American News Media--Liberal or Conservative Bias?

Debate about the state of the news media features Eric Alterman, columnist for "The Nation" and author of "What Liberal Media?", and Tucker Carlson, former host of CNN's "Crossfire" and host of MSNBC's "The Situation with Tucker Carlson". [3/2006] [Show ID: 11460]
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[@JamesKro92]

"Good evening and welcome to Tucker Carlson tonight" lol

[@pauldraper1736]

This has aged sooo well.

[@IMJUSTWANTTOTALK]

@@pauldraper1736 still aged so well and I'm happy to see this

[@dthundergunb3115]

Hahahaha more like you're tuned into CNN news and this is Don Lémon. Don says, "I don't do opinion, I report facts..." That was comedic gold, like when he attempted to debate Milwaukee county sheriff David Clarke overcpolice shootings... Don, "sheriff Clarke there was a study done by (forgot name of institution but place it here), and it was saying that unarmed back men are much more likely to be victims of police brutality." Clarke, " yeah I have also read that same study. (I forgot David Clarke's exact words in rebuttal to lemons claim but you can see the debate on KZbin lol but it was dissenting from lémons statement.) The best part of that debate was Lémons next sentence, and basically it was something like... Lémon, "well that just goes to show not every study is a credible one..." LMFAO!!!! It was a credible study when Don references it but when Clarke's rebuttal of it was completely different. It was no longer a credible study...just like CNN being a credible " News source" I wouldn't believe everything Tucker says either but I have to admit that he rips on everybody when they're doing anything that the general public would be questionable of...he's on Fox so he is conservative but he's not bound to the conservative party specifically because he calls out Republicans as well as progressives too... It's just the progressive wokedumb nonsense is baffling to any rational person...And it also makes one think... "Do they even hear themselves talking?" And the answer is no they don't even listen to themselves because they'll say they can't define a woman, but then scream and jump up and down for women's rights...weird how that is "normal" in their rationality

[@joelambert6123]

True, most everyone misses Tucker Carlson tonight. However, his podcast is pretty great. Conservative programming is truly dominating all mediums. You can tell this weak sister isn't a conservative. There is no power or conviction in his delivery or content. Oh, he just mentioned that Tucker is a speaker for this event. Thank God! It is truly a contrast from the entertaining and dynamic flexion that Tucker brings as opposed to Ben Stein's stunt double that introduced the talent. Bueller? Buelle? Anyone? Anyone?

[@luxeb4670]

With Tucker now out of FOX, me and others are searching for any Tucker speech/interview to fill the void. This is actually rising Tucker’s profile and will mean that people would realize just how incredibly bright and articulate he is and will follow him to another medium. He will re-emerge stronger than ever!

[@viewtube6512]

Indeed he will!

[@BWB664]

You've got THAT CORRECT!!! ME, TOO!!!

[@sonjamarx385]

Exactly. I've done that too, and I find it very interesting to see how Tucker's views have evolved over the years.

[@mattstockmal8167]

This is literally fascinating in 2020. Fascinating

[@gqp3215]

Its bullshit

[@wq198mnr]

“Most journalists aren’t radical leftists”. Does anyone think Tucker’s opinion on journalists has changed? They’ve veered left in a MAJOR way since January 14, 2006.

[@robertryan7528]

What happened then?

[@henrychinaski8686]

Journalism has changed since then.

[@soberserotonin1850]

Nobody could have predicted Trump. Their implicit and sometimes explicit decisions to do whatever necessary to get him out of power as soon as possible are what rapidly degraded their intellectual integrity and slight remaining commitment to journalist standards and pursuit of objective truths.

[@billmcgubbins1476]

Where's the 3rd reply? CENSORSHIP

[@jefferydraper4019]

I wonder what happened right after this video???? Hmmmm....Obama admin?

[@paulkay3594]

Watching this 14 years later is mind blowing... things said here by Tucker Carlson calling out what would happen if things progressed as they had been in 2008 is shocking. Everything he predicted has come true, and worse here in 2022.

[@danielkim9997]

It's worse that he and his network perpetuate the "rumors over facts". He knows the playbook and is using it against fellow Americans. Very sad.

[@freddygarfunkle8947]

Tucker is bias himself

[@lindalemieux4184]

2023.

[@joelambert6123]

​@@freddygarfunkle8947It turns Out he's bias to the facts as we now know.

[@thatssoironic]

This is just so fascinating considering all that’s come to light in the past two weeks. This is history folks

[@StephaniePrincipal]

This is brilliant. Little did Carlson know the media outlets would become so untrustworthy, everything would actually end up falling apart. As of right now, there is just no such thing as a common frame of reference.

[@lisaratley4858]

And cockroach Carlson is a big part of the problem.

[@ramasarrow7664]

ACTUALLY HE DID LOL

[@billmcgubbins1476]

@@ramasarrow7664 HE DID WHAT EXACTLY LOL?

[@ramasarrow7664]

@@billmcgubbins1476 he did know

[@Featherfinder]

Also, maybe Tucker should let his hair grow out a bit these days; he looked good with that long-ish hair!

[@alanlee67]

Margaret he really had a young Matthew Perry look goin.

[@natfoster333]

Watching in 2022 and Tucker has not changed his most important opinions or deliberations at all. It's almost prophetic watching this now. Scary good commentary.

[@FREEK777ful]

we need to have these one mic debates, we'd get so much less interruptions from all the opponents.

[@alexandergrande8310]

Since you don't have the capacity to think of your own perspective, you must clearly rely on someone else's. Donkey

[@alexandergrande8310]

@Logan Finn donkey

[@determinedvc9108]

@@alexandergrande8310 Did you really call someone a donkey 2 years ago and then when they didn't respond come back and tag them and call them a donkey again a year later? 😆 Takes one to know one I guess.

[@alexandergrande8310]

@@determinedvc9108 damn my phone rang i thought it was the pizza i ordered but its just your comment 😔

[@SecretSauceyjuice]

@@determinedvc9108 this is legendary levels of cringe lol

[@Catamount1980]

Tucker is a far better speaker than Eric Alterman. Much better and a better presenter of his positions and analogies. Eric is pretty typical of the liberal position....throw some fact and other eye wash and play the shell game. Tucker lays out a solid comparison. Most journalists are from middle to upper class families and are pretty much socially liberal. So their opinion show up in their "reporting". Nice Job on both but Tucker wins in a land slide.

[@kropotkinbeard1]

Tucker isn't half as intelligent as Alterman. The comparison is obscene. It's like trying to compare Noam Chomsky and Rush Limbaugh.

[@realitystrikes1998]

You do know that Tucker was a millionaire at this point and is even more of one now?

[@ramasarrow7664]

@@realitystrikes1998 yea ur trying to convince a dipshit don't bother

[@GC_Rallo]

Man, everything Tucker said still holds up. The stuff the other guy said didnt age well at all lol

[@thesoccertrotter1]

Yeah every think tank is liberal

[@lindalemieux4184]

Especially Now since Tucker has been let Go in April 25 2023 Get that 2023. Had pizza with a regular guy said I will see U next Monday got released 5 minutes after. He ate food. I will have 2 think 2006 when I think Tucker.

[@LuckyPierre78]

I don't know why people hate Tucker Carlson. I suppose may have come off as a little odious during his earlier cable programs, but he's an exceptionally bright fellow, and he definitely held the cards in this debate. That Fox News special he hosted this weekend on public school indoctrination was excellent.

[@oldrichkosacka5522]

The people that hate Tucker are the worst kind of humans.

[@kr-1543]

Because he tells the truth. Nobody is hated more than he who speaks truth to power.

[@raquelgreer5469]

Tucker is pretty smart and has been consistent with his logic for years..

[@abhaychavda3354]

Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha

[@abhaychavda3354]

Have you heard his Bubba the love sponge audio?

[@Safeyoutubeforbabiesandkids]

@@matthewkahler6376 yeah he had me bugging when he said that. Did he forget all this?!

[@waterman1976]

BS

[@emeerdanvers8090]

True

[@ronaldtallent2894]

Love Tucker.

[@DannyMack]

Wow. This is so relevant right now.

[@terryfolderson-is5qo]

tucker reminds me so much of my government ethics professor...a sort of center-right guy who's pretty charismatic and yet awfully devoted to his job who made you bring the facts to your argument before you debated him!

[@JT-if2qh]

How YOUNG Tucker looks, I didn't think 2006 was that long ago... I guess that means I"M old.

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Great speech, and highly relevant in 2020.

[@yeeebayeeba4268]

The algorithm has been screwing up this country for a long time.

[@lindalemieux4184]

Hang on People. Hang on .

[@mtb416]

Hardly requires any debate. The majority of the media is left-leaning. If you do not see this than you are either ignorant or suffering from your own bias/denial. Funny how right-wing books are always hitting the bestseller charts these days. Perhaps it shows how liberal the average media outlet has become. Maybe that's why book sales for 'right wing' books are so much larger. `

[@colinmontgomery1956]

Flash forward a decade. If you could see it now...

[@mtb416]

Colin Montgomery No kidding. The leftist majority has morphed into a super majority.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

@@mtb416 , hey! Good to see you're still around.

[@mtb416]

Colin Montgomery Alive and vigorously kicking.

[@nuclearmonster8084]

Holy shit you're still here Happy decade m8 Anyways, man....it's gotten so fucking worse :(

[@Featherfinder]

Alterman said, “I’m a liberal. I care about the environment. I care about human rights.” -as if conservatives did not. And conservatives let statements like that go uncorrected waaay too often.

[@ficsitinc.pioneer8695]

Wouldn't say that nowadays. Conservatives refuse to acknowledge climate change because of their base, and supporters. Koch brothers are the greatest example of that.

[@VioletDeliriums]

The American News Media serves one purpose: it is a public-relations/advertisement venue for the corporate masters that OWN it or have enough money to purchase spots to put their content on it (commercials, news stories, product spots, documentaries, etc.) all of which serve one purpose: to present you the "facts" and categories that they believe will improve their business conditions. The idea that people even use value-laden categories like "the liberal media" (i.e., the ones that the media itself gives them to use) instead of making up their own categories based on reality such as "the corporate-owned media" prevents people from truly thinking outside of the bounds that the businesses that own the media provide for us to view the world, so as to prepare the consumer to understand the world in a way that benefits their business interests. If you use their terms, you are already under their influence. Period.

[@J.PMora1957]

He has been and always shall be uncuckable

[@Lunatic4Bizcas]

So, if 'liberals' are correct 95% of the time and conservatives are correct 0% of the time, what kind of ideologues/pundits are correct the other 5% of the time; libertarians or moderates?

[@shonkostin7517]

Looks like Tucker was right

[@westonsmith7772]

Bias is a bad thing if it means you can't keep an open mind and aren't open to learning new things. But if bias simply means that one is left-leaning or right-leaning, then it becomes a discussion of which political view is correct. Many have a bias for appreciating this country, all those who fought for it, people that stand by the Constitution, etc. These people would be considered as having a "right-wing" bias by todays standards. Is this really a bad thing? Big difference between fighting for the correct beliefs and simply not being open to other's ideas/opinions.

[@ianbds6436]

Became a fan of Tucker when I began to follow politics. 2015. Way to go , Tucker...

[@gqp3215]

A turd

[@DeadVoidzzz999]

tucker is a perfect example of a toxic and horrid human being lol what a joke

[@oltorf520]

it would be unthinkable this would happen current year at UCSB. this is like from another dimension where things didnt accelerate 13 years of cultural marxism to where we are today

[@tfrenn]

@SuperGuitarman69 “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcom X....you will notice that when it comes to really important issues all the media, be it conservative or liberal will agree with eachother, that is because the Council on Foreign Relations controls both the liberal and conservative media

[@sandydavidsnodgrass]

I don't watch television, I don't own a television.

[@dennyhayes1818]

I was paying almost $300 per month for TV only to watch the news and get WiFi, which is not mobile. So I canceled the service and used my cellphone provider, because most of the news is on KZbin, and I can get the same speeds to connect to the internet using the hotspots of the phone for two phones unlimited for only $80 per month total. And I connect to the internet everywhere I get a signal.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Denny Hayes nobody cares Denny.

[@sse9288]

Make Asylums Great Again • 10 years ago nice

[@melinatedthinka8210]

@@Make-Asylums-Great-Again I do, I actually might go his route of Wi-Fi and media service myself. Sounds like a good idea.

[@sonjamarx385]

Lack of diversity in terms of ethnicity is a widely recognized issue in the workplace, which is why the media, among other industries, spend a lot of money and time to hire people from minority groups who mirror the diversity of the population. The diversity of the outward appearance, mind you, not the manifold worlds of thought. "You can't cover America until you have a newsroom that LOOKS like America." Unfortunately, it's not recognized when it comes to groupthink and lack of objectivity. "What about a newsroom that THINKS like America?" ~Tucker Carlson

[@amberriley9082]

Thank God for The Nonpartisan Journal, here on KZbin… she seems like she’s new to this, but seems very unbiased and straight to the facts!

[@coryfl7848]

Tucker jumps right into the topic, saying nothing about his opponent. Eric slanders his opponent with his first few sentences. Even in his rebuttal, Tucker only addresses what he believes is Eric's flawed logic and even compliments his opponent on his analysis. Completely different approaches.

[@user-kn7lu4pz6c]

Tucker was not slandered in Eric's first few sentences- he rebutted two of his points.... that was immediately clear if you listened. That makes it seem like you are willing to slander if anything. How the rest of the argument progresses is something else entirely

[@tubamaestro55]

"We'll look back on this in 20 years and ask 'What caused the conservative movement to fall apart?'" Yikes.

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

I blame the rinos

[@westonsmith7772]

Liberals are stupid, period

[@GbawlZ]

What I find hilarious is you're not one bit acknowledging the shift that has occurred in the left-wing news media and the Democrat party at large, and you are pretending that a modern leftist would even be able to sit across from Tucker Carlson today as Eric did in this video. Conversely, I'd be willing to wager that the same old Tucker Carlson would be more than willing to engage in this same forum today and would be polite in his discourse. The conservative movement is having all of its influential figures being banned off of social media platforms, choked out of search engines via algorithms, and apps being kicked off of the Apple App Store. You're being facetious because the only party that has changed vastly since 2008 is the Democrat Party. We are at a place where you can't even bring up the immigration debate without being accused of being racist, even though it's a completely legitimate debate that needs to be had. That's just one instance out of many that shows how intolerant the left has become. You're being facetious if you think Donald Trump is so far off base from traditional Republican positions. Are you angry that he wasn't a NeoCon, or is it just that you thought he was mean? You're spreading the lie that his policy decisions greatly strayed from Ronald Reagan's and they didn't. What I think is more likely is that you didn't start paying attention to politics until 2016 and you are a low-information voter.

[@JaayyMan]

Ever since trump was elected the entire world is slowly shifting towards conservative ideologies. Not sure what you're talking about.

[@tubamaestro55]

@@GbawlZ a lot of assumptions were made in this comment. I was simply commenting on something that Tucker himself said in this video. Not to discount the change in the left, not to discount the change in American politics as a whole, but simply mentioning his quote and how he has been a driving force in that change, for better or for worse.

[@patricksullivan7140]

This 100% true in 2022. Nothing has changed. It is getting worse.

[@issanel]

Damn, Ok, yes you got me. I forgot about that one.

[@scottzimmerman5153]

Great debate, side note, Carlson describing himself as being "reasonably affluent, by international standards," is a neat way to say "Direct benefactor to the Swanson family fortune."

[@DeadVoidzzz999]

true he's a rich dbag with 30 million in stepmommies swanson bucks 😂😂

[@hughmungus7425]

Man, you corporate bootlick/groupthink-loving leftists can't let that go, can you? You can't best the adults in ideas (this debate being a great example - I've never seen time be so favorable to one side) so you have to cry "his family had money! It's not fair that he beats us!" It's pathetic, actually. I have no idea what Eric Alterman's upbringing was like and I don't care. I don't see why anyone would.

[@scottzimmerman5153]

@@hughmungus7425 I'm actually a registered republican and adhere closer to a classical liberal ideology. Nice try though. I look forward to your future nonsensical responses that I expect will be as astute as your comments to date. In my defense, I truly did find the content to be a good debate - A word of advice. A really cool thing happens when you are able to integrate synthetic distinction into your daily process and mindset. You are able to see most dualistic arguments as largely false dichotomies and are less focused on hasty generalizations such as "leftist." Enjoy your journey towards a more informed and fulfilled life!

[@hughmungus7425]

@@scottzimmerman5153 You're saying you're classicly liberal (aka more or less what Carlson is) and yet, despite saying you enjoyed the debate, you chose to comment on nothing substantive and instead opted to regurgitate this leftist line about the Swanson family fortune. Why? What does it add? Was it a meme? I doubt it. I think you're embarrassed and trying to come back. I don't think you're a registered Republican or liberal at all (you sub to John Oliver and Jon Stewart...) - I think you got caught and are trying to defend yourself instead of admitting what you are/did. Again, why else would "muh Swanson family!" be your go to? Switch sides for a moment and imagine had I commented "Muh Armenian Gen0cide!" on a Cenk Uygur video. Would you believe me if I then said I was a progressive and a registered Democrat? Of course not. It would be obvious what I was doing.

[@scottzimmerman5153]

@@hughmungus7425 sorry, I'll summarize for you to understand. As per my last response, I'd recommend looking beyond a dualistic mindset when starting arguments. I chose to comment before on the Swanson family inheritance because I found it entertaining in context of when the statement was made. Why? It's humorous to be to consider "reasonably affluent by international standards" as any metric you can prove, but if you are comparing income, Carlson is in a VERY high percentage of the world, as am I by simply being an upper middle class educated American citizen. What does it add? See "entertainment" Was it a meme? Shockingly enough, no, if wasn't but I'd love to see a 3 paragraph meme with citations included going viral. Frankly, the fact that you need to respond to my 1 comment on 1 line of this video shows you need validation to expunge your options unsolicited. For such activity, I'd recommend taking your efforts to a setting that has a better ROI for your energy, say 8kun. Otherwise, I look forward to your next nonsensical response. Cheers

[@Enigmatism415]

2006? This looks like 1996!

[@digitalloom9349]

this camera is much older than 2008.

[@DaHonestAbe]

Michael Parenti and Robert McChesney did a much better job of breaking down media bias. I dont know if I would call it bias in either direction at all.

[@Broliathos]

OMG this is so funny. This should be shown to CNN, MSNBC and FOX today with a pointed finger and a lot of yelling :D

[@bandwagon22]

Conservative or liberal. It doesn't matter. These both ideologies supported the Vietnam War, Iraq War, War On Terror, War On Drugs... Same shit in different packages.

[@jefferydraper4019]

The establishment supported them and the right and left used them all to promote their own beliefs in differing ways.

[@joelambert6123]

It absolutely matters. One is historically delusional based on unhinged quirks with no logical scientific backing and often afflicted with toxic leftist ticks. The liberal is often seemingly devoid of the American pride that an ordained nationalist possesses. The other is an American Conservative possessing fortified masculinity with logical facts and clear history. Often identified as the one debating the weirdo.

[@RealTime88]

@issanel Anthony Weiner did too. Congessman from New York. I like Dennis too, he's a good guy ask Ron Paul.

[@Thedangergirl09]

Tucker carlson just said “I don’t like Fox News” Oof

[@abhaychavda3354]

Yes. If you would listen to him from when he was young he was kind of profound and thoughtful. I watch tapes from when he was young but when i watch him from today i laugh so hard. Like how did such a thoughtful man turn into such an idiot.

[@fbisurveillancevan7479]

@@abhaychavda3354 He's exactly the same.

[@westonsmith7772]

@@abhaychavda3354 He hasn't changed. America has changed. America doesnt want free speech anymore, we have many openly pushing for socialism now, amongst other things.

[@whocares3985]

he still doesnt, do you even watch hiim?

[@halflifeproductionz]

i watch Special Broadcasting Service (SBS Australia).

[@dixonvmusic2737]

Thank you Tucker for the work you have done for this country, the media, and inspiring me to become the man I am today.

[@randalusa]

Mike, a snip from my term paper Still, it does provide the quintessential defense offered by many liberals over the years (that talk radio, Fox News and pundits on political shows easily make up for whatever liberal reporters and pundits can be found everywhere else). Like the ones similarly offering that defense, Alterman discounts the huge advantage based on the audience size of ABC, NBC and CBS, along with classifying some pundits as conservative who I would never grant such a designation to

[@NickCager]

A forum questioning whether bias is left or right slams Fox News in the intro... allows the left-wing speaker go last to question Tucker's points and says "Tucker is ACTUALLY a pretty good journalist" while figuratively patting him on the head. Today, Tucker comes into our living rooms nightly with meaningful important discussion... does anyone know the other guy? Outside of lunatic left-wing circles that is? Answer is no (thought I'd throw in my own bias there). And the left-winger lied repeatedly and added nothing of value to the discussion. No surprise of course.

[@wq198mnr]

k i r k liberals do not meddle in fact and logic because their ideology is indefensible

[@MsKim14]

Yes, I've been following politics for decades and thought I'd heard of most of the political journalists. I'd never heard of the other guy, either.

[@jandeenphoto]

How about dumping both outdated useless terms ? This is called intellectual? Pleez.

[@derrickcox4233]

There is a reason why the Left is so prevalent in Media. Newscasters, actors, talk show hosts, comedians and even politicians...are usually the personality types that seek recognition and crave attention. They must have others believing what they do. This is why they permeate the airwaves of communications. However...because their lives were engaged in obtaining this exposure, they remain oblivious to how superficial their understanding is. They know the appearance of emotion, intelligence, understanding...but often lack the substance of it. They must maintain appearances desperately for livelihood, so are easily persuaded by the media and peer pressure...even though it misrepresents reality, science, events, etc. It is sad to behold so many falling to the illusion of the modern liberal facade. They think they are in the majority...but reality keeps hitting them. People like their entertainment...but take their opinions only with a grain of salt. That’s real life. They are no more “special” than the average person. Trump knows deep down he is not superior and doesn’t really care. It’s why he takes credit where he can, because that’s all there is to get out of it politically while losing his own money...and this perspective is why he fires or hires anyone solely on performance, competence, and merit. This is why the Left self-described elites hate him...because they want to feel “special”...above the average person relying only on appearances. His blunt populist rejection of their “superior” nonsense horrifies the Left. And btw...why is the Left so ignorant when it comes to economics? It’s like math and logic scared them in school.

[@vedanttrivedi1476]

This is Brilliant

[@Lunatic4Bizcas]

Are you seriously asserting that those with liberal positions regardless of subject matter or posture have always been right? Ha. Ha. I'm sorry, but your affirmation is a logical fallacy in and of itself, and therefore you lose all credibility.

[@yellowkrux]

@snowtrot Can you provide an example of this "Marxist-type talk"? Why shouldn't this be a question?

[@krinkleshrinkle1713]

Hair

[@mondoburger9535]

He sounds the samee 👌👌

[@ForbiddenMinute]

Wow I love Tucker he is as honest as they come.

[@RealTime88]

@sgtkpf No it wasn't. As much as I like Chris I felt he should not have said.

[@burleybater]

How refreshing to listen to somebody who doesn't claim to be an expert in anything, but happens to be curious enough to be interested in truth. In the middle of that great clamoring racket that washes back and forth across the land like hourly tides, it is welcome respite to turn that off and listen to reason.

[@achristianson4059]

Trump wasn’t a politician but became one of the presidents…tucker didn’t go to journalism school but is one of the best. Brad Pitt never went to acting school, and Einstein , bill gates, so on and so forth. What’s the task at hand. Find it , work through it.

[@crystalbernard9488]

I loved this debate, it was very sensible. I also noticed the date because I was wondering why we had no hooting and hollering in the audience. Tucker has done some wonderful stories, one that focused on how corporations were buying up companies and instead of building them up, ran them into the ground and chopped them up and sold them. I don't remember the particulars but all the people who worked in these companies lost their jobs. But then I'd watch him again and he'd be totally (in my opinion) off the wall. I need to look up Eric Alterman, I really like him. He thinks very much the way I do. I used to be a conservative, I loved O'Riley (oh boy) but have become a democrat because I don't recognize the GOP anymore.

[@Aleksamson]

Interesting. You use to be conservative, You loved O'Riley and now You don't recognise the GOP and you became a Democrat. I was always a liberal and my views haven't changed. Never liked O'Riley or Tucker Carlson back then. Decade ago when he was wearing bowtie. Makes sense that you don't recognise the GOP. Things have changed, flipped 180. Conservatives in 2022 are more liberal than so called liberals nowadays. Many ppl. are doing just the opposite of you. Lifelong dems. are switching sides. So maybe you should try to understand their perspective. I'd say that I don't recognise democrats anymore. In fact I recognise that if you care about freedom and equality for all...GOP is the lesser evil.

[@crystalbernard9488]

@@Aleksamson I cannot believe Dems are switching sides, particularly now. The GOP does not believe in compromise, they want the U.S. to FORCE the rest of the world to do what we want. They are going to get a dictatorship if they vote in Trump in again. And it's not like you'll be able to say, oh, we made a mistake, we'll vote him out now. Once he's in again they will change all the rules and make it unchangeable to go back. It will be too late. There certainly is evil in this world and Trump and his gang are the living embodiment of it.

[@Aleksamson]

@@crystalbernard9488 Dictatorship? So Trump didn't succeed the first time in office but the second time he will? You think he can change the two term rule and he will -appoint himself a dictator for life? I think it's more likely that DeSantis will run (supported by Trump) do you think the same thing about DeSantis? Sounds like you think that GOP and half of the country are evil (the living embodiment of it) Don't you think that statements -mentality like that has something to do with Hateful division? "they want the U.S. to FORCE the rest of the world..." Maybe you should listen to ppl. like Matt Taibbi and Glen Greenwald. Consider what so many left wing progressives have to say about the evil in this world. Like compare to Biden and Dem's on corporatism, censorship and Militarism ! Trump was a lesser evil.

[@crystalbernard9488]

@@Aleksamson I do believe, and we all know the corporations and wealthy are controlling both sides. At least the Dems will keep the hand outs to Israel at bay better then Trump. And we are more likely to stay out of a war with the Democrats. You are correct I don't like DeSantis either. A few years back instead of taking a tour of Florida and finding out what we needed he took 100 cronies (partly on tax payer dollars, maybe all on tax payers) to go see what Israel needed. What is happening in Florida (over development is NOT what we needed) is a few developers are getting rich and funding campaigns, we the people have no say in any of it.

[@Aleksamson]

@@crystalbernard9488 "more likely to stay out of a war with the Democrats" You can't be serious? Don't you know what a war hawk Hillary Clinton is? You never heard democrats talking about punishing Syria? You never heard Trump talking about bringing troops back home and how US shouldn't get involved in regime changing wars overseas? Again, check what some left wing progressives are saying about democrats and their foreign policy. Try Jimmy Dore. Better yet, Glenn Greenwald.

[@moheshmati2361]

Tucker is great.

[@TopherTensen5020]

Damn yall know how they say black don't crack, well it looks like Tucker don't crack

[@radiantcenturyproductions7044]

Also, watch - PEOPLE ARE BORN LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE on KZbin. Very interesting.

[@yeeebayeeba4268]

He reminds me of James okeefe today.

[@randalusa]

Ran out of characters. To expand on that already posed, I wrote a college paper on the professional liars who control most of what people on Earth hear each day disguised as news. The segment clipped above is from that paper. It should have quotes, though I took them out for space. Alterman is either a liar (one of many like Ed Schultz, Chris Matthews, Katie Couric, Brian Williams) or a sucker, swallowing their daily deceit, that while twisting events in making a very weak case in his book.

[@Tribune12345]

@TheHabit00 Spoken like a true conservative!

[@videojeroki]

But do you need news media? Biased or not. Will it change your opinion? Does your opinion need to change? At the level of your individual socially and geographically limited life, why do/should we care about stuff in the world? It's not being sinister, it is about being pragmatic. Of course there are stuff that are relevant, but not all.

[@Spindle78]

Eric Clapton was loving the coke

[@AHD2105]

⭐️ We have (supposedly) an unbiased news reporting in NZ. Reporters must legally give both sides and not show facial expressions or bias statements. Otherwise it's journalism. Which comes on after the news. Free for all type discussion. So no one has a claim to begin with..it's open. No one agreed with bombing a whole country for it's minority beliefs, however.

[@djdhfdjnvlskm]

I want to see white people and native Americans in commercials too.

[@sirrom5155]

liberal OR conservative bias...gotta love it.

[@fuloso2788]

Hahaha i suppose you are not a united states born citizen

[@demonicar]

Start the video at 10:00 and listen. Tucker is a damn prophet.

[@ArcadiaOccult]

Tucker Carlson you long-haired hippie! ❤️

[@winters8804]

Where'd the hair go 😐 where'd it go 😐

[@williamwatson1214]

Carlson is to Media as Trump is to Politics. They saw America was in trouble and help. If you don't want to help America, get out of the way. Schwarzenegger is a joke.

[@MaxwellBennett]

it is all conservative and Liberal biased.

[@thatssoironic]

The juiciest line starts at 9:57

[@lisaratley4858]

As Carlson’s resume including conservative media is read….

[@justinmcare814]

Could have sworn that ucsb said USSR lol

[@SlattySerpent_TTV]

Hes a cutie

[@MsKim14]

He definitely is cute. I've been a fan of Tucker's since his start in TV with CNN's "Spin Room" back in 2000. Very smart, too.

[@Cajaquarius]

It would be nice but their ideologies run the exact opposite to eachother. Liberals want big goverment in financial sector but no goverment in personal freedom and conservatives want a moral high ground goverment that stays out of the financial bits. I think the majority of people are moderates and thus both parties play to the emotions since emotions are the easiest way to change s persons mind long enough to win a vote. It is actually very manipulative and maddening, if you think about it.

[@drsiiiiin]

How is here after CNN reveals Tucker home .

[@jst4funx421]

the liberal makes the case as to why News companies must be separate from any other corporate entity. They can't report on their parent. As these parents have gotten larger and larger, the question becomes, who can they report on? not only that their parent companies all have a common interest, so reporters can't report on corporate interest in general. Which is why in the 15 yrs since this debate, news has disappeared and been replaced by corporate propaganda machines.

[@MaxwellBennett]

the internet isn't biased. If you know what your doing.

[@djdhfdjnvlskm]

Liberal and non American Bias!

[@kingcall2954]

you will never cover news accurately if you have the same mindset - Tucker working at Fox News

[@derrickbuhonick3105]

I don’t even have to watch your video before I say it’s obviously liberally biased. I can cite major incidences to show this.

[@issanel]

Obama was willing to meet with every dictator of the world, but never Fox news. Dennis Kucinich was the only liberal with the balls to go on fox news. Lost, but his attempt was admirable.

[@allearth2760]

Dennis Kucinich is a great "classic" Democrat.

[@thatvideoeditorguy864]

it's both. However liberal media dominates sadly because they normally do most of the accusing. While yes conservative media also accuses liberals.

[@bubbaballer88]

Is this a serious question? Haha there is about a third of the amount of outlets that are conservative than there are that are liberal. Not even close.

[@jdenino6022]

Who else is here after Fox News got rid of Tucker Carlson?

[@5tella938]

48:00 tbh XXXD

[@jaypostsvideos4011]

Love the bowtie Mr Carlson! Don't let that nobody Jon Stewart bully you into not wearing one. It makes you look macho!

[@DaHonestAbe]

@yellowkrux No he can't. He's just parroting Talk radio points. I doubt he's ever read Marx in his life. That's why his comment is so demonstrably stupid.

[@dennyhayes1818]

David Abraham: When Tucker was talking about ignorant people who just spit out garage instead of rational thought, he was talking about you.

[@dradkinschiro]

This seems like kind of a pointless debate. Of course of me is biased liberally biased. I can answer that question

[@lisaratley4858]

Guess he sold out that common frame of reference! Lol!

[@pockypurse]

Tucker's great, but that bow tie is *tragic*

[@colinmontgomery1956]

It was his staple for years.

[@OrhallaZander]

I think he should bring it back with some extra flare.... Maybe a USA bowtie

[@colinmontgomery1956]

@@OrhallaZander , that would work.

[@Tribune12345]

@vhsballin31 90% of journalists admitted to being conservative. 8% was no affiliation. 2% was liberal. See what I did there?