U.S. pundits bash 'retarded cousin' Canada (Tucker Carlson)

WASHINGTON (CP) - Canada has been described lately by a conservative U.S. television host as "a stalker" and a "retarded cousin."

Another pundit recently asked if Canadians weren't getting "a little too big for their britches." There's been a spate of Canada-bashing by right-wing media commentators in the United States ever since Prime Minister Paul Martin's complaints about lumber penalties and U.S. policy on climate change. His remarks prompted an unusual rebuke last week from the American ambassador.

The attacks on Canada have had web bloggers typing overtime and a non-profit group that's monitoring the trend, Media Matters for America, says it's disturbing.

...

Last week, MSNBC host Tucker Carlson, a well-known conservative pundit, let loose with a string of anti-Canada rants.

"Anybody with any ambition at all, or intelligence, has left Canada and is now living in New York," he said.

"Canada is a sweet country. It is like your retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving and sort of pat him on the head. You know, he's nice but you don't take him seriously. That's Canada."

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Render&c=Article&cid=1134990756913&call_pageid=968332188492

on friendly folks, intelligent conversation, normal human interactions, etc. I can relax. Can't relax here.

who doesn't know when to shut up, and ends up embarrasing everyone to death. He's the authority on every subject there is, and tells everyone at the table what their opinion should be. Just leave him alone and he'll just keep talking to himself about his glory days and what a good old boy he is. (From a recovering retarded Canadian cousin;) lol

Like most repubs, he probably thinks he is insulting some country 'over there' or 'up there' or wherever, not the country with whom we have had the longest peaceful border with.

As a descendent of one of the families that founded Quebec, I say ferme la bouche, chien. Quel incompetant!

"Mange donc d'la crisse de marde, esti de cave de câlice!"


But that's just me and a bit vulgar.

the Winnipeg Free Press this a.m. Can't wait to read the editorials tomorrow folks.

Another Winnipegger!!!!!!

I'm moving to Canada- and unlike Tucker, I'll be taking two advanced degrees with me.

in addition to an undergraduate degree of the sort that you were too lame to get- even after 4 years at Trinity college.

I hear they like computer science guys. Plus I can already sorta speak Canadian, eh. Tucker Carlson is a hoser.

These guys hate Americans. What can you expect from them?

I am embarassed by the hate my country spews right now.

If I ever see his ass at a journalism conference. I'm gonna follow his skinny, smarmy little self into the john and beat a Maple Leaf into his fucking forehead, then it's swirlie time.

I shouldn't be laughing (after all, he did make an unpleasant insinuation about retarded people ... which displeases me more than his characteristic anti-Canada comments) -- yet for some reason I find that image quite amusing.

I stand on guard for the' watching the john door while it all goes down
:toast:

WHILE YOU "FUCK HIM UP"

i laughed out loud at that one...does that make me a bad man?

I want to see that!!

Make him gag on that fucking bow-tie...

Tucker is like your ignorant, lying cousin you see at Thanksgiving and feel repelled by him. You know he's a pain in the patoot and always will be. That's Tucker.

Nice to know how totally discounting he is of someone who is "retarded" too.

...he {Tucker) was the brat who always wanted to tie firecrackers to dog's tails, and you wouldn't let him. He was the one who egged on the big bullies (he was too scrawny and pathetic to do it himself)..yeah, that's Tucker. In the end, the pretty girl married the Canadian cousin, and they are living happily ever after. The Tucker-clone cousin is in prison, last you heard.

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Pitiful little fuck.

But needn't be

It's a common ploy of RW whack jobs, such as O'Reilly and Coulter.

Hmmm - what offensive thing can I say that will yank some chains and call attention to my foundering {radio show\tv show\book tour\personal appearance etc}?



Voila! Press coverage of talentless schlubs draws clicks/eyeballs/asses.

Tucker's a starving scam artist.

Hmmm - what offensive thing can I say that will yank some chains and call attention to my foundering {radio show\tv show\book tour\personal appearance etc}?

First time I've seen someone use the proper word in that context ;)

...religious whackos, rubes, the sort of people Jeff Foxworthy talks about in his act, you can bet his ass would be on the carpet this morning already, even before asswipes like Bill O'Reilly got a chance to get off a rant.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051217/stronach_canadaville_051217/20051217?hub=World

A controversial housing project built by Canadian business magnate Frank Stronach officially opened in the heart of Louisiana's bayou country on Saturday.

Some 120 victims of Hurricane Katrina will be moving into 49 three-bedroom, 1,300-square-foot homes on the outskirts of Simmesport, about 100 km from Baton Rouge.

It is part of a spread of more than 300-hectare spread of farmland, now dubbed "Canadaville," which will eventually serve as an organic farm for growing vegetables and raising cattle and poultry.

As part of a $10-million, five-year commitment, Stronach has agreed to pay for water, sewage and infrastructure upgrades in the town.

He has also provided funding for the town of 1,200 to hire another three police officers and purchase two new police cruisers.

As a land planner, I think it is a great idea!

oh, it's those ratings he doesn't have.

I have personally had more enlightening political discussions with people who have cognitive disabilities (we're leaving the R-word to the likes of -ucker) than he's ever had in his life.

Come to think of it, he probably has to pay for political discussions, just like he surely does for sex.

Don't feel badly. As Holmes said, we may be distinguised by the nature of our enemies. You should be proud he's against you.

and tons of Canadians will probably ask to have it removed from their cable systems after this?

What a boorish idiot. I suppose the next thing he'll do is tell us it was just "satire."

which is equivalent to the FCC, and demand the removal of MSNBC from their cable channels.

I have no words to express the depth of my contempt for Tucker Carlson, who just smeared an entire group of Americans who had no choice in being born with limited mental capabilities.

Tucker Carlson has a choice not to act the way he does, or think the way he does, but he's too selfish to properly exercise his so-called intelligence. Shame, shame.

The only thing that has been more detrimental to our country than these hate merchants is the outcome of their bile - the presidency of George W. Bush.

And I am totally disgusted by that ineffably vile, petty, incredibly patronizing spew of that smarmy little twerp.

Sinistrous

Just curious. I suppose if it was the latter, it would have to be the former too.

What is it that causes conservatives to go out of their way to alienate and mock and pick fights with everyone else in the world?

Repubs are scared silly by the prospect that more and more Americans will want the US to adapt Canada's national health sytem.

Those tax dollars belong to Halliburton, Big Oil executives, and all other Republican cronies, not to the People!



:thumbsdown:

It is like your retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving

I'll bet the little -ucker doesn't even know that Canadian Thanksgiving is held in October, around the time of the U.S. mainland's Columbus Day. What a moran.

Only the Sith and facist Repukes think like that :puke:

...and got where he is strictly by connections. Didn't his father head up PBS? I also think Tucker Carlson married into a family with wealth and connections, but my memory could be playing tricks on me.

At any rate, he's in no position to start ragging on Canadians. We'll be talking about Peter Jennings, Neil Young, and Margaret Atwood long after Tucker Carlson has lasped into richly deserved obscurity.

Carlson was born in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Richard W. Carlson, who was president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from 1992 to 1997. His stepmother is Patricia Carlson, heir to the Swanson frozen-food fortune.

Carlson completed private secondary education at St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island. He then attended Trinity College in Connecticut for four years without obtaining a degree. Carlson describes his college experience thus:

"After four years, I had met a lot of interesting people, gone to a couple of classes and restored a motorcycle, and that was it. And so I wasted my time at college."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson

You've got it. Rich, well connected & not too bright.

that Tucker was not the beneficiary of "affirmative action".
When rich, no-talent twits like Tucker go to top private schools, fizzle in college and then land on the top of the heap because Mommy is an heiress and Daddy was a CEO it's properly called "legacy admission".

Let no one delude himself. Bush wouldn't have had a prayer of being elected president without the name and money to put him there. Negative campaigning did the rest.

There is no way on God's green Earth that Bush would have made it to the Oval Office without that family connection.

And we know how well the world was served by THAT little practice in American politics. :puke:

(sh*t) he is.

I love Canada and Canadians!

A modern functioning democracy in North America.

Granted we are minutes from the border but what a beautiful country with sane people. I feel they are yards (meters?) beyond us on progressive issues.

I love the English (and Irish) pubs in Kingston, Ontario. We'll hop from one to the next like we were twenty-somethings again. The beer is better, the Scotch is better, the atmosphere is better, and the people are better. I wouldn't be surprised if one day they stopped accepting American money as badly as certain of us treat Canadians. It makes me ashamed.

:sarcasm:

Tucker Carlson is like the 5th grade classroom smartass spoiled brat who couldn't get along with anybody if he tried. You know, he thinks he's clever but he has no clue; so you don't take him seriously. That's Fu...I mean Tucker.

Now that would be a sad day for Canada.

Little Mr. Bowtie is the retarded cousin...

Does anybody really even watch Tucker Carlson? I know in Canada, nobody gives a fuck. Nobody even watches MSNBC (ditto Faux, unless one's in the mood for a laugh). I keep forgetting I even GET MSNBC.

Hopefully, if this, um..."story" gets legs (and I use the term "story" lightly; Carlson's a fucking nobody in both countries), it'll show Canadians what Stephen Harper "aspires" to be.

Our wiser sibling.

The ones who took in our slaves and let them be free.

The ones who took in our draft evaders nd let them live free.

The ones who let our planes land there on 9/11 and helped the people waiting to get home.

The ones who got rid of the death penalty, have humane marijuana laws, who quit discriminating against gays.

They are our moral superior.

or, at least that is my perception.
If incorrect, please enlighten me.

I just don't think it takes that much
effort to be a low rent version of North Dakota,
when they pay nothing for defense, and export crude oil.
Sorry, but if you make no effort on international issues,
other that trying to influence the U.S.,
you have no influence.

Canada, in the time of the Soviet Union,
was a real country,
now, when somebody says 'Canada',
my first thought is, Monty Python's version of North America.

Crown Royal is nice, it is different, but not necessarily
better, than bourbon.
I don't have any prejudice againt the
people of the Spaghetti Dominion of Canada,
just because their 3047th government since WW2 has fallen.
How do things look for the Canadian hockey team?

Australia seems to have its own version of
a 'near abroad', and therefore kinda looks like it
is doing something, Canada has ?

Did I forget anything?

Ciao

or just his clone? What would be surprising is if you posted something positive about Canada, that would be shocking, all else is same old, same old.

I mean, seriously people, you liberals get yourself in such a twist. It was a joke. I mean, some of my best friends are Canadian retards. And some of my favorite strip clubs are in Canada. So get a grip.

I need the ratings. After all, I'm just trying to put food on my family.

Best regards

TC

giveaway! roflmao! Welcome to DU!

Very nicely done, and I'm sure that's exactly how his bigoted, illiterate mind thinks.

Sorry if I'm missing some subtle satire here, but that sure sounded like a complete load of ignorant, bigoted nonsense.:eyes:

Consider yourself enlightened.

by different standards.

They are nothing like"a low rent version of North Dakota". There is all the things that I put in my post.

Their citizens all have health care too. All those things alone put them at a higher level then we are.

I would happily trade their world reputation for ours now.

Was this guy educated anywhere at ALL? He must have missed the lecture on derogatory terms.

I don't like the word retarded, those who are challenged cannot help that they have limitations. :(
My cousin would be the last person to call anyone names, he's a bright guy in my books. :)

mouthed, whinny back stabber that has ever been on tv. When Carlson or junior comes on I can't change the channel fast enough.

At that point, Fucker Carlson will be praising Canadians for their oil technology and backing up BushCo for taking over Canadian oil fields

Especially so with wittle Tucky?

If this president's trampling on the Constitution is not stopped, I am going to send all of my children to Canada to school, and encourage them to make their homes there. They are very intelligent students, they all want to go into the sciences, and many intelligent people up here in the North Country of New York are all thinking the same thing.

Who will be left here? The sheeple who believe the earth is 6000 years old and that dinosaurs and man roamed the earth at the same time. Sad.

contains a city that was voted #1 in the world to live in. Hmmmm. Maybe it's just Tucker who's retarded.

Or can provide universal health care?

It ain't us.

And are completed in hours with no lawsuits.

Could be our antiquated "paper ballot" idea we stubbornly hold on to.

B-)

His comments don't bother me at all. I just consider him a waste of precious resources.

Oh, and HeyHey, I'll create a distraction at that journalism conference to keep the cops busy.

I enjoyed my visits to Canada and really like the people and the places. This comment isn't close to being funny - it just confirms what a complete asswipe Carlson is.

I always think of Canada as the conscience of North America. If anything, Canadians are too polite to scream at the US when we are wrong.

The americans are this board are pretty great...if there are americans who give the States a good name and reputation, it's the people on DU.

:)

In fact, what a STUPID thing to say about one of your own allies.

off in your darkest alley. Just tell us when and where. Do you want 'em one at a time, or by the bus load?

Whatever shall I do???

:sarcasm: Much!

Let's remember Jon Stewart vs. Tucker Carlson on Crossfire. Shortly after this exchange, Crossfire was cancelled. Here's some highlights/excerpts. The full text is at the link at the bottom.

CARLSON: Is John Kerry -- is John Kerry really the best? I mean, John Kerry has...
STEWART: Is he the best? I thought Lincoln was good.
CARLSON: Is he the best the Democrats can do?
STEWART: I had always thought, in a democracy -- and, again, I don't know -- I've only lived in this country -- that there's a process. They call them primaries.
I think, oftentimes, the person that knows they can't win is allowed to speak the most freely, because, otherwise, shows with titles, such as CROSSFIRE or "HARDBALL" or "I'm Going to Kick Your Ass" or...Will jump on it. ... I have privately, amongst my friends and also in occasional newspapers and television shows, mentioned this show as being bad....I felt ... I should come here and tell you that ... it's not so much that it's bad, as it's hurting America.
STEWART: Here's just what I wanted to tell you guys....Stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America.
STEWART: ... you're not too rough on them. You're part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.
CARLSON: ...I want to contrast our questions with some questions you asked John Kerry recently.
STEWART: If you want to compare your show to a comedy show, you're more than welcome to. ...
STEWART: I didn't realize that -- and maybe this explains quite a bit... is that the news organizations look to Comedy Central for their cues on integrity. ...I'm here to confront you, because we need help from the media and they're hurting us...(APPLAUSE)
CARLSON: ... I think you're a good comedian. I think your lectures are boring...
STEWART: Now, this is theater. It's obvious. How old are you?
CARLSON: Thirty-five.
STEWART: And you wear a bow tie. Now, listen, I'm not suggesting that you're not a smart guy, because those are not easy to tie....you're doing theater, when you should be doing debate...
...CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?
STEWART: Absolutely.You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.
What is wrong with you? (APPLAUSE)
CARLSON: Well, I'm just saying, there's no reason for you -- when you have this marvelous opportunity not to be the guy's butt boy, to go ahead and be his butt boy. Come on. It's embarrassing.
STEWART: I was absolutely his butt boy. I was so far -- you would not believe what he ate two weeks ago.
STEWART: You know, the interesting thing I have is, you have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably.
CARLSON: You need to get a job at a journalism school, I think.
STEWART: You need to go to one. The thing that I want to say is, when you have people on for just knee-jerk, reactionary talk...
CARLSON: thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.
STEWART: No. I'm not going to be your monkey.
STEWART: I watch your show every day. And it kills me...It's so -- oh, it's so painful to watch.
You know, because we need what you do. This is such a great opportunity you have here to actually get politicians off of their marketing and strategy...
CARLSON: We're going to take a quick break.
STEWART: No, no, no, please... Please. Please stop...

After the commercial break:

First question of Stewart from CARLSON: Tell us, what do you think about the Bill O'Reilly vibrator story?
...STEWART: You know what's interesting, though? You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html

And I think maybe I'm glad. I'm happy we don't get Fox News on regular cable up here.

was his usual dumb-ass self.

I don't watch it.

Is Carlson a regular CNN journalist?

If I accidently turn the tube on and his face pops up I can't turn it off fast enough.

I even see it used on here, sometimes. A Down's Syndrome boy who lived on my block when I was a kid was tormented by neighborhood kids who would call him this. The boy was just a sweetheart, and would just keep on going back for more like a kicked puppy, just wanting a friendly word. So... I don't like the word, Just imo.

They're not the ones who are having tantrums over the word "holidays", throwing around accusations that "you're either with us or against us" -- or lying to get other people into fights.

To those who suffer from developmental disabilities, "retarded" is perceived as analagous to "negro" for blacks. It is technically accurate, (retardation is a clinical term) but it's become an anachronism for the same reason.

In fact, promoting respectful language is even Washington State Law.

http://www.inclusiondaily.com/archives/04/03/031604waadv.htm

But I feel for the cousin. Going through life with a developmental disability would be hard enough. Enduring thanksgiving with Tucker Carlson would be intolerable.

Penis with a bow tie.

It seems so much more civilized, and they recognize that GLBT people are citizens. My partner and I plan to visit Canada next summer. We may check out places while we are there. Depending on the situation here, a fair number of Americans may make the move north.

Why hasn't MSNBC kicked him to the curb for insulting a friendly neighboring nation on national television?

In another post, a writer referred to Canada as our "much cooler cousins." That is true, both literally and figuratively.

There was a great Malcolm in the Middle episode where they go visit their Canadian cousins, who they are meeting for the first time. The Canadian family is almost an exact duplicate of Malcolm's family, except the Canadian cousins are much cooler and have a much better life and are much better adjusted and have more friends. Then Reese starts to scare everyone with the great pleasure he takes in hunting small animals.