So, it appears that Putin considers Tucker Carlson to be one of his most valuable propagandists:
On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of his neighbor, the Kremlin sent out talking points to state-friendly media outlets with a request: Use more Tucker Carlson.
“It is essential to use as much as possible fragments of broadcasts of the popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who sharply criticizes the actions of the United States [and] NATO, their negative role in unleashing the conflict in Ukraine, [and] the defiantly provocative behavior from the leadership of the Western countries and NATO towards the Russian Federation and towards President Putin, personally,” advises the 12-page document written in Russian. It sums up Carlson’s position: “Russia is only protecting its interests and security.” The memo includes a quote from Carlson: “And how would the US behave if such a situation developed in neighboring Mexico or Canada?”
It is now time for me to point out that were the Russians touting a left leaning pundit we would never hear the end of this, either from the media or the Republicans. Next I have to point out that the Democrats themselves will do precisely nothing to make an issue out of this. Next I have to bemoan the fact that the Democrats seem incapable of propagating a talking point and are also incapable of coming anywhere close to speaking with one voice.
My problem is that I’ve said all this so many times I can’t think of a new way to say it, so if anyone happens to read this they will just have to consider it all said. Is it really too much to ask that the Democrats attack the Republicans for being the fascists that they are?
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