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re: Tucker Carlson: why I’m interviewing Putin
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Proximo
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Proximo
He should interview Putin. Putin plays a massive role within our own politics. Democrats and permanent government have kept him at the forefront of things since 2017. Since he is such a big part of our own politics... shouldn't we get an interview or two?
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Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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So, you are asserting there won't be anything critical of Putin in this presentation, or that anything that may be will just be sort of a sort of token 'wink-and-nod' type variety?
Very little if any. Tucker wouldnt be allowed if they weren't ok with the questions, format and angle of the interview. Tucker apparently agreed before he left the country to go or he wouldn;t be there.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Ray Ray Rodman
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Can't wait to see how it unfolds. Maybe I am wrong and Tucker
will pin Putin down with some hard hitting journalistic questions and demand answers.......
What are the questions you would like to ask that you are certain will not be asked?
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:18 pm to Bunk Moreland
I think Tucker's explanation is fine. It'll all come down to what the interview actually looks like, of course.
Personally, I don't think it's Tucker's job to confront Putin. I do think if Putin lies to his face, which seems likely, Tucker will lose credibility if he doesn't challenge the lie. Of course, if he serves up red meat softballs to Putin about America and our trans obsession, I'd take pretty strong issue with that even if Tucker is right to complain of those things (don't bash your own country in talking to a dishonest and self-styled enemy).
Post interview, Tucker should seek an interview with Zelensky and give him the chance to respond. Zelensky won't do so, so Tucker should seek out other anti-Russia/pro-Ukraine voices to do so (maybe Bill Browder or someone like that). Most of them will say no, but Tucker should earnestly try. It would be good for his credibility and it'll prove his point to some extent if they all refuse to touch him after he talked to Putin (especially if he's handing them a big platform to rebut Putin).
Personally, I don't think it's Tucker's job to confront Putin. I do think if Putin lies to his face, which seems likely, Tucker will lose credibility if he doesn't challenge the lie. Of course, if he serves up red meat softballs to Putin about America and our trans obsession, I'd take pretty strong issue with that even if Tucker is right to complain of those things (don't bash your own country in talking to a dishonest and self-styled enemy).
Post interview, Tucker should seek an interview with Zelensky and give him the chance to respond. Zelensky won't do so, so Tucker should seek out other anti-Russia/pro-Ukraine voices to do so (maybe Bill Browder or someone like that). Most of them will say no, but Tucker should earnestly try. It would be good for his credibility and it'll prove his point to some extent if they all refuse to touch him after he talked to Putin (especially if he's handing them a big platform to rebut Putin).
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:20 pm to Pettifogger
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Tucker should seek an interview with Zelensky and give him the chance to respond. Zelensky won't do so, so Tucker should seek out other anti-Russia/pro-Ukraine voices to do so (maybe Bill Browder or someone like that)
Von der Leyen would be a good interview for Tucker in that vein.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:21 pm to Ray Ray Rodman
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Very little if any. Tucker wouldnt be allowed if they weren't ok with the questions, format and angle of the interview
Youre really melting over this, and I dont like Tucker.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:21 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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So, you are asserting there won't be anything critical of Putin in this presentation
I guess the tape won’t lie. I mean, if Putin brings up the US withdrawing from the ABT in 2002 (as he has in the past) and there is no pushback from Carlson, who is going to present the context for the US withdrawal? Putin has repeated that line and I haven’t seen anyone, in the mainstream media on any side, even accurately represent the US’s position on that withdrawal.
If Putin brings up Crimea, does Tucker bring up the agreements between Ukraine and Russia with regard to that issue? If Putin brings up NATO expansion, does Carlson bring up the only signed agreement between Russia and NATO.
He doesn’t even have to be critical in a direct sort of way. But if he neglects to defend US policy in any substantiation way, isn’t that evidence on its own?
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:22 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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Mickey Goldmill
Was Barbara Walters a journalist when she dared interview Muammar Qaddafi, or was she just a money-hungry whore? Was Dan Rather a whore when he interviewed Saddam Hussein in 2003? What about Bernard Kalb of CBS news when he interviewed Arafat in 1975? How about when Keir Simmons of NBC news interviewed Putin just 2 and a half years ago? Money hungry whore right?
Has it been so long since you've witnessed actual journalism that you've forgotten what it looks like?
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:23 pm to crazy4lsu
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He doesn’t even have to be critical in a direct sort of way. But if he neglects to defend US policy in any substantiation way, isn’t that evidence on its own?
I'd agree it likely would be.
I'm not the one here pretending to have perfect foresight of how this will all go down, though.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:24 pm to Pettifogger
lol very unlikely Zelenksy interviews with Tucker.
He only goes to his puppet media players.
He only goes to his puppet media players.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:25 pm to Pettifogger
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Personally, I don't think it's Tucker's job to confront Putin.
Its not. hes simply a journalist, not an ambassador.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:27 pm to crazy4lsu
I think there is a difference in "We know your position and narrative about Nato expansion. A lot of people in the United States and the United States government disagree with those claims and say...so what is your response to those people"
and a more "bringing receipts" approach.
I'm ok with either TBH, I just don't think the latter is necessary for Tucker to fulfill his objective if that objective is to bring answers directly from Putin to regular Americans. While it's a murky line, making the decision not to be overly confrontational in order to get as much direct content as you can is justifiable IMO.
FWIW I'm not that impressed with Tucker of late, who I think pretty regularly flirts with hypocrisy and half-truths while campaigning against both.
and a more "bringing receipts" approach.
I'm ok with either TBH, I just don't think the latter is necessary for Tucker to fulfill his objective if that objective is to bring answers directly from Putin to regular Americans. While it's a murky line, making the decision not to be overly confrontational in order to get as much direct content as you can is justifiable IMO.
FWIW I'm not that impressed with Tucker of late, who I think pretty regularly flirts with hypocrisy and half-truths while campaigning against both.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:28 pm to Ray Ray Rodman
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Also, Tucker knows his base and what they WANT to hear, regardless if it's fact or not. He knows where his bread is buttered. Same thing MSNBC or the the others do.
So you're saying another side of the story can be told and if we want to hear the alternative view I can tune into MSNBC? Or is that other side not allowed?
FYI, the answer to speech you don't like is more speech, not less.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:29 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Its not. hes simply a journalist, not an ambassador.
You can find nothing but non-confrontational questions of Putin already. We need confrontational questions. Otherwise, he's just acting as a publicist. He's already got a Kremlin full of lackeys like Peskov.
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:30 pm to Mickey Goldmill
quote:Mickey loves it when the government tells him how to think
Money
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:30 pm to Pettifogger
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Post interview, Tucker should seek an interview with Zelensky and give him the chance to respond.
In the video Tucker said he has tried many times to interview Zelensky. I'm sure he will try again.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:30 pm to Mickey Goldmill
quote:Why did he start his new platform. Are you of the opinion that he is in need of money? Are you familiar with his family or financial situation apart from Fox News money?
Are you suggesting he is doing this out of the goodness of his heart or he's simply just bored? Without his former platform on Fox, he has to make splash content to draw viewership.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:31 pm to TigerDoc
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We need confrontational questions. Otherwise, he's just acting as a publicist.
Who is "we?"
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:31 pm to GumboPot
Those faux combat outfits must not lend itself to a clip microphone.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:32 pm to TigerDoc
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We need confrontational questions.
Provide an example of a confrontational question so I can calibrate my expatiations prior to the interview being released.
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