Dissension on the Right, Part I

(Note.  Readers will recall that I have previously criticized Tucker Carlson in 2 posts.  On 12/31/23, I posted "My Beef With Tucker Carlson."  In that post, not long after the terrorist attack in Israel on 10/7/23, I discussed the lies Carlson told about Ben Shapiro not caring about America.  Then, on 9/23/24, I wrote "Let's Talk Turkey - I Need To Talk About Some People, Part I."  There, I criticized Carlson for hosting Darryl Cooper, a "historian," who blamed Churchill - not Hitler - for WWII.  And the Holocaust?  According to this "historian" millions of people just ended up dead.  Gee, I wonder why.)

Now, on 10/27/25, Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes for a full 2 hours on his podcast.  I watched much of it.  To say that Fuentes is an antisemite would, in my opinion, be a serious understatement.  Why Carlson went from conservatism to right-wing lunacy, I do not know.  Why would he give air time to people like Cooper and Fuentes?  Again, I do not know.  But Carlson's latest interview of Fuentes (if it can be called an interview, given that there was virtually no pushback by Carlson on any of the outrageous comments Fuentes has made) turned into a more public fight among conservatives.  

After Carlson was the target, rightfully, of criticism for hosting Fuentes, the President of the conservative Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, came to Carlson's defense.  Roberts said he would not distance himself from Carlson, and that "Christians can critique the state of Israel without being antisemitic."  Certainly true, as Jews do it all the time.  But Fuentes, and Carlson, have gone far beyond any reasonable critique of Israel.  Roberts also said:  "We will always defend our friends against the slanders of bad actors who serve someone else's agenda."  Someone else?  Is Roberts referring to the Jews?  Israel?  What is going on here?  Why is there this fixation on the Jews?

Roberts subsequently condemned Fuentes:  "Fuentes knows exactly what he is doing.  He is fomenting Jew hatred, and his incitements are not only immoral and un-Christian, they risk violence."  Perhaps Roberts saw that people like Fuentes might tear the conservative movement apart.  A shame that he does not see that with regards to Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon and others, as he refused to condemn Carlson for hosting this white supremacist Jew-hater for two full hours on his podcast.  

But not everyone at Heritage agrees with Roberts.  Unfortunately, this dissenter asked to remain anonymous, but made this comment:  "Nick Fuentes is a disgusting, anti-American, antisemitic loser.  He is not a conservative, not America first, and not an ally of President Trump or any conservative organization.  (Yes, I know that Trump unfortunately shared a meal with Fuentes and Kanye West.  Shame on him for doing that.)  In his own words, Nick Fuentes is an ally of Stalin, Hitler, and the Taliban.  That is not someone with ideas worthy of debate."  And that, dear readers, is what Kevin Roberts should have said.   

Here was Senator Ted Cruz (R- Tx):  "Now is the time for choosing.  If you sit there with someone who says Adolf Hitler was very cool and that their mission is to defeat 'global Jewry' and you say nothing, then you are a coward, and you are complicit in that evil."  Carlson, in turn, said that he opposes Christian Zionists; and said that Cruz and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee have a "brain virus" and are guilty of "Christian heresy."  

A brain virus?  For supporting Israel?  Here was a whopper said by Carlson:  "It's great to criticize and question, like our relationship with Israel, because it's insane, and it hurts us, and we get nothing out of it."  Nothing out of it?  The Mossad has often proven to be invaluable to the US military with their intelligence sharing.  Nor do I doubt that Israel provides our leaders with intelligence on possible terrorist attacks.  The US worked with Israel to develop the sophisticated missile defense systems of Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow.  Israel buys US made airplanes and weaponry, helping our defense industry.  Israel then uses those weapons, having to always fight wars, and is able to make improvements based on actual battlefield experiences - all to the benefit of the US.  

It should be too obvious to have to state that Israel shares the same Western, democratic values with the US.  And, Israel is on the front lines fighting against terrorist groups and regimes that are also enemies of the United States.  Israel's counter-terrorism techniques are no doubt shared with the US.  Israel is well-known for its sophistication in the field of high tech.  Intel, Dell, Google, Cisco, IBM, Motorola and others all have R&D centers in Israel.