{"id":35727,"date":"2017-09-22T16:28:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35727"},"modified":"2017-09-22T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:30:57","slug":"watch-the-dumbest-man-on-fox-news-fail-to-grasp-russias-cyber-war-in-debate-with-rob-reiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35727","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Dumbest Man on Fox News Fail to Grasp Russia&#8217;s Cyber War in Debate With Rob Reiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every day seems to bring a new revelation about Donald Trump&#8217;s unsavory connections to Russia. The most recent include the business relationship of his campaign manager, Paul Manafort, with a Kremlin-affiliated oligarch. And special counselor Robert Mueller is digging ever deeper into the White House&#8217;s personnel and documents. All of this has Trump in a panic. And that has resulted in more rabid, diversionary outbursts on Twitter attacking the media and Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/FoxNews\/foxnews-carlson-reiner.jpg\" alt=\"Fox News Tucker Carlson Rob Reiner\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35729\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/posts\/1880960935252026\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Advs\/fb-share-tn.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"20\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The accelerated implosion of the Trump administration is also roiling his defenders at Fox News. Chief among the Trump-fluffers is Tucker Carlson. He has distinguished himself as a devoted disciple whose knee-jerk support is as predictable as a sunrise. On his Thursday night program he invited director Rob Reiner to discuss a new initiative to <em>&#8220;Investigate Russia.&#8221;<\/em> The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/investigaterussia.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Committee to Investigate Russia<\/a><\/strong> is a non-partisan group that brought together experts like James Clapper, Norman Ornstein, and David Frum, to inform the public and advocate for open, comprehensive investigations. They put out this public service announcement featuring Morgan Freeman:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For generations, ppl have fought to protect democracy. Now it\u2019s our turn. Watch Morgan Freeman explain Russia\u2019s plot to undermine the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t65wckbmxS\">pic.twitter.com\/t65wckbmxS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Investigate Russia (@InvestigateRU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InvestigateRU\/status\/910100283463798785\">September 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After running a brief clip from that video, Tucker Carlson began his debate with Rob Reiner (video below) asking a question that demonstrates an acute disability to understand simple concepts:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Carlson:<\/strong> So we&#8217;re at war. How would you respond if President Trump took you seriously and sent a B-52 to St. Petersberg or blockaded the Gulf of Finland? Would you support that?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting question. Not because it raises substantive issues. But because it exposes Carlson as incapable of differentiating between a conventional war and a virtual one fought in cyberspace. He seems to think that the use of the word <em>&#8220;war&#8221;<\/em> can only be interpreted as involving soldiers and tanks. The notion of any other kind of international conflict is beyond his mental capacity. Any high school student would have no trouble with these concepts, but Carlson is hopelessly stumped.<\/p>\n<p>The other interesting thing about the question was its insulting slap at Trump. Apparently Carlson thinks that Trump might react to Reiner&#8217;s talk of a cyber war and call out the bombers. Sadly, I think he could right about that. It&#8217;s the sort of simplistic behavior that is emblematic of Trump. Nevertheless, Reiner immediately sought to correct him, which led to this exchange:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Reiner:<\/strong> When we say we&#8217;re at we&#8217;re talking about a cyber war.<br \/>\n<strong>Carlson:<\/strong> It doesn&#8217;t make that clear. It just says where Morgan Freeman &#8211; who everyone trusts &#8230; we&#8217;re at war. So you don&#8217;t really believe we&#8217;re at war. Why are you saying it then?<br \/>\n<strong>Reiner:<\/strong> Well, because if you watch the entire video it talks about cyber warfare. It talks about how he was able to use the Internet and cyber tools to attack the democracy. Which is what they did.<br \/>\n<strong>Carlson:<\/strong> But shouldn&#8217;t you say somewhere in there &#8216;We&#8217;re not really at war. We&#8217;re just taking creative license. We&#8217;re just trying to get you all pumped up.&#8217; It&#8217;s not really war. And we shouldn&#8217;t respond as you would if you were in a war. Why not just say that so you don&#8217;t confuse people?<br \/>\n<strong>Reiner:<\/strong> Well, as I say, if you watch the whole video you wouldn&#8217;t be confused about it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed. Carlson&#8217;s confusion is dumbfounding (with an emphasis on the <em>&#8220;dumb&#8221;<\/em>). Is there anyone with a functioning brain stem who doesn&#8217;t understand what it means to be in a cyber war? Is Carlson really this idiotic, or is he just being a douchebag? (You don&#8217;t have to answer that).<\/p>\n<p>This discussion went on for another six-plus minutes with Carlson never getting the point. Reiner, to his credit, remained remarkably calm and tolerant of Carlson&#8217;s determined and deliberate ignorance. Carlson, on the other hand, continued to ask ridiculous questions that illustrated his intellectual infirmity. And the whole time his face was contorted into an expression that&#8217;s a mix of bewilderment and annoyance. Either that or he would start cackling at inappropriate times. It was prime Carlson. And it&#8217;s why he&#8217;s known as the dumbest man on Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00QSSMOES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00QSSMOES&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=newscorpsecom-20&#038;linkId=TLI6JC2OYE22MUTS\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><br \/>\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l87XD5UeUy4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day seems to bring a new revelation about Donald Trump&#8217;s unsavory connections to Russia. The most recent include the business relationship of his campaign manager, Paul Manafort, with a Kremlin-affiliated oligarch. And special counselor Robert Mueller is digging ever deeper into the White House&#8217;s personnel and documents. All of this has Trump in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,684,1200,16],"tags":[33,1274,1211,25],"class_list":["post-35727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-media-bias","category-politics","category-wankery","tag-fox-news","tag-rob-reiner","tag-russia","tag-tucker-carlson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-carlson-reiner.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-9if","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56537,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=56537","url_meta":{"origin":35727,"position":0},"title":"Should ICC&#8217;s War Crimes Arrest Warrant for Putin Include His American PR Flack, Tucker Carlson?","author":"Mark NC","date":"3\/17\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Associated Press is reporting that \"The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.\" The ICC cites Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine and the tactics he has employed that include targeting civilians, torture, abducting children, and other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fox News, Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-putin-carlson-puppet.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-putin-carlson-puppet.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-putin-carlson-puppet.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53141,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=53141","url_meta":{"origin":35727,"position":1},"title":"So It Wasn&#8217;t a Hoax After All: Tucker Carlson Admits that Russia Got Trump Elected","author":"Mark NC","date":"6\/4\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"For the past five years Donald Trump and his Ministry of Propaganda (aka Fox News) have been whining petulantly about what they refer to as the \"Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax.\" It has been a well coordinated effort to refute the documented collusion between Trump and Russia to advance his campaign\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=219"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fox News, Tucker Carlson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-carlson-putin-alone.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-carlson-putin-alone.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/foxnews-carlson-putin-alone.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52171,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52171","url_meta":{"origin":35727,"position":2},"title":"HUH? 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