What a meathead asshole Rogan is. Tucker too.

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      If I had a nickel for everytime a former reality TV host took an unexpected hard turn towards extremist right-wing views in the past decade, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice

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      Nail in the coffin on this guy lmao what a fucking joke he turned out to be…

      For shame, Joe Rogan, for shame sir…

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    are we ready to admit that Joe Rogan is basically just a right wing podcaster now or are we going to continue this stupid dance of “no he’s just a centrist telling it like it is”

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      A ‘centrist telling it like it is’ always ends up being a right wing asshole lying about their intentions.

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      “Just asking questions”

      Politics aside, of the few times I’ve heard him speak, he doesn’t seem too smart.

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    I remember when Joe was a harmless idiot that had some fun.

    Rather than a right wing crackpot.

    I always thought it was weird when he said you needed to listen to all types of media like Fox as well as MSNBC. I was like, you can listen to neither of those things … Let’s not forget Fox got sued for libel/slander in the Dominion case as well. So it’s not another opinion or side that Fox is on, it’s outright propaganda.

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      I think there’s value in being exposed to other media sources outside your circle but it’s extremely tough to take Fox with anything less than a bucket of salt.

      I occasionally see articles from them and they’re poorly written, clearly leaving important parts out, and have random clearly biased editorial asides. Like “Joe Biden, who experts have heavily criticized” but never saying which experts or what criticism

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      I was into his clips on YouTube for a short while before corona and the Spotify deal. Even back then the algorithm decided to pipeline culture war bullshit into your feed in an attempt to radicalize you to alt right bullshit if you watched his clips.
      When I was on Reddit I kept looking at his subreddit to amuse myself with the ignorant stupidity and the insecure overcompensating of the commenters.

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      I fucking hate that people are like FOX news or MSNBC, as though they are two sides of a coin.

      MSNBC might be left leaning, but FOX is straight up crazy lies and bullshit.

      It’s like saying you could eat brussel sprouts or diarrhea. You know either or…

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    Of anything positive you could say about Carlson ‘no nonsense’ isn’t even remotely true.

    Remember Joe, he made fun of someone else who was 5’7, saying they were too short to be dateable

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    If you listen to the Knowledge Fight podcast, you’ll hear Alex Jones literally bragging about radicalizing Joe Rogan. Alex Jones claims to be constantly in contact with him. So this is just the knuckle-dragger going further deep.

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        You wouldn’t have to, bowtie bitch wouldn’t show up he’s scared shitless of John Stewbeef. The fucker literally stopped wearing bowties entirely after Stewart made fun of him for doing it.

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      Respectfully, no. We don’t need more media personalities running for office. It’s too much of a popularity contest as it is. Jon Stewart is intelligent and cares deeply about his chosen issues, but that doesn’t mean he’d make a good (or willing) president. Tucker Carlson is just a boob.

      I want a boring-ass presidential candidate with good solid policies and a willingness to take the long view (as in what’s best in the long term for the country, not necessarily what will get them re-elected). I don’t care if they’re cool or charismatic.

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        Sadly elections are a popularity contest so being an already known media personality is a massive head start over someone eminently qualified and capable, but unknown. If we have to pick a media personality, I’d go with Stewbeef.

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    Tucker Carlson might not be the brightest man on the planet, but I think even he’s smart enough to know running for president would ruin his grift.

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      Tucker Carlson might not be the brightest man on the planet, but I think even he’s smart enough to know running for president would ruin his grift.

      Only if you win. Losing would allow you to scream endlessly about the “deep state” and the “satanic cabal” that “made” you lose to a “pedophile DEMONcrat” while bilking the rubes that believe you out of every dime they can give.

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    The only reason that child-toucher Carlson (I keep hearing he touches children; I’m only asking questions) even got the job is because he was the only person available that day when the previous one left. The position all but fell in his lap, without any qualifications.

    The distance between him and Trump could be measured with a micrometer.

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      What’s sad is that a lot of right-wingers would actually support that combo.

      Meanwhile Vermin Supreme continues to languish as a presidential candidate.