Carlson’s “Ship of Fools” described his teacher as “a parody of earth-mother liberalism” who “wore long Indian-print skirts. This part - which is equal parts amusing, bizarre and sad - seems to be getting a good chunk of attention: Carlson might have embellished or flat-out made up fiction to describe his first-grade teacher in a 2018 book.
And when you see it all put together, it makes an impression. Still, it’s a good consolidation of Carlson’s journey to where he is and what he has become. Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan called it “disturbing,” although anyone familiar with Carlson’s on-air rhetoric won’t be stunned by what’s in the Post story. This paragraph from Kranish was particularly interesting: “Several people who have interacted with him over the years say they don’t know what he really believes, but they say they are increasingly troubled by his influence as what one of his former mentors described as a ‘very talented demagogue.’” Then Kranish adds, “What emerges is a portrait of an ambitious television personality who came of age in privilege - having grown up in an upper-class enclave and attended private schools - but who, by his own telling, is a victim.” Kranish writes, “This account of Carlson’s years-long focus on racial grievance, and his rise to the top of the conservative media ecosystem, is based on a review of his books, broadcasts and writings over nearly three decades, as well as interviews with current and former associates, subjects of his on-air attacks and others who have observed his career.” Michael Kranish, a national political investigative reporter for the Post, wrote the story with the headline: “How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance.” The Washington Post published a major piece Wednesday about Fox News prime-time host Tucker Carlson.
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