Comments on: Tucker’s demon goes after Chabad – and Trump finally disowns him

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:31:06 +0000

Watched Tucker in early days when his gig was to invite a liberal on to the show who would invariably be allowed to talk himself into knots. Kind of amusing.
Lost interest after that.

I follow neo’s point that there are enough losers; mostly young, rootless, unable to cope and thus angry at….someone, looking for…..something. Looking back at history, I think “displacement” is underestimated as a social force.

For example, whites in the South immediately after the Civil War were in a catastrophic situation> A huge number of their young men were dead, another number crippled into social and economic uselessness. The infrastructure was ruined, you couldn’t run the little farm without a man so you sold it to a carpetbagger for enough to get by on for a month. And on and on. You couldn’t be mad at the politicians who got you into this–they were someplace else and presumably doing okay. The generals….the one running the battle where your son was killed was killed three months later.
Where could you put your anger? the freedmen. They’re everywhere and they’re obvious.

The losers to whom neo refers need a target and they aren’t, don’t need to be, rational about who it is. Just so they can personalize their anger and rootlessness.

Okay, that’s Tucker’s result, or one of them. His motives are inconceivable.

By: om

om — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:39 +0000

Kate:
Excessive nicotine may turn
off the crazy/hate filter between the head/heart and the mouth?

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:44:44 +0000

So, Tucker’s nicotine pouches, which he advertises and uses heavily, can turn people into Jew- hating Islamist apologists. Good to know.

By: om

om — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:58:25 +0000

Oops, actually it is Dr. A I Duck II.

By: om

om — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:38:43 +0000

Kate:

Yes it can according to Dr. A I Duck Duck who isn’t a quack like Dr. Google, Dr. Chat, or Dr. Grok!

Yes, excessive nicotine use is linked to an increased risk of developing serious mental disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Research suggests that smoking may significantly elevate the likelihood of mental health issues, although the exact causal relationship is still being studied.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:18:22 +0000

Could excessive nicotine use cause serious mental disorders?

By: Banned Lizard

Banned Lizard — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:24:51 +0000

The nicotine habit isn't helping. See also Tucker Carlson’s decline UPDATED. His sweaty, nicotine-fueled, obsessive behavior suggests that he’s not just hunting for clicks.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:03:42 +0000

I’d add that talking heads like Carlson are essentially actors. We think we know them, but we really don’t, they are playing a role.
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Some of them. You get that impression with S.E. Cupp. I don’t think George Will’s peregrinations over the years can be explained that way.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:58:31 +0000

Jerry Lewis was known for being difficult too.
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Six of his seven children were disinherited at the time of his death and three of them were banned from his funeral. During their marriage, his 1st wife rigged up an electronic device which warned their sons when his car had passed the gates onto the property. (By his own admission, he was also a chronic adulterer during the early years of that marriage).

By: HC68

HC68 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:30:08 +0000

Right now, I think Rubio would be the better choice.

— Shirehome

It’s too soon to say much about who would be best in 2028. We’re not even to 2026 yet.

Rubio has been one of the big pleasant surprises of Trump II. When Trump first appointed him I was doubtful, because of his past positions. His performance as Secretary of State has been a delightful surprise and mostly a pleasure to watch.

But his past is still there. When Rubio ran for President in 2016, every time he appeared on the TV screen you could imagine the chyron flashing ‘GANG OF EIGHT!’ above his head. That 2013 Gang of Eight immigration bill hung over him and haunted him. Rubio should be desperately grateful to Trump for giving him this change to change the voter perception of him.

But it’s still a long way to 2028 and Rubio has time to solidify things, too.