Posted on 04/14/2006 6:47:21 PM PDT by 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. Im 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 10th grade.
I like bow-ties, and I certainly spent a lot of time defending them.
But from now on Im going without: no ties at all.
I didnt lose a bet. It is not a political statement. I didnt ditch the bow-tie in protest or in solidarity with any oppressed group. Its 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 Im sorry. For the rest of you who dont take a position on neckwear one way or the other we now returned to our regularly scheduled programming.
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For a moment there I thought he was giving up his bow ties for a burkah.
I guess it's a matter of degree but it seems to me that if TC were in a red state, he would tend more toward purple. For example, he would not be a bit out of place at an Austin, Texas social gathering of the Ma Richards Garden Club and Gin Sampling Society.
OTOH, if he took that bowtie and used it to strangle Chris Matthews and/or Keith Olbermann on the air, I might even watch for a night.
He'll still be a sparrowfart.
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Tucker is an ass
Tucker is a NPR Conservative
I am a very straight woman!
And I know handsome when I see it.
What's wrong with the word penis? Isn't that the correct term? And don't call me honey, dear.
You are right. He's not a bad guy. And he doesn't back down. I would much rather see him than Joe Scarborough who has lost his mind or Alan Keyes who lost his soul on MSNBC. But mostly, Tucker would be better as a social commentator than a political analyst since the infighting isn't his strongest suit. He would still be a cool guy to hang out with.
He doesn't sound like a conservative, at least in the last month now that I have heard him on TV. He does as much harm for our side as a dem would, in the things I have heard him say.
Thanks for telling me though.
More trivia: Anderson Cooper's mom is Gloria Vanderbilt.
I'd usually agree, but I've been watching him tonight. Tucker interviewed Jesse Jackson about the Duke case, and let me tell you, he kicked Jackson's a$$ all over the screen.
He told Jesse the only reason (Jesse) cared about the case is because the accusing victim is black and the supposed criminals are white. Tucker used the Tawana Baloney name to Jackson's face, and Jesse nearly came unglued.
Jackson's comeback was to tell Tucker if the races were reversed he might be wearing the bow-tie again. Tucker jumped right back into Jackson's ugly face telling him that sounds like another race accusation. Tucker told Jackson that he (Tucker) doesn't run around determining his life by building up race issues.
I'm telling you, it was quite the contentious interview. Something tells me Jacskon will never be on the Tucker Carlson show again.
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