afhickman

"It takes a village (to make Village People)"

I think it's nice of MSNBC to go to the experts when doing a story on T-room sex.  I can imagine Tucker patrolling the stalls like Al Pacino in "Cruising."  Or maybe like Andy Griffith in "No Time for Sergeants."  But he shouldn't take his little boy with him; any T-room queen will tell you that's a no-no.  I don't think even Larry Craig has sunk that low.  By the way, Tucker's obviously had a makeover since his bowtie days.  Let's see: he's stopped shopping at the Salvation Army, he's shorn his Little Lord Fauntleroy curls, and he hasn't bashed a T-room queen in at least a decade.  So what does he do for fun?

The "I'm not gay" stuff doesn't actually seem like gay-bashing to me in this particular context - I think they're making fun of the ridiculousness of Craig asserting that when he's just been caught doing something that seems so very... well... gay. (They could certainly have a little more sensitivity about the sheer sadness of Craig's self-hatred, but then I wouldn't expect sensitivity, or indeed intelligence, from Tucker "F****r" Carlson).

But then.... yeah. It gets obnoxious. And pathetic. Not only is it hard to sound manly when you're giggling, it's also kind of hard to sound manly when you're admitting that you have to go get a friend for help (two on one) before you'll physically attack another guy. Real brave there, Tucker. Real butch.

Well, when Tucker Carlson has pissed you off, why not refresh yourself with this delightful video of Jon Stewart utterly humiliating him on Crossfire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

Ah, yes. That's better. 

Jon saying "I'm not your monkey" OMG HE OWNS ME.

...that when a Republican gets caught with his pants down, all the conservative pundits have to mention Clinton as much as possible whenever they cover the story. "Yeah, this might look bad, but remember this really disgusting thing over here that happened OVER 10 YEARS AGO?!!?"

1.  I agree with Locksley Hall - Tucker is a BIG WIMP.  LIke so many macho guys, they're tough only when they outnumber the competition.

BTW, if Tucker had slammed the guy when he was first propositioned, he could claim self-defense.  BUT he left & came back, so what he committed was BATTERY.

2.  Like Dave, I found it pathetic that they had to go on and on about Clinton.  However, Clinton deserves it.  I will NEVER forgive him for signing DOMA into law (don't believe Hillary & Richardson - the whole constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage wasn't even contemplated during that time).

Christie Keith,

It was Scarborough he interjected that he's not gay, not Abrams.

What Tucker said was that he was assaulted, i.e. touched, by a man in the bathroom. Touching someone is not a "proposition" it is assault. As a gay man I would do the same thing if "anybody" assaulted me.

I don't believe Tucker's story.  He wants to prove he's macho like how he tries to have deeper voice.

Scarborough is an idiot, he'll always be one.  He is as dumb as a rock.

Dan Abrams encourages this behavior for the sake of ratings.  He knows no gay organization will go after him or the other two. 

Knowing these three goons I know it was anti-gay.

Yeah... Carlson's story has changed, if you've read the new version he's put out on the web.  Now he says he just held the guy until a security guard could arrive. So, let's do a little chronology here: 1) Tucker claims he's "assaulted" by a guy in a restroom 2) Tucker leaves, goes and finds his friend, then comes back 3) Tucker and his pal grab and hold the guy until the security guard (or the cops, it's different in his different version of the stories) arrives.

 Okay, class, raise your hand when you spot the flaw in Tucker's story.

 [Answer] If you answered "why the heck if he was going to leave anyway didn't Tucker just go and get the security guard in the first place," give yourself a great big old gold star.  But maybe Tucker was just afraid the guy was going to get away.  So, let's see: Gets his friend, calls the cops (or sends someone for a security guard), they go back into the restroom... uh, that's already a little time consuming.  And why not just post your friend on the door?  Why go back inside at all?  And if Tucker had already called the cops, unless they're like the worst police force ever, wouldn't they have told him NOT to go back in?  Does any of this really pass the Logic 101 smell test?

Frankly, I agree with Evan and given Tucker's increasingly nonsensical story, I think the dude (Tucker) is a big fat liar, and nothing like this ever actually happened.  But it does beg the question as to why MSNBC wants to continue to employ a host who either A) just admitted to a crime or B) just told a remarkably outrageous and inflammatory lie on the air (no, wait, strike that, it's definitely "B." I forgot this was a cable news channel we were talking about).  If Tucker's story is true, though, what's next?  Wolf Blitzer admitting he once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die?

I have to admit I took Tuckers side before I saw how he spun the story. Now I don't believe it anymore than anyone else. But I still stand by my position that anyone who touches someone without an invitation needs a good ass whippin (as my daddy would have said).