UMM, BECAUSE HE’S EVIL? We must admit that we are not regular followers of Tucker Carlson’s podcast – but you can rest assured, when something really interesting gets said on it – others will make sure you don’t miss it. For example, this week RT (the Kremlin-funded propaganda outlet formerly known as “Russia Today”) was quick to point out some exchanges that happened between Carlson and economist Jeffrey Sachs. At one point Carlson asked: “Why am I required to hate (ousted Syrian dictator Bashar) al Assad?” Hmm. The fact that Assad used chemical weapons on his own citizens, and tortured and killed more than 100,000 people, apparently was just a technicality. Carlson seems unhappy at the turn of events on the eastern end of the Mediterranean. He asked Sachs:“Were Americans involved he overthrow of Assad, last week?” “Of course they were,” he was told “because this has been an ongoing operation, whether they were involved in the final days, I don’t know. They were involved in this in the 13 years nonstop.” Sachs blamed the CIA for Bashar having to beat feet to Moscow. Sachs by the way, has previously blamed the United States for causing the global pandemic. No wonder RT was fans of both sides of this exchange.
TUCKERED OUT: Speaking of Tucker Carlson, the Wall Street Journal says he was personally responsible for spiking Mike Pompeo’s chances to be Secretary of Defense in the upcoming administration. Carlson, it is said, intervened because he considers Pompeo, the former CIA Director and Secretary of State, a “warmonger.” In Carlson’s eyes, apparently, Pompeo is not a man of peace. Perhaps he wants to weigh the possibility of someone like Bashar al Assad. Or perhaps American media influencers should do more of their own homework.
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