MEDIA LOSER: xxx J.D. Vance appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight Wednesday, one day after winning the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio. The political newbie used the Fox News platform to trash a Fox News contributor: Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove. Carlson noted Vance had previously been critical of Donald Trump, who ultimately endorsed him. “What’s so interesting is that the rap against you was that you were a fraud,” said Tucker Carlson. “‘J.D. Vance was skeptical of Trump, now he’s all-in on Trump’s agenda.’ But if you were a fraud, they would’ve sent you money. My impression was they hated you because they suspected you were sincere.” Vance agreed with the host’s assessment. “I think that’s exactly right, Tucker,” Vance replied, who then took shots at Rove. "If you think of some of my biggest enemies in this primary – you know the slimeball Karl Rove, who shipped a lot of American jobs overseas and got rich in the process, and also sent a lot of Americans to die in stupid conflicts,' said Vance. "You know, Karl Rove spent a lot of money, he wrote a lot of op-eds criticizing my candidacy, even called my donors after Trump endorsed me, encouraging them to drop my campaign." So, in a lot of ways the what this revealed is that you have some very corrupt political consultants in the Republican Party who despise their own voters. Carlson agreeably confirmed the slam, saying, “Yeah. Honesty is the essence I think of what people want.” Rove has been a Fox News contributor since 2008. It's gotta hurt to get burnt on your own network, and for its ratings star to nod along with that wrecking ball. For Gingrich, a Trumpist burn is the worst kind of on-network diss. But you really have to hand it to Vance for adding insult to injury. Nothing slaps harder than a giant flip-flop. |