Tucker Carlson: ‘Michael Vick should be executed’ (Whaa..?)
Tucker Carlson.
Michael Vick.
I write this knowing that the last thing anybody wants — least of all me — is to rehash Michael Vick’s history of dog fighting. But this seems worth mentioning: A commentator for Fox News (”fair and balanced”) just declared that Vick should be executed.
Tucker Carlson, filling in for Sean Hannity on Fox News, was addressing reports that President Obama phoned Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to congratulate him for giving Vick a second chance in the NFL. Carlson went off on a rant and punctuated his remarks by declaring, “I think personally he should’ve been executed for that.”
Wow. And he said this even BEFORE the Eagles were upset by Minnesota Tuesday night. What would Carlson do to Vick now?
Here’s the video:
Once more, this time with feeling: Vick served his time for his crimes and has the right to earn a living. Anybody who chooses to boo or criticize him as a result of his past is completely within their rights. But I’m certain declaring on a national news broadcast that somebody should be executed probably is over the journalistic line.
Then again, I’m not completely familiar with Fox’s “fair and balanced” standards.
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Jerry
December 29th, 2010
11:18 am
Out of 300 million people in the U.S., you’d think Jon Stewart and Tucker Carlson could get more than 2 million views.
That’s what, less than 1% of the popualtion?
One day a fight is going to break out on the set
December 29th, 2010
11:18 am
If I were a guest and those host were lying through their teeth on air live, I might slap one in the face and scream, STOP LYING. Yeppers right there live on TV LOL.
FALSE NEWS is terrible, I like News Hounds slogan: “We watch FALSE NEWS, so you don’t have to”
GURU
December 29th, 2010
11:18 am
talk about taking full advantage of the first Amendment here………This guy is completely out of line. You don’t speak as a Christian and act as a Heathen in the same breathe……..Since Mr.TV guy can prescribe punishment so well, I wonder what he would recommend himself for being such a Moron. This act reminds me of “the guy” who runs onto the field of play during a Big Time Sporting Event……..Look @ “ME” everybody!
J.R.
December 29th, 2010
11:19 am
It’s a real shame that the NFL would allow a dog murderer and a 2 time rapist back into the league, I believe that Michael Vick does not have any remorse for what he did, I hope every Sunday that he plays that he blows his knee out and can never play football again, Once a thug piece of crap always a thug piece of crap
stendek
December 29th, 2010
11:19 am
Gotcha Jeff
Thanks. STENDEK
wins-by-a-link
December 29th, 2010
11:20 am
Tucker’s comments were over the top but so were Jeff’s comments about FNC, I guess if you work for the most liberal newspaper in america you must toe the line and say and do what the masters at the AJC require. As as far as Vick is concerned the fans in Philly will come to the same conclusion as the Falcon fans came to: Vick will never be a super bowl champion.
stendek
December 29th, 2010
11:20 am
Forgot editing of this many posts takes time. LOTS OF IT! Been there and done that. No fun.
STENDEK
JSS
December 29th, 2010
11:22 am
“Prediction he’ll be arrested again before the next 12 months go by”
That’s what your ilk said last summer and the day he was released from Federal supervision….
Time for a new line…
Bat Masterson
December 29th, 2010
11:22 am
Caralson first comment is that he is a Christian but then go right into saying that Vick should be executed _ Southern Girl
Maybe he is an old testament guy, eye for an eye, all that.
Woak Up Dedd
December 29th, 2010
11:22 am
vick isn’t that great. while in atl- he could run but defences quickly found a way to stop him and he certainly can not throw. I don’t know why people see him as someone as great as brady
Minding my Business
December 29th, 2010
11:22 am
Why is it acceptable for individuals to express the desire to end the lives of black men? So often we hear individuals and PUBLIC FIGURES expressing the desire to end the life of the president...now mv. I dont understand how this is acceptable. I was born in the 70’s…Now, I have an idea as to what it felt like to live in the 1960’s. This country is in a sad state.”
Jerry
December 29th, 2010
11:23 am
Rush Limbaugh’s daily listeners numbers around 20 million.
10 times more than Jon Stewart or Glenn Beck.
Fan of Vick
December 29th, 2010
11:23 am
@ Dga, A principle wou’ld not have gotten jail time, Nor would he had lost his job!!
All NEGATIVE news comes from FALSE NEWS
December 29th, 2010
11:23 am
FALSE news have 99.9% negative opinions of all and every liberal and progressive. You ever noticed EVERY show puts Obama down… Amazing to say the least.
Ed Graham
December 29th, 2010
11:23 am
Jeff, you work for Cox. Ergo, YOU know nothing about journalistic standards. If you can’t recognize Tucker Carlson’s off-handed humor, you’re hopelessly lost. The only thing the printed AJC is good for is to line the bathroom when one is training one’s dog.
I know that Vick did his time. It was far too little time. The fact that the Eagles hired him once again shows that, if you’re a football star, you can do anything you want and it doesn’t matter. This is what American society has slouched to.
KB
December 29th, 2010
11:25 am
If you had a hard time taking someone in a bow tie seriously before….now it’s just impossible.
Woak Up Dedd
December 29th, 2010
11:25 am
vick is as good a qb as o’bama is a president
Tucker started it NOW every Conservative/Pundit
December 29th, 2010
11:26 am
Tucker started it now you can best believe EVERY conservative pundit and rightie blog is going to be in 100% agreement LOL. They some dumb *#)%&#*.
Walt H
December 29th, 2010
11:26 am
Paul H. ? Didn’t the EAGLE kick ATL behinds without Vick? One bad game and already someone hanging Vick. You must be either a Dallas roach fan or the truly overrated falcons fan.
UGA83
December 29th, 2010
11:26 am
There are just way too many talking heads in the world so, in an attempt to distinguish themselves from the pack, they revert to a tactic used succssfully by Rush Limbaugh, be as controverisial as possilbe. This even led the formerly respected Mark May to say something very stupid about Ohio state players in the bowl but they would have been suspended if they were from the SEC.
Having said that, if you saw Vick’s remarks about who should be MVP, “myself”, followed by that same old sly Bad News Boys from Newport News smile, you would realize this man is still a punk sham that has received lots of coaching and handling but still is not, nor never will be a man of quiet dignity and character.
Jeff Schultz
December 29th, 2010
11:27 am
Ku Klux … Haven’t you noticed I’ve been deleting your comments? Change your name.
moon river
December 29th, 2010
11:28 am
If hot carl wants to execute dog torturers, what would he suggest is just punishment for human torturers like GW and Dick?
Tyrone
December 29th, 2010
11:28 am
Michael Vick is-by no means- a saint for what he did…. but to say that he deserves to be EXECUTED for what he did is RIDICULOUS!! If that’s the case-let’s give life sentences to jay walkers and tax evaders…. I’m sure Bill O’Reilly would demand firing squads.
luanna
December 29th, 2010
11:28 am
I was a big Obama fun till today. Michael VIck don’t deserve to be colled a human, period
JSS
December 29th, 2010
11:29 am
“I guess if you work for the most liberal newspaper in america you must toe the line and say and do what the masters at the AJC require.”
Man, you’d people would have a stroke if you’d read a “true” liberal newspaper like the Toronto Star or the Boston Globe! I read the San Diego Union (that paper makes Fox look like a far left rag… The AJC is moderate for the most part… Get over it…
second chance
December 29th, 2010
11:29 am
Vick under the alias “ron Mexico” gives a woman a sexually transmitted disease
people say “give him a second chance”
Vick flips off the Atlanta fans on TV
people say “give him a second chance”
Vick caught with water bottle with secret compartment and pot residue
people say “give him a second chance”
Vick prior to filing bankruptcy hides money with family and friends so he won’t have to pay his debts, now lawyers have to sue each one to try and repay some of the money that Vick owes
people say “give him a second chance”
Vick convicted of dog fighting and cruelty to animals
people say “give him a second chance”
I could go on but you get the picture
Gatorman
December 29th, 2010
11:30 am
Let me remind all that MVick did not go to Federal prison for killing a dog. He went to prison for running a dog fighting ring across state lines. I get tired of reading he went to jail for killing dogs, that’s the apologist answer.
J.R.
December 29th, 2010
11:30 am
All Hail Jeff Shultz
Some people don't get irony...
December 29th, 2010
11:31 am
Jerry December 29th, 2010 10:34 am
—Jon Stewart and Tucker are both propagandists, the dumbing down of Amercia—
Jon Stewart is a comedian – his show is on The Comedy Channel
There is so much HATE flowing from the right
December 29th, 2010
11:32 am
I’ve never seen anything like this before in my life. Shakes ma head. I wish I could post that Simpson pic of that helicopter with the slogan: “Not racist, but #1 with racist”
stendek
December 29th, 2010
11:33 am
I usually watch FOX religiously Jeff but I missed this comment as it occurred. RATS! Been watching lot of TV sports lately. Some jerk chided high numbers FOX shows generate with backhand insult. Even though FOX outdraws mainstream controlled media (CNN, Nothing But Crap NBC) and other such worthless garbage by outrageous margins. Oh well.
STENDEK
Dawglasville
December 29th, 2010
11:33 am
Sometimes being the “Selected” goes beyond black and white. Most of the time not being “selected” begins when you are just not a likeable person. My example would be Lawrence Phillips, Bobby Cox, and Warren Moon. All three had issues with hitting a woman. Lawrence Phillips got raked over the coals because he had already done a bunch of junk and no one really said anything about Cox and Moon. Peyton is a likeable guy and very good. He would get a pass just like I believe Jeter, Tim Duncan, Hines Ward, Larry Fitzgerald, Tony Gonzalas, Michael Jordan, Warrick Dunn would. But when you set yourself up for it by being a jerk, like Romanowski, Clemens, Bonds, Terrell Owens, of course the press and the public are going to jump on it.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
December 29th, 2010
11:33 am
falconfan 24-7
December 29th, 2010
11:13 am
I’m glad the Eagles got their azzes kicked. The best team in the NFC (Eagles) lost to a third string quarterback.
Mike Vick had a 22.5 quarterback rating last night. He should not be in the Pro Bowl.
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Don’t worry – CHOKE will be his “backup” so he will be busy holding Vick’s clip board
Jeff Schultz
December 29th, 2010
11:33 am
Gatorman — Actually, in reality, Vick probably didn’t go to jail for any of those things. He went to jail for lying to the government about doing those things.
ManUp...
December 29th, 2010
11:34 am
Guys, guys. We’re not doing a good job of sticking with what we know and are good at, so let’s focus on our bread and butter here as it pertains to this case:
A) That all Georgia Tech fans are citified nerdfolk.
B) That Georgia fans are under-educated rednecks.
To apply our two cardinal first principles, I vote we make this reporter out to be the hot-headed, over-reactive city nerd who secretly roots for Tech (I mean, Tech is a lot like “Up North” in Philly anyway, right?) and is taking his frustration from the 6-7 season out on Vick (who played for VT – a Jackets rival.) Vick himself is a jock by definition and therefore the undereducate Bulldog (ironic?) in this case. He just do what he do and don’t cerr whatchu thank. Plus he is the NFL’s posterchild for off-field issues. In 2010 Bulldog fashion he had his offensive highlight reel material but still lost the game. Clearly, a Tech fan would say even his slightest flaw deserves execution for the good of mankind.
So there we have it. The matter at hand through the lens of all things Clean, Old Fashioned Hate. Now we can bash each other with the “Go Jerjerr!” and “Ter Herl Wit Jerjerr! Ger Jerketz!” which is what we’re all really here to do. Cheers.
monty
December 29th, 2010
11:36 am
People will do and say anythimg to draw attention to themselves and get ratings, create a buzz. Even say outlandish things they don’t really mean or even use someones else’s outlandish “stir speech” to get people riled up or to chime in on a blog! Hummm! Hey! It’s working.
Jeff Schultz
December 29th, 2010
11:36 am
OK folks. Seen (and deleted) enough. Closing commenting now.
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