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I haven’t watched the entire Tucker Carlson interview with Vlad the Impaler Putin. John did that so we don’t have to.
I have watched clips, of course, and glad they exist. Putin reputedly filibustered with a Russian novel’s-length explanation of his idiosyncratic view of Russian history, and nobody needs to see that. For me the Cliff’s Notes version is quite enough.
I have watched Carlson’s extemporaneous reaction video, in which he shares his first draft reaction to the 2-hour interview. Frankly, that was more interesting to me because, as an American, I live in a world of TL;DR (too long, didn’t read).
Bonus Tucker footage!
After the interview footage from Tucker Carlson on Vladimir Putin. #PutinInterview #TuckerCarlson
pic.twitter.com/XvQQcdjd41— God JB Pricker (Parody) (@GodPricker) February 9, 2024
There’s lots to chew on there. Many people have rightly noted that Tucker should have pressed harder on some of Putin’s claims, although that criticism is rich coming from MSM folks who slobber over politicians whose talking points they parrot. Given CNN’s absolutely disgusting sexual service of Zelenskyy (whom I think is quite good at his job and whom I generally admire, but please…), I feel like retching when I see an MSM lackey bitching about Carlson’s interviewing skills.
Beege wrote about that hot mess, and the parody video is beyond hilarious.
What in the living clown world!!! Listen to these two ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/7UAjjQUkaS— ???? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? (@Ann_Lilyflower) February 8, 2024
Tucker’s reaction video gives a good window into how he (Tucker) thinks and also gives us a couple of good insights into Putin from a perspective wildly different from what we have gotten in the MSM.
I think Tucker is right that Putin feels hurt by the West because that is exactly how every Russian leader has felt since there was a Russia. Russians‘ inferiority complex has been a constant, and it is based on the fact that Western leaders do indeed look down on Russia.
Not that this is unfair–Russia has been and remains a backward country.
