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		<title>By: agast</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936642</link>
		<dc:creator>agast</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island. After graduation, he majored in history at the private liberal arts Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, but did not receive a degree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This goofball doesn’t even have a college degree.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island. After graduation, he majored in history at the private liberal arts Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, but did not receive a degree.</p>
<p>This goofball doesn’t even have a college degree.<br />
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		<title>By: jcricket&#8217;s boy toy</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936507</link>
		<dc:creator>jcricket&#8217;s boy toy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;You know being a thickly inbred twit does not = gay.  Who IS his daddy I understand this Is who he owes his employability too. I have never been able to fathom how or why he he has managed to get jobs offer his opinion in the particularly obsequious way he does.  This last outburst should terminal.  I believe he was lying…The hazard of live TV and recording equipment.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know being a thickly inbred twit does not = gay.  Who IS his daddy I understand this Is who he owes his employability too. I have never been able to fathom how or why he he has managed to get jobs offer his opinion in the particularly obsequious way he does.  This last outburst should terminal.  I believe he was lying…The hazard of live TV and recording equipment.</p>
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		<title>By: David Ehrenstein</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936491</link>
		<dc:creator>David Ehrenstein</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Jane I’ve got an idea for a show to save his career:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tucker Carlson’s Tearoom Team&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every night Tucker and his Big Strapping Thoroughly Heterosexual Fraternity Brothers will station themselves in a different public restroom to make sure nothing &lt;a href=&quot;http://theprojectbe.com/blog/_MG_0322.jpg&quot;&gt;that might disturb their Racial Tools is going on.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s a surefire ratings winner.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jane I’ve got an idea for a show to save his career:</p>
<p><b>Tucker Carlson’s Tearoom Team</b>.</p>
<p>Every night Tucker and his Big Strapping Thoroughly Heterosexual Fraternity Brothers will station themselves in a different public restroom to make sure nothing <a href="http://theprojectbe.com/blog/_MG_0322.jpg">that might disturb their Racial Tools is going on.</a></p>
<p>It’s a surefire ratings winner.</p>
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		<title>By: mr.ed</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936405</link>
		<dc:creator>mr.ed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-934931&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jane Hamsher @ 12&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-934928&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ccmask @ 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I happen to think that Tucker made it up to be cool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A distinct possibility.  Which gives you some kind of yardstick to measure what a dweeb he really is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of course he made it up on the fly, to prove how manly he is. Literally everybody else knows better.&lt;br /&gt;
What’s really amazing is that he has two time slots to drag down the network. Either he knows somebody’s private stuff, or he works really cheap. Which is it?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-934931"><em>Jane Hamsher @ 12</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-934928"><em>ccmask @ 9</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>I happen to think that Tucker made it up to be cool.</p>
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<p>A distinct possibility.  Which gives you some kind of yardstick to measure what a dweeb he really is.</p>
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<p>Of course he made it up on the fly, to prove how manly he is. Literally everybody else knows better.<br />
What’s really amazing is that he has two time slots to drag down the network. Either he knows somebody’s private stuff, or he works really cheap. Which is it?</p>
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		<title>By: *endy</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936402</link>
		<dc:creator>*endy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;It’s nearly impossible for me to keep my dinner down when listening to this whiny twit’s voice.  Here’s another vote to put David Schuster in this moron’s time slot!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s nearly impossible for me to keep my dinner down when listening to this whiny twit’s voice.  Here’s another vote to put David Schuster in this moron’s time slot!</p>
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		<title>By: nellieh</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936198</link>
		<dc:creator>nellieh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Tucker is where he is only because of his Daddy. And being acosted in a men’s room by a homosexual? It couldn’t have happened. His Mommy wouldn’t let him go in alone. He is trying to build a “macho” image. That is analogous to making chicken salad out of chicken sh*t.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tucker is where he is only because of his Daddy. And being acosted in a men’s room by a homosexual? It couldn’t have happened. His Mommy wouldn’t let him go in alone. He is trying to build a “macho” image. That is analogous to making chicken salad out of chicken sh*t.</p>
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		<title>By: cargocult</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936155</link>
		<dc:creator>cargocult</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;His CHOSEN onscreen persona seems like a cross between an third string prep school lacrosse midfielder with a chip on his shoulder     “Francis” from Peewee’s Big Adventure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve never understood why he has this career. I can’t think of anyone of any political stripe who would admit watching him.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>His CHOSEN onscreen persona seems like a cross between an third string prep school lacrosse midfielder with a chip on his shoulder     “Francis” from Peewee’s Big Adventure.</p>
<p>I’ve never understood why he has this career. I can’t think of anyone of any political stripe who would admit watching him.</p>
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		<title>By: Schwag of Tulsa</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936144</link>
		<dc:creator>Schwag of Tulsa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Jon Stewart was right. Tucker Carlson’s a dick. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jon Stewart was right. Tucker Carlson’s a dick. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE</a></p>
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		<title>By: radlib1</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-936102</link>
		<dc:creator>radlib1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;MSNBC — FIRE TUCKER CARLSON –&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please do yourselves and America a favor and axe the low-rated (for a reason) Tucker Carlson. He comes across a spoiled, supercilious son of a rich, right-wing idiot. (And I believe that’s true to historical fact, as well.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This latest bit of gay-bashing is only the tip of Tucker’s arrogance and ignorance (and cowardice, too). He had to come back later with reinforcements to beat up the man he thought was “cruising” him in the public restroom. How very brave of him. He couldn’t face this man by himself, so he brought his own “little army” of self-righteous hetero thugs to bang the man’s head against the wall.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Strange that though Tucker supported the War on Iraq, he failed to volunteer himself for military service. Quel courage! He could go with a gang to attack one single gay man, but he couldn’t bring his own private band of gay-bashing friends to do battle with Saddam. He wants the poor, the black, the brown, and the rural white to fight all of our oil imperialist battles. Homosexuals, he’s happy to attack, provided he has thugs at his back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Like the formerly bow-tied preppie punk and total weenie he is, he goes on TV to denounce Democrats and homosexuals and true patriots. The man (?) has no shame.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Get rid of this rich punk. Face it, he’s a total, terminal dweeb. He’s a loser and he’s polluting the American airwaves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Run Keith Olbermann in his spot. At least you’ll get better ratings. Plus, a smarter show.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And you’ll be able to sleep better at night, knowing that even fewer people will be polluted by the thoughts of “moneyed scum” like Tucker Carlson.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MSNBC — FIRE TUCKER CARLSON –</p>
<p>Please do yourselves and America a favor and axe the low-rated (for a reason) Tucker Carlson. He comes across a spoiled, supercilious son of a rich, right-wing idiot. (And I believe that’s true to historical fact, as well.)</p>
<p>This latest bit of gay-bashing is only the tip of Tucker’s arrogance and ignorance (and cowardice, too). He had to come back later with reinforcements to beat up the man he thought was “cruising” him in the public restroom. How very brave of him. He couldn’t face this man by himself, so he brought his own “little army” of self-righteous hetero thugs to bang the man’s head against the wall.</p>
<p>Strange that though Tucker supported the War on Iraq, he failed to volunteer himself for military service. Quel courage! He could go with a gang to attack one single gay man, but he couldn’t bring his own private band of gay-bashing friends to do battle with Saddam. He wants the poor, the black, the brown, and the rural white to fight all of our oil imperialist battles. Homosexuals, he’s happy to attack, provided he has thugs at his back.</p>
<p>Like the formerly bow-tied preppie punk and total weenie he is, he goes on TV to denounce Democrats and homosexuals and true patriots. The man (?) has no shame.</p>
<p>Get rid of this rich punk. Face it, he’s a total, terminal dweeb. He’s a loser and he’s polluting the American airwaves.</p>
<p>Run Keith Olbermann in his spot. At least you’ll get better ratings. Plus, a smarter show.</p>
<p>And you’ll be able to sleep better at night, knowing that even fewer people will be polluted by the thoughts of “moneyed scum” like Tucker Carlson.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
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		<title>By: laserda</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/08/31/its-all-about-the-ratings-i-guess/#comment-935881</link>
		<dc:creator>laserda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;OK, I guess I’m ever the contrarian, but I don’t like the precedent of going after Carlson because he made a ridiculous claim about attacking a would-be pedophile in a public restroom. It makes us look as intolerant as the wingnuts like to claim.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let him quietly find the exit as his numbers continue to suck, and instead apply positive pressure on MSNBC to air more actual journalism instead of conservative and establishment wankfests like Tucker and Hardball. Trying to take scalps after stupid remarks is a tool that’s best reserved for the most egregious offenses, lest the network suits grow numb to our constant outrage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Or, at least, that’s my view.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, I guess I’m ever the contrarian, but I don’t like the precedent of going after Carlson because he made a ridiculous claim about attacking a would-be pedophile in a public restroom. It makes us look as intolerant as the wingnuts like to claim.</p>
<p>Let him quietly find the exit as his numbers continue to suck, and instead apply positive pressure on MSNBC to air more actual journalism instead of conservative and establishment wankfests like Tucker and Hardball. Trying to take scalps after stupid remarks is a tool that’s best reserved for the most egregious offenses, lest the network suits grow numb to our constant outrage.</p>
<p>Or, at least, that’s my view.</p>
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