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By Caleb HoweJun 30th, 2019, 10:51 am
President Donald Trump made history on Sunday when he became the first sitting President to cross into North Korea, and the big news was covered by all the networks. On Fox & Friends, they interviewed Tucker Carlson, who is on the trip with the president, about the big moment.
In talking about the regime, Carlson made some startling statements comparing Kim Jong Un and his Stalinist regime to countries around the world, including American allies.
Theres no defending the North Korean regime, which is a monstrous regime. Its the last really Stalinist regime in the world, said Carlson by phone. Its a disgusting place, obviously, so theres no defending it.
On the other hand, he said, immediately switching to defending it. You know, youve got to be honest about what it means to lead a country, it means killing people. Not on the scale that the North Koreans do, but a lot of countries commit atrocities including a number that were closely allied with.
You know, Im not a relativist or anything, but its important to be honest about that, said Carlson.
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ck4829
(35,037 posts)To that "I'm not a racist but..." cliche that's trotted out by, wait for it, racists.
Hugin
(33,032 posts)mouthpieces from Hannity to Carlson recently for some reason.
Docreed2003
(16,846 posts)Had President Obama pulled a photo op like this one.
Tucker, just stop, you're making an even bigger ass out of yourself that you usually are by twisting up like a pretzel to support your disgusting "dear leader"
highplainsdem
(48,889 posts)Hugin
(33,032 posts)I bet they're giggling and sharing kimchi recipes already.
:gag:
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 30, 2019, 01:49 PM - Edit history (1)
Hugin
(33,032 posts)Speaking of killing.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Immigrants are dying in US-custody while waiting to be processed for asylum in the US. Well, shit happens.
In Russia, being gay has been effectively criminalized with an intentionally ambiguously-worded law and gay people get discriminated, stalked, arrested and murdered with impunity. Well, shit happens.
In the Philippines, drug-addicts get lynched. Well, shit happens.
In Saudi-Arabia, journalists get hacked to pieces. Well, shit happens.
In China there are concentration-camps for ethnic Uighurs who don't like it that the chinese government is destroying their culture. Well, shit happens.
I wonder how many people the leader of Canda has killed. The leaders of Spain? France? Germany? India? Australia?