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== ''Carlson Quotes:'' == | == ''Carlson Quotes:'' == | ||
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Carlson has broken ranks with some conservatives, calling fellow conservative [[Grover Norquist]] a "mean-spirited, humorless, dishonest little creep ... the leering, drunken uncle everyone else wishes would stay home."[http://slate.msn.com/id/3654/entry/23930] | Carlson has broken ranks with some conservatives, calling fellow conservative [[Grover Norquist]] a "mean-spirited, humorless, dishonest little creep ... the leering, drunken uncle everyone else wishes would stay home."[http://slate.msn.com/id/3654/entry/23930] | ||
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But the [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/05/13/democrats_aim_for_more_gay_delegates AP article] said exactly the opposite: "Officials are quick to point out that the goals aren't quotas. Neither a state nor a presidential campaign is penalized if they do not reach these goals." It also noted the plan was not affiliated with the national party, but state parties. | But the [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/05/13/democrats_aim_for_more_gay_delegates AP article] said exactly the opposite: "Officials are quick to point out that the goals aren't quotas. Neither a state nor a presidential campaign is penalized if they do not reach these goals." It also noted the plan was not affiliated with the national party, but state parties. | ||
| − | *'''... but hate churchgoers''' | + | *'''... but hate churchgoers"''' |
Commenting during ''The Chris Matthews Show'': | Commenting during ''The Chris Matthews Show'': | ||
Revision as of 03:39, 17 June 2004
- CNN's "Crossfire," co-host
- PBS's "Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered," host and managing editor
- "The Chris Matthews Show," panelist
- Editorial staff, Policy Review
Carlson Quotes:
- Norquist: A "Dishonest little creep
Carlson has broken ranks with some conservatives, calling fellow conservative Grover Norquist a "mean-spirited, humorless, dishonest little creep ... the leering, drunken uncle everyone else wishes would stay home."[1]
- Democrats love crossdressers...
Introducing a story on Crossfire:
- CARLSON: "... the Democratic Party has announced a new affirmative action plan for gays, lesbians, and cross-dressers. According to the Associated Press, the party has set sexuality-based quotas ..." [2]
But the AP article said exactly the opposite: "Officials are quick to point out that the goals aren't quotas. Neither a state nor a presidential campaign is penalized if they do not reach these goals." It also noted the plan was not affiliated with the national party, but state parties.
- ... but hate churchgoers"
Commenting during The Chris Matthews Show:
- CARLSON: "People who run the Democratic party, its activist wing have contempt for churchgoers, and my experience is they absolutely do have contempt for churchgoers." [3]
Carlson provided no evidence for the claim. However, a CBS News/New York Times poll conducted two months earlier showed that 67% of Democrats think religion is very or extremely important, while only 9% consider it not at all important. [4]
Shant Mesrobian, "Tucker Carlson on Dems' outreach to "gays, lesbians, and cross-dressers"", Media Matters for America, May 26, 2004.
Nicole Casta, et. al., "It's not just the cable guys: conservative misinformation on Sunday morning", Media Matters for America, May 24, 2004.
- Against the 'do not call' list, but don't call me
Carlson denounced the federal government's do-not-call list, which allows people to opt-out of receiving phone calls from telemarketers, saying: "Score one for any yuppie community. They've won the right to trample on free speech" and calling it "special interests legislation". [5] When the audience dared Carlson to give out his home phone number, he pretended to comply but actually gave out the number of Fox News's Washington switchboard. [6]
