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But wait, look over here, it’s climate change!

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Thanks for picking up on the significance of Tucker's recent monologue. IMO this is big "news" as he is the first TV news anchor to touch the third rail of woke science reporting (basically, until this segment aired, no one at network TV could question the "truism" that vaccines are "safe and effective").

This is even more significant when we realize that Tucker has the No. 1 rated primetime news/commentary show in North America (he has 3 million nightly viewers). Furthermore, we know that Fox News - like all big media - probably gets 50 percent of its advertising revenue from Big Pharma. So Tucker is actually attacking the goose that lays the golden eggs for broadcasters and Internet sites. The fact he was allowed to broadcast his views is also significant. One can only infer that his bosses signed off on his monologue.

Yes, such commentary could and should have been broadcast two years ago, but better late than never, I guess. I think this IS a sign that taboo subject are not quite as taboo. Let's just hope Tucker and his colleagues at Fox News give "middle America" more information along these lines in coming weeks and months. They definitely have a network TV monopoly on this taboo subject. They will actually benefit long-term from being on the right side of history.

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