Talk:Tucker Carlson

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Why was the PBS show discontinued?--The_stuart 02:09, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Not a vanity entry 2 A newbie hello, and a statement about neutrality 3 CNN Will Cancel 'Crossfire' and Cut Ties to Commentator 4 New Jersey 5 Links 6 Hair 7 Margaret's kid brother? 8 Jon Stewart incident 9 Introduction 10 B.S. in History? 11 Cleanup 12 Libertarian? 13 Pay cut?

[edit] Not a vanity entry

Pointing out that the Tucker Carlson in question is different from another Tucker Carlson who is the son of a well-know figure (e.g. MN governor Arne Carlson) is not a vanity entry! It took me a while to document this fact.CSTAR 14:26, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

205.188.117.12 entitled his or her revert of my edit “The son of some small state governor (who isn't even a current governor) doesn't warrant inclusion in these pages.” It may well be that the former state governor's son doesn't meet Wikipedia's criteria for warranting an article about him. The criteria for mentioning him ought to be easier to meet, but I have no idea what they are. I have added the information to the Arne Carlson article. Regardless of the appropriateness of his inclusion here, I'm fairly sure that it belongs there. Tim Ivorson 17:07, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I don't understand this thread. Was something deleted? User:Josebove

My comment is not an answer the the previous comment, but it addresses the same part of the article. Tim Ivorson 10:56, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] A newbie hello, and a statement about neutrality

I'm new to Wikipedia editing and wanted to say hello. I am hoping the more experienced editors here will help me with what I am trying to do. I have entered information I found online about Tucker Carlson and added citations. I did this because I was a little disturbed at what to me looked like bias in Carlson's Wiki entry, and I always thought Wikipedia was a neutral fact source and prided itself on neutrality. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Jon Stewart fan, but the information I discovered about Carlson's confrontation with Stewart seemed very subjective and pro-Stewart to me. I entered and edited, and tried to present a more balanced account of the Crossfire event. I also tried very hard to objectify and balance other Carlson data so it would not reflect a partisan or pro- or anti-Jon Stewart slant. I hoped to make it as neutral and dry, and as balanced and fair, as possible. *Please* let me know if I did a satisfactory job at this, and remove what doesn't work. My aim is simple, to present neutral data on the Wiki subjects I come across. But I am so new here. I hope you guys will help me. Thanks for reading this, and hello to everybody. User: S 11:50, 20 Aug 2006 (MST)

Well, don't worry son. It's hard to be neutral when Jon Stewart totally schooled Carlson.

[edit] CNN Will Cancel 'Crossfire' and Cut Ties to Commentator

This is an interesting article:

CNN Will Cancel 'Crossfire' and Cut Ties to Commentator

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Summary: He quit last April, but stayed on until his contract expired. He's moving from CNN, possibly to MSNBC, because CNN is shifting its focus away from partisan commentary. Carlson's drop and Crossfire's cancellation were not "specifically related", [according to Jonathan Klein, who also] mentions that he agrees "wholeheartedly with Jon Stewart's overall premise" regarding their earlier exchange on the show.

Gunslinger47 22:05, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

According to the Jon Stewart article, it was Klein, not Carlson, who said he agreed "wholeheartedly" with Jon Stewart's "overall premise". Can anyone confirm?

Err.. Sorry. If you read the article I linked to, it clearly says "Mr. Klein" was the one agreeing. I've altered my above summary.

Gunslinger47 22:33, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New Jersey

Carlson now lives in New Jersey, not Virginia, according to Washington Post: [1].

[edit] Links

It seems to me like there are way too many links at the end of this article. Anybody care to do some pruning? --MatthewUND 01:46, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

I think that many of them are meant as sources and should be kept. Some articles distinguish between sources and external links, but I don't understand the difference. Tim Ivorson 15:50, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

IMO, the difference between "External Link" and "Source" is that a Source is directly used; an External Link is closely related, but not a direct source for the exact information in the article. For instance, in fan fiction there's some articles about fan fiction from newspapers that weren't used as a direct source but are interesting and sourced themselves, as well as links to some of the larger fan fiction archives, and those are in "External Links". 63.21.88.131 02:03, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hair

Calling Carlson's hair "moppish" suggests that we live in a world in which mopheads are only two inches long. I am altering the description of Carlson's physical attributes. R 00:37, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

These links are clearly bias

[edit] Margaret's kid brother?

I always thought they were brother and sister. They did a cute exchange once in a while (I think they called it Carlson and Carlson or something like that.) He is right minded and she of course is very Left. They were so polite to each other and I asummed they were not tearing each other apart because they knew Mom would be watching.

Is she an Aunt perhaps? He is older than he looks. He is about 40.

[edit] Jon Stewart incident

Should we add something on his relationship with Jon Stewart under the "From CNN to PBS to MSNBC" heading? Rob 19:18, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

It was there, but was removed. Welcome to Wikipedia where fans always scrub entries. Sorry if I seem cynical but it happens.

[edit] Introduction

"Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born 16 May 1969 in San Francisco, California) is a libertarian pundit who currently hosts Tucker, a national television news show, which is broadcast weekdays at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET on MSNBC.

Once known for his colorful bow-ties, which he stopped wearing in 2006, Carlson is generally considered one of the most recognizable conservative media personalties on American television."

Which is he - conservative or libertarian? What type of conservative? What type of libertarian? These are genuine questions from an article reader with no idea about the subject. The introduction has not clarified anything. Nach0king 14:58, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's really clear. He has personally identified himself as both on his show, as well as a "paleo-conservative", a reaction term to neo-conservatives. But I don't really see a problem with using both in the article. Most people can't be pegged and labeled in a neat manner.--GenkiDama 21:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

No offense GenkiDama, but that's a poor excuse for sloppy writing. It doesn't make sense to identify a person in general terms as a libertarian *and* a conservative. It might be appropriate to label a particular position of his as "conservative" or "libertarian," but those two sentences in the intro read almost as if they were lifted from two separate sources. I would refer to him as a "media personality," or something equally generic, and leave politics out of the introduction. People can decide for themselves, since he hasn't labeled himself. If he has labeled himself (perhaps inconsistently), that fact should be incorporated (and cited). --Skidoo 23:38, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] B.S. in History?

He has a Bachelor of Science in History? Are you sure? Usually history is a B.A. degree, not a B.S. --JHP 22:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Why is there a Colbert reference in his History?

[edit] Cleanup

Below are some factors to take into accoutn when cleaning up this article.

• This article has a very short title paragraph.
• Uncertain terms of praise etc.
• Too many short paragraphs.

Please improve and discuss. Chavatshimshon 07:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I've cut a number of paragraphs that seemed unnecessary and even redundant and made some other edits that I think address your points. ObjectivityAlways 17:16, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Libertarian?

Just curious where anyone got the idea that he's a libertarian....as nothing about libertarianism is really even mentioned, and his standpoints don't mesh that well with libertarianism, either. 68.229.164.101

[edit] Pay cut?

Did he make more or less switching?