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Tucker Carlson angry at Foxnews for releasing his phone number.
Washingtonpost ^ | 09/28/03 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 09/28/2003 10:49:52 PM PDT by Pikamax

Phone Wars

CNN's Tucker Carlson thought he was having a bit of fun when, during a "Crossfire" segment in which he defended telemarketers, he was asked for his home number but recited the number of the Fox News Washington bureau instead. Fox retaliated by posting Carlson's unlisted Virginia number on its Web site.

After his wife was deluged with obscene calls, Carlson says, he went to Fox's Capitol Hill bureau Friday to complain, and was told his number would be taken down if he apologized on the air. Fox spokeswoman Irena Briganti says Carlson was "completely irresponsible" and that the bureau was "inundated" with "vicious phone calls. . . . CNN threw the first punch here. Correcting his mistake was good journalism."

Carlson, who apologized on "Crossfire" but also criticized Fox's form of retaliation, now says: "They're a mean, sick group of people. Don't harass my wife and kids. Even the Mafia doesn't do that."

Howard Kurtz hosts CNN's weekly media program.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bowtieboy; cablenewsnetwork; chickennoodlenews; cnn; cnnschadenfreude; crossfire; girlyboy; howardkurtz; schadenfreude; tuckercarlson
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1 posted on 09/28/2003 10:49:53 PM PDT by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax
Tucker, you had it coming.
2 posted on 09/28/2003 10:50:31 PM PDT by July 4th
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To: Pikamax
tisk tisk tisk.... can't take the heat shouldnta went into the kitchen tucker.
3 posted on 09/28/2003 10:53:02 PM PDT by suzyq5558 (God bless America ,land that i love.)
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To: Pikamax
STAY OUT OF THE BATHROOM IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE REFRIGERATOR!!

 

 

Er....or something like that.

 

4 posted on 09/28/2003 10:53:38 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: July 4th
Very unprofessional conduct by both parties, IMHO.
5 posted on 09/28/2003 10:53:44 PM PDT by kms61
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To: Pikamax
I wonder what Tucker Carlson looks like when he's angry. Does his bowtie spin?
6 posted on 09/28/2003 10:54:41 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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To: Pikamax
This guy calls himself a Conservative? Please.

Carlson, you started this. Be a man and accept the consequences.

7 posted on 09/28/2003 10:54:48 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Make a Jazz noise here)
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To: martin_fierro
Exactly. He's a wuss.
8 posted on 09/28/2003 10:55:49 PM PDT by Hawkeye's Girl
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To: Pikamax
Yeah, Fox. Don't put Tucker Carlson's home phone out on the airwaves.

...Bill Press, on the other hand...
9 posted on 09/28/2003 10:56:54 PM PDT by RichInOC ("America loves a winner...America will not tolerate a loser.")
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To: Pikamax
Tucker Carlson, after being asked for comments by the Washington Post for this story.


10 posted on 09/28/2003 10:57:43 PM PDT by Green Knight (Looking forward to seeing Jeb stepping over Hillary's rotting political corpse in 2008.)
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Go easy on the guy. Any man who can stomach an hour of Bill Press each day can't be that spineless. Besides...he's one of the good guys.
11 posted on 09/28/2003 10:59:38 PM PDT by South40 (Vote Mcclintock, elect bustamante)
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To: Pikamax
"They're a mean, sick group of people." -
Tucker Carlson referring to FoxNews

Well, Tuck, when CNN cans your a$$ I hope you can remember the number for MSNBC 'cuz you have no chance of getting a job again at Fox.

12 posted on 09/28/2003 11:04:39 PM PDT by capitan_refugio
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To: Pikamax
Tucker's just angry because his oh-so-clever little stunt backfired. Fox could have stayed above the fray, but I think the results were hilarious enough to dismiss a minor indiscretion such as this.
13 posted on 09/28/2003 11:06:53 PM PDT by UncleDick
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To: Pikamax
Well think of it from Fox's angle. All of a sudden they're getting angry calls that they have to screen because Tucker pulled a prank so they directed them to the proper source.
14 posted on 09/28/2003 11:08:58 PM PDT by Bogey78O (The Clinton's have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured/killed -Peach)
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To: Bogey78O
Personally, I think it's worse to give out someone's business number instead of their personal line. Irate callers tying up the Fox corporate lines could result in a loss of revenue. Getting called at home is irritating, but it doesn't impede the proper functioning of a corporation.

Besides, what makes the obscenities directed at Carlson's wife any worse than those received by the operator at Fox?
15 posted on 09/28/2003 11:13:27 PM PDT by UncleDick
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To: UncleDick
My thought exactly!
16 posted on 09/28/2003 11:21:30 PM PDT by FormerlyAnotherLurker (I gotta learn to type faster so I don't have to "ditto" other posters and pay attention to 1 window!)
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To: Pikamax
People who live in glass houses, etc.
17 posted on 09/28/2003 11:23:18 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Pikamax
Tucker started it by thinking it was real funny

I guess he's not laughing now .. Maybe he'll think the next time before giving out a phone number
18 posted on 09/28/2003 11:24:08 PM PDT by Mo1 (http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
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To: kms61
Very unprofessional conduct by both parties, IMHO.

I agree.

19 posted on 09/28/2003 11:26:03 PM PDT by nutmeg ("The DemocRATic party...has been hijacked by a confederacy of gangsters..." - Pat Caddell, 11/27/00)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; Timesink; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; bamabaseballmom; FoxGirl; Mr. Bob; ...
FoxFan ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.

20 posted on 09/28/2003 11:27:05 PM PDT by nutmeg ("The DemocRATic party...has been hijacked by a confederacy of gangsters..." - Pat Caddell, 11/27/00)
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