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Leopards Ate My Face

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“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time – I will be,” Tucker Carlson said. “And I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, that’s all I’ll say.”

Though Carlson in 1999 had referred to Trump as “the single most repulsive person on the planet”, he beat most pundits in calling for Trump to be taken seriously before he won his first presidency in 2016.

Trump recently published a social media post calling Carlson “a Low IQ person – Always easy to beat, and highly overrated!!!”

FFS now I agree with Trump ?

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[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Tucker Carlson stopped being your average grifter and started being a genuine national security threat when he literally fucking went to Moscow and personally interviewed Putin about the genocide he's committing in Ukraine

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 3 points 20 hours ago

The damage is made, but maybe he'll be able to turn his conservative fan base against Trump!

[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Honestly, who gives a fuck. Disappear Tucker, you empty suit.

[–] Loce@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Nah, fuck you tucker fuck, we don't forgive, we don't forget. You were and still are part of a problem.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 4 points 22 hours ago

Of course it was intentional, but I bet he does regret it.

[–] llama@lemmy.zip 3 points 23 hours ago

Like he would have backed anybody else instead

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 23 hours ago

I need this on a T-shirt

[–] ichwillhierraus@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

It is funny when the moron fucks others, like latinos blacks and asians, but then he fucked with my mates! He cryed.

Fuck you Tucker, fuck You.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In case of Tucker, unless he's ready to dump previously unknown information on his (former) cohorts, I don't think he can be forgiven. He's not some small figure, a leftist content creator that did a few mistakes in his career, or a former edgy teen obsessed with "funny slurs", he is a very well known right-wing talking head.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

He’s not trying to pivot, which so many people in this thread are misunderstanding.

The problem with Trump is that he is bowing to Israel, and Tucker is a full Nazi now. This is patently clear if you listen to him. As someone who’s followed Nazi forums for like two decades now, he is speaking Nazi on his show. He is running down all of the absolutely classic Holocaust denier bits.

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[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 20 points 1 day ago

Seppuku time, Mr.Carlson.

You know that thing from The Da Vinci Code where Paul Bettany whipped himself?

I'll take 5000 hours of that, Carlson. Flog yourself for 5000 continuous hours without food, water or sleep, then I will allow you to reclaim the rank of Human.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

Never forget what they did, my American compatriots. Never forget.

They lied. They gaslit. They tried to break us.

Never forget.

Every supporter must be held accountable.

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 day ago

"It was not intentional."

Fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you. Don't you dare try to retcon your selfish, evil, greedy contributions to the suffering of thousands (millions?). No quarter for anyone who harbored these selfish fucks.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 151 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

In a few months, these people will have always been against Trump, and they'll hate us when we call them on it, because despite everything they've done so far, they still think they're better off than with a Democrat in charge.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tucker Carlson doesn't disagree with anything Trump has done, he's just smart enough to tell when to jump ship. This is a strategic move

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Eh, we have leaked emails from Fox news where Tucker did say he hated Trump and thought he was an idiot during the first admin, not that it stopped him from gargling his balls.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah exactly, because Trump lacks any strategy. Just look how little manufacturing consent went into the Iran war compared to the Iraq war. Trump is so idiotic he says the quiet part out loud because He's too stupid to understand the point of dog whistles. Carlson wants a competent White Nationalist administration, his issue is with the incompetency.

But even so, whenever in public view, Carlson is very very deliberate and strategic with how he communicates white nationalism sentiments to his audience. He knows exactly the right way to broach topics, which words to hit, ect, in order to get the audience (be it MAGA or Liberals) on his side.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 54 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tucker Carsalesman:

  • 2003: "Please Buy the Iraq War"
  • 2015: "I regret selling you the Iraq War, please buy this Trump"
  • 2026: "I Regret selling you this Trump, please buy this white nationalism"
[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Jesus christ he was around in 2003 ?!

EDIT: HOLY SHIT WHAT?!

CNN (2000–2005) PBS (2004–2005) MSNBC (2005–2008) Fox News (2009–2023)

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Young Tucker Carsalesman

Image

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Looks a lot like Young Sheldon 😂

I guess he's just not making as much money / as popular as when he was on TV and hates not being in the spotlight. He doesn't give a rat's ass about Trump and never has.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 68 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Tormented... like, by demons ?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tucker-carlson-draws-scorn-for-new-details-over-demonic-attack-im-not-embarrassed/ar-AA1Qcy3F

Tucker Carlson draws scorn for new details over demonic attack: 'I'm not embarrassed'
Carlson confirmed to The Christian Post on Halloween last year that he believes he was "physically mauled" by an unseen force while he was sleeping on Feb. 20, 2023.

"Ephesians 6 is real," Carlson told CP at the time, referencing the chapter in the New Testament that teaches mankind is engaged in warfare "against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

These fucking religious nutbag grifters

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[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

He's been a bullshit peddler for his entire career. These are crocodile tears and fake regrets.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

no he isnt, its like magats regretting voting for trump, or caitlyn jenner wants help soley for her trans problem. or roegan trying to play a never trumper.

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fuck him, fuck them all. They knew exactly what they were doing and getting into. But once there's signs that the ship is sinking they all jump off like the rats they are. And if not and that's a big if not, then maybe he is just a "Low IQ person".

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[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

Tucker can stuff his apology, this isn't buyer's regret, his influence was outsized because of his platform and led to disastrous results.

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago
[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago

"I regret that my grift is no longer profitable."

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 days ago

Tormented he's not invited to the party.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Jon Stewart Single handily taking Cross Fire off the air when Tucker Carlson was a host. Its amazing. The show was cancelled a few months after this interview.

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

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Looks like the right wing grift isn't working for this twat anymore and he wants to see if he can apologize his way into left wing grifting, or maybe just back into polite society.

Sorry bud, the average IQ on this side of the aisle is too high.

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

When the rats start jumping off the sinking ship, remember they're still rats.

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“And I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, that’s all I’ll say.”

Have you ever seen a quote, and wanted the person to repeat it to you face to face?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

While I'm holding a brick, yes

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago (6 children)

They are seeing that the end is finally coming into focus, and not only is MAGA going to be on the losing side, it's quickly becoming inevitable. And that end is going to be very, very ugly, with a lot of prison sentences, and perhaps even some death sentences.

So the slyest rats are starting to jump ship, while there is still a chance to grab some floating debris to escape on. He's just the first of many to follow.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol. Would you like a unicorn with your side of nonsense?

Nothing is going to happen to these people. Not a damn thing. They will continue to be rich off of the money they stole and will grow old before dying in their mansions surrounded by family that think memaw and pop pop are great people.

Whats it take to make you people finally understand?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 23 hours ago

YOU are the problem. If you keep telling politicians that you expect them to do nothing, that's exactly what they'll do. They just go back to their insider trading, and ignore you, like you told them to do. Don't give them permission to be incompetent.

We are in unprecedented times, and we will require unprecedented solutions. We absolutely cannot fall back on the same morally and legally bankrupt political policies traditions that led us here. If we manage to recover Congress and the White House AGAIN, then they will have the obligation to follow the mandate of the voters, and DO THEIR JOB!

It's not like they'll have a choice. The government is in tatters now, imagine what it will be like in 2 years? The government will need to be completely rebuilt. Thousands of government workers will be invited back to their jobs. Entire agencies will have to be reformed, and MAGA hires and appointees investigated and fired or indicted. Nobody hired by MAGA can remain.

As long as we have to rebuild, we can go in any direction we want. We don't have to rebuild the same broken system that brought us to this point.

And we absolutely can't allow them to let MAGA off the hook, "for the good of the country." America can't recover, and can't redeem itself in the eyes of its Citizens, the World, and History, until MAGA has been decisively crushed, and purged from our government, and society.

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[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's the explanation for every right winger: you're either a moron, or evil, thought most commonly a good mix of both.

The ones in the former camp need to repeatedly "learn from their mistakes". Unless you're in the latter category, one would think that any reasonable person should think "maybe opinions on how to do things is better left to others", but alas, a lack of such processes is a requirement for the moron bit.

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