I find it somewhat ironic that for the past few days, I've been wondering what happened that resulted in Tucker Carlson's termination. It got to the point that I read a story from Forbes published on Tuesday and had settled on it as the most likely explanation for lack of hearing almost anything from either Fox news or Tucker Carlson himself, my thought being that people who have little to hide speak up, barring government gag orders or serious intimidation, which didn't seem to be the case here.
I'm glad that Tucker has finally come up with a video message that at least hints at why he was terminated. Quoting the introduction to the Epoch Times story below...
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“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson!” Tucker Carlson has proclaimed again to America in his first monologue since parting ways with Fox News.
Carlson broadcast his monologue on Wednesday night at his usual 8 p.m. ET time slot—when he would have addressed the nation from Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight”—but this time from his Twitter account [here: twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1651376097349578753].
The conservative current affairs commentator and host revealed his observations after taking a couple of days off since his sudden split from Fox News on April 21.
“One of the first things you realise after you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country, kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people also; a lot of those. It’s got to be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.
“The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant … trust me, as someone’s who’s participated.”
He then went on to say that big topics that will define our future get “virtually no discussion at all”—topics like war, civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power, and natural resources.
“When was the last time you heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues?” Carlson asked, saying that both of America’s main political parties and their donors have agreed to “shut down any conversation” about them.
“That’s a depressing realization, but it’s not permanent … It won’t work. When honest people say what’s true—calmly and without embarrassment—they become powerful. At the same time, the liars who have been trying to silence them shrink, and they become weaker. That’s the iron law of the universe—true things prevail.
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Full article [behind a paywall]:
Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence in 1st Video Message | The Epoch Times
I'm glad that Tucker has finally come up with a video message that at least hints at why he was terminated. Quoting the introduction to the Epoch Times story below...
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“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson!” Tucker Carlson has proclaimed again to America in his first monologue since parting ways with Fox News.
Carlson broadcast his monologue on Wednesday night at his usual 8 p.m. ET time slot—when he would have addressed the nation from Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight”—but this time from his Twitter account [here: twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1651376097349578753].
The conservative current affairs commentator and host revealed his observations after taking a couple of days off since his sudden split from Fox News on April 21.
“One of the first things you realise after you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country, kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people also; a lot of those. It’s got to be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.
“The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant … trust me, as someone’s who’s participated.”
He then went on to say that big topics that will define our future get “virtually no discussion at all”—topics like war, civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power, and natural resources.
“When was the last time you heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues?” Carlson asked, saying that both of America’s main political parties and their donors have agreed to “shut down any conversation” about them.
“That’s a depressing realization, but it’s not permanent … It won’t work. When honest people say what’s true—calmly and without embarrassment—they become powerful. At the same time, the liars who have been trying to silence them shrink, and they become weaker. That’s the iron law of the universe—true things prevail.
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Full article [behind a paywall]:
Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence in 1st Video Message | The Epoch Times