„Attempts to intimidate and other abusive conduct is not acceptable,“ says the company in a statement after protests at Tucker Carlson’s home<\/b>
\nLiberal watchdog group Media Matters for America denounced a protest that took place outside the home of Tucker Carlson, telling TheWrap on Thursday that the use of \u201cabusive\u201d intimidation tactics were unacceptable.
\u201cAttempts to intimidate and other abusive conduct is not acceptable. It\u2019s not acceptable when Tucker Carlson and others on Fox News do it \u2014 and what happened at Carlson\u2019s home and to his family is not acceptable. Period,\u201d said the media watchdog organization.
\u201cIf you are interested in holding Tucker Carlson accountable and reducing his influence, start by first holding yourself to a higher standard and then by contacting Fox News\u2019 advertisers and urging them to stop financially supporting racism.\u201d
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The condemnation is notable, as Media Matters has been among the strongest and most persistent critics of Fox News for years. The organization has been the primary force behind boycotts that have devastated network stars like Glenn Beck, Bill O\u2019Reilly and Laura Ingraham. Their team of researchers comb through Fox News coverage to isolate offensive moments that are sent to channel sponsors.
The MMFA condemnation was seconded by the organization\u2019s senior fellow Matthew Gertz.
\u201cThis behavior is way over the line,\u201d said Gertz. \u201cGoing to someone\u2019s home, breaking their door, and terrorizing their family is unacceptable. It\u2019s also extremely counterproductive if your interest is actually in reducing his influence.\u201d
On Wednesday evening, a protest group showed up at Carlson\u2019s D. C. home to hurl insults and warn the Fox News host that they knew where he lived. Carlson was not home at the time, but his wife, Susan Andrews, was and hid in the pantry while she called 911, according to The Washington Post.
\u201cWe are outside your home to protest your fascism and racism,\u201d said an unnamed man off camera, according to video of the incident. Several protesters later began chanting in unison: \u201cWe know where you sleep at night.\u201d
\u201cI called my wife,\u201d Carlson told the Post . \u201cSomeone started throwing himself against the front door and actually cracked the front door.\u201d
In a statement, Fox News, also condemned the protest and urged everyone to be more respectful of differing points of view:<\/p>\n

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