Posted on 11/10/2018 1:40:44 PM PST by jazusamo
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Tucker Carlson responded to attorney Michael Avenatti's claim he was investigating the Fox News host "assaulted" a "gay Latino immigrant," last month, with Carlson explaining in a detailed statement that the man had called his teenage daughter a "whore" at a Virginia country club.
The response comes after Avenatti, who has clashed with Carlson before, tweeted a video that appeared to show Carlson telling someone "get the f**k out of here. But the video does not show Carlson assaulting anyone as alleged.
In an extended statement provided to The Hill, Carlson said the man who called his 19-year-old daughter a whore also called her another highly derogatory term, which prompted his college-aged son to throw a glass of wine in the man's face.
“On October 13, I had dinner with two of my children and some family friends at the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia," Carlson begins. "Toward the end of the meal, my 19-year-old daughter went to the bathroom with a friend. On their way back through the bar, a middle aged man stopped my daughter and asked if she was sitting with Tucker Carlson. My daughter had never seen the man before. She answered: ‘That’s my dad,’ and pointed to me. The man responded, ‘Are you Tucker’s whore?’ He then called her a ‘f*** c***.’
"My daughter returned to the table in tears," Carlson continues. "She soon left the table and the club. My son, who is also a student, went into the bar to confront the man. I followed. My son asked the man if he’d called his sister a ‘whore’ and a ‘c**t.’ The man admitted he had, and again become profane. My son threw a glass of red wine in the man’s face and told him to leave the bar, which he soon did."
"Immediately after the incident, I described these events to the management of the Farmington Country Club," Carlson explains. "The club spent more than three weeks investigating the incident. Last week, they revoked the man’s membership and threw him out of the club."
"I love my children," he adds. "It took enormous self-control not to beat the man with a chair, which is what I wanted to do. I think any father can understand the overwhelming rage and shock that I felt seeing my teenage daughter attacked by a stranger."
But I restrained myself. I did not assault this man, and neither did my son," Carlson concludes. "That is a lie. Nor did I know the man was gay or Latino, not that it would have mattered. What happened on October 13 has nothing to do with identity politics. It was a grotesque violation of decency. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.”
The incident going public on Saturday comes three days after a group associated with left-wing antifa activists converged on Carlson's home in Washington, D.C., while chanting "Racist scumbag, leave town!" and warning on social media Carlson and his family "were not safe."
"BREAKING. Activists ring doorbell, hold protest at the Washington D.C. area home of @TuckerCarlson, racist, sexist, bigoted FOX News personality. So far no one has opened the door," read a since-removed tweet by Smash Racism DC, which associates itself with antifa.
The tweet, which is no longer online after the group's Twitter account was suspended, included video of the chants being made outside Carlson's home.
“Tucker Carlson, we will fight! We know where you sleep at night!" it added.
"Every night you spread fear into our homes—fear of the other, fear of us, and fear of them. Each night you tell us we are not safe. Tonight you’re reminded that we have a voice," another tweet read. "Tonight, we remind you that you are not safe either."
Ok, I have had enough!! Who can tell me where CPL resides?
Wouldn’t publicly calling a man’s daughter a whore be considered “fighting words”?
Avenatti is POed because “Creepy Porn Lawyer” has stuck like glue.
T”hese kind of things are increasing thanks to many high profile Dems “
Maxine Waters needs to be arrested for inciting violence.
I watched the video, just to see Tucker Carlson curse. He looks like he’s never said a bad word in his life.
Good for him, for putting up for his daughter, and not backing down from anyone else.
opening up a major can of whoop-ass
Tucker needs to take his wife to the shooting range. He’s a hunter, so I expect there are weapons in the house.
It sure is in my book.
If you utter fighting words I don’t think you can complain if the guy busts your nose.
attorney Michael Avenatti's claim
Still can in Texas!
My thoughts are, if you're going to be charged with assault for throwing wine in someone's face, at least beat the crap out of him first to make the charge legitimate.........
While I applaud Tucker’s restraint, I could not have done so.
Them’s fightin’ words. I’d have paid a big price, but my daughter/wife would have no doubt of the degree of my devotion.
Load up and keep a low profile.
So doing the math here. Now we no Avenatti is the one that set up the protest at Carlson’s house. Soros is financing this guy to make trouble.
The “fighting words” rule must be restored its properplace as envisioned by the common law.
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