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Vladimir Putin pulled a classic power move that steamrolled Tucker Carlson
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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
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Why are we giving this attention? Tucker Carlson isn't a journalist, a reporter, or anybody worthy of time.
He's like a shitty YouTuber now.
I pay some attention the same way I try to monitor mold growth in the basement, holding my nose. It's tempting to throw away the key and ignore the problem but in reality it's useful to monitor this kind of shit.
This is clearly orchestrated to influence Republican voters (and swing voters):
... And quite possibly, the real reason Tucker is in Moscow may not be this interview insomuch as a closed-door meeting with Putin that is sure to not be monitored. Much like when the Republican congressment flew to Moscow on 4th of July or Senator Rand Paul hand-delivered a letter to Putin from Trump.
Anyway, it's useful to know what they're setting up to be the talking-points for the months ahead.
Why do people even wait for Putin? If he's several minutes late, just leave and don'tbother canceling and he shows up for nothing. Or schedule the meeting for like 12pm and the show up at 3pm. If he shows up at 3pm, great. If he shows up at 2pm, then he's stuck waiting an hour. If he still doesn't show up at 3pm, again, just leave and don't bother canceling.
I'm guessing money in this case.
Either that or they're worried that one of the guards will show them the window.
I suspect he has people watching to let him know if someone is about to leave, or hasn’t arrived. Those people likely also run interference if someone is getting up to leave, promising it’ll be just another few minutes.
Isn't he more of a shity X tuber?
He's said under oath he's not a journalist, but an entertainer.
But yeah he's very influential, and very convincing if you trust him enough to not dig into what he says.