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dzika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 07:56 AM
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VIDEO - Robert Kennedy Explains Stolen Election to Tucker Carlson
broadcast on June 1, 2006

VIDEO - Robert Kennedy Explains 2004 Stolen Election to Tucker Carlson



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Tucker Carlson hosted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last night on MSNBC's The Situation. Kennedy has written an extensive new article in which exposes how the the Republicans planned, coordinated and executed a plan to subvert the will of voters and put George Bush back in the White House.

As usual, Carlson conducts the interview with the attention span and intellect of a 3-year old (and that may be an insult to 3-year olds). Before Kennedy is allowed to speak, Tucker begins pulling out thinly veiled Republican and corporate media talking points designed to halt any post-election debate. In his lead-in, Tucker says, "Is it really possible that a conspiracy of this magnitude has been kept quite this long." Seconds later, turning to Robert Kennedy, Tucker asks, "You are alleging a massive (Carlson's emphasis) conspiracy to, as you put it, fix the 2004 election. A conspiracy of this size would have required the complicity of literally thousands of people. Why have none of those people come forward to admit they were part of it."

By ignoring the evidence and repeatedly putting together words like "conspiracy" and "massive", Tucker uses one of the first and favorite talking points for those wishing to discourage the truth about Republican electioneering. Tucker implies that a conspiracy to steal a presidential election is logistically impossible. Anyone who believes such theories are irrelevant "crack pots", internet kooks, partisans and wear tinfoil hats to block out the mind control signals.

Tucker's next trusty talking point minimizes the evidence: "I have no doubt -- and I don't think that anybody would -- that there were voting irregularities in this election as there are in any election. Probably some crookedness, again, as there are in any election ." Carlson is implying that liberals, frustrated by Kerry's loss, are blowing normal election imperfections way out of proportion.

Tucker Carlson continued an assault on Kennedy and his article throughout the short interview. Kennedy fights for time to respond and does a good job indicting the media (and Tucker) for ignoring a very obvious problem. Tucker responds by saying that if the stolen election were real then it would have been a news story -- as if truth and reality only exists if the media reports on it.

In the end, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., managed to remain poised and believable. This interview alone may have done little to prove to MSNBC's viewers that there is significant evidence of a stolen election -- but the piece did prove one thing to us: Tucker Carlson is a complete ass.

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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:10 AM
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1. We knew Bobby would be Swift Boated for this
I didn't think Puker-up Carlson would be one of the 1st
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:14 AM
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3. Tucker is just a lap dog. He doesn't have the intelligence to make an
argument except to those still intoxicated by the koolaid.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:08 AM
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10. He already got swiftboated on DU for his vaccinations article
for Salon a few months back.

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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:12 AM
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2. Thanks for posting this, unfortunately I use quicktime and will have to
wait. I wonder why RFK Jr went on w Tucker instead of KO? Keith didn't mention it, although I am sure he received a lot of email about the story. It will be interesting to see if he talks about it tonight. If not, we'll all be saying hmmh....
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 07:18 AM
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22. Get this and then play in Quicktime
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MelissaB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:19 AM
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4. K&R because I'm betting a lot of people missed this
last night.

Thanks so much, Dzika!
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:30 AM
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5. What hapened to bowtie boy's bowtie?
What a dork - Tucker should concentrate on missing white girls & stay away from issues.
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flpoljunkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:32 AM
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6. Thanks, dzika! Let's hope we see more of RFK, Jr on this article. K&R.
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:35 AM
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7. THANK YOU!!! Recommended!
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Cosmocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:03 AM
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8. Carlson is an idiot ...
literally ...

In that context, the interview was not horrid ...
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Hailtothechimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:08 AM
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9. Interesting how the "popular will" was cited by Carlson.
He claims that the "3 million" more votes that Bush got than Kerry did proved that the people wanted Bush to win. By that reasoning, Al Gore should have won in 2000, since he received a half million more popular votes than Bush did.

Carlson is not so stupid that he doesn't know this, either. He just counts on the stupidity of his audience to miss this one.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:18 AM
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11. Tucker is STILL a dick (props to J Stewart) nm
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:24 AM
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12. I thought it was telling how bow-tie
said bush won by 3 million popular votes, like that would justify the theft of an election... Robert Kennedy is so intelligent, he can hold his own in an interview...
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:36 PM
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13. Write to MSNBC's producers!
viewerservices@msnbc.com <viewerservices@msnbc.com

I was livid as I watched the video. Here's mine:

Tucker Carlson's "interview" with Robert Kennedy is an excellent example of why I cannot bear to watch his show.

I suspect most people who watch his show do so to hear what his guests have to say -- not to hear him constantly interrupting & talking over the guest's words. If Carlson doesn't like what the guest has to say & won't allow him to be heard, why does he invite the guest in the first place?

I find Tucker Carlson to be downright obnoxious, ill-mannered, & a terrible talk show host. He ruined an interview that could have been very enlightening. It was an extremely important issue & Carlson deliberately blew it.

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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 02:34 PM
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14. KNR rank this one up----
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 02:36 PM
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15. Classic Tucker move: act stupid, so that you opponent seems like
he is talking nonsense.


"Well, I don't understand what you are saying. You therefore are wrong"
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 02:45 PM
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16. Tagging for later
I have no audio here. :(
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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:06 PM
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17. Kickin
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:07 PM
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18. Kick
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 09:11 PM
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19. There's a MASSIVE CONSPIRACY on the part of the media to be full of shit.
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 09:11 PM by impeachdubya
Somehow that one seems to function just fine.
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 01:06 AM
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20. K&R n/t
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texasleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 07:12 AM
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21. kick
kick
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La Coliniere Donating Member (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 07:36 AM
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23. Kick
Edited on Sat Jun-03-06 07:37 AM by La Coliniere
Bow Tie Boy is part of the conspiracy, the MSM conspiracy to discredit this incredibly important story. This is obvious. Over and out.
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 08:48 AM
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24. This was Fantastic! Carlson is full of BS. Olbermann was reporting on
the recounts right after the election, and Carlson is acting as if this never surfaced before. I have admired Bobby Kennedy for years now and he is holding to true to his moral center.

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