Unearthed audio of Tucker Carlson defending paedophilia etc.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2019/03/10/unearthed-audio-tucker-carlson-makes-numerous-misogynistic-and-perverted-comments/223092

This is the least surprising takedown in history.

[Hindsight was 2020]

I’m shocked this hasn’t blown up on Twitter yet

[Crumpets]

Into the Milo chute, tie boy.

[Horus]

And in the least surprising news of the day.

[Nyvin]

Too bad Warren Jeff isn't black,  if he was then Tucker Carlson would be praised for shunning a pedophile.

[Frodo]

It is raw and uncouth, but not as damning as I thought it would be.  I can see how someone can defend him. 

[darklordoftech]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Into the Milo chute, tie boy.

[junior chįmp]

Dat boy aint right

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Host at de facto Republican Party Propaganda Channel repeats de facto Republican Party line.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Into the Milo chute, tie boy.

[Hammy]

It is raw and uncouth, but not as damning as I thought it would be.  I can see how someone can defend him. 

Unfortunately there are people that will defend him no matter how direct and damning it is.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

It is raw and uncouth, but not as damning as I thought it would be.  I can see how someone can defend him. 

CARLSON: Look, just to make it absolutely clear. I am not defending underage marriage at all. I just don't think it's the same thing exactly as pulling a child from a bus stop and sexually assaulting that child.

CO-HOST: Yeah, it's -- you know what it is? It's much more planned out and plotted.

THE LOVE SPONGE: Yeah, it should be almost -- you almost should put a premeditation --

CARLSON: Wait, wait! Hold on a second. The rapist, in this case, has made a lifelong commitment to live and take care of the person, so it is a little different. I mean, let's me honest about it.

There's no defending this. Anyone who claims what Carson said is defensible is just condemning themselves publicly.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Carlson needs to get his story straight on Florida Law.  A minor can marry at 17 with a parent's consent as long as there is no more than a two (2) year age difference.

There is no defense for Warren Jeffs.  One can argue about whether or not his sentence is overly harsh or not.  (I'll leave that task to others.)  But there's no defense for Jeffs' actions, and I don't feel sorry for him in his situation.

As for Carlson, he's a knothead to defend Warren Jeffs.  That's what lawyers are for.

[Adam Griffin]

The single-best piece of advice ever given to me as a young adult has yet to let me down or prove me wrong: "never trust anybody who wears a bow-tie".

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Into the Milo chute, tie boy.

[Free Bird]

Out of context hit job.

[Hammy]

Out of context hit job.

If anything the context makes it worse.

[JGibson]

Carlson needs to get his story straight on Florida Law.  A minor can marry at 17 with a parent's consent as long as there is no more than a two (2) year age difference.

There is no defense for Warren Jeffs.  One can argue about whether or not his sentence is overly harsh or not.  (I'll leave that task to others.)  But there's no defense for Jeffs' actions, and I don't feel sorry for him in his situation.

As for Carlson, he's a knothead to defend Warren Jeffs.  That's what lawyers are for.

Bingo. Tucker Carlson's gonna be in even bigger doo-doo.

[Frodo]

It is raw and uncouth, but not as damning as I thought it would be.  I can see how someone can defend him.  

Unfortunately there are people that will defend him no matter how direct and damning it is.

From what I have read, Tucker was clever enough in his responses to leave just enough room for plausible deniability.  Hopefully I'm wrong, and we'll never have to see his face again, except (of course) when he is hired on by Trump as his new Communications Director....  

Basically, I don't think this is the slamdunk you guys think it is. 

  

[T'Chenka]

It is raw and uncouth, but not as damning as I thought it would be.  I can see how someone can defend him. 

This.

He technically has a point, but it's such a tiny point that it doesn't even move the needle on the "how right or wrong is this" scale. It's like arguing that "molesting a kid 5 times is better than molesting a kid 100 times". I mean, yeah you're right, but what the f___?

[Torrain]

Ugh. I don’t see how this is defensible.  Don Jr. and co are out in droves saying it’s ‘satire’ which is the most laughable use of that word I’ve ever seen.

Carlson is doubling down and refusing to apologise. I didn’t think my opinion of him could slip further, but it’s sure diminishing today.

Media Matters apparently has more tapes, so it’s hard to see how this doesn’t end in an advertising boycott.

[Koharu]

🤮🤮🤮

[BlueSwan]

Was prepared to come in here and throw Tucker under the bus, because the bastard deserves to be.

Was disappointed.

Basically, I don't see what the big deal is. He never defended paedophilia or anything of that nature and made a technically correct point. That's it. I really can't see what I am supposed to be offended at here and this is coming from someone who despises Tucker Carlson.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Was prepared to come in here and throw Tucker under the bus, because the bastard deserves to be.

Was disappoited.

Basically, I don't see what the big deal is. He never defended paedophilia or anything of that nature and made a technically correct point. That's it. I really can't see what I am supposed to be offended at here and this is coming from someone who despises Tucker Carlson.

CARLSON: Look, just to make it absolutely clear. I am not defending underage marriage at all. I just don't think it's the same thing exactly as pulling a child from a bus stop and sexually assaulting that child.

CO-HOST: Yeah, it's -- you know what it is? It's much more planned out and plotted.

THE LOVE SPONGE: Yeah, it should be almost -- you almost should put a premeditation --

CARLSON: Wait, wait! Hold on a second. The rapist, in this case, has made a lifelong commitment to live and take care of the person, so it is a little different. I mean, let's me honest about it.

This is indefensible. He's saying "statutory rape is ok if you marry your victim". Sure, he says he's not defending underage marriage, but then he goes on and repeatedly does so over the course of the transcript.  That doesn't somehow absolve him, it just means that he's lying about what he's doing!