Tucker Carlson is a jackass

[rocafellarec]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hv0hbGDXJ...cker%20carlson

[FastFokker]

He's an entertainer, similar to John Stewart, just aiming at a completely different audience.

[danfromwaterloo]

Welcome to 2004...

[Gamester2K]

He's an entertainer, similar to John Stewart, just aiming at a completely different audience.

uhh so since when do "entertainers" become analyst types on channels like cnn?
john steward hosts a comedy show, but this guy is on a real news channel and is acting pretty serious.

pretty bad comparision imo...

[FastFokker]

uhh so since when do "entertainers" become analyst types on channels like cnn?
john steward hosts a comedy show, but this guy is on a real news channel and is acting pretty serious.

pretty bad comparision imo...

You said it, not me.

"is acting pretty serious" yeah, acting. Acting = Entertainer.

Seriously, wake up bro.

John Stewart may claim to just be pure entertainment, but just because you claim something doesn't mean you are. Millions of people watch The Daily Show to get their *NEWS* and the one sided point of view of that *NEWS*.

Tucker Carlson is an entertainer, why the hell do you think a (near) 40 something year old guy where's a bow tie? He's not a young kid, even though he's plays off the persona of being a youngster in politics.



Note his visible "personality".

Everything Tucker says is entertainment, you can call it an anaylst, but he's as much a one sided "analyst" as John Stewart.

[danfromwaterloo]

You said it, not me.

"is acting pretty serious" yeah, acting. Acting = Entertainer.

Seriously, wake up bro.

John Stewart may claim to just be pure entertainment, but just because you claim something doesn't mean you are. Millions of people watch The Daily Show to get their *NEWS* and the one sided point of view of that *NEWS*.

Tucker Carlson is an entertainer, why the hell do you think a (near) 40 something year old guy where's a bow tie? He's not a young kid, even though he's plays off the persona of being a youngster in politics.



Note his visible "personality".

Everything Tucker says is entertainment, you can call it an anaylst, but he's as much a one sided "analyst" as John Stewart.

The difference is that Jon Stewart never ever claimed to be News, or anything other than a satire. Tucker Carlson has never claimed to just be an editorialist, or even a satirist. He allows the people to infer that he's a reliable news source because he works under the auspices of CNN/Fox News.

Jon Stewart can be as serious as he wants because he's made it known that you shouldn't take him serious. The opposite isn't true with Carlson.

[FastFokker]

Yes true, there are differences in the two, but I would not recommend anyone take either person seriously or without absolute belief.

They are entertainers, yes they are similar and dissimilar. Yes Tucker Carlson claims to be something he's not entirely and John Stewart claims to be something he's not entirely.

Both are gimmicks that sell themselves and their entertainment, call one Comedy, call one News, it's the same product sold by the same salespeople.

Edit: By the way, I still can't play this video.. I'm stuck trying to install video plugins for Firefox on Ubuntu.. it's not going easy. I'm such a WinSchmuck.

Is the video clips of them both (Carlson+Coulter) bashing Canada (presumed from the title)? I think I remember seeing that a long time.

[Gamester2K]

You said it, not me.

"is acting pretty serious" yeah, acting. Acting = Entertainer.

good way to take the acting part out of context to make it fit your point. i meant to say it as acting serious = being serious.

theres a difference in "entertainment" on a channel called comedy central and CNN.
if you hold comedy central in the same regard as cnn when it comes to news then we have a serious problem.

people will take carlson seriously because since he is on cnn people will automatically believe that he is qualified to make the lame judgements that he does.

[TYinYVR]

Tucker Carlson got fired from CNN and now works for msnbc.

Welcome to GW's American. 50% of Americans don't know anything about Canada or even Alaska, and 50% of Americans like Canada.
Just my Say.

[FastFokker]

good way to take the acting part out of context to make it fit your point. i meant to say it as acting serious = being serious.

No, you were correct in what you said, you are now correcting something that was not wrong in the first place.

He was *ACTING* serious because he is in most ways a form of an actor, he's an entertainer and you subliminally realize that, which is why you said that.

theres a difference in "entertainment" on a channel called comedy central and CNN.

Yes there is a difference in the networks, I don't disclaim there is no difference between Comedy Central and CNN.

if you hold comedy central in the same regard as cnn when it comes to news then we have a serious problem.

Are you saying me?

Because I've already stated that I believe both are entertainment, and neither should be watched with blinders on believing it the truth or entire story. Each are slanted points of view based somewhat in reality and factual events or information and only specific items are keyed on for effect.

If you mean.. just.. "people in general", then you should do some more reading. More and more young(er) adults are turning to The Daily Show for their political news, that's reality.

'Daily Show' viewers ace political quiz
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...medy.politics/
Young America's news source: Jon Stewart
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...ts.stature.ap/
^^ Feel free to google for more results on instances of The Daily Show (w/John Stewart) being considered News. Whether you agree it is or not is irrelevant, the fact remains that large numbers of people DO.

I'm not exactly sure what we're debating here.

They are both entertainers with personas that they sell to different audiences. I don't see how you guys can't recognize that, either you're discrediting John Stewart, or you're overcrediting Tucker Carlson.

Tucker Carlson sells the "Tucker Carlson" brand, just like John Stewart sells the "John Stewart" brand.

[danfromwaterloo]

No, you were correct in what you said, you are now correcting something that was not wrong in the first place.

He was *ACTING* serious because he is in most ways a form of an actor, he's an entertainer and you subliminally realize that, which is why you said that.
Yes there is a difference in the networks, I don't disclaim there is no difference between Comedy Central and CNN.
Are you saying me?

Because I've already stated that I believe both are entertainment, and neither should be watched with blinders on believing it the truth or entire story. Each are slanted points of view based somewhat in reality and factual events or information and only specific items are keyed on for effect.

If you mean.. just.. "people in general", then you should do some more reading. More and more young(er) adults are turning to The Daily Show for their political news, that's reality.

'Daily Show' viewers ace political quiz
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...medy.politics/
Young America's news source: Jon Stewart
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...ts.stature.ap/
^^ Feel free to google for more results on instances of The Daily Show (w/John Stewart) being considered News. Whether you agree it is or not is irrelevant, the fact remains that large numbers of people DO.

I'm not exactly sure what we're debating here.

They are both entertainers with personas that they sell to different audiences. I don't see how you guys can't recognize that, either you're discrediting John Stewart, or you're overcrediting Tucker Carlson.

Tucker Carlson sells the "Tucker Carlson" brand, just like John Stewart sells the "John Stewart" brand.

That's a really scary thought - that people actually believe that he's providing news. I watch Jon Stewart whenever I can stay up that late after watching the REAL news. Americans are ********. I've come to that conclusion. There's a nugget of super-intelligent americans, which is surrounded by a completely ******** and obese populace (which would be the candy coating).

[FastFokker]

Ah Canadians are probably the same, perhaps even worse?

We still have The Daily Show, but we also have things like Rick Mercer and This Hour Has 22 Minutes..etc.

[computer01]

Jon Stewart said it best when he was on CNN's Crossfire. He actually called Carlson a "dick" right on the air.

For anyone who hasn't seen it, that edition of Crossfire was simply incredible. Jon Stewart, while not one of my favourite night-time acts, went on the show and, while obviously well rehearsed on his part, showed himself to be far more intellectually superior than Carlson and Begala. (In fact, Begala barely spoke.)

Since then, Crossfire has been cancelled. If you'd like to see the best parts, check this link out. It also has a full transcript because some of the best parts are quite difficult to hear the first time.

Carlson is an act. He has to be because he's trying to sell himself. If he can't sell himself, the networks won't want him. The sad thing is that people buy him, or at least buy into him because of his act.

[15-20_God]

like i said before, in america, you have to have an extremely polarized view, be loud and never admit to being wrong, and be mostly white. you'll have a huge fan base.