Sometimes I wonder why I feel we live in two different countries within the same common borders. And then I watch some of Tucker Carlson’s shows on Fox News, and the complete idiot starts to make a little sense. Carlson, whose show aired for an entire hour without commercial breaks on Thursday night, so viewers are less likely to switch channels on one of the many other networks that televise its committee’s first public hearing. On January 6, he attacked Washington Commanders coach Ron. Rivera last night for a fine to the defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. Mediate.com has the clip. I decided to hold my nose and transcribe it. “Jack Del Rio is a football coach, he is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Governors, formerly known as the Redskins, for some reason that was unacceptable,” Carlson said. “Well, a few days ago, Del Rio pointed out that no one seems to be talking about the BLM riots anymore. Instead, they pretend to care about January 6th. Well, they attacked him for that, “because you are not allowed to tell the truth at any level. So he came back and said he insisted on his comments. Here is what he said. “ The show then aired an excerpt from Del Rio’s press conference on Wednesday. It begins with Del Rio saying that he expresses respect. It ends with Del Rio saying: “What did I ask? A simple question. Why don’t we look at these things? “ Surprisingly (or not), the clip ended before Del Rio dismisses the January 6 uprising as “dust in the Capitol.” “Oh, he thought he had the right to express himself with respect in the land of the free,” Carlson continued. “But it turns out, no. A few hours ago, the Washington Commanders’ coach, a stupid fascist named Ron Rivera, announced that Jack Del Rio had no right to speak and that he had been fined $ 100,000 for doing so. Rivera started by claiming that, excerpt, “Lost lives on January 6”, which is a lie. He went on to say, “Our organization will not tolerate any equivalence between those who sought justice in the aftermath of the assassination of George Floyd and those on January 6 who tried to overthrow our government.” If you can think of a line full of insincerity and propaganda, send us a message and tell us what it is, why we can not. I mean, this is just Maoist. Basically what he says is “Shut up. You are no longer allowed to speak. “If you disagree with Orthodoxy, you will be punished.” This is an NFL team. And that’s happening everywhere. “ In short, Carlson’s staff omitted any reference to Del Rio calling the uprising (or, as one of Carlson’s guests suggested Thursday night, an FBI conspiracy to trap Donald Trump’s supporters) “dust.” Carlson also called a respected, two-time NFL coach of the year a “fascist fool.” Finally, Carlson said that the claim that lives were lost on January 6 was a lie. And Carlson works for Fox News. Sister company of a major NFL broadcast partner. And yet the NFL, which honestly does not hesitate to complain about me on NBC whenever it sees fit, never says a word about Carlson. Maybe the NFL is complaining about Carlson privately. If it is, it is blatantly ignored. As evidenced by last night’s comments about Ron Rivera and the Governors. We will ask the league and the team for a comment in response to Carlson’s attack on Ron Rivera. Chances are neither of them will have anything to say. And that is unfortunate. At a time when hardly any people are telling the truth, those who are committed to it must be willing to stand up and be measured.
