Jake Tapper Zings Tucker Carlson, The ‘Russian Judge’

Jake Tapper, hosting ABC’s This Week today, tossed off a neat zinger at Daily Caller impresario Tucker Carlson that might land him in hot water with some conservative viewers. In a segment during which the roundtable panelists were dispensing grades on the President’s first year in office, Jake turned to Carlson and said “I feel like I’m going to the Russian judge in the Olympics.”

I’m not sure how protective the right is of Tucker Carlson, but before any of them gets their teabags in an uproar, watch how Carlson immediately proves Tapper correct:

Tucker gives President Obama a “D” grade on his first year in office for answering Oprah Winfrey‘s question. The defense rests.

Granted, Tucker was trying to be funny, but even on that one point, he shows the chasm between Americans and the current conservative opposition. Carlson thinks Obama should have answered the question like every other politician would have, a symbol of the right’s embrace of politics as usual, and the promise of the Obama presidency not to do so.

It’s that promise that haunts the President’s approval ratings, as he has used that established toolkit in order to try to get from point A to point B.

Also worth noting is the difference between Carlson’s “no axe” promise for the Daily Caller, and the Lizzie Borden-esque reality.

This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.

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