Tucker Carlson gets pushback over his favorite Nazi

[billvon 3,078]

Tucker Carlson, long sympathetic to far-right and white nationalist causes, actually went too far for conservatives with his gushing admiration over a Nazi historian.

This week Carlson posted an interview with Darryl Cooper, who Carlson describes as "the best and most honest popular historian in the United States."  His area of specialty - World War II.  Some insights from this paragon of honesty and scholarship:

"Churchill was the chief villain of World War II”
Concentration camp deaths were just "a result of poor logistics in caring for starving refugees." 
It is not the Nazi's fault that "people who are surrendering or people they’re rounding up . . .  ended up dead."
In fact the gas chambers were humanitarian.  "“Rather than wait for them all to slowly starve this winter, wouldn’t it be more humane to finish them off quickly now?”
Hitler wanted peace but Churchill wanted war - Hitler "didn't want to fight"

On his blog, Cooper posted a picture of Hitler on the left, and a picture of the opening pageant for the 2024 Olympics on the right, with the caption "this may be putting it too crudely for some, but the picture on the left is infinitely preferable to the picture on the right.

Tucker asked probing questions during the interview, including this gem: "If Churchill is a hero, how come there are British girls begging for drugs on the streets of London today?”

Musk, of course, posted "very interesting . . . worth watching."

Now this is nothing new to Carlson who has previously sympathized with white supremacists.  But it seems like even republicans have a limit on how much Nazism they will accept.

Conservative radio host Erick Erickson: “Didn't expect Tucker Carlson to become an outlet for Nazi apologetics, but here we are."

Senior director of the evangelical Dobson Culture Center: “I am trying to believe my ears, because on Tucker Carlson's respected podcast I just heard these immortal words: ‘I read about Churchill, and he strikes me as a psychopath.  Who *on earth* is Darryl Cooper, and how did he get this platform?” 

Founder of the conservative outlet Compact Sohrab Ahmari: “I can't get over this. The claims made. The fact that Tucker saw fit to lend this guy an uncritical platform. The fact that Elon recommended the interview.  This sector of the right is sinister. I'll stop saying ‘they've lost their minds.’ No, it's worse than that.”

Babylon Bee owner Seth Dillon: “Tucker's guest: The Holocaust was an unfortunate logistical problem. The Nazis ran out of space for prisoners. Nobody wanted to kill all the Jews. Except maybe Churchill, that dastardly terrorist.  Tucker: Finally, an honest historian willing to tell us the truth.”

National Review writer Jonah Goldberg: “I’ve known Tucker for 30+ years.  For most of that time, if I told him he’d become this guy one day, he’d have laughed, cursed me out, or punched me. This is just sad. It’s pathetic whether he’s doing it sincerely or as a grift.” 

[jakee 1,564]

8 hours ago, billvon said:

Conservative radio host Erick Erickson: “Didn't expect Tucker Carlson to become an outlet for Nazi apologetics, but here we are."

Makes you wonder what they think he's been saying up to now, doesn't it?

 

8 hours ago, billvon said:

National Review writer Jonah Goldberg: “I’ve known Tucker for 30+ years.  For most of that time, if I told him he’d become this guy one day, he’d have laughed, cursed me out, or punched me. This is just sad. It’s pathetic whether he’s doing it sincerely or as a grift.” 

The Daily Show and other liberal or balanced outlets have been pointing out Carlson's rank white supremacy for year after year after year, but these bastions of conservative thought remained oblivious. I wonder if they'll reconsider any other opinions they might have on the continuing presence and effects of racism throughout society today?

[Phil1111 1,149]

Tucker Carlson might end up like some of Putin's other business partners.

Russian Oligarch Found Dead in Moscow after Falling Out of Window  Lately he has been less enthusiastic about Putin. "A former senior energy industry executive was found dead following a suspected suicide, Russia's state media reported, in the latest mysterious death of one of the country's elite.

Mikhail Rogachev, 64, who was the former vice president of the disbanded energy firm Yukos, died after falling from a window, the TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies reported at the weekend."