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The New Abnormal

Tucker Carlson Went Too Far and Even Republicans Know it

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

News & Politics

4.67.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The New Abnormal, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Matt Gertz talks about Tucker Carlson and the latest leaks in the Dominion versus Fox News lawsuit. Plus, columnist Kurt Bardella talks about Kevin McCarthy’s role in all this drama.

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0:57.7

We'll be joined by senior fellow media matters for America Matt Gertz and he'll talk to us about the latest leaks in the Dominion vs Fox News lawsuit.

1:17.6

Then we keep the Fox train rolling and talk to LA Times contributor and democratic strategist Kurt Bardella about what repercussions Fox News could face and how media should handle them going forward.

1:26.4

But first let's have some fun.

1:28.6

So Andy, sadly we have no M&Ms or gas stoves or any Legos to report on as we kick things off.

1:35.6

But there is some good news and hope on the woke front contrary to what Republicans want, which is that there is a new poll that has come out because we love a poll.

1:47.2

And it's the USA Today Ipsos poll finds that a majority of Americans are inclined to see the word woke as a positive attribute, not a negative one.

1:58.6

While Republicans have been hopeful to say that woke is this horrible thing, most people who have brains who understand you know what it means to be aware and not asleep,

2:12.0

understand the term to be quote to be informed, educated, on and aware of social injustices.

2:19.6

But Republicans, Andy, would love you to stay the fuck asleep.

2:22.8

Yeah, I mean on the one hand, obviously this is good news, especially given how hard Republicans have worked to turn the word into a pejorative.

2:30.7

It's a bit of a bummer that it's only 56% are aware that as you said that it means to be informed, educated on and aware of social injustices, that should be 100%.

2:40.1

But look, we live in a country where you got to take the wins you get. So I guess 56% is pretty good.

2:47.2

I did think it was interesting that so it was three fourths of Democrats said that and over a third of Republicans, which is more than I would have expected,

2:57.0

given that every damn day we hear the word used as a pejorative by Republican officials, by conservative writers in conservative media in general.

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