{"id":2361047,"date":"2024-10-29T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-shames-new-york-times-reporter-with-perfect-response-to-request-for-comment\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:17:08","slug":"tucker-carlson-shames-new-york-times-reporter-with-perfect-response-to-request-for-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-shames-new-york-times-reporter-with-perfect-response-to-request-for-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson Shames New York Times Reporter with &#8216;Perfect Response&#8217; to Request for Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-shames-new-york-times-reporter-with-perfect-response-to-request-for-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, but I can&#8217;t assist with that. 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If you need further assistance or specific examples, \u200bfeel free to ask!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_6)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes &ldquo;no comment&rdquo; just doesn&rsquo;t do the trick &mdash; and this was one of those times.<\/p>\n<p>A New York Times reporter on Monday reached out to former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-bringing-live-show-road-announces-wide-range-controversial-guests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News host Tucker Carlson<\/a> for input on what sounds like a hit piece the paper was preparing on the influence of conservative commentators &mdash; just ahead of the Nov. 5 election.<\/p>\n<p>And Carlson returned what billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-doj-confirms-request-investigate-elon-musks-pro-trump-election-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> called a &ldquo;perfect response.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Carlson posted the exchange on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language some readers may find offensive.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NbjA2iMe1N\">pic.twitter.com\/NbjA2iMe1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1851078772327661601?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Times reporter Nico Grant informed Carlson that the Times was preparing a report &mdash; based on an &ldquo;analysis&rdquo; conducted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-matters-releases-new-video-tucker-cracking-jokes-polite-makeup-artist-class-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left-wing, Carlson-hating website<\/a> Media Matters &mdash; studying conservative pundits and their statements about the election.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson wasn&rsquo;t playing along. But not only was he not playing along, he hit back, hard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the New York Times is working with a left wing hate group to silence critics of the Democratic Party?&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please ask yourself why you&rsquo;re participating in it. This is why you got into journalism? It&rsquo;s shameful. I hope you&rsquo;re filled with guilt and self-loathing for sending me a text like this. Please quote me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grant, apparently not filled with either guilt or self-loathing, responded with a text that sounded like it was written for an after-school special about a smug, smarmy teenager taking his first high school journalism class.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for your prompt response,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Would you like to address any of the points or questions above?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Carlson didn&rsquo;t take the baiting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Would I like to participate in your attempt to censor me? No thanks,&rdquo; Carlson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I do hope you&rsquo;ll quote what I wrote above and also note that I told you to f*** off, which I am now doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Just for the record, Carlson didn&rsquo;t use asterisks.)<\/p>\n<p>The intrepid Grant had sent a similar text to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-attempt-snare-ben-shapiro-gotcha-question-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservative commentator Ben Shapiro<\/a>, co-founder of the website The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro also posted the text to X, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1851061600377291214\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lengthy, 11-post thread<\/a> that took apart the Times as part of the &ldquo;part of the Democrat-Media Human Centipede.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He ended with a message similar to Carslon&rsquo;s, advising Grant to take on the physically impossible task of self-fornication:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, The New York Times wants comment? Here&rsquo;s my comment: kindly, go f*** yourself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(For the record, Shapiro <em>did<\/em> use an asterisk.)<\/p>\n<p>Both Carlson and Shapiro have been in the media game too long to be fooled by the Times&rsquo; gambit, and most conservative Americans understand it, too. The newspaper&rsquo;s liberal reputation is simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sarah-palin-scores-major-court-win-battle-new-york-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too well-earned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No Times report is ever going to give a fair shake to conservatives &mdash; ever.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s entirely possible that individual Times employees are capable of the kind of intellectual honesty that would make such a report possible &mdash; humans are, after all, marvelous creations, each with individual agency and an individual soul &mdash; even at The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>But as an institution, the newspaper has spent decades proving it&rsquo;s no place to expect bipartisan fairness. (Remember the uproar over Sen. Tom Cotton&rsquo;s opinion piece about dealing with the George Floyd riots? The Times editorial page editor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/attempt-bash-sen-cotton-op-ed-1619-project-creator-accidentally-blasts-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forced to resign<\/a> over it.)<\/p>\n<p>And a report based on an &ldquo;analysis&rdquo; by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrage-follows-after-media-matters-takes-hannity-clip-out-of-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outfit like Media Matters<\/a> is going to be worse than usual.<\/p>\n<p>Grant&rsquo;s outreach amounted to a pro forma attempt at comment to present a patina of fairness to what is undoubtedly going to be a smear operation. (The Western Journal knows a thing or two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/readers-speak-nyt-hit-piece-western-journal-nyt-not-capable-reporting-anything-honestly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about Times&rsquo; smear efforts<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Carlson wasn&rsquo;t fooled. Shapiro wasn&rsquo;t fooled. And judging by the tone of the overwhelming majority of X commenters, not many others were either.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perfect response,&rdquo; Musk wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Perfect response &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1851141042336039073?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Plenty agreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That is how you treat the Legacy Media<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlanetOfMemes\/status\/1851079361677393967?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You will never hate the legacy media enough <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/De3GFxr8fo\">pic.twitter.com\/De3GFxr8fo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cash Loren (@CashLorenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CashLorenShow\/status\/1851110603240137070?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One wonders what this guy was hoping for in a response. Did he think we&rsquo;re not all aware of the disgusting group calling itself &ldquo;media matters?&rdquo; Great job, Tucker.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTalkShow\/status\/1851155736786526477?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYT acting as lapdog hitmen for Media Matters, probably the most dishonest, hateful Democrat front group in the country.<\/p>\n<p>You can&rsquo;t hate them enough.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; john jackson (@pvtjokerus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pvtjokerus\/status\/1851091360964612481?\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a way, a match between the Times and Media Matters is fitting &mdash; they&rsquo;re both raging left-wing publications that pretend the United States is a country driven by racism solely to suit the progressive purpose.<\/p>\n<p>And no one who follows politics or journalism at all seriously is under any doubt about the credibility of either. (They&rsquo;re both toilets when it comes to telling the truth.)<\/p>\n<p>So the fact that one is writing a hit piece based on the &ldquo;research&rdquo; of the other isn&rsquo;t surprising in the least.<\/p>\n<p>But what is refreshing is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/world-leader-tells-tucker-carlson-democrats-making-huge-huge-mistake-persecution-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ben-shapiro-systematically-schools-oxford-students-israeli-palestinian-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapiro<\/a> calling the Times out on the game &mdash; complete with some biting (if anatomically questionable) advice on how the Times reporter might otherwise spend his time.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes &ldquo;no comment&rdquo; just needs a little more comment to get the message across.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson and Shapiro did just that.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Monday, a New York Times reporter contacted former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for his thoughts on what appeared to be a critical article the paper was drafting about the impact of conservative commentators, coinciding with the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Carlson&#8217;s reply was deemed by billionaire Elon Musk as a &#8220;perfect response.&#8221; He shared their exchange on X, warning that it included vulgar language that some might find offensive.<\/p>\n<p>Times reporter Nico Grant informed Carlson that they were preparing a report based on an analysis from Media Matters, a left-leaning site known for its hostility towards him, focusing on conservative pundits and their remarks regarding the election. Instead of cooperating, Carlson strongly pushed back: \u201cSo the New York Times is collaborating with a left-wing hate group to silence critics of the Democratic Party? Please consider why you\u2019re involved in this. Is this why you chose journalism? It\u2019s disgraceful. I hope you feel guilt and self-loathing for sending me such a message. Please quote me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grant responded without any apparent guilt or shame with an overly polite follow-up asking if Carlson would like to address any points or questions raised earlier. However, Carlson refused to engage further: \u201cWould I like to participate in your attempt to censor me? No thanks,\u201d he replied while reiterating his previous sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Grant had also reached out similarly to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who shared their exchange in an extensive thread on X criticizing The Times as part of what he called the \u201cDemocrat-Media Human Centipede.\u201d He concluded with advice akin to Carlson&#8217;s: \u201cSo The New York Times wants comment? Here\u2019s my comment: kindly go f*** yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both commentators are seasoned enough not to be misled by The Times&#8217; tactics; most conservatives recognize its longstanding liberal bias too well for any fair treatment expectations from its reports\u2014especially one based on Media Matters\u2019 analysis.<\/p>\n<p>While individual employees at The Times may possess intellectual integrity capable of producing unbiased work\u2014after all, humans are complex beings\u2014the institution itself has consistently demonstrated it is not where one should look for impartiality (as evidenced by past controversies). Grant&#8217;s outreach seemed merely performative\u2014a way to feign fairness before launching into what many expect will be another smear campaign against conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson saw through it; so did Shapiro; and judging by reactions from many commenters online, they weren&#8217;t alone in their skepticism either. 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