Tucker Carlson Exposes His Own Sexism on Twitter (Updated)

Tucker Carlson has done some good work in the past... His site, The Daily Caller, is a frequent stop of mine and many other Conservatives. They were responsible for exposing the Journolist scandal, which highlighted the planning and coordination of many members of the left-wing press. I will always be grateful to Tucker's team for bringing that story to light. This is also why I am so angered by Tucker's recent actions. I thought he was better than this.

If you haven't heard by now, Monday evening, Tucker Carlson posted a disturbing tweet about Governor Palin which said:

Palin's popularity falling in Iowa, but maintains lead to become supreme commander of Milfistan

Aside from Tucker's sheep-like response to warped poll numbers, he also failed to take ownership of his sexist comment. He deleted the original (which is why I had to link to a retweet) obviously aware that what he had posted, was wrong. Unfortunately for him, many people had already seen it and responded. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, Tucker.

Is this the sort of treatment that Conservative women, who want to get involved in the process, are expected to put up with? Is it okay for male columnists (Conservative or otherwise) to continue objectifying women in the world of politics? No it's not!

The best thing Tucker Carlson could do, is admit that what he tweeted was wrong, apologize to Governor Palin, and urge his fellow colleagues to be respectful with their language and written word. What he did was demeaning and offensive, and there is no place for it in Conservative circles.

Update: This is a poor attempt at an apology. Tucker Carlson tries to cover his tracks this morning by repeating the same mistakes he made last night. He wrote:

Apparently Charlie Sheen got control of my Twitter account last night while I was at dinner. Apologies for his behavior.

He didn't take responsibility for his comment and he fails horribly at humor. Try again, and Tucker... you're not funny.

Update II: Almost a day later, he finally apologizes:

I'm sorry for last night’s tweet. I meant absolutely no offense. Not the first dumb thing I’ve said. Hopefully the last.

Jennifer Rubin is Confused

Jennifer Rubin, the new "conservative" columnist for the Washington Post, has taken the time to write another condescending piece about Governor Palin. This would be Rubin's second anti-Palin article in her first eight days since joining that publication. This time she dedicated her space to ranting about a tweet Governor Palin sent on Wednesday. Actually, it was two tweets but that's of no consequence. Rubin writes:

The problem with conducting a public policy debate on Twitter is that issues don't have 140-character solutions. Moreover, by relying on Twitter to pronounce on major issues, one runs the risk of being misunderstood or not understood at all.

Sarah Palin tweets:

Obviously Obama is so very, very wrong on the economy & spins GOP tax cut goals;so fiscal conservatives: we expect you to fight for us &......America's solvency

What is she talking about? It is obvious that an extension of the Bush tax cuts is wrong? Or is it obvious that Obama is adopting ideas that were once Republican positions? If the latter, it should be a good thing, one would think. This is Palin at her worst -- reflexively anti-deal making, grandstanding, imprecise and unreasoned. If she has a specific policy argument -- e.g. the payroll tax "costs" too much for too little job growth -- then you'd think she, who has been accused of being light on policy knowledge, would want to spell . . er . . . tweet that out.

Let me first start off by saying that Governor Palin was not conducting a full public policy debate on her Twitter account. Nobody does. It's Twitter. Those 140 characters provided for each tweet pretty much ensure that you get only a portion of any debate recorded at once. It's simply a way to state a shortened opinion and maybe provide a link with more detailed information to your followers.

She says, "by relying on Twitter to pronounce on major issues, one runs the risk of being misunderstood or not understood at all." Speak for yourself, Jennifer Rubin. How is it that I understood at the time what Governor Palin meant, and you did not? Perhaps that's because I read all of Governor Palin's tweets. You see, as with any person's Twitter timeline, context can be found within a strand of tweets.

Which would have answered the next set of questions she asked, had she looked. She writes, "what is she talking about? It is obvious that an extension of the Bush tax cuts is wrong? Or is it obvious that Obama is adopting ideas that were once Republican positions?" Uh, no and no.

On Governor Palin's Twitter timeline, just below the tweet about Sue Aikens, the governor "retweeted" Jedediah Bila who posted:

Thank you, @JimDeMint - DeMint comes out against tax deal, says GOP must do ‘better than this’ - dailycaller.com/2010/12/08/dem…

And below that, she retweeted Amanda Carpenter who wrote:

Full transcript of DeMint's interview with Hewitt is available here: http://bit.ly/gdBLuy

If Jennifer Rubin would have viewed these tweets and clicked on the links, there should have been no question what the Governor Palin meant. Since there was confusion on Rubin's part, I'll go ahead and help her out by dissecting the governor's words for her.

Governor Palin starts by saying:

"Obviously Obama is so very, very wrong on the economy"

Do I really need to dissect that part? Fine... I'll do it with two words - Keynesian Economics.

Next, the governor writes:

"spins GOP tax cut goals"

This very important part is the key to what left Ms. Rubin so confused.

A permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts, for every tax bracket is what was originally sought by republicans. However, after meeting with the president, the republican leadership in Congress gave in on many counts. They allowed for another deadline to be imposed on the tax rates, which will only allow the uncertainty investors have to continue. They also accepted an extension of jobless benefits for the 9.8% (so far) of unemployed workers. This creates all kinds of problems for our nation's economic health in both the short and long term. I think Michael Ramirez did a good job illustrating this issue in his latest cartoon for Investors Business Daily.

The last part of Governor Palin's tweet(s) said:

"so fiscal conservatives: we expect you to fight for us &......America's solvency"

She was simply asking "fiscal conservatives" in Congress to stand strong and fight for their ideals. To not give in to demands that may cost the nation dearly, for the sake of 'going along to get along.' To not take part in the dangerous Washington habit of back-scratching and cocktail drinking, in the name of "bipartisanship" that only leads to the detriment of the country through big government "solutions." Which are never really solutions and always bring about more problems that need more of their "solutions." That is the nature of government largess.

Jim Demint, who was cited both by Jedediah Bila and Amanda Carpenter above, went into further detail about the problems with the tax deal and standing strong on principle, during his interview with Hugh Hewitt:

HH: I’ve got some quick questions for you. The first is if the deal reached between the President and the Republican leadership yesterday makes it to the floor of the Senate in substantially the same form, will you vote for cloture to allow a final vote on it? And would you vote for it on that final vote if it cleared cloture?

JD: No.

HH: On both counts?

JD: On both counts. I’m glad the President recognizes that tax increases hurt the economy. I mean, I guess that’s progress. But frankly, Hugh, most of us who ran this election said we were not going to vote for anything that increased the deficit. This does. It raises taxes, it raises the death tax. I don’t think we needed to negotiate that aspect of this thing away. I don’t think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work. So there’s a lot of problems with it. I mean, and frankly, the biggest problem I have, Hugh, is we don’t need a temporary economy, which means we don’t need a temporary tax rate. A permanent extension of our current tax rates would allow businesses to plan five and ten years in advance, and that’s how you build an economy.

If Jennifer Rubin wanted to debate the deal made between republicans and the president on taxes, she had a whole column to do so. Instead, she was reflexively grandstanding, in that familiar condescending tone we hear and read so often from the Washington establishment. She may be correct that you cannot have a full public policy debate in 140 characters. Nonetheless, it is recommended that if you are confused by a particular tweet, to check the timeline and maybe click on the links provided. They may just answer your questions, and stop you from wasting perfectly good Washington Post column space to voicing your own bewilderment.

Democrats Use Stevens Tragedy to Wish Death on Palin

STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING

In the wake of the passing of former Sen. Ted Stevens, the left displayed how far detached from civility they have become. We keep telling ourselves that we should expect the worst sort of behavior from them considering all they have already said and done. However, as decent people it is impossible to comprehend the levels they will sink, especially on days like this. Today, these people used the internet and the cover of sitting behind a computer monitor to not only wish death upon, but also direct loads of hatred with the usual venom toward Governor Palin. They are even trying to use these forums to intimidate her into not attending Senator Stevens funeral.

Twitter is a cesspool filled with haters who lash out against Governor Palin. Here are just some of the examples, these mighty proponents of "understanding" displayed on there, after news of Senator Stevens death became known.

Not to be left out, the lefty blogosphere decided to get in on the action...
I found these comments posted on Shannyn Moore's blog pertaining to the Stevens crash. Keep in mind that the "girl from Homer" monitors all of her comments. (I have highlighted the nasty comments in yellow)





The "Trig Truther" brigade at Gryphen's site couldn't control their thoughts on the matter either.


This is just a small sampling of the sort of hatred that the left and the Democrats dished out towards Governor Palin and her family in response to the nation losing one of it's most well-known senators. It is to their shame that nobody on their side has displayed the sort of leadership it would take to get that kind of hatred under control within their ranks. I do believe they are spiraling into a very dark place because nobody told them to STOP! Knock it off! No, nobody on their side calls them out at all. It is excepted behavior therefore they have allowed that hate to fester and grow.

This doesn't stop with Governor Palin, although I do believe she gets the worst of it. Many other Conservative leaders put up with this behavior from people who forgot how to just simply disagree. Well, if they won't call out their own side we will. It is our responsibility to call out any American who losses their grasp of humanity for the sake of power. KNOCK IT OFF!