Tucker Carlson thinks Michael Vick should have been executed
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Tucker Carlson is on TV this week, as a substitute. Tucker Carlson does not have his own TV show, in part because Jon Stewart famously schooled him when Carlson was co-hosting CNN’s ‘Crossfire.’
Carlson never recovered.
What has happened to Carlson’s career in the six years that Stewart knocked the bow tie right off the smug host? Carlson has three things going for him. He has a relatively new website, The Daily Caller, which launched earlier this year. He regularly calls into the Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show. And to pay the bills, he is under contract with Fox News, where he pops up on various political shows to punch up their panels and occasionally fill in for vacationing hosts.
This week Carlson is keeping Sean Hannity’s seat warm. Tuesday he chose to punch up ‘Hannity’ using the trifecta of any controversial conversation: religion, politics, and extreme stances on death. While setting up a segment on President Obama’s recent telephone call to Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (wherein the president praised the Eagles for giving ex-con quarterback Michael Vick a second chance after being incarcerated), Carlson casually stated that even though he is a Christian, he thinks Vick should be killed for the crime that the courts thought was only worthy of 19 months in the clink.
‘I’m a Christian,’ Carlson quipped mere days after the celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace. ‘I’ve made mistakes myself, I believe fervently in second chances, but Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should’ve been executed for that. He wasn’t, but the idea that the president of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs? Kind of beyond the pale.’
Job well done, Tucker. If there’s three things popular on the ‘Hannity’ show it’s God, guns, and Obama-bashing. Carlson hit his quota in less than 16 seconds. And like a cherry on top, the Internet is buzzing with people typing out ‘Tucker...’
Some of the reaction after the jump.
In August, Carlson appeared with former Wonkette editor Ana Marie Cox for a public service announcement for the Washington Animal Rescue League to benefit homeless animals. ‘Washington is a town where 50% of the people can disagree with you 100% of the time. But there are some things on which we can all agree -- animals shouldn’t be mistreated,’ they said.
Many disagree with Carlson regarding his views about the convicted animal abuser who has turned himself around in such a manner that the Humane Society president believes that Vick should be allowed to own a dog.
Spike Obummer said: ‘First time I have ever disagreed with Tucker. The man, Vick, lost years of his productive life for his crime. As cold and callous as his deeds were, he paid the price our system judged to be fair. The debt is paid. Let him go on with his life which will always remain under a microscope.’
Where are these comments coming from? Carlson’s site, The Daily Caller, where this, the year’s biggest story about the site’s editor-in-chief, has only garnered 19 comments. Most of which, naturally, support Tucker’s extreme aside.
Things weren’t as supportive around the rest of the Web. None of the readers of the Associated Press story on FoxNews.com supported Carlson.
‘What a ridiculous and moronic thing to say...’ began islandtransient.
‘Vick apologized, went bankrupt, lost his job, lost his home and savings, went to jail, and now realizes the error of his ways and even speaks to kids about his mistakes. What more do you want from him???’ asked lucasnumberone.
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