Carlson: Obama Promised To Lower The Level Of The Ocean And That Didn’t Prevent Superstorm Sandy

As they discussed the effect of Superstorm Sandy’s effect on the upcoming election yesterday, Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson argued that Sandy would hurt President Obama on many levels. First, he said that natural disasters tend to hurt more than they help candidates. Then, he added, “Typically people don’t blame the candidate for, any candidate, for the storm itself. Although one of these candidates did promise to lower the level of the ocean and obviously that didn’t work.” (H/T Eric J.)

Special Report host Bret Baier sneered that President Clinton “has a problem with that.” He was presumably referring to Clinton attacking Romney for also ridiculing Obama’s statement. Clinton said, “In my part of America, we would like it if someone could’ve done that yesterday.”

Carlson went on to say, “I’m in no sense suggesting that people are rationally going to conclude that Obama is responsible for the hurricane, of course not.” However he added that, “the fact that there’s a hurricane and ugly pictures on television will add to the cumulative effect that America’s not going in the right direction.”

Do you think Fox pundits ridiculed President Bush during Hurricane Katrina? Three guesses.

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Aria Prescott commented 2012-10-31 15:37:14 -0400 · Flag

“Next is that President Obama conjured the storm as a distraction from Benghazi.”

That’s Rush Limbaugh’s bit. I haven’t been able to catch much of him this week, but I don’t think he brought it back for Sandy.

As for Carlson, this is a case for my argument that she’s actually the stupidest of the three. In terms of measurable IQ, education, EQ… she’s one of the smartest people on the network. Her pre-Fox work is a testament to that.

But I run on the whole fool/fool who follows them dynamic. She wants to look dumber than the other two. She wants to look subserviant by always following their lead. She wants to advance cutting off her nose to spite her face. She wears how she’s perceived with pride. And that makes her the second stupidest woman in the free world (after Megyn Kelly) in my opinion.

I got nothing on the story itself- it’s beyond typical for Fox News to run this crap at every turn. But I had to get that out about Carlson, because I was about ready to pop holding it back on her.

bemused commented 2012-10-31 14:57:38 -0400 · Flag

Yet another moment where I am forced to wonder mightily at how the RWingers seem to want to recognise President Obama as a person with magical powers. It’s quite simply mind-boggling.

mlp ! commented 2012-10-31 14:29:47 -0400 · Flag

As usual, Patel can’t see past the pussy.
I’ll bet his dad is REALLY proud!

Rick Patel commented 2012-10-31 14:23:58 -0400 · Flag

Fetchin’ Gretchen has a winsome, witty way with zippy zingers and a perfect female figure. No wonder FOX & Friends is so popular!

Visitor 55 commented 2012-10-31 14:22:03 -0400 · Flag

@mlp, nope, you’re not missing anything. phucker carlson is a lying asshole. And what’s worse is that he’s an ass kissing lying asshole who is repeating a lie that Etch-a-Sketch Rmoney is spreading.

Etch-a-Sketch Rmoney dishonestly claims that President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet. Of course President Obama NEVER SAID THAT! What he said was: we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that, generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless, this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.

An intelligent, rational person would understand what President Obama was saying. Only an ignorant pig would translate that into Obama promising to slow the rise of the oceans.

Joseph West commented 2012-10-31 14:21:34 -0400 · Flag

@ mlp !: Tucker Carlson is a bigger lying asshole than you thought.

patrick tolle commented 2012-10-31 14:20:40 -0400 · Flag

@ mlp!- I’m given to wonder if that’s possible though I don’t know how big a lying asshole you thought pucker was.I’d say generally the answer is yes because his sort and Fux Noise can always come up with a bigger lie and more assholery.It’s what they do.
Next is that President Obama conjured the storm as a distraction from Benghazi.

GasGuzzler12 commented 2012-10-31 14:10:06 -0400 · Flag

âTypically people donât blame the candidate for, any candidate, for the storm itself."

Leave it to Fox News to offer up great analysis like this. Unbelievable.

truman commented 2012-10-31 13:30:17 -0400 · Flag

The response of our President and his team to the Superstorm Sandy devastation has been timely, thorough and compassionate. A sharp contrast to the bungling of Dumbya and his team (you’re doing a great job Brownie!) in response to Katrina. Just imagine the misery if FEMA were abolished as MagicUnderwear Mitt and Lying Ryan have advocated. Voters in Florida who live constantly with the threat of hurricanes should think about that.

mlp ! commented 2012-10-31 13:28:40 -0400 · Flag

Obama promised to lower the level of the ocean?
Am I missing something here, or is Tucker Carlson a bigger lying asshole than I thought?