Perhaps Tucker Carlson’s most profound monologue ever

By Andrea Widburg, AM THINKER

I won’t lie: I’m a Tucker Carlson fan.  He is willing to speak honestly about topics others ignore, sugarcoat, or lie about.  Even when I don’t agree with him, I find him worthwhile, and never more so than his Friday-night monologue about Biden’s latest, terrifying power-grab and how our government is destroying the American economy.  It was a tour de force, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Tucker opened with something I’d meant to write about and now don’t need to: without a single pause, the Biden administration slipped effortlessly from COVID emergency powers (which are now passé thanks to polling) and is, instead, assuming war powers, even though we’re not at war:

At exactly the moment when the emergency powers they awarded to themselves to fight COVID started to wane, our leaders began pushing for conflict with Russia. And then, on the basis of that conflict, they assumed historic war powers.

Without even pausing, the Biden administration declared total economic war on a sovereign country. No American had been killed. The United States had not been invaded or attacked. And yet, with no meaningful public debate or congressional authorization, the Biden administration destroyed that country’s currency, then removed it from the international banking system, then impoverished its population. Then the administration began seizing the property of people affiliated with that country, without a trial or due process of any kind, without even bothering to explain exactly what crime they had committed.

Tucker could have added that, earlier on Friday, Biden creepily and gleefully whisper-shouted into the microphone a boast about destroying the economy of a country with which we are not at war:

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Tucker explained that what happened is unprecedented and incredibly dangerous for the American people:

No American government had ever done anything like that before. If there was one thing the U.S. government long stood for it was the rule of law. The integrity of the system was always the most important thing. But not anymore. That turned out to be an era and that era is gone. Because the target is Russia, very few Americans have noticed any of this. They support it. Virtually no one has paused to ask him or herself where this might be going. How long until our leaders do something similar to their domestic enemies here in the United States? How long before they accuse you of collusion or disloyalty or some other hard-to-define crime, declare you an enemy of the state, and then confiscate your bank account? Something very much like that just happened in Canada.If Tucker had stopped there, he still would have said something incredibly important that should cause all Americans to question the power Biden has seized for himself and how, once seized, it will be kept and used in the future.  But Tucker didn’t stop there.  He segued smoothly to the vast, unimaginable power the tech monopolies have over American minds and how they are steering us inexorably to accept treating Russia as a nation to be destroyed just because we don’t like it.

But despite all this, the one thing neither the tech monopolies nor the administration can hide is that our economy is imploding.  Tucker explains with great clarity why this is, and it’s not because of Russia or the oil companies.  It’s the fault of a government that has deliberately flooded the American economy with money—and has been doing so since 2008.  The trend accelerated exponentially with the “stimulus” bills.

Bad as that is, what’s worse is that, because the Biden government will not admit that there’s a problem (if there is, it’s your fault for being stupid), it will not stop.  Just the other day, a bipartisan House (although some Republicans retained vestigial sense) passed another 2,700-page, $1.5-trillion spending bill.  It now heads to the Senate, where Joe Manchin is the only thing between us and the eternal damnation of Weimar-style inflation.

I highly recommend that you watch Tucker’s monologue and share it as widely as you can.  What he has to say is profoundly ugly and disturbing, but it’s also important.  We are close to the cliff’s edge.  I don’t know if there’s still time to turn back or if we’ve actually crossed the edge and are in free fall.  I do know, though, that if there’s still a chance, we must slam on the brakes.

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  1. @Michael S.-

    I didn’t know you were such a philologist that t you could recognise sophistry .Actually you are not doing so, you’re just using it as an excuse not to deal with my logical conclusion.. Well nobody says you have to. I’m perfectly happy to close the discussion which never began.. We have nothing to discuss anyway.

    Doomsayers are always just parroting dogma, not fact.

    That suits me well. I know you are wrong..

  2. @MICHAEL S.-

    No Michael iI strongly disagree with you. Only two nuclear bombs have been dropped, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I answered this same possibility of approaching nuclear war just a week or two ago here. You may recall my post.

    The horrors of the effects, haunt the whole world, and never again will such a disastrous event take place. Even though the latest missiles have ben “refined” to localise the effects…we still see the 1945 devastation. .

    Unless the Mad Mullahs want to bring on Doom so that their ridiculous prophet or whatever the dickens they believe will make a curtain-call appearance. This is not to say that the world will not end, as planets and stars do, all the time, but it may take billions of years.

    I am speculating only minimally. {Nothing is certain except death and taxes}.

    I am basing my opinion on REASON, LOGIC and COMMON-SENSE, all of which I believe I possess.. In my youth I had to study Logic as a subject in Uni, and although at first, I found it difficult to get into,, it grew on me until I could see clearly the reasoning inevitably leading to proper conclusions.

    I am really surprised at your accusation. Let me now speculate a little….Perhaps the ‘”end of times” dogma may have something to so with it. Of course, many believe in this, but not from reason rather on faith, and have not thought it through to a realistic conclusion.

    There have been several FAR WORSE situations where Nuclear War seemed imminent, and yet the aggressor, highly motivated, ,always backed down, because the potential results could not be contemplated.

    Cuba for instance……when the chance of Nuclear Holocaust was a 3-1 for…experts estimated; the crisis lasting for 5 weeks, ready to “blow-up” at any moment, and the Naval blockade lasting another month, until the US and the USSR had come to an agreement.

    I remember it very well, and the whole world shivered in fear.

    In fact during the Israeli 1973 War, when Sadat’s ruse and sudden attack had Israel reeling on the brink of not only defeat, but absolute annihilation, with no sight of a turn around, several nuclear bombs were brought out of storage, and were in the process of being assembled, yet Golda and the Generals sat back and re-assessed the destructive effect on the whole Middle East, and possibly the world, so put them away again. This was not generally known, but I emigrated to Israel, very shortly after that War, and my cousin, intimately involved, told me. even showed me a photo of the components, illegally taken, very indiscreet indeed..

  3. Russia is not going to nuke anyone unless it is invaded with major forces and has its back to the wall.

    The video is exclusively about the economy.

    I am wondering if the US is trying to kill the $ in order to eliminate the 30 trillion $ debt just like the Germans did with their reparations after WWI, and destroy their competitors at the same time

  4. Edgar,

    There will be NO nuclear war.

    What you just said is entirely speculation — and in all likelihood, wrong.

  5. To deal with the facts, and not the speculations nor fantasyland.

    There will be NO nuclear war. This would be tantamount to destroying civilisation as we know it , and who who knows what human mutations might evolve. So Felix is correct.

    Also to say that Putin is fighting a “defensive war”..seems to me to be quite inaccurate. Regardless of who went to Ukraine in 2013-`14. These are extraneous to the fact of TODAY, which is that Russia is invading and killing Ukrainians not vice versa.

    Ukraine is the entity which is fighting a defensive war, and it is Ukrainian cities which are being destroyed, not Russian..

    How is it otherwise , when we see and hear what’s happening under our owj eyes.

    Michael is right ,…..And Felix, with all due respect, and I do respect you considerably, how can Michael devise a plan to combat Global Warming. He is a long retired scientist, whose skills are not associated with Global Warming in any way. You are merely asking him to speculate.

    Perhaps I misunderstand it, if so I apologise.

  6. My thinking on war

    Michael I do not for a moment go along with your pessimism for the reason your pessimism leads to paralysis. I see this in your words. You do not elucidate anything, especially the Holocaust and the Maidan coup and the war. And how these interrelate. You add nothing except your reactionary gloom. I have learned from you – zero. And I see many others on this site also ducking out. I am coming to the end of what is possible on this site.

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    I asked you for a plan to solve global warming and you return to me zero. With respect a plan means not words but a possible solution. And some have ignored me and backed your non plan. And that is clique situation right there. My question remains.

    There are obviously two wars. There’s the war of Russia against Maidan Fascists and post 2014 regime. I defend Putin critically

    Issue of Holocaust is central.

    And second war is war of Biden to destroy Russia which is indeed possible.

    Those who support Biden I oppose bitterly. https://t.co/TMZsRil3IV

  7. Michael I do not for a moment go along with your pessimism for the reason your pessimism leads to paralysis. I see this in your words. You do not elucidate anything, especially the Holocaust and the Maidan coup and the war. And how these interrelate. You add nothing except your reactionary gloom. I have learned from you – zero. And I see many others on this site also ducking out. I am coming to the end of what is possible on this site. My humble conclusion.

  8. Hi, Felix. You said,

    Michael but you are not saying anything I disagree with. Just stating the obvious. And misquoting me.

    Just taking one sentence. Not the rest of what I said.

    That is dishonest and is not a discussion.

    Alas, I must agree with you! My great concern, is that one or both of us might not be here to have that discussion, if the bigmouths governing this planet don’t cool their heels. I hope they do — then we can get busy, fighting amongst ourselves.

  9. Michael but you are not saying anything I disagree with. Just stating the obvious. And misquoting me.

    Just taking one sentence. Not the rest of what I said.

    That is dishonest and is not a discussion.

  10. Hi, Felix. You said,

    I believe Putin leads a defensive war.

    You may believe what you want, and so may Ted and the others. Putin has threatened us with a First Strike, unrestricted nuclear war, over a conventional military action in another country. That is NOT “defensive”, in anyone’s book; and frankly, it doesn’t matter what you or anyone calls it. It means the death of hundreds of millions of innocent people.

    BTW, Biden has made a similar threat, the difference being that Biden’s words are the slurring of a senile man. The end result is the same: They are both extremely dangerous psychopaths.

  11. Michael…you provide an easy answer but simply answer why did American agitators land in Kiev in 2013/14. It is some distance from American shores.

    These American leaders are continuing to cultivate the very Fascists who murdered Jews in the Holocaust as they have done consistently since 1945.

    I believe Putin leads a defensive war.

    But I also believe this is no longer of use..new ways have to be found to defeat Fascism…and urgent!

    Michael please talk to that. If you can.

  12. Felix (and Ted et al),

    You can blame this war on NATO, on the Ukraine, on Bill Gates, on Trump or on Santa Claus. I DON’T GIVE A SH-T. It makes absolutely no difference, whom you or anyone else blames. The only fact that matters is that Putin began the armed conflict and is DIRECTLY THREATENING OF BLOW US ALL UP, JUST SO HE CAN GET HIS OWN WAY:

    Putin issues dire threat of nuclear war in Europe if he doesn’t get his way

    We are dealing with, probably, the most dangerous criminal in history; and if he is not dealt with quickly, everyone in the world will suffer for it.

    cr, https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/08/vladimir-putin-threatens-nuclear-war-in-europe-if-ukraine-joins-nato-16066912/

  13. The problem is NATO. The problem is Imperialism also called Empire.

    Not Russia.

    The alliance is with fascist government in Ukraine post 2014 Maidan.

    The issue is simple but hard to solve because a number of phenomena are sitting there, dormant but wakeable

    … NATO and its roots in British and American Imperialism

    … Fascism and history

    … The link created between those two above

    It is only TWO generations since such crimes against Jews…mere moment!

    I will not veer off but remain true to that time concept

  14. I like Tucker’s zeal, and I usually agree with him, but when those who report the news become the news, themselves, I think there is something wrong. News reporters are supposed to be completely objective, even dispassionate. If they are not, then their reliability and trustworthiness is rightfully called into question.

  15. Steve Watson of Summit News has been far more responsible and accurate in his reporting than Carlson. This article is chilling.

    Video: U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn Putin Could NUKE A Ukrainian City
    Claim that up to 4000 Russian troops have been killed in the past two weeks

    Steve Watson9 March, 2022

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    U.S. intelligence officials claimed Tuesday that Vladimir Putin is ‘desperate’ to end the conflict over Ukraine, with some privately suggesting he could set off a tactical nuclear weapon in a Ukrainian city to get the job done.

    Heads of the CIA, FBI, NSA, Defense Intelligence Agency and the Director of National Intelligence all spoke at a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, and all claimed Putin is frustrated with the slow pace of the invasion.

    The intelligence officials also claimed that up to 4000 Russian troops have been killed in the past two weeks.

    Fuelled by his disappointments, Putin could resort to using a small nuke, they intimated, as insane as that sounds.

    CIA Director William Burns said Putin has “been stewing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years,” further noting that Russian military doctrine contains contingencies for using tactical nuclear weapons.

    “You know, Russian doctrine holds that you escalate to de-escalate, and so I think the risk would rise, according to the doctrine,” Burns said.

    Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, director of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency added that Putin has “invested in tactical nuclear weapons.”

    “I also believe that when he says something, we should listen very, very carefully and maybe take him at his word,” Berrier warned.

    Avril Haines, the director of National Intelligence, said “Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling” cannot be ignored and that he “is unlikely to be deterred,” by the international response to his invasion “and instead may escalate, essentially doubling down.”

    “We assess Putin feels aggrieved the West does not give him proper deference, and perceives this as a war he cannot afford to lose,” Haines further warned, adding that “what he might be willing to accept as a victory may change over time.”

    The full hearing can be viewed here:

    The warnings come after the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed earlier this week that Ukrainian intelligence conspired with anti-Russian extremist militants to stage a false flag attack on a nuclear reactor in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.

    Putin placed Russia’s nuclear forces on a “special regime of combat duty” two weeks ago.

    People in multiple different European countries are panic buying iodine pills in fear of nuclear fallout caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

    They’re flying off the shelves in Romania at the same rate as after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

  16. From Gen. Flynn

    When it comes to Ukraine and other major foreign policy issues, the fundamental problem we face is that our American elite are delusional. While the rest of the world understands that in a multipolar world, the United States’ capacity to force its will on other countries is in rapid decline under this administration. The American elite shut their eyes to that reality. The present ridiculous situation is due to their arrogance & self-deception.

    Biden, Harris, Blinken, Nuland, et. al., are not only disastrous but dangerous for the future of America. This, the third decade of the 21st Century sees an America in decline in all categories of strategic issues (rotting infrastructure, rising crime, failing healthcare system, social dependence on a bloated USG, a third world education system, a corrupt and vile rule of law justice system, education indoctrination of our children, etc).

    More and more, the people of this country see through it every time they now go to put gas in their cars or buy food at their local grocer. You cannot deceive the American people from that reality. There is no more hiding behind the government’s “security state” curtain from the reality of rapidly rising inflation and the basic cost of living for every aspect of our lives (for everyday people).

    How does it end, I don’t know, but what I do know, between now and then, there are going to be more surprises forced into the psyche of the American people, there will be greater sacrifice for us all, and the enemies of America will take full advantage of them all. And some of those enemies reside inside of our very own government. If you don’t believe we face an emergency in this country, you’re not paying attention. Stand up, step up and speak up. Get involved however and wherever you can. Thank you and may God continue to bless and protect America.

  17. The problem is NATO. The problem is Imperialism also called Empire.

    Not Russia.

    The alliance is with fascist government in Ukraine post 2014 Maidan.