the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
ted cruz doesn't know shit and he's embarrassed to be caught
I can’t believe the people of Texas elected this buffoon not once, not twice but three times.
He got caught off guard for sure. I’m guessing he was there for softball
How dare you give me a pop quiz? I want my dracula blankie!!!
He's for the bombing of Iran & he's been a Sen for a long time now. But he can't be bothered to know basic facts about the country we're either assisting in the bombing of, or we're actively bombing along with Israel? Most politicians truly do not invest much time in their actual jobs.
I bet if he asked him the next flight out to Cancun he’d be able to tell him time, gate, and type of plane.
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It *is* fun to see their confrontational arrogant argumentative approach turned onto their own. Tucker’s still a pompous ass, but he’s debating someone who wants to evade full ownership of his position, so the equivocation makes him look extra pathetic. I’d still want to slap both of them.
Isn't that more a problem for people like Ted Cruz, though? Donald Trump doesn't know shit and is very much not embarrassed by it.
You’re absolutely right; I think the difference is, Trump really believes he knows everything, because he believes his gut instincts ARE knowledge—that hearing himself say something is actually the same as learning something. So, while some things embarrass him, lack of knowledge will never be one
I remember when Cruz entered national politics. His pitch was always kinda “I’m grotesque but I’m smart,” and now he’s ceded that too. This is what happens when politicians stop doing the work on behalf of the American people and spend their time just chasing headlines and their own enrichment.
Rafael Eduardo never met a rich white man he wouldn't suck up to.
Tucker is friends with Putin hence he doesn’t want to see a war with Iran. Probably the only time in history I agree with Carlson. I may have just vomited a little 🤨
Yeah, its weird seeing folks we know are, let's just say suspiciously friendly with Moscow, all coming out against war with Iran. Like, I don't want war with Iran and it sucks knowing a bunch of people advocating against it are only doing so because Putin needs more Iranian drones.
Getting dog walked by Tucker Carlson has to be so embarrassing. He must have expected a cake walk instead...
So true. I would want the ground to swallow me up if Tucker Carlson got the best of me intellectually OR argumentatively.
Wasn't he supposed to be a great debater in college? Princeton must have run a pretty crappy program.
Also he forgot the first rule of cross examination
One of our dumbest podcasters
truly one of the Minds of our time
Ted Cruz is an embarrassment
I didn't know they had such high pitched voices. I thought there were a couple off-camera kids doing voice overs.
shitposting has atrophied what little mind he had.
capitalize on Tucker. An idiot savant speaking truth
The only things he knows are 1/a bunch of stale Tea Party talking points, 2/his mistress’ favorite hotel room and 3/his way to the Dallas airport. Don’t ask me if he knows the name of his dog, he probably doesn’t.
ask him which airlines fly direct Houston --> Cancun. I bet he can answer that one.
And his staff must really suck. Any interview this week, surely you brief your guy on Iran?!? Is that not a thing any more?
Exactly this. These right wing dudes are so used to doing these softball interviews in their bubble that even just basic levels of pushback leave them flummoxed.
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The funny part about this is that Ted Cruz became an idiot by choice. Unlike a lot of his colleagues at one point he actually had the bandwidth for this stuff.
He's missing his catalog case full of index cards with interesting factoids loosely grouped into a specious cause-and-effect cascade definitely proving his spurious point like the late 80s Houston-area high school debate twerp he is (as was I).
It’s also telling that Carlson’s response isn’t alarm at the ignorance, but glee that he’s getting one over on Cruz. Carlson see’s this as a moment to elevate himself rather than a period of great danger for the world. That’s the animating principle for them.
Raphael. His name isn’t Ted. It’s important we use his real name and not the name he prefers. We go with what he prefers and it’s a slippery slope to him in a furry suit shitting in a litter box in his office.
Tucker is a Putin loving media whore. I won't give him any apropos.
I'm genuinely surprised more of the sensationalist folks don't do more of this. it's easy to make an ass out of people who can't rub two facts together and gets a ton of views for them
Which is also why donald bailed on G7
Sure, but he was also embarrassed to be in Cancun and powered through that local media interview as well. Such a shithead. Republican voters lack all discernment.
Ted Cruz is the PERFECT DEFINITION of a FUCKTARD!
I hate approving of anything TC says or does. But I have to grudgingly admit I approve of him making Ted Cruz all flustered and mocking his stupid fumbled answers.
The critical weakness of every debate nerd pumped out by the right in the last quarter century is that they're all dumb as fuck
🤣🤣🤣🤣
And *sloppy*. A US Senator claiming we're bombing a country in direct contradiction to the State Dept would normally be 🚨🚨🚨🚨.
I'm going to assume that Pentagon reporters are now asking their anonymous insider sources whether Cruz is lying, or whether he blurted out something classified.
I am so unsettled yet completely unsurprised by Cruz including Israel in "us." We are being ruled by a death cult that wants to bring about the end of the world thru Israel.
And wholeheartedly incurious and lazy. It's just reheated talking points paired with skimming of headlines/social media for "proof" all the way down.
It’s the incurious part. They have absolutely no urge to find out about the things they are talking about — & they’re in the top tier! I detest Lyin’ Leavitt for exactly this reason. She doesn’t even respect herself, the American public, or her job enough to look up even the most basic info.
Paired with the sense of privilege that assures them their presence is enough to "win" any debate.
The sloppy way this regime says and does everything makes me nuts. I mean, damn, the Nazi’s were UBER organized and efficient. I guess we should be thankful these fuckers are lazy. Nosferatu isn’t though. He probably doesn’t retire to his casket until the wee hours.
That sloppiness remains our best hope of getting outta this!
I know! We truly are in the Upside Down. Have you seen this? That’s kind of his point-that in tearing it all down so fast, they’ve left themselves vulnerable in ways that can be taken advantage of. But time’s running out And I hate how this stupid timeline makes me sound like a conspiracy theorist.
Yes. Like we’re the lucky ones. Makes me wanna take that cross and …
That part!!
Do they even have to look it up? I'm guessing they could get a private lesson from any number of US experts if they wanted to
That’s what I mean. FFS, they have STAFFS! That’s how incurious they are! Do you know what I would do with a research team and that kind of access? Well, first I’d squeeeeeeee.
They are proud to be stupid. Only liberals read, only liberals know history only liberals use common sense.
This is exactly why she was chosen for propaganda minister, though.
Yep. Incompetent is competent. Wrong is right. Up is down.
My brother, the one who had the trump Christmas tree, exactly! In a brief discussion w/ him, he was disbelieving that I would research a quote from either side that sounded out of context. He was lazy as a student, too.
Absolutely spot on.
I never liked William F. Buckley Jr and thought he was a real asshole, but at least he was intelligent. He must be spinning in his grave at the idiocy of MTG and Boebert and the rest of today's right wingers.
Sometimes this can be dangerously tho. Ben Shapiro is excellent at memorizing trivial nonsense
Shapiro’s one of the few that’s actually intelligent. He’s just moved further right for the grift.
Highly arguable on the first part of that
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Why would he care? Cruz thinks he is the Messiah, the Chosen One, The Anointed Prophet....he is so full of shit, Cancun Ted.
Ted Cruz demonstrating why Texas is 49 in the country for education. Cringe....
That “Lone Star state” motto is really just a Yelp rating huh? ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
That embarassing effort to, not fight for a space with Tucker to say something, anything, that shows Cruz has an understanding of Iran, but instead flip it into a "I know you are but what am I" effort to itemize Tucker's mistakes about Iran... this country is in the hands of children It's Sub-Pompeo
As he should be
Not a Tucker fan but it’s about time somebody asked a f*€£^n question of these people. Tired of the soft balls they let politicians spin in their spider silk until they forget what was asked. As a former journalist, I have to agree most MSM outlets are at best weak, at worst, complicit.
The problem is access journalism. If you ask tough questions, you lose access. Trump even brags about kicking out reporters that ask good questions. What happened here is Cruz is dumb and Carlson was (at the time at least) in the good graces of republicans. Very very rare situation.
Again. Not holding Tucker as an ideal. Just the asking of questions to which most of us want answers.
I know. I wish it were possible to ask questions like this all the time. We'd have to get massive money out of journalism somehow first.
You can say that again. It was the massive money that pushed me out. And it was nowhere near as massive then.
Agreed. Also, what is the point of having access if an outlet is too afraid of losing it to use it for the reason it was, at least, initially, given: to provide impartial investigation and reporting for the people. I’d love to see them ALL refuse to play jester for this kangaroo court administration
Imagine if he he got stuck in an elevator with Isaac Chotiner
In real time you see him get challenged, unable to answer, and immediately attack. This is a pretty common response of insecure people.
Of most of the republican party.
Aggressive ignorance is one of the keystones of conservatism.
Truth.
Also he’s a Russian puppet, and Iran is a Russian Ally.
Okay, we still shouldn't help Israel do anything, and we particularly shouldn't help Israel kill Iranians, and we absolutely shouldn't help Israel start World War 3 just because Israel is having a tantrum that it's military, for all its delusions of competence, can't beat Hamas
What percentage of his daily meetings consist of him asking "what am i supposed to say?"?
An outright embarrassment to generation X. I am revoking his card
Well, its something to know that at least one of them is still capable of being embarrassed. I honestly thought no Republican could be, after all we’ve been living through the past decade.
I bet he doesn't know the population & demographics of my home state of Texas either. He definitely does not hold FREE town halls. Where was he June 14th? Not assuring his constituents that he believes in the Constitution, the rule of law & NO KINGS.
Tucker is an immense Russian asset. He will always do as Putin demands. Russia’s number one mission today is to talk trump out of attacking Iran.
Yes this is my whole point. Not one person has asked Trump anything like this in 10 years.
Trump specifically seems to have this superpower where he can flounder over the most basic question, and it just... doesn't matter? To wit: youtu.be/ERUngQUCsyE?...
This one is so good
There's an undercurrent of stupidity and arrogance where he doesn't expect anyone to ask him such an obvious follow-up question. And laziness. If I were pretending to be a Beatles fan, I'd at least spend a little time learning about their stuff. "I like 'Revolver', it's underrated", etc.
I think it's because he says more newsworthy things than anyone else alive, so no single thing stays in the consciousness for long. This used to be flatly a failing of the press, but then he became president, so
Jonathan Swan famously did Not invited back
Jonathan Swan came closest but it is apparently considered uncouth to ask the president factual questions. (His standard reaction when something touches on his ignorance is “you’re very rude”.)
I think a couple have but only a couple. Johnathon Swan is like the only one that I can recall asking ‘Who?’ when Trump went on his ‘many people are saying’ talking points. Obviously, Trump couldn’t cite a single person.
I have long wished that people would ask Trump *nothing* but basic factual questions. My personal hobbyhorse: ask him on camera what the difference is between Medicare and Medicaid.
My favorite follow up question I dream about asking him is where the giant faucet is that he claims sends water to California?
So many questions.
Tucker is a cringy POS no matter who he’s interviewing. Can’t watch either of them.
I thought the lesson was, "Don't leave pies around Tucker Carlson."
Shit. First, the GOP made me shop at Walmart. Now, I have to agree with F*cker Carlson. Stop, please. What's next? Is Faux news going to suddenly state a truth?
I think my head might explode. I loathe both these men and especially the smug fuckwad that is Tucker Carlson. But I kind of love that these two shits scream at one another. And okay anything that makes Ted Cancun Cruz look like the utter fool that he is is awesome.
This is delicious!
Something the supine MSM has completely forgotten how to do.
Fuck them BOTH
Well, Russia does use Iranian drones and Tucker's got to stay on that wall.
You'd need to tie the cable TV hosts in a chair ala Bond Casino Royale to get this point to hit home.
I hate Tucker Carlson more than the fires of hell but in this one interview he asked 10 times more pertinent and challenging questions than CNN, ABC, NBC have asked in a year.
Tucker’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
The freedom of having no news director to answer to
Yeah… I’m rereading your post & trying not to cry w/ anger. It’s all a game to those fuckers they are deliberately destroying American journalism. We need a Razzie for journalism, to highlight “Americans” who did the most to destroy journalism every year.
For the love of god, I'm begging you folks to stop giving Tucker Carlson props. He's not doing this for America or because he's against war, he's doing it because his Russian employer doesn't want the US involved in the Iranian conflict.
No, don't get me wrong, of course Tucker is a Russian whore, no doubt. That still doesn't distract from the fact that he put Cruz's feet to the fire better than the absolutely pusillanimous msm interviewers.
It's also not notable that you agree with Carlson. Cruz thinks we should go to war with Iran, Carlson thinks we shouldn't. By definition, you're gonna agree with one of these bozos, it doesn't make them good, it just means that they are on opposite sides of a binary argument
Is he changing? Don’t trust him, but love this clip. Hope for more.
Iran hasn't been conquered since Alexander the Great invaded them around 400 BCE. Persian culture is one of the most ancient on earth and the Iranians are a very proud people. They have a right to defend themselves from an aggressor. We should be stopping Israel, not helping them commit genocide.
I agree with the last part but, like... Muslim conquest, mongol conquest, brits and Soviets in 41? They've been conquered a bunch of times.
They've been attacked and they've lost individual battles to the Romans, Brits and Soviets but they always pushed them back. The Muslim invasions converted them to Islam but even then they became Shia not Sunni. Afaik Iran has not conquered since Alexander the Great. Any Iranians on here?
* not been conquered @jay.bsky.team (please let us edit typos).
You have a very different definition of "conquered" than most I suppose.
So in which of my examples were they not conquered according to that definition, the mongols, the Muslims, even the Soviets/even though they left after ww2 all conquered Iran.
Tucker Carlson often has this very charming expression on his face, as if he’s tilting his head to the side and mimicking a hounddog going, “duhhh… what?” What a fucking piece of shit.
💯 true. For Tucker to embarrass anyone like this is beyond shameful. But I have to admit that I enjoyed it
I listened to these 2 Tired Old (Conservative) Queens for 2 hours so you don’t have to. Lies, racism, misinformation is what you missed. Your welcome.
Hell they don't even know what's in the Constitution either except for the parts they like to use!
Thank you for not handing it to Tucker Carlson
Sucker C*ntson’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
It's a weird day if I find myself agreeing with Tucker Carlson
Cruz was clearly expecting Fox News softball questions.
You express my thoughts better than I could. What if Fox News personalities did this for just 24 hours.
You know they are too lazy to do any homework. They just repeat lies and cannot back them up with facts. As much as I despise Carlson I love what he did to cruz
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Why can’t The NY Times do this kind of thing? Oh yeah, their top journalists all suckle at the teat of access and the editors are too busy writing egregiously misleading headlines. Jamelle, you’re my favorite writer, but your employer and the MSM in general fucking suck.
He’s an equal opportunity asshole.
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I hate Tucker Carlson but I hate Ted Cruz more, so this pleases me. But I’m so, so confused. I need to go for a walk…
Duh, duh, duh, and again DUH! It took Tucker Carlson to be a journalist before everyone else. Those people should be ashamed of themselves.
They melt against anyone they can’t just hurl recycled pejoratives (dog whistles?) at
The funny thing is that this is the point in a tough interview when Ted Cruz usually accuses the interviewer of being a liberal shill.
Leopard, meet face
A useful tool… in more ways than one 🤣
I thought Tucker was a dedicated Trump Dick fellatiator and Putin lover.
New daddy, Qatar.
Sounds about right. 😂
😂🤣😆 The Republicans continue to embarrass themselves…Again and Again and AGAIN!
Sometimes Russian tools are useful.
I think it’s rats fleeing a sinking ship.
Imagine being able to order a briefing on any topic but choosing instead to wing it. We all do that to some extent, but not when it pertains to our jobs #CongressHasOneJob
Mods please allow me to reskeet this every 5 minutes
Things…sure have gotten exponentially crazier over the last week.
And that thought alone is wild.
It always feels weird agreeing with those we find repellent.
We live in an era where two things can be simultaneously true. We can still find Tucker Carlson, an arrogant and repugnant propagandist while cheering on his takedown of a repulsive lawmaker who lies repeatedly and dishonors the Constitution. This is America. 🇺🇸❤️🔔⚖️☮️
They both make shit up on the fly.
It is uncomfortable to have to praise magas when we agree with them on an issue. But we should clench our teeth and look for any possible common ground.
Irrelevant. There's verified evidence that both of these people think Trump is an asshole. In public they sent it, and that all Fox runs. So, whether they have small moments of intelligence or humanitarianism is irrelevant, if when push comes to shove, they are always the words humans possible.
I have no idea how to feel about this conversation other than the sort of fascination one would have for 2 gorillas fighting.
Why should Rafiel give a shit which country he helps topple? Iran, Iraq, the US. They are all the same to him.
It would only be better in a MMA cage and they both had nunchucks.
Amusing, but both of these worms are equally vile.
Why don't they do this with Trump? Ask him to back up his lies with more questions and this same kind of pushback. He's only an elected representative, no different from Cruz. Trump may think he's God, but he's not. He's an elected official only.
Oh my God !!
Fuck Ted. Go back to Cancun
It’s pretty simple to baffle a rapethuglikkkan don’t know why more reporters don’t do it. If a tool like Fucker Carlson can do it, it can’t be that hard.
Is Tucker Carlson trying to rehabilitate his image? It won't work. Maybe for appeasement-oriented centrists. They'll be like, "Awww, good for him! He's finally seen the light!" I don't care if he punches Dear Leader right in the face on live TV. Still won't cover his multitude of sins.
So Ted's justification for war against Iran is they want Trump dead. Meanwhile we (Israel and US) are actually taking out and threatening their leaders and calling for regime change.
I wonder if Tucker can mainly do that because he knows Ted has to put up with it. With a non-partisan interviewer the audience doesn’t care what Ted says as long as he dunks on the interviewer. I agree with you though.
I'm almost tempted to hand it to cackling wikipedia skimmer tucker carlson for making a larger point he certainly didn't intend to make
I have no respect for Tucker but at least he was asking questions that journalists should ask. Congress and the senate should have some responsibility for the people they are wanting to kill. Knowing the basic facts of the country should matter.
Carlson and Cruz, two of my least favorite people, can both dry up and blow away.
Totally agree!
I love it when conservatives argue.
Iran’s closest ally in the Middle East is Iraq. Something to think about.
Just remember that Carlson gets paid $600K/yr from Putin so I take this to be Putin's way of warning the Repugs he doesn't want any invasion of Iran.
Maybe Cruz needs to go back into hiding after this. And I still don’t like or ever trust Carlson.
Tucker Carlson is monster cringe worthy and THAT was against the next most cringe-inducing guy- Ted Cruz. But tuck is on a level in hell inducing that far exceeds the black plague .
Yeah, they're both loony-tunes.
Fml... Tucker Carlson just did a little bit of actual journalism. This is the darkest timeline
For Putin
Careful! Tuck’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
But in this case, it’s caused him to ask the right questions ( Israel had approx 100 nuclear warheads, why should they fear for their existential safety from Iran ? ) they’re worried about not being the dominant power in the region and they need a distraction from their genocide of the Palestinians)
I’m pro-Israel, anti-Kahanist, pro-Palestine, anti-Hamas, pro-Iran, anti-IRI. These are crucial distinctions.
And listening to their answers and asking what they meant.
Well someone is definitely dipping their toes in the water to see if it’s safe to jump ship and perhaps reading the writing on the wall and wants to be a contender for a new maga helm.
Fuck them both, but goddamn!
If they both weren't spawns of Satan, this would be even more epic of a verbal ass kicking 🤣
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......... not a tuck fan, but he has maga's ear, and every time he stands up to these a-holes, he helps maga understand how badly they have been had.
This was fun.
My kingdom for an army of journalists that actually ask follow up questions and don't move on until they get answers...y'know...the most basic things expected of a journalist
Wow Tucker going all in on Cruz
WOW !!!! I will not say tucker carlson is good… but he did a bang up job making Cruz look bad…🤔… ( typo) Cruz doesn’t “ look “ bad… he’s god awful !!!
It doesn’t take much to embarrass Ted Cruz. 🤔
Yes because the enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend! A plethora of enemies to choose from...
Putin must be big mad that the US and other countries aren’t assisting his attack on Ukraine. Putin’s puppets are losing their minds.
Why are we even paying attention to crazy and crazier?
I'm stopped in my tracks at the idea of Scented Cruz
The average American politician would spontaneously combust if forced to go on a British or Australian news interview show.
What an absolute stunning show of total incompetence and ignorance b
In addition to recognizing that *ucker couldn't care less beyond the click bait, attention and $ it will bring him.
It’s not that Carlson is good now, but he’s reacting how I think Republicans should be reacting to a lot of this stuff in Trump II. Idk why no one in the GOP acted this way about tariffs.
Never thought I’d say this but…I side with Tucker 🥺
Good for fucker carlson?
what drives me truly insane is that a lot of the senate hearings HAVE been asking direct factual questions that are then answered incorrectly, evasively, or with an easily disproven lie... AND NOTHING COMES OF IT.
Prefer not to see 🤮 Both dumb and dumber We already knew this
the lesson is not that tucker carlson is good, it is that ted cruz is so bad that he forced carlson to commit an act of journalism
YES! This! Ted Cruz is such a pos.
Well played.
two asswipes sittin’ around talking
These two are brainless dumbass maga cult members, and it’s hilarious to see them go at each other! Idiocracy was a documentary.
Why are our journalists so bad at this is a question I ask but especially when seeing how easy it is for even mediocre chuds like Carlson to do it but also like every time I see a Medhi Hasan interview.
Tucker needs to be shut down. Ignored.
I keep seeing this is Tucker’s redemption arc and guys He took money from Russia to be a propagandist that even his Russian handlers said was too on the nose. Asking a basic question doesn’t absolve him of the fact that he’s in part why we are here.
he is literally repeating the talking points from kremlin right here in this very interview.
100% agree our press now that’s all politician get away with lies and misinformation and never calls him on any of it. That’s why I never watched any of it anymore except a couple shows where I trust the moderator.
Case in point: Sarah Palin.
The ultrasecret weapon: *the followup question*! I am so goddamn pissed that I watched a fucking *Tucker Carlson* clip to see someone *actually press someone for an actual fucking response*. Goddamnit I am so mad.
Why is Carlson doing it? I get his while schtick is just being a dick but he doesn't typically direct it at right-winger.
I am also confused by this, but also…temporarily delighted
The blind squirrel finds an acorn, too.
I liked it but now I feel dirty.
😂😂😂😂😂
TC’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
That’s how freaking starved we are for this shit.
The lesson brought to you by Chuck Todd is that if you do this as a mainstream journalist: www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/199... They will never come back on your show. The right uses access - to police journalists to act and say what they want. If you don't say the Gulf of America, you're out.
One should always know approximately how many people they are getting ready to exterminate. It's basic etiquette.
Certainly a great example of draining the swamp
Fuck me I have to admit that was great journalism
It makes me a little happy that the press bubble is not as safe as they thought it was?
Curious to see if Carlson continues down this path in service of his own ambitions.
There are no winners here
Is he being real now because he was paid to be a fraud on Fox and doesn’t have to lie now for money?
Given Tucker’s alliance with Russia, I have to wonder if he opposes war with Iran because it’s an ally of Russia.
To be fair, Ted Cruz doesn’t know anything about anything
This. I keep asking myself where the republicans of integrity are. That may be my greatest place of cognitive dissonance. I wanted them to be better people than they are.
It’s amazing how America just keeps on keeping on when people running it are as stupid as they are. Of course, this is a catastrophe for millions of people. But —it makes you wonder.
Even a blind squirrel has to find a nut sometimes.
Both
His name is Raphael Cruz! He is no Ted! I should know because I am!
Funny story, my last name is also Johns.
Cruz is a Moran with no Brian
tucker is rather good at embarrassing his guests. Remember when he had Matt Gaetz on his show? 🤣
Carlson and Cruz, things you step in as you cross a dog park.
tucker prepared for the interview, and ted did not. Most in the media are not holding anyone to account and ted is very used to that. I think tucker is only looking to be back in the limelight.
While it's been highly disturbing & extremely surreal to AGREE with Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, I'm relieved knowing that Americans (even MAGA) are 💯 done with the forever wars/War on Terror Part Infinity. FUCK YOU NETANYAHU!
You feel so smart literally supporting a Russian asset like Tucker Carlson who's paid to prop up Iran which is a Russian proxy? Go back to school. Everyone sucks here. But learn your fucken geopolitics before you spout flaming garbage about those fascist fuckheads.
There's so many in-fighting troll accounts on BlueSky these days. The Twitter goblins must be bored with their circle jerk. My favorite part is that they intentionally DON'T READ your post and still try to fight you about it.
Our leaders’ blind faith in the idea that Israel can do no wrong is disturbing. It’s been one of our consistent foreign policy mistakes from admin to admin and it’s gotten a lot of people killed.
Absolutely! It's completely shameful & disgusting. The only silver lining is that the public are no longer in a daze about war in the middle east & we're refusing to co-sign this manufactured war right out the gate. It's also a sign that Zionists are losing the PR War, which is hopeful.
They're all on Russia's side never forget that. A disruption of middle east Persian Gulf oil 🛢️ ⛽ helps Vladimir Putin immensely. It makes Russian 🛢️ ⛽ more important for world 🛢️ gas supplies this bumping up the price of Russian 🛢️ ⛽ @davetroy.com has been on this.
Oh I'm sure it's Russia motivated. I'm not going to say we should go to war with Iran just to spite Russia though. It's hard to say who I hate more: Netanyahu or Putin 🤔.
The only downside for Russia is they can't make Shahed drones themselves. Russian drone factories could only assemble parts from Iran. They can't make those components themselves.
Ah, well spotted. So harm to Iran also harms the shambles of the wreckage of Putin's imperial ambitions. Maybe fewer Ukranians will be killed if Russia can't get as many weapons from Iran, plus why would Iran be giving them now?
Possibly but their increased 🛢️ gas ⛽$$ will make up for it. China can provide drones as well as North Korea.
You're literally 180 degrees wrong. Russia has been protecting Iran for the last 2 decades. Hence, you're all kneeling for Tucker Carlson and MTG today? Disgusting.
No Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz both suck. Putin DGAF about Iran if he can sell his 🛢️ ⛽ & make windfall profits thus boosting his economy that's all he cares about. Iran is being used by Putin like trump & Bibi are being used, & XI is using PUTIN.
I feel like this is just for show.
It's not as if Tucker isn't a creepy piece of grifty shit, but watching him humiliate Cruz was quality viewing. 😆😁👍
And keep in mind this clip is TWO idiots.
Is the mural with Reagan that's in the background of the video intended to be an homage of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” with Reagan in the role of JC??? Please tell me I’m hallucinating.
I desperately wanted a debate moderator or journalist in 2016 to ask Trump what a random state’s capitol is. No fucking way he knows Raleigh.
*capital
As someone in this thread has already pointed out, that would be criticized as a "gotcha question" and deemed unacceptable.
I think that would be silly and not demonstrate much, but I think you can reform this into asking Trump something like, "For our audience who might not know, could you explain what Medicade is and how it works?" with followups on whatever BS he attempts.
cruzy cruz is just another repuk who has sold his soul.
Cruz doesn’t know much more …he’s just in the seat of power
Fkr Tarlson continues to be a POS...and madam senator's birth name is Rafael Edward Cruz. Stop using her preferreds.
They operate on vibes, not facts.
No one thinks that Tucker is actually good. He is working hard for his rubles.
Is Tucker trying to become an ally???
Haha, no! It's safe to assume he hates Ted Cruz tho
I don’t know what came over Tucker but I like how he humiliated Cancún cruz.
The ENTIRE GOP has been slipping into a PREDATORY PSYCHOSIS for DECADES…
I hate Carlson. But I want to see him bully every US Senator now
Yep remind them of the bitching they were doing about forever wars and the Afghan pullout !
I don’t. Tucker Carlson is not a journalist. He’s a propagandist. CNN, PBS, and MSNBC parted ways with Carlson before FOX “News” abruptly fired him. Tucker Carlson should not be sane-washed because of a Ted Cruz interview. www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-...
Totally agree, we should let the enemies strike each other whenever possible
Which is the least fuckwadish?
This actually demonstrates how disingenuous of an interviewer Carlson actually is normally.
The second lesson is that Rafael Edward Cruz has never been qualified to serve even as dog catcher.
Either that or talk about Heidi Cruz's issues.
They need to turn the ship around!! bsky.app/profile/cher...
Tuck is only talking about Iran because his Russian handlers are worried their drone supplier is about to be shuttered.
Yeah. So much of the US press, and SPCL the US Political press, sees their job as providing Republicans(and it's only Republicans; Dems they give a hard time) with an opportunity to repeat their propaganda; not to help the public know what's going on.
Gahhhhhhh I hate that TC is the one that is coming out on top of ANY video ever, but alas, it is true!
tucker is a russian ass(et). putin gets along with iran, so while i'd like to think tucker has thought about principles and ethics, he's really just doing putin's job here.
Exactly!!!
Also antisemitism. Tucker’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
I don't know wtf is going on here, but I'm always on board with asking basic factual questions to assess their knowledge (or lack thereof) and to hold them accountable! ...also I'm here for watching Cruz get shredded (by anyone, really). 🤣
Tucker Carlson is an evil genius, not a stupid man.
Sure but keep in mind, Tucker defends the Kremlin
Oh, I'm entirely sure that's his motive. But that doesn't mean it isn't useful for justice in this specific instance in this specific context.
True, any dunk on Cruz is worthy and Carlson really did make him look like a fool
Carlson is a as big of a MAGA-sucking fascist-loving asshole as he ever was, but I have to say, watching him make Senator Ed Munster look every bit like the fool he is is fun to watch.
Omg. Yes to Grandpa Munster. Brilliant.
Lol. Two idiots going at it.
His Russian agents told him to pump the brakes.
he actually asked relevant questions holy shit.
That is the ever lovin’ truth.
I think this is Tuck’s revenge tour against getting booted from Fox
No, it's just him doing his paid job for Russia. He's been a paid Russian operative for a very long time.
Imagine the depth of depravity when a turncoat scam artist like Tucker seems reasonable …
Just goes to show the dire state of American journalism that people are impressed by this. Actual hard persistent questions - not shying away from confrontation or calling someone out - should be the bare minimum for ANY political interview.
News media dropping the ball on this completely is largely why your country is the way it is now and why people easily fall for the dumbest propaganda talking points. No one is asking real questions.
You don't even have to be combative, you just have to show up for the interview "Basically Prepared" It doesn't have to turn into a Fox News haranguing but this "Credulous Moron" approach to interviews is ridiculous.
Remember Cruz accusing Obama of “leading from behind”? Now we are “following from behind.” Schmuck.
"Well, I'm not a tucker carlson level expert..."
Cruz is answering to his funding masters. We need Campaign finance reform.
Tucker might just be the right leopard for the right face(s) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tucker is also saying this cause he's been bought and paid for by Putin to be a propagandist on their behalf, so it's not even like he's objecting to the war on moral grounds, it's specifically at behest of whose paying him. Not dissimilar from how he was on Fox News.
(As a tangent, there should BE no war like there should be no gennocide. Just don't mistake Carlson for a moral person cause he'll flip on a cause as soon as more money comes his way.)
Yes and Tucker’s sudden concern about Iran is borne of his hatred of Israel, which is borne *not* of his hatred of Netanyahu, Likud, or Kahanism more broadly, but rather of his hatred of Jews. His hatred of Israel is a hatred shared with Kanye, Candace Owens, & David Duke.
Also probably Netyahu given that Netyahu keeps threatening his own country by doing a genocide and going on unnecessary wars. So really, Carlson isn't exactly hanging out in a good crowd.
And embarrassing pols like Cruz is not heavy lifting. News media shot itself in the foot when 'access' became the priority
Good God almighty. The upside down continues. Tucker takes down Cruz and it was glorious.
Don't ask a question without having a pretty good idea what the answer will be and have a good follow-up in the chamber.
The one and only time I agree with Tucker Carlson
I would cheer this harder if it weren't for the knowledge that Tucker is only doing this because Putin demanded it of him. There's a civil war raging right now in the GOP between the Netanyahu faction and the Putin faction. I just hope both sides lose.
2 dim dumb fucks put them in a circular room and tell them to find a corner
I don’t care for either but in this moment i have to give Tucker kudos for showing how STUPID THE RIGHT IS!!!
I still hate them both immensely!
That’s very true. It’s what the effective Dem committee members have been doing. These people don’t know shit about shinola.
Rafael regurgitates ridiculous Republican rubbish relentlessly.
TCN is Putin funded propaganda looking to take Murdochs viewers and empire away and give it to Tucker to run. He’s only calling out the right now? When he’s been the biggest Fox mouthpiece of all time? destroy maga, fine. But the left is not gonna follow this puppet
I think Carlson is a 1st class ax# but I love what he did to Cruz.
Never thought I'd cheer for Tucker Carlson, but anybody who puts the screws to Ted Cruz is kinda alright in my book.
You don’t have to hand it to Tucker Carlson
Right? the world is just completely upside down right now.
Bingo after 10 years I’m still waiting for any reporter to ask Trump to explain anything about the programs he’s cutting. I’d love to see them ask him what Medicare and Medicaid are.
This is the man Texas voted for Senator, twice. I hope you’re proud that he advocates going to war with a country he knows nothing about. This is why we are in the mess we are in. Ignorant politicians running the country.
Yeah Tucker is still a serious asshole but everyone hates Ted Cruz and tries to embarrass him whenever they can. Not difficult when he is so dumb.
And don't let them deflect. You've got to be ready to interrupt them when they launch into their scripted bullshit.
Cruz is such a tool. Gross.
Tucker made Cruz and Trump mad. He highlighted their dumbness. DUMB ASSES
Exactly. Make them answer the facts. 1) They don’t have any and are talking to total BS, or 2) The facts are immoral, corrupt and cruel.
Lol, Rafael Cruz got schooled.
Rafael Cruz got schooled by Tucker Carlson 😳🤦🏼♀️🤨 Sweet baby Yoda, demons must be bobsledding in Hell.
Does Ted Cruz know how many people are in Cancun? Yes, yes he does.