Really disappointing to see a former commander getting snowed by misinformation and partisan politics; worse is seeing him espouse false and foolish thinking publicly. Very sorry to see that. Appreciate the fact-checking analysis and insight. Definitely agree that truth can be very nuanced but lies are limitless, thanks for working to expose their weakness sooner rather than later.
The unrelenting wind of Russian misinformation will always have some effect.
It is so multi-leveled that you never know who will get caught. I live neighbor with a man from Poland who can barely resist painting a Z on his front door. He is native Polish.
I started to watch this interview the other day and couldn't finish it. The things he said were so exaggerated and untruthful, it felt more like an infomercial then a discussion. Then with the way Tuckey just kept nodding his head like a mentality challenged bobblehead, I bet he's a mouth breather. He just did his job with this infomercial farce, to keep the Colonel focused, on pace and keep a a rhythm by feeding new questions.. I know Tuckey did it to make the Biden Administration look bad, the money he took was just a bonus. I have no doubt that this Colonel was/is an honorable man, that's why they picked him, I will believe for now, the Colonel honestly believed what he was saying, but only because he was given the information by a bad actor who knew he would take the bait and do what he could to make it public while believing he was doing the right thing. He seems sincere and truly concerned about lives...but It worries me that no one close to him, asked what he had in mind to say and having heard it, immediately locked him in the basement and showed him a couple YouTube video's getting him up to speed about the modern military and maybe explain we don't use VCR's anymore, we got tired of trying to fix that damn blinking clock. Again, Tuckey, he sold his soul when he lost the bow-tie.
Thanks for this. I'm not sure I could stomach watching the original interview. The Col. is only a little older than I am, and I suspect he has been fed waaaaaaaaaaaay too much balloon juice. He has done himself and his country a disservice. Not sure what he expected to gain here, but I'm going to avoid a lot of digging and just let it rest.
He has made himself look like an old fool, and must deal with the consequences.
Carlson certainly exaggerates a pile of stuff, he also comes up with some good stuff here and there, this certainly was not one of those. Not sure how Carlson came to the view he has of this war. A post today claims his dad runs an advisory/lobbying group in Hungary, and that is possibly where the influence comes from. MacGregor sounds a lot like the Colonel that recently got ejected from the military over his posts criticizing the military leadership about the afghan withdrawal. Macgregor seems bitter and vindictive over various things in my mind., not sure about what else beside Afg/Iraq he is torqued about, he isn't alone in that mood, but, what he did here strikes me as he is a tad deluded in some respects.
Thucker was, and remains a well paid mouthpiece for not just the far-right forces in the US, but as he has shown on world TV, also for the most despicable dictators and murderous war criminals available to advance his career. Cheers Thucker! Karma around any corner.
I can’t believe MacGregor is still getting interviews even by less than reputable outlets. The guy has been consistently wrong. He appears to either be a paid mouthpiece or a perfect blend of arrogance and ignorance.
You were exceedingly kind to COL MacGregor. Highly professional and obviously respectful of his rank. If I had tried to do that I would need a transfusion from the blood loss caused by biting my tongue so much! You are serving your nation well by combating disinformation and propaganda with facts and logic. The COL is still getting his paycheck as well, but he is providing a disservice to his nation by spreading this kind of propaganda. Democracies require an informed electorate to function. But modern communication has unfortunately accelerated the spread of propaganda and disinformation at a much greater rate than it has logic supported by facts. Largely because emotional fantasy is easier to construct than critical thinking based on facts. This is our greatest long term threat as a nation. So keep up the good fight Ryan!
You are assuming some serious good faith in fact-checking this interview. Props to you for going point by point, but he has proven over and over and over again there is no amount of evidence that will cause him to reevaluate his views.
You are very kind to MacGregor. He is making up crap as he goes along or he got his notes from Moscow. Seriously, him and Ritter sound like shills who automatically oppose that which the US does. It is a knee jerk reaction and not a reasoned position and they have to make up "alternative facts" to support it.
The biggest reason Carlson and other conservative types are against supporting Ukraine is because the Dems/Whitehouse DO support helping Ukraine. It’s that simple.
There are few things more American/Republican than helping to keep Russia in it’s place. Reagan would be ashamed to be associated with (many) current Republicans’ stance on this topic. The US should do everything it can to contain Russia.
We agree on Reagan, but I wonder why cons support Putin.
I think this bit of info is telling: On the day the RNC gave DJT the nomination, the Republican platform posted a radical change regarding UKR. For years, both parties supported UKR against RUS. In fact, Republicans made a big deal of criticizing Obama for providing non-offensive, non-lethal support to UKR. Repubs swore they would send offensive and lethal aid to help UKR kill Russians.
But when DJT got the nom, instantly the GOP platform said that America would not interfere with Putin's designs on UKR. Suddenly the GOP wouldn't support UKR. There was no vote, no discussion, no announcement; the GOP just endorsed Trump and gave the green light for Putin to invade.
Ryan, you did a great analysis on this one. The scary thing of it is, are we not paying our own folks a good enough retirement to not dabble on the dark side. We shouldn't have to. Honor, dignity, personal ideals, oaths you swear by ought to be motivating factors yet even in the land of the free, there are corruptables
Let me try some Fox/Newsmax/OAN /russian methology on you. See if you recognize it.
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In these corrupt times you need to follow the money. Is Thucker Carlsons father truthful or already deep in bed with Viktor Orban? Does old Vlad have joy in this? Perhaps with his new western camera? Are they already Thucking? If so Who is Thucking Who? I Don't know! I am just asking the questions everyone else is asking.The people need answers! Who is Thuckers real father?
I used to think that Carlson was just misguided, now I think that he is a Putin mouthpiece.
Carlson was never misguided. Just a shrewd, unscrupulous opportunist.
Just like his father. And it shames me that they flag a Swedish surname.
Russian mouthpiece... yeah, where have you been?
Thucker Carlson is just the outer horn of the trumpet.
There are many more components to this instrument.
Really disappointing to see a former commander getting snowed by misinformation and partisan politics; worse is seeing him espouse false and foolish thinking publicly. Very sorry to see that. Appreciate the fact-checking analysis and insight. Definitely agree that truth can be very nuanced but lies are limitless, thanks for working to expose their weakness sooner rather than later.
The unrelenting wind of Russian misinformation will always have some effect.
It is so multi-leveled that you never know who will get caught. I live neighbor with a man from Poland who can barely resist painting a Z on his front door. He is native Polish.
I started to watch this interview the other day and couldn't finish it. The things he said were so exaggerated and untruthful, it felt more like an infomercial then a discussion. Then with the way Tuckey just kept nodding his head like a mentality challenged bobblehead, I bet he's a mouth breather. He just did his job with this infomercial farce, to keep the Colonel focused, on pace and keep a a rhythm by feeding new questions.. I know Tuckey did it to make the Biden Administration look bad, the money he took was just a bonus. I have no doubt that this Colonel was/is an honorable man, that's why they picked him, I will believe for now, the Colonel honestly believed what he was saying, but only because he was given the information by a bad actor who knew he would take the bait and do what he could to make it public while believing he was doing the right thing. He seems sincere and truly concerned about lives...but It worries me that no one close to him, asked what he had in mind to say and having heard it, immediately locked him in the basement and showed him a couple YouTube video's getting him up to speed about the modern military and maybe explain we don't use VCR's anymore, we got tired of trying to fix that damn blinking clock. Again, Tuckey, he sold his soul when he lost the bow-tie.
Thanks for this. I'm not sure I could stomach watching the original interview. The Col. is only a little older than I am, and I suspect he has been fed waaaaaaaaaaaay too much balloon juice. He has done himself and his country a disservice. Not sure what he expected to gain here, but I'm going to avoid a lot of digging and just let it rest.
He has made himself look like an old fool, and must deal with the consequences.
It’s remarkable how Tucker can give an interview while Putin drinks a glass of water.
I'm beginning to have Difficulties telling apart from each Other
Tucker Carlson & Scott Ritter
Carlson certainly exaggerates a pile of stuff, he also comes up with some good stuff here and there, this certainly was not one of those. Not sure how Carlson came to the view he has of this war. A post today claims his dad runs an advisory/lobbying group in Hungary, and that is possibly where the influence comes from. MacGregor sounds a lot like the Colonel that recently got ejected from the military over his posts criticizing the military leadership about the afghan withdrawal. Macgregor seems bitter and vindictive over various things in my mind., not sure about what else beside Afg/Iraq he is torqued about, he isn't alone in that mood, but, what he did here strikes me as he is a tad deluded in some respects.
Thucker was, and remains a well paid mouthpiece for not just the far-right forces in the US, but as he has shown on world TV, also for the most despicable dictators and murderous war criminals available to advance his career. Cheers Thucker! Karma around any corner.
I can’t believe MacGregor is still getting interviews even by less than reputable outlets. The guy has been consistently wrong. He appears to either be a paid mouthpiece or a perfect blend of arrogance and ignorance.
You were exceedingly kind to COL MacGregor. Highly professional and obviously respectful of his rank. If I had tried to do that I would need a transfusion from the blood loss caused by biting my tongue so much! You are serving your nation well by combating disinformation and propaganda with facts and logic. The COL is still getting his paycheck as well, but he is providing a disservice to his nation by spreading this kind of propaganda. Democracies require an informed electorate to function. But modern communication has unfortunately accelerated the spread of propaganda and disinformation at a much greater rate than it has logic supported by facts. Largely because emotional fantasy is easier to construct than critical thinking based on facts. This is our greatest long term threat as a nation. So keep up the good fight Ryan!
Well Kevin we disagree.
Ryan was not exceedingly kind.
He was factually brutal.
In a non-hostile way.
The way I like the US to remain.
Greetings from Stockholm!
You are assuming some serious good faith in fact-checking this interview. Props to you for going point by point, but he has proven over and over and over again there is no amount of evidence that will cause him to reevaluate his views.
MacGregor was played as a stooge by whoever fed him all of those lies. He diminished his own legacy as well as Tucker’s reputation.
You are very kind to MacGregor. He is making up crap as he goes along or he got his notes from Moscow. Seriously, him and Ritter sound like shills who automatically oppose that which the US does. It is a knee jerk reaction and not a reasoned position and they have to make up "alternative facts" to support it.
The biggest reason Carlson and other conservative types are against supporting Ukraine is because the Dems/Whitehouse DO support helping Ukraine. It’s that simple.
There are few things more American/Republican than helping to keep Russia in it’s place. Reagan would be ashamed to be associated with (many) current Republicans’ stance on this topic. The US should do everything it can to contain Russia.
We agree on Reagan, but I wonder why cons support Putin.
I think this bit of info is telling: On the day the RNC gave DJT the nomination, the Republican platform posted a radical change regarding UKR. For years, both parties supported UKR against RUS. In fact, Republicans made a big deal of criticizing Obama for providing non-offensive, non-lethal support to UKR. Repubs swore they would send offensive and lethal aid to help UKR kill Russians.
But when DJT got the nom, instantly the GOP platform said that America would not interfere with Putin's designs on UKR. Suddenly the GOP wouldn't support UKR. There was no vote, no discussion, no announcement; the GOP just endorsed Trump and gave the green light for Putin to invade.
Ryan, you did a great analysis on this one. The scary thing of it is, are we not paying our own folks a good enough retirement to not dabble on the dark side. We shouldn't have to. Honor, dignity, personal ideals, oaths you swear by ought to be motivating factors yet even in the land of the free, there are corruptables
Let me try some Fox/Newsmax/OAN /russian methology on you. See if you recognize it.
.
In these corrupt times you need to follow the money. Is Thucker Carlsons father truthful or already deep in bed with Viktor Orban? Does old Vlad have joy in this? Perhaps with his new western camera? Are they already Thucking? If so Who is Thucking Who? I Don't know! I am just asking the questions everyone else is asking.The people need answers! Who is Thuckers real father?
I am trying my best at this, but barely scoring a C-.
But this is the general methology. And I am shit at this. Tucker is SUPERB when he gets going.
But he is also exacly what he looks like.
A gaping small hole of high-pitched semi-male gutter of hate.
It's surprising how naive and remarkably ill informed this long serving senior officer is.