Fox News host and right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson got a lot more than bait & tackle when he entered a fishing shop in Montana this weekend. A viewer in the store ripped into Carlson over his politicking and politicization of COVID-19, with the incident caught on camera.
The video in question landed on Instagram July 22. In it, a Montana fisherman named Dan Bailey approached and confronted Carlson over his spread of toxic misinformation. Carlson pulls Bailey aside and speaks to him in a hushed voice, intimating that he wants their confrontation to remain discreet. Bailey doesn’t seem to care.
Related: That time Tucker Carlson beat up a gay guy in a public bathroom and bragged about it on TV
“My daughter is here,” Carlson pleads.
“I don’t care man,” Bailey says through a smile. “You are the worst human being known to man. I want you to know that.”
“I appreciate that. I appreciate that,” Carlson stammers, seeming to cop to the accusation.
“What you have done to everybody else in this state, to the United States, to everyone else in this world…” Bailey continues.
“I’m not going to debate,” Carlson tries to interject.
“What you have done to families, what you have done to everybody else in this world,” Bailey presses. “I don’t care that your daughter is here. What you’ve done to people’s families—”
At this point, Carlson giggles, as he knows he’s being filmed and tries to walk away.
“Settle down son,” Carlson says, trying to escape.
“Son? Don’t call me son,” Bailey seethes.
In the Instagram post, Bailey added a bit more context to his rage. “It’s not everyday you get to tell someone they are the worst person in the world and really mean it,” he wrote. “What an @sshole! This man has killed more people with vaccine misinformation, he has supported extreme racism, he is a fascist and does more to rip this country apart than anyone that calls themselves an American.”
Well, we have to agree. Tucker Carlson has a long and documented history of sucking up to right-wing politicians–in particular Donald Trump–and spreading false and discredited information about COVID-19 which has caused vaccine hesitancy to fester. Already the United States is seeing rising numbers in COVID diagnosis, almost exclusively in unvaccinated citizens.
Cam
No wonder all of these older Republican men are screaming to carry guns. In person they are wimps.
But no surprise, they’re the party of people who never served in the military that constantly pushes to send the military into places like Iraq for 20 years.
Just an un American cowardly group of wimps. Tucker is a very good example of that.
TomG
If you are a “celebrity” and want to go out in public, then you should expect things like this especially when you are controversial (and a douchebag). At least the man was respectful and did not yell and scream when he expressed his spot on opinions.
cuteguy
Tucker’s daughter should know the truth about her disgusting father. The fisherman only spoke the truth. This video only showed the coward that Tucker truly is. Tucker is the disgraceful face of the current GQP
glenunsworth
I am sorry but this says more about Bailey than Tucker – You just don’t behave that way in front of an innocent child – a time and a place for everything and this isn’t the time nor the place – this Bailey guy is pretty damn ignorant – how he can be proud of his actions is beyond reason
whereshouldistart
glenunsworth…10 bucks says his kid already knows her dad is a gigantic pile of dog crap.
If I win I’ll use the money to buy her tell-all, “YES I KNEW MY DAD WAS A GIGANTIC PILE OF DOG CRAP” in 10 years.
GlobeTrotter
He can dish it when sitting behind his impregnable studio fortress at Fox, but when faced with one single dissenting voice in public, he can’t take it. What a coward!
Den
Can’t wait to see the few right wingers come here to defend Carlson with their persistent misunderstanding about what constitutes free speech, as well as their ignorance about who is the bully and who is standing up for truth and the safety of Americans!
I’d also love to see if Carlson refers to this incident at all on his program, but will not watch FOX.
BoomerMyles
I thought Montana is an open carry state.
He’s lucky he didn’t meet the business end of an AR-15.
Hdtex
Tucker can’t handle a nail file, let alone a rifle.
Liquid Silver
Shrug. You reap what you sow.
wikidBSTN
All hail Dan Bailey !! Way to go! Takes a set of brass ones to do something like that. 🙂
Heywood Jablowme
I’d read about this incident but hadn’t seen the video, thanks. Typical Tucker. This fisherman gives me hope! And if Montana has some sane people in it (besides Sen. Jon Tester) maybe I’ll visit eventually.
Mack
I read today where FOX News got all upset because he was confronted. Well if he doesn’t want to be confronted, he shouldn’t be a public figure and be on TV. You act like an ass, you’ll be treated like an ass.
Fahd
Tucker Carlson doesn’t care whether what he says is true or not- he just spouts what will appeal to the deep seated prejudices of his uneducated viewership. (They do focus groups to figure out how to package this swill – see Karl Rove.) Carlson does not take responsibility for any damage he may cause – it is solely about the ratings and keeping himself in front of the camera. He doesn’t understand people who don’t think that’s okay..
I think karma will catch up to him in a much bigger way than this confrontation – but kudos to Mr. Bailey for speaking out for what’s right.
GaysForTrump
Fahd,
It’s unfortunate that Dan’s life is ruined, and Tucker will go back to having the highest rated news program in the US.
I bet no one could provide one example of Tucker citing misinformation about the vaccine? Nor can any of you provide a quote where he encourages people not to get It? One quote.
I can provide quotes from President Biden citing misinformation. One, that getting the vaccine means you’re immune to Covid.
Talk about misinformation. That’s coming from the President, not some cable news anchor. Where’s the outrage?
Fahd
@Gaysfortrump
I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t respond to my posts. I have no interest in engaging with you. Thank you for respecting my wishes.
Cam
@GaysForTrump
I see the right wing troll switched to this screename to lie and cry.
Fact is, Tucker Carlson was confronted and backed down and ran off.
It’s even more fun to watch the FOX News folks go into a panic about being sued by vaccine makers and suddenly start backing off their anti-Vaxxer rhetoric. Typical Republicans, lying and crying.
Den
There is video of Carlson (who is clearly brighter than you, though neither are the sharpest tools in the shed) claiming that no one knows how safe or effecftive the vaccines are. That is a lie. There are videos of Carlson denying the reality of climate change. Given the weight of empirical evidence (look up what that means, dullard), that is a lie. There is video of Carlson claiming that the obvious affection between the Bidens is somehow a scam to hide his dementia (which is a ludicrous and downright stupid assertion). There are the lawyers for FOX who have stated that there is no basis to assume that statements made on the network are factual: that it is entertainment and not news.
Just how stupid are you?
Den
@GaysForTrump:
Tell me, is it physically painful to suffer the level of stupidity you demonstrate?
GaysForTrump
Den,
Still waiting for that quote from Tucker about misinformation. I can provide some from President Biden.
And the truth of the matter is, no one knows how safe or effective the vaccine is.
Obviously the delta variant is proving that. The 94-95% from Pfizer and Moderna aren’t as effective. So what’s your point?
Hdtex
Gays4Sphincter is human garbage.
Den
@”Gays”forTrump (we all know you are a breeder, and likely a fundamentalist as well. as no gay parson is quite as dull as you appear to be).
The vaccines have been administered to hundreds of millions of people at this point, accurate statistics have been kept and analyzed and published so YES, you idiot, it is quite well known how effective and safe the vaccine is. It is also known how long the vaccines persist in the body and exactly how they work. The fact that you are stupid and listen to other stupid people does not change that. Yes, how long the protection from the vaccines lasts, and how well it protects from the Delta variant is not yet well documented for very obvious reasons which you are clearly too uneducated or too unintelligent to understand.
And no offense, but I am not going to dig up links for you to try and dispel your baseless beliefs. I know that is the classic “pearls before swine”. If you had the intellect to understand , you would still be intellectually lazy and prefer to parrot others’ lies and misunderstandings.
And my point: you speak from ignorance and present your ignorance as if it has some sort of truth to it. It is the lies and foolishness of the people you choose to believe that have added so much to the death and disease in this country. And they are proud of that (scum that they are), as I suspect you are as well.
GaysForTrump
Den,
Get off your high horse. Your tone is ridiculous.
I very well understand the effectiveness of the vaccine. And was one of the first to receive. January 20th, and Feb. 10th.
So stop with your bullshit, over-the-top, I’m superior posts.
I asked a simple question. What misinformation did Tucker specifically quote?
Please provide that. Is It that hard to understand?
I’m waiting your next reply, ‘I don’t have time to engage with you etc…’.
Chrisk
GaysForTrump
April 13, 2021 Tucker. Carlson..”If the vaccine is effective, there is no reason for people who’ve received a vaccine to wear masks or avoid physical contact,” he said. “So maybe it doesn’t work, and they’re simply not telling you that. Well, you’d hate to think that, especially if you’ve gotten two shots. But what’s the other potential explanation? We can’t think of one.”
h ttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/15/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-falsely-claims-covid-19-vaccines-mi/
All you idiots do is spread misinformation which is cool. It’s your own kind that’s dying right now and I’m find with that.
Heywood Jablowme
A Trump fan clutching his pearls about “name calling”? Funny.
Btw, TRUMP IS FAT TOO. Ever see that photo of him in the size 48 white golf pants? Gross.
GaysForTrump
Chrisk,
That’s the whole point, if the vaccine was effective why do we need to wear the masks and social distance?
If masks and social distance work, then why would we need the vaccine?
If we put trust in the vaccine to work than we shouldn’t need masks. We can’t continue the rest of our lives wearing them.
So what’s your point about Tucker and misinformation? That’s his opinion.
Would you like to quote Biden’s misinformation?
Last week!!!
“You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”
GlobeTrotter
@GaysForTrump: “That’s the whole point, if the vaccine was effective why do we need to wear the masks and social distance?”
If you paid attention and read the fine print from the vaccine manufacturers you’d have understood that these vaccines don’t actually prevent the spread of the Corona virus. They prevent the onset of deadly symptoms. These vaccines are therefore much different from what we’re used to.
This is the reason why you still need to wear masks to prevent the vaccine from spreading to other individuals. You can still get Covid-19 even if vaccinated, the majority of vaccinated individuals however won’t get so sick that they need to be hospitalized. They’re still capable of spreading the virus however, hence the need to mask up.
Chrisk
GaysForTrump
No one’s saying that you can’t get sick if you get the vaccine. However if you don’t want to end up in ICU in the hospitals don’t get them. That’s the only people that are ending up in the hospitals now.
GaysForTrump
Globetrotter,
Of course I read the small print. That’s the whole point, if you’re vaccinated than you should trust that you are fine.
Why is It your responsibility to police others?
Do you push and impose for everyone to get on PrEP to stop the spread of HIV?
Some people don’t want to take the medication for whatever reason. It’s safe to some, but not all.
Some people use other methods to prevent the spread but we know that PrEP is 99% effective, so why doesn’t the government require us take It?
HIVs been around for 40+ years and no true vaccine. Covid19 less than 2 years. But trust what you want in your body.
I got the the vaccine. But it’s not my job to force that on anyone. I can only do my part.
GlobeTrotter
@GaysForTrump: “Why is It your responsibility to police others?”
That’s an incorrectly formulated question. Taking the vaccine does not police the behavior of others, rather we’re providing protection to millions of individuals that, for various reasons, are unable to get vaccinated themselves. For example, people with a compromised immune system (e.g. people with HIV, Lupus, type 1 diabetes, various cancers, etc.), people on various medical treatments (e.g. chemotherapy, organ or bone-marrow transplant, etc.) do not react well to most vaccines. They rely on the rest of us to get vaccinated in order to slow the spread of the disease. This is the famous herd immunity we keep hearing about.
Getting vaccinated doesn’t just protect you, it also protects others too weak to get vaccinated!
Cam
@GaysForTrump
By all means, keep on going with the anti-Vaxxer B.S. and the FOX News “Vaccine Hesitancy” Crud.
It’s just one more thing driving people away from your party.
LumpyPillows
@GaysforTrump – I do believe you are a fraud.
whereshouldistart
GaysForTrump (I highly doubt there are any.)
Did you take biology in high school?
Did you finish high school?
I only ask because if you did, you might have a basic understanding about how VIRUSES work.
You can be vaccinated until Devin Nunes’ cow comes home, but you can STILL TRANSMIT THE VIRUS TO OTHERS!
Awww hell. Maybe I should just go to my garage and try to educate a cardboard box instead of a trumpalumpa. I’d probably get a better response from the box.
Beachman
Typical Republican….weak and cowardly when not protected by distance. Bravo Mr. Bailey for being a man and human and calling this DB out on his despicable behavior.
And am I the only one that noticed how bad Carlson looks? He looks like $!it…..bloated, overweight, and out of shape.
WSnyder
Carlson is a ‘Crisis Actor’ like the rest of the Fox pundits. Not like the label they like to throw around. No, they like to take a serious crisis that caused directly or indirectly by the GOP and/or Conservatives and act like it’s all fake or doesn’t exist at all. They’ll downplay it to their viewers, even when that tactic is proving lethal to their viewers.
I wonder if COVID is just God’s way of culling the stupid?
whereshouldistart
Then that’s one useless God because we’ve lost a lot of pretty brilliant people along with the stupid.
Heywood Jablowme
From the Guardian:
“In a statement, Fox News said: ‘Ambushing Tucker Carlson while he is in a store with his family is totally inexcusable – no public figure should be accosted regardless of their political persuasion or beliefs simply due to the intolerance of another point of view.’
“On social media, many users pointed out that in April this year, Carlson said members of the public should report parents to police and child services if they see children ‘wearing masks as they play’.”
JoshGL
Wow. Tucker is a really fat fatty.
Cam
Stop body shaming, I’m overweight and it’s awful that you judge people for that, troll!
GaysForTrump
Second comment about his weight.
Funny coming from the ‘tolerant’ ones. First to resort to name calling and fat shaming.
Awesome contribution. That’s gotta make you feel great.
Not everyone has to like Tucker. And you’re owed that opinion. His highest rated new program would prove he’s on to something. You don’t have to agree with him. You can hate him.
But don’t fat shame him. Pretty low class.
Hdtex
Gays4Sphincter you’re in no position to call any shots. You’re garbage. Tucker is FAT.
GaysForTrump
Hdtex, okay, whatever you say…
Great job on the name calling.
So many angry people on this thread.
I’m still waiting on that misinformation quote (quotes…?) from Tucker about the vaccine.
Can anyone answer that without resorting to mane calling. Anyone…?
Chrisk
GaysForTrump
That’s not news shithead. That’s propaganda he’s pushing. Highest rating among the cult. Real honor. Lol
Den
“His highest rated new program would prove he’s on to something. ”
What he is “on to” is how to be a cynical manipulator of others for the power and jollies he gets from it. It is sociopathy, and little else, as he is a child of privilege who does not need to work at all. He preys on the gullible and uneducated for perverse pleasure. And is a visible coward in the video posted here.
Obviously we do not have to like him, and yes (to briefly agree) calling out his weight as if it has some bearing on his nasty nature and reprehensible actions is inappropriate.
By contrast, calling out his amoral, manipulative, cynical and dangerous actions, and the lack of critical skills of those who follow him is simply an observation, and a well based one.
Den
“Can anyone answer that without resorting to mane calling. Anyone…?”
I did that above.
Not going to bother with links for you, but there are tons of videos with critical analysis of his methods of manipulation and arousing suspicion.
And while you might take my comments regarding your intellect as personal attacks. They are not but simply observations about you based on what you have posted. Your level of intellectual skills is obvious as hell. The stuff regarding your sexuality and religious faith is of course speculation, but again based on observations of those who post similarly here. Scratch a shallow, supposedly gay, apologist for the ultra right and their true nature eventually emerges. I will be surprised if that is not the case with you.
Den
“Funny coming from the ‘tolerant’ ones. First to resort to name calling and fat shaming.”
Tolerance ends where people actively work against what is best for the community and the country. That would be (among others)Tucker, and you. As for name calling and fat shaming, it was your messiah Trump who normalized that. Few are more savage in their personal and baseless attacks on women and men for their looks, physical size, disabilities, and so on.
It is as if the majority of the right wing chose to become misanthropic, whiney, averse to factual information, anti-American and pro dictatorship because of him.
GaysForTrump
Den,
And while you might take my comments regarding your depression as personal attacks.
They are not but simply observations about you based on what you have posted. Your state of depression is obvious as hell.
You seem very angry, sad and depressed.
But continue to call out others you feel superior to. If that makes you feel better. For the short term, anyways…
Heywood Jablowme
A Trump fan clutching his pearls about “name calling”? Funny.
Btw, TRUMP IS FAT TOO. Ever see that photo of him in the size 48 white golf pants? Gross.
Den
Angry, sad and depressed? Hardly, child. Angry perhaps at the damage your manipulators are doing to this country. But I enjoy my friends, hobbies and life in general too much. And even the pandemic (whose fires are flamed by folks like Carlson, and you) has not reduced the 60 miles of cycling a week I do which go a long way towards keeping this 70 year old (and covid survivor) fit and happy.
But once again you demonstrate assumptions and intellectual dullness over any sort of intellectual skills.
One does not need to be “depressed, sad and angry” to decry whores like Carlson and the sad little sheep who follow him. Interestingly folks on the right tend to project quite a bit, we see this in so many of their comments, especially regarding who is forthright and who dissembles. So maybe YOU need to seek professional help?
I’ve seen the effects of depression in others, and you certainly are a candidate…being already removed from reality. There is medication that might help, but no pharmaceutical cure for stupidity.
mikenyc352
“Between late December of 2020, and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccines in the United States. Three thousand, three hundred, and sixty-two — that’s an average of 30 people every day,” Carlson said on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “The actual number is almost certainly much higher than that — perhaps vastly higher.”
Quote from Carlson. Citing “facts” that he knows are clearly misleading and create the impression that the vaccine is causing these deaths when he clearly knows they aren’t. A person who is responsible for influencing the opinions of millions has a moral responsibility to nit mislead them into actions which could damage their health and welfare and the health and Weald are of those around him. He has the freedom to be morally repugnant but people also have the freedom to speak out and confront those who are so morally repugnant whenever and wherever possible.
Jon in Canada
Hey Tucker, you know how you tout Free Speech, well there it is, UP…IN…YOUR…FACE. Enjoy.
Prax07
Tucker was in there buying his lunch, cup’o’worms. How dare a same person confront him before he’d slurped a few!?!
blackhook
Tucker is pure white trash!
Kangol2
Wealthy privileged TV dinner heir, that’s what Tucker Carlson is! He’s never had to want for anything, except a brain and life, his entire life.
ingyaom
A few things to remember: Tucker C. may work for F0XNews, but he’s not a journalist or news reporter; He’s an opinion host.
Also, he may have high ratings for “cable news”, but he only gets about 2-3 million viewers a night, while ABC (actual) news is closer to 10 million.
alex1435
Like it or not this guy confronted Carlson. Considering what Carlson lies and rants about it isn’t surprising.
Tombear
@Gaysfor Trump. Are you a moron or what?. That’s right, Trump supporters are uneducated and ignorant, that’s you. Carlson has passed all kids of misinformation on the vaccine. Are you too ignorant to realize that? Also Trump never did a damn thing for the LGBT community but then again you are too ingnorant and uneducated to see that. Rot in Hell traitor!
GaysForTrump
Tombear,
Ok. Your ignorance is showing. But yes, feel superior if that makes you feel wiser.
Rot in hell? You’re exactly the problem that you fight so hard against. ‘Cast those to hell that do not agree with me…’
You’re so smart. Such an intellect. Does that make you feel better?
LumpyPillows
This guy has balls. As much as I hate Tucker, I do not think I would want to become a target of the lunatics.
Invader7
Rip him a new one.. A total A-HOLE !!