A biography for Tucker Carlsonhasn’t been written yet.
“My first experience on public radio still ranks among the most embarrassing episodes of my relatively short life.”
“Most of the time, you can beat a woman in an argument.”
“Senator McConnell is by all accounts a decent person. He's pretty conservative, too.”
“There's no law of nature that says America must remain the most powerful country in the world.”
“All standards are double standards.”
“People who listen to NPR are forever thanking the hosts for 'sharing,' or 'initiating a dialogue,' or 'taking the time to explain this very important issue.'”
“In addition to all the good things it's done, the Internet has empowered an awful lot of people who would have been best off disempowered, including quite a few bloggers on both sides.”
“To politicize a man's tragic death is about as low as you can go, isn't it?”
“Pat Buchanan likes to fight. But only on TV.”
“I watched Bill O'Reilly for years.”
“I like bow ties, and I certainly spent a lot of time defending them.”
“The second you think that all your good fortune is a product of your virtue, you become highly judgmental, lacking empathy, totally without self-awareness, arrogant, stupid - I mean, all the stuff that our ruling class is.”
“People like entitlements. That's why we spend so much on them.”
“Limbaugh hosts a radio show. His job is to shock people.”
“America is secure because we can afford the strongest military in history. Once the U.S. economy is no longer dominant, we are no longer safe, and the world becomes chaotic.”
“People tend to cherish and take care of the things they pay for and therefore own, countries included. The opposite is also true. When was the last time you changed the oil in a rental car?”
“The rapid growth of prenatal testing has had some undeniably positive effects: A woman who knows she will bear a child with a handicap can plan to deliver in a hospital equipped for risky births. And many couples prefer the opportunity to prepare psychologically for the work of raising a disabled child.”
“I feel like I've known Hunter S. Thompson for most of my life. I first encountered him in 1981, when I was 12.”
“Under no circumstances am I going to criticize my family in public.”
“As a print journalist, you can be frustrated by people who don't call you back, parts of the story you can't get. TV gets you access to everyone because people call you back. It also allows you to satisfy your curiosity. I am a very curious person.”