Tuck Rewrites History Just Because He Can

 Tucker Carlson's idea of what tourists are appears to differ a tad from what many of us believe. His concept of what tourists do also diverges from the commonly held perceptions of how they act, or at least should act.

Well, some fundamentals must change when you take on the Orwellian task of completely rewriting history, like ol' Tuck has. As the song says, you have to make everyone believe,, "...every cop is a criminal. And all the sinners saints." And that's tough when millions upon millions watched as Capitol Police Officers were maced, peeper sprayed, and had their heads bashed in with clubs and the occasional fire extinguisher. 

In the face such well documented evidence one has to wonder why Tucker Carlson is doing this massive editing job? What does he hope to gain from it? He certainly isn't doing it to exonerate Donald Trump and while he might seem to mourn for those whose only crime was sitting at Nancy Pelosi's desk, he knows the very act of them sitting there was indeed a crime. 

We do know our man Tucker has an inordinate interest in the price of Fox's stock Some of his texts prove as much. Perhaps stock options are part of his pay package and he is desperate to protect his investment.  Winning back the extremists from News Max and OAN might just help shore up the old bottom line. 

We do know all those touristas were there on January 6th because of Donald Trump's lies about the election results. We also know Fox and Carlson perpetuated those lies, despite knowing how insane the allegations of fraud were and are. Is Tucker Carlson trying to minimize the crimes of others because he drove them to commit those felonies in the first place?

Oh please. A man who was a happy member of The Dan White Society while in college doesn't feel guilt about anything. (Dan White was a former San Francisco supervisor who assassinated Mayor George Moscone and fellow supervisor and gay activist, Harvey Milk.)

Yes, the feeling here is something else is afoot and as always the answer is spectacularly simple. Tucker Carlson is publicly altering history just so we will pay attention to--that's right--Tucker Carlson. We may hate him, but by God, we are talking about him. He might be lying out his ass, producing the basest sort of propaganda, and damaging democracy forever, but ratings are up, baby. 

At least Marjorie Taylor Greene actually hates democracy. She does what she does in order to destroy it. It is becoming increasingly evident that's not the case with Tucker Carlson. He does what he does simply because he can get away with it while people watch.

Hey, that's the way it is when you've lived a life of entitlement. You don't become a real journalist, or a real historian Hell, you don't even become a real politician. No all that shit is too hard. What happens is you end up being a two bit subway vandal with a never ending supply of spray paint.

sic vita est

3-10-23