As I mentioned once many moons ago, I tend to leave MSNBC on during the day while doing updates because at times I’m too lazy to pick up my remote and actually change the channel. As well they tend to give me absurd things to talk about, something I actually appreciate in a sense.
There’s many things I don’t understand at first glance about MSNBC, but I can usually figure out the method to their madness if I actually stop and think about it. Contessa Brewer is insufferable at times, but she’s employed because she’s not totally useless and she’s attractive. They pay far too much attention to celebrities, but they do it to gain ratings. Chris Matthews makes horrible noises when he gets excited, but he’s an intelligent guy that studies politics almost like it’s a chess game.
There’s just one thing that stumps me, and that’s Tucker Carlson. He comes on right after Chris Matthews and while you may or may not like Matthews, he at least has some energy on his show. There’s at least energy when the Playboy model looking news girls are giving updates prior to his show coming on. All of that energy and life gets sucked out of the room as soon as Tucker Carlson appears on the screen. Forget the fact that he’s got this air of arrogance about him. Forget the fact that he comes across like a smug asshole. He’s just a generally drab guy. You leave the TV on for an hour with him on there and five hours pass before Chris Matthews appears with the Hardball rerun from 5PM and you thank your God for finally saving you from Tucker Carlson’s air of death. He’s like some kind of supernatural force that kills plant life when he walks through a park. His office is probably covered in dust and sand, and the sun never shines through his window. Just completely and utterly devoid of any energy, life, or purpose.
Was he always this bad, or is it just because he dropped the bow tie? Seriously, someone clip a bow tie on him so we can see if like something magical happens. Didn’t Frosty the Snowman come to life if you stuck a carrot in his face or something? Or was it his hat? Either way, same theory. He’s been on this channel far too long and I’m beginning to think he’s got some blackmail pictures of someone somewhere.
