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Tommy ChristopherTucker Carlson For President? Not in '08
Whether frightened or excited by those words, they have to come as something of a shock. But the word on the 
internets is that the bow-tied, recently-canceled host of MSNBC's Tucker, and Ron Paul supporter, plans to seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party. From the New York Times, via reason.com:
Alas, bowtie salesmen everywhere will be crushed to learn that it isn't going to happen, at least not this year. From Jake Tapper's Political Punch:
internets is that the bow-tied, recently-canceled host of MSNBC's Tucker, and Ron Paul supporter, plans to seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party. From the New York Times, via reason.com: The rumor is based on a report from Libertarian delegate Mike Munger that Carlson was among the choices on a call he received from a polling organization."Tucker Carlson for president?" That's the headline at the personal blog for Brendan Nyhan, a former Spinsanity editor who is now a graduate student in political science at Duke. Nyhan says that Carlson, the former "Crossfire" host and former writer for The Weekly Standard, among other magazines, may seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party, according to a rumor making the rounds among delegates to the Libertarian convention, which is being held in Denver this weekend.
Alas, bowtie salesmen everywhere will be crushed to learn that it isn't going to happen, at least not this year. From Jake Tapper's Political Punch:
In any case, Carlson tells me that he ultimately decided not to do run.The Times jokingly suggests Paul Begala as Vice President. If they can get Jon Stewart on board as Communications Director, I think they've got a winner.
He's with his family in Maine rather than in Denver with the Marijuana Policy Project and the like.
"I probably should have done it," Tucker emails me." Imagine the bus trip."
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Diana
2:36PM May 23rd 2008
I wonder how Rachel would feel about being his Press Secretary? Imagine that; talk about grueling. I do think that he'd do a better soft shoe than "W" did on the WH steps, though. A dancing legend in his own mind. I think Obama Girl might turn for cutie Tucker. Just a thought.
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Diane Diamond
2:37PM May 23rd 2008
I love Tucker Carlson, a hug and a peck and you can't beat him all to heck. But, not this year Tucker.
Clinton is like the Philly in the horse race that broke both ankles at the finish line. Clinton is a
spectacle of the old politics of fear, pandering and divisiveness, that died in the democratic party primaries and caucuses this year.
Obama has my vote in 2008 General Election!
Clinton is like the Philly in the horse race that broke both ankles at the finish line. Clinton is a
spectacle of the old politics of fear, pandering and divisiveness, that died in the democratic party primaries and caucuses this year.
Obama has my vote in 2008 General Election!
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(0) Last Word
2:50PM May 23rd 2008
Hillary Clinton does not lack for victories. She has had several recently.
What she lacks is a way to make her victories meaningful. What she lacks is an argument.
What is the game-changing argument that will cause the superdelegates, who will decide the Democratic nomination, to vote for her?
That she has won Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky in the last few weeks? OK, yeah, they know that. They saw that on TV.
That she can win key states in November? Yep, so she says.
That she leads in the popular vote? Well, that depends on how you do the math.
That she continues to win white, working-class voters? Yawn.
What she lacks is a way to make her victories meaningful. What she lacks is an argument.
What is the game-changing argument that will cause the superdelegates, who will decide the Democratic nomination, to vote for her?
That she has won Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky in the last few weeks? OK, yeah, they know that. They saw that on TV.
That she can win key states in November? Yep, so she says.
That she leads in the popular vote? Well, that depends on how you do the math.
That she continues to win white, working-class voters? Yawn.
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(0) Que sera sera
3:15PM May 23rd 2008
To be sure the more candidates who enter this race the better Obama and his black supporters think it will be, for Obama. Divide and conquers like that Arab saying goes.
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(0) Old Lady USA
3:27PM May 23rd 2008
Diana 2:36PM May 23rd 2008
Or Rachel could Veep the Carlson ticket...
I may be wrong, but I think the first time I saw Rachel was on Tucker's show.
she is SOMETHIN' !!! I believe she could make a game of checkers exciting.
I like them both - they say what they think; and they think...
Thanks for the heads up Tommy.
Or Rachel could Veep the Carlson ticket...
I may be wrong, but I think the first time I saw Rachel was on Tucker's show.
she is SOMETHIN' !!! I believe she could make a game of checkers exciting.
I like them both - they say what they think; and they think...
Thanks for the heads up Tommy.
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(0) Jack
3:29PM May 23rd 2008
We finally got this douchebag off the air. The less we see of Tucker the better.
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(0) Mosby
3:30PM May 23rd 2008
His sum real world experience involves, almost uniformly, running his mouth and little else. I'd say that makes him a shoe in!
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(0) Gigi
3:32PM May 23rd 2008
Hell to the nO
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(0) SuzanneD
3:32PM May 23rd 2008
Voting for another Republican would the exact same thing as voting for a second depression, a famine, a bad case of herpes, WWIII and an ugly dog with fleas and a bad attitude all rolled into one.
You Republicans are masochists. You're also either in denial, ignorant or flat out dimwitted.
Amazing!
You Republicans are masochists. You're also either in denial, ignorant or flat out dimwitted.
Amazing!
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(0) jim
3:33PM May 23rd 2008
What a load.
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(0) michael-slayer
3:37PM May 23rd 2008
Jack, you are so freaking right! he has that stupid laugh.
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(0) Jenny
3:39PM May 23rd 2008
John Stewart? You have got to be kidding. He is an a** hole. What a piece of human debris!!!!!
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(0) MTM
3:39PM May 23rd 2008
Luckily Clinton nor Obama will get inside the White House unless McCain invites them!
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(0) Nobama ever!
3:40PM May 23rd 2008
As I've said all along, ANYONE BUT OBAMA!!!
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(0) Wilson
3:41PM May 23rd 2008
Hillary, if you do not get the votes to count from Florida and Michigan, it will be time for you to break from the Democratic Party and go Independent. We need you. Obama is really bad news and so is that wife of his. You can not give up. Fight all the way.
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(0) SuzanneD
3:45PM May 23rd 2008
Hillary agreed to not have her name on the ballots and not to campaign in Florida and Michigan because the Democrats in their states broke the rules by moving up their primaries up which is against the rules all have followed but them for some strange reason and that's why the candidates agreed that the votes from those two states' primary wouldn't count.
Senator Obama was a man of his word but Hillary isn't a woman of her word, apparently. She can't break the rules and manipulate the votes to benefit her. Since Obama kept his word and didn't keep his name on the ballots and didn't campaign.....how does she figure she's entitled to the votes from those two states???????
Now she's meeting with sleazy people like Richard Mellon Scaife, going on that sleaze box GOP front, FOX Noise and quoting Karl Rove as saying she's the best candidate for the Democrats? Rove is a traitor and a crook not to mention a total sleaze ball and is sincerely the only person more despicable then bush/cheney and she's quoting this douche bag?
Get used to Calling Senator Obama.....Mr. President.
Senator Obama was a man of his word but Hillary isn't a woman of her word, apparently. She can't break the rules and manipulate the votes to benefit her. Since Obama kept his word and didn't keep his name on the ballots and didn't campaign.....how does she figure she's entitled to the votes from those two states???????
Now she's meeting with sleazy people like Richard Mellon Scaife, going on that sleaze box GOP front, FOX Noise and quoting Karl Rove as saying she's the best candidate for the Democrats? Rove is a traitor and a crook not to mention a total sleaze ball and is sincerely the only person more despicable then bush/cheney and she's quoting this douche bag?
Get used to Calling Senator Obama.....Mr. President.
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(0) Wilson
3:45PM May 23rd 2008
Just who does Obama think he is saying "It is not acceptable to talk about that witch of a wife of his"
No one will be acepting that "Gal" anyway.
No one will be acepting that "Gal" anyway.
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(0) Rogers
3:46PM May 23rd 2008
John Stewart would be a great secretary. To each question he could give one of his two expressions.
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(0) Bo
3:46PM May 23rd 2008
John Stewart would probably choose Michael Moore as his running mate. It would be a good match.......both stupid and unappreciative of what they have in this country.
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(0) John Campbell
3:47PM May 23rd 2008
Please, Please Please run.
That would be the funniest thing to happen since
bozo the clown.
That would be the funniest thing to happen since
bozo the clown.
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