Tucker Carlson Ditches Bow-Tie For Good

MSNBC ^ | 4/11/06

[hole_n_one]

From the 4/11/06 edition of his yack show.........

CARLSON:  Well, if you watched this show before you may have noticed that I look different tonight.  I‘m not wearing a bow-tie.  This is odd for me.  I have worn a bow-tie on television every night for the past six years and for 15 years off air before that, since I was in 10^th grade. 

I like bow-ties, and I certainly spent a lot of time defending them. 

But from now on I‘m going without: no ties at all. 

I didn‘t lose a bet.  It is not a political statement.  I didn‘t ditch the bow-tie in protest or in solidarity with any oppressed group.  It‘s not a ratings ploy but decided.  I just decided I wanted to give my neck a break.  A little change is good once in awhile, and I feel better already. 

So to all three of you who watch this show for the bow-tie I‘m sorry.  For the rest of you who don‘t take a position on neckwear one way or the other we now returned to our regularly scheduled programming. 

[hole_n_one]

Unfortunately, at this point, eliminating the restriction that inhibited the supply of oxygen to his brain for so many years won't make the least bit of difference.

[peyton randolph]

In related news, Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet.

[newzjunkey]

He's still on air?

[elcid1970]

Is Tucker going for the militant Iranian top-button-buttoned look?

[Rome2000]

Maybe he can grow a pair to go with his new look and call out the evil sex pervert socialist baby killing lily livered weak kneed leftist scum sucking SOB unpatriotic enemies of the state Democrats that he has in front of him on a nightly basis for what they are.

That would be different for sure.

[nuconvert]

I think he thinks it's going to help his ratings.
I seriously doubt it.

[Exit148]

I didn't hear him announce that bit about the tie, but when I saw him on Matthew's program, my only thought was "he's going casual tonight?"

[WorkingClassFilth]

Now, if he can shake being a gay liberal he might have a chance at respectability.

[Socratic]

Trying to dedorkify: futile effort.

[tobyhill]

MSNBC will pull any stunt for a ratings boost.

[rcocean]

This is odd for me. I have worn a bow-tie on television every night for the past six years and for 15 years off air before that, since I was in 10th grade.

Yep, a bow-tie in 10th grade - thats our Tucker.

[hole_n_one]

Carlson: I just decided I wanted to give my neck a break.

Too easy.

[Dog]

LOL!

[Huck]

Maybe he can grow a pair

Eeeewww, gross. I'm offended.

[bray]

He reminds me of the kid we used to lock in his locker during lunch!

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[stands2reason]

So does this mean he graduated middle school?

[stands2reason]

Is he really gay? Or are you like me in that you can't imagine him with a woman?

[dk/coro]

Right on!! Like: Who give a flying f*** about this little self-righteous twerp?

[Laverne]

This is what Tucker said:

So to all three of you who watch this show for the bow-tie I‘m sorry.

But this is the truth:

So to all three of you who watch this show.

[stands2reason]

Heh, you must not read the Republican Senate threads.