horns jutting out like Hagar the Horrible or a Vikings football mascot. That was the idea of a German opera costume designer in the 1840s. FJB
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jinx 3/11/2023 8:39:30 AM (No. 1422461)
He must have found a horse's head in his bed. The Democrats are evil.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Californian 3/11/2023 8:47:00 AM (No. 1422467)
10, there are 40k hours of tapes to go through from hundreds of cameras. That has to be distilled down into something suitable for a tv show. It took how long from when his staff first got access to the first show with video?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Speedy2 3/11/2023 8:50:03 AM (No. 1422471)
Muzzled by the establishment. The video footage needs to be released to more than one news source. McCarthy's choice of FOX News was a slap in the face.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
VietVet68 3/11/2023 8:57:32 AM (No. 1422479)
This is more of a statement about Fox news than it is Tucker Carlson. Carlson bowed to pressure from Murdoch and the deep state so he could keep his great gig at Fox. Now we know...nobody at Fox will be allowed to keep their journalistic integrity intact if it threatens the democrat/Communist/Deep State cabal. This incident only reinforces my decision to stop watching any Fox programs since they helped enable the 2020 election steal.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Birddog 3/11/2023 8:59:08 AM (No. 1422482)
I don't see it that way at all...IF he had done what some suggest he would have been painted as rabidly/radically pandering to violence....instead he should calming, calm, peaceful, and even friendly bits of interaction, as a 1st tranch of the 40,000 hours. His veiwership numbers demonstrate that was the correct choice. Message means nothing if no one ever hears/sees it.
He WAS going to get attacked by the left no matter what, having them attack him over innocuous stuff makes THEM look partisan, petty, and dishonest....reducing the publics confidence in them, opening more peoples minds to alternative News/Views...having a larger potential audience/commentary support base going forward.
He came across/comes across as amiable for the most part...They come across as mean/angry/demanding/despots.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/11/2023 9:00:44 AM (No. 1422483)
Tucker is a showman. He is starting with the less controversial video and building up to the serious government illegalities. He is probably putting the best of it together for one of his pay-to-see podcasts. I too expected better since he was awarded the exclusive. That stupid laugh of his has got to go.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 3/11/2023 9:13:07 AM (No. 1422495)
One additional comment. The author and posters can comment all they want from the sidelines but I am looking at it from a different angle. How about asking a J6 prisoner how he feels about Kevin McCarthy or Tucker Carlson. Some of these prisoners are now putting their "plea" deals on hold. It is easy to criticize, berate, belittle Kevin McCarthy or Tucker Carson as long as you are on the other side of the prison cell. I have a feeling the J6 prisoners are THANKFUL for any effort coming from Kevin McCarthy or Tucker Carlson.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
red1066 3/11/2023 9:39:42 AM (No. 1422527)
41,000 hours of video, and all we get is about five minutes of it. Most of which we've already seen. I like Tucker, but I was left with, "Is that it?" while watching the program. All Tucker did was reinforce the notion that those who think Fox News is no better than MSNBC or CNN might be right.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
FormerDem 3/11/2023 9:45:28 AM (No. 1422531)
Tucker got the whole country talking. He was strategic, and he probably knew he might be stopped so he started with topics that will set off a slow burn. Maybe the way to bring a fortress down when in fact your megaphone is the legal property of others, is what he did, and not try to assault every square inch at the same time. We would be wiser to think about his strategy, than advise each other and others that those who have given all their credibility to our cause, are cowards and traitors, and nothing is pure except a disorganized run on everything at once. p.s., # 11, Ray Epps, is that you? Nothing is good enough, everybody is rotten and weak and what would purify the nation is a futile mass run on everything at once?
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
The Remnants 3/11/2023 10:09:16 AM (No. 1422559)
Good for McCarthy for giving the videos to Tucker. Good for Tucker for giving us a sampling of what happened on January 6, and good for McCarthy for now saying that he will give them to others as well. Maybe that was their strategy. Unless you are privy to everything that Tucker is experiencing because of his courage to show what he did, you really can't make a judgment. Put yourself in his shoes.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
stablemoney 3/11/2023 10:12:21 AM (No. 1422564)
Tucker and Fox News have huge legal complications, if they issue something incorrectly, especially with their incomplete knowledge of what is occurring on the tapes, and the necessity of releasing only segments in a program like Tucker Carlson. McCarthy should recognize this, and release all the tapes to the public, for the public to form their own opinions. J6 lawyers should have access to all the tapes to defend their clients.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee 3/11/2023 10:18:02 AM (No. 1422572)
It’s a bit early to jump to conclusions, imo.
There may be things going on behind the scenes that will become clearer in a timely manner.
Some of US were already aware of the content shown this week. Many others were not.
New tapes were released by McCarthy. There is a process involved in airing a program.
This has already shown itself to be a hard battle against an entrenched evil. This time in our country is a time for fervent prayer to our Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent God, & encouragement & support for those who are in positions to do the most good for the country. Letting expectations be known is necessary. Being wary is paramount. But, is attacking those who are trying to help, without fully understanding circumstances of what is happening and why, really beneficial to the cause?
What has been seen of the full force of power used against DJT, as well as what we may not know of it, should provide reason for some patience, at least. There have been some among us here who have begun to be harshly critical of Trump, even after how hard he fights for US & seeing what he and his family have endured because of it. Can’t we rally to include encouragement and support along with the criticism if we perceive what we believe to be weakness in the ones on the front lines of this vital battle?
May God continue to reveal true enemies and help US to defeat them. Pray without ceasing.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
czechlist 3/11/2023 10:26:19 AM (No. 1422584)
Tucker presented what is on the Capitol survellience videos and most must not be compelling - pro nor con - but there are 40000 hours to examine.
Most of what we have seen which is violent and/or provocative is from individuals' phone cameras.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
mc squared 3/11/2023 10:39:44 AM (No. 1422601)
I think some posters are too hard on Carlson. He is the only one who accessed and showed us what happened, albeit just a small fraction of it. It's less than a week.
Why keep beating him up when he has so much more.?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Krause 3/11/2023 10:46:46 AM (No. 1422606)
Ryan probably had to stick his greasy hand in as to what was allowed and what wasn't.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Italiano 3/11/2023 12:19:21 PM (No. 1422645)
I doubt that it was Tucker's call to make. He went further than anyone else would have had the guts to go.
Face it, there is only one solution to the Evil Empire that Washington D.C. has become.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Scribelus 3/11/2023 12:30:00 PM (No. 1422653)
Mr Carlson, with courage, is confronting the great Sinisterium. Let him do it his way.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
mamabear 3/11/2023 12:48:03 PM (No. 1422665)
If this was a 'to be continued' situation, there would have been a declaration of his intent to continue. At the very least, I expected him to offer an explanation for the change in programming. Instead, silence.
Is he trying to make up his mind about how far he will go in the face of the threats? Holding his cards close to the vest to keep the opposition guessing? Is he looking for a soft place to land or a way to continue if he exposes more tape and gets fired? Is he sorry he started down this road and hoping we will all be satisfied with what was seen so far? Or, maybe hoping we will all just forget? Is he just another Fox News host pretending to be conservative for the ratings but backing away from any danger of the mask coming off? I suspect in the next week or two we will see the real Tucker Carlson.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec 3/11/2023 12:48:46 PM (No. 1422666)
Did anyone really think this would turn out differently?
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
cold porridge 3/11/2023 1:05:44 PM (No. 1422675)
Does anyone else remember the 3 part documentary Tucker put out a year or so ago titles PATRIOT PURGE -
what Really Happened on Jan. 6, 2021: I recorded it because I knew I would want to keep it for the future. He needs to re-introduce it to America. It shows more than what he released last week and is a MUST SEE.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/11/2023 1:53:39 PM (No. 1422689)
First night not bad. Shaman on tour; Sicknick not dead when they said he was; dabbled in Epps.
Then Schumer and McConnell joined forces by complaining. Someone at Fox shut Tucker down. The rest of the week? Trivia.
McCarthy needs to speak up. Tucker must do the same.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Rinktum 3/11/2023 1:57:30 PM (No. 1422691)
Frankly, I was disappointed with Tucker’s presentation and hoped that there would be a series coming out, but evidently that’s it. If this is the best he has, then let’s not waste our time with more. If for some other reason Carlson is biding his time to release the rest, I would understand but would be disappointed. We can handle it. The American people are strong and we are not snowflakes, we can handle the truth. We just need to see what went on that day and the government wants that hidden. Tucker had a golden opportunity to set the record straight and I would think the journalist in him would compel him to stand up for truth especially in the face of this oppressive government. Democrats are serious though. They will hurt you any way they can physically, financially, and any other way they can think of. Look how they have treated the J6 political prisoners. Schumer was right they do have six ways to Sunday to get back at you. Is that Tucker’s concern? Does he fear being cancelled? Fired? Harassed? He has seen personally what they will do.
#18, I am right there with you regarding that laugh. The biggest beef I have is with Tucker’s maniacal laugh. He can be discussing the most serious subject and he goes off and that laugh sounds like someone in an insane asylum. It just thoroughly squashes the seriousness of the discussion. It drives me crazy. We are in the most desperate and worrisome political era I have ever witnessed and every show Tucker cracks up over something when a smile or a small chuckle would be appropriate, but no, we get full blown crazy. I love to laugh as much as anyone, but when you are trying to come across as a serious journalist taking on the most serious stories in modern history, let’s tone the laugh down a bit. It is distracting and frankly, inappropriate.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/11/2023 2:04:28 PM (No. 1422698)
No one need waste our time. Anyone with a DVR can record programs like Tucker’s and watch only what interests us, scrolling through the rest..
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/11/2023 2:10:13 PM (No. 1422700)
I believe a more accurate headline would have been “Fox Pulls Its Punches”.
Let’s see what happens this week. And I agree: Where are Gaetz.MTG, Biggs, Perry, Jordan and the other real conservatives?
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/11/2023 2:18:55 PM (No. 1422704)
Worthy of consideration. Tucker’s Shaman presentation caught Jonathan Turley’s attention:
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/03/10/turley-raises-a-big-question-about-j6-chansley-case-then-elon-drops-a-bombshell-video-n714775
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
DVC 3/11/2023 2:26:35 PM (No. 1422708)
I agree with the author. Zero mention of the woman who was beaten to death....Ms. Boyland.
I think Tucker does what he is told that he can do, and the Fox bosses pull in his reins regularly.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
3XALADY 3/11/2023 3:40:26 PM (No. 1422757)
Kevin McCarthy said anyone in the media can get the tapes by asking for them. Ask Eric Bolling of Newsmax if that is true. Nope.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
homefry 3/12/2023 8:45:08 AM (No. 1423108)
Perhaps setting a trap?
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