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Saturday, September 01, 2007
"On Tuesday night, broadcaster Tucker Carlson admitted on national television that he and a friend assaulted a person who "bothered" him in a Washington D.C. public restroom. He described grabbing and hitting the man against a stall, while drawing laughter from his fellow hosts.
MSNBC has replayed some of the segment, but cropped out Carlson’s comments that he "…went back with someone I knew and grabbed the guy by the -- you know, and grabbed him, and ... [h]it him against the stall with his head." That statement was coupled with laughter from Carlson's fellow hosts Dan Abrams and Joe Scarborough, suggested to viewers that physical violence is an appropriate response to an unwelcome proposal. This is dangerous and wrong.
MSNBC has yet to acknowledge Carlson's comments. By failing to address this issue, MSNBC is sending a message to their viewers this type of violence is appropriate."All I'm going to say is: 20 bucks says, he's a christian.
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