Russian Media Hypes Tucker Carlson Visit: 'Americans Are in Shock'

Newsweek ^ | 2/4/2024 | Thomas Kika

[marcusmaximus]

Hosts on Russian state-run television recently hyped up the news that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was spotted visiting Moscow.

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On Sunday, Julia Davis, founder of the Russian Media Monitor watchdog group, shared a clip to X from a recent broadcast of Solovyov Live in which the hosts discussed Carlson's appearance in Russia and mocked Americans in response to it.

"Americans are in shock. What is happening?" one of the hosts asked. "How did one of the best-known American journalists, Tucker Carlson, suddenly end up in Russia somehow and even went to the Bolshoi Theater to see the Spartacus ballet?"

The hosts went on to note that no official information is available as to what Carlson intends to do in Russia, while also mentioning his past claims about wanting to interview Putin, but being prevented from doing so by the U.S. government.

[House Atreides]

“ It seems the purpose of this article by Newsweek was to paint Tucker in a negative light, using the excuse of his trip to Russia to do so.

Does anyone ever read this propaganda rag?”
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ZEEPERS do. They apparently love it since they constantly post excerpts of it at FR.

[Pollard]

Snowden lives there too.

Didn’t Bernie Sanders have his honeymoon there?

[Nebr FAL owner]

Anyone else think this a second incarnation the FBI’s COINTELPRO? & if it is will the GOP do a damn thing about it !

[Steven Tyler]

I predict it will break the internet

[ought-six]

Frack! You’re back!

I think your cartoon has Churchill saying, “Tell Frick (aka JonPreston) to stop associating me with Zelensky.”

Well played!

[JonPreston]

Great meme! It seems to have angered The Winston, which is actually a good thing for men in his condition :P

[kiryandil]

The cartoon looks to me like Churchill is Putin something in someone's poste-rear - and it ain't a seegar...  

[kiryandil]

I guess The Winston is up and at 'em today.

12 hours till The Pudding.

[ought-six]

So, what is he going to tell Tucker? What is the big news? Sounds like he (and Tucker) knows beforehand what Putin is going to tell Carlson, and is just teasing the story. Sounds a bit Barnumesque, or even Pelosiesque.

[Leep]

Putin is a notch better than bib me.

[ought-six]

Nice try, Frick.

If I ever got angry, neither you nor Frack would even rate an asterisk.

[JonPreston]

I’m Frack, Winston.

[Antoninus]

I wouldn't mind a Putin interview for one reason -- I am curious if the man really is a bloated, cancer-ridden wreck on his last legs as the Western media has been claiming for a year at least. If he is, then we'll know that the Russia-sponsored media has been lying all along.

It will be a useful exercise in propaganda-piercing.

[kiryandil]

We'll have to cut The Winston some slack.

The stress of finding someone on his Internet lawn can cause memory slippage at his state of frailty.

[mac_truck]

An interview with Putin would be awesome.

👍👍👍

[ought-six]

Nice try, kid. You’re Frick, and always have been. If anyone belongs in memory care it’s you, Frick.

[JonPreston]

it’s Frack. my name is Frack. And please tell us more about Your Winston?

[ought-six]

You’re senile, Frick.

[ought-six]

You’re either senile, Frick; or you’ve adopted Frack’s name as your own. How romantic. So, you two have taken the next step, eh? Are congratulations in order?

[JonPreston]