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"I'm a Christian, I've made mistakes myself, I believe fervently in second chances," Carlson said. "But Michael Vick killed dogs, and he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should've been executed for that. He wasn't, but the idea that the President of the United States would be getting behind someone who murdered dogs? Kind of beyond the pale."
First of all, I think that most decent Christians would not believe that Tucker Carlson is a Christian. But then again, most of the original members of the KKK also considered themselves to be Christians, so perhaps Carlson's delusional behavior actually makes sense. I'd be curious to see if Carlson believes that the hundreds of thousands of deer hunters and members of the National Rifle Association should also be executed for killing animals themselves. After all, killing an animal is the same no matter what, right?
Secondly, Carlson's insinuation that the life of this black man is worth less than that of a dog is a telling reminder of how the Right Wing is nothing more than a modern-day manifestation of those who've profited from slavery and the execution of black men for the past 400 years (they continue to profit from slavery within the prison system - the only place where the United States Constitution allows slavery to take place). If this were 1840, Tucker Carlson would surely be part of the lynch mob that would have dragged Michael Vick out of jail in the middle of the night and murdered him in front of his family. So, as much as "Tucker the Christian" might want to deny this, he is a direct descendant of those who've been responsible for the Black American Holocaust that we have yet to fully understand in our country. African Americans should have the same disdain for Tucker Carlson that Jews have for Adolf Hitler and his associates. The only difference between the descendants of Carlson and those of Adolf Hitler is that the first group has been able to benefit from good PR and the ability to control the historical message (history is told by the winners), but the truth is that in both cases, the lives of those in the subjugated class were deemed to be worth less than that of an animal. I would say that Tucker and Fox News should be ashamed, but in a country that has yet to honestly confront it's sick proclivity toward racial animosity, they stand proudly on a tragically-destructive tradition that continues to terrorize people of color until this very day.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and a Scholarship in Action Resident of the Institute for Black Public Policy. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here. 
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By: black power on 12/29/2010 7:37PM
im tired of all you punk ass white people talkin shit about vick. there only dogs yall crackers treat them like fucking human beings. when there people killing other humans and there get less time or no time for fucking murder. you crazy ass honkies.
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By: msbrown on 12/29/2010 8:42PM
We need to boycott immediately...where's Rev. Al???
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By: Bruce on 12/29/2010 10:50PM
Hello All again, I was just watching the Chapell Williams show and laughed my butt off. It was the episode where the white family was the Niggards. I wish Chapell was a commentater on Fox News commenting on Michael Vick. This site is too uptight. Calling for boycotts and firings.Makes you kind of wonder what the Niggards would say? Yesterday it was the movie with Snoop Dog flying the Purple Air Liner with the White guy called the Hunkey family. Pretty funny racism if you ask me. Could n't understand why all the black dudes laughed when they said the Hunky family name. I think it was on the Black Entertainment channel.I posted the above Black Panther talking about killing white babies. Makes me feel like all you whining racists are full of crap.
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By: Matt on 12/29/2010 10:53PM
Oh, I see, this is Black Voices, so forget about anything that makes sense because, here, blacks are always right, no matter what kind of sh*t they pull. The black race isn't going to advance beyond dog sh*t with that kind of attitude. Rots o' ruck, as Scooby-Doo would say.
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By: Pink on 12/29/2010 11:22PM
Is Tucker Carlson an idiot, or what? Bunch of crazy animal lovers out here. Was it right what Vick did..absolutely..NOT. But to suggest that he should have been executed is so over the top. Reminds me of the recent story of a homeless man at a bus station with a dog, and people were calling asking what they could do for the dog; DIDN'T ASK A DARN THING ABOUT WHAT THEY COULD DO FOR THE MAN.
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By: Dela Fears on 12/29/2010 11:27PM
This is ridiculous that someone claiming to be a christian and a commentator can speak freely on television that Mike Vick should be killed for some damn dogs. He is clearly out of line and not only should have been immediately terminated, but needs his ass kicked. He is a modern day klan and is out of line for his comments. From this day on, I will never watch the fox station. The media has made such a big deal of this for one reason only, and that is the color of his skin. There is no better quarterback in the league now or previously than Michael Vick. If he had not been able to continue making money, then this whole mess would go away, but he is much too talented to not play football again, so all you hater need to get over it and like it too. He is spectacular on the field and I personally don't give a shit about what he did with those killer dogs and it's really none of the media's business. This Tucker person has lost his damn mind and clearly overstepped his bounds by making comments about what President Obama thinks about Mike Vick. We are all entitled to our opinion, but to speak that Vick should have been killed for this bullshit, it way over the top and should not be taken lightly. I would like to meet this tucker person and slap the taste out of his mouth. He definately needs to go back to Sunday school and get a lesson on being a REAL Christian, because he has shown at this point, that he is not aware if what a true Christian is.
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By: slick on 12/30/2010 12:19AM
"There is no better quarterback in the league now or previously than Michael Vick".
Now thats just dumb!
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By: Cudjoe Sankofa on 12/30/2010 9:07AM
Carlson was being honest and i'm glad he identified himself as a Christian, the religion that anihilated and/or enslaved non-Whites around the world. A Black person calling him/herself a Christian is like a Jew calling him/herself a Nazi.
Marley/Tosh's lyrics for "Get up Stand up" goes straight to the point - "Preacher man don't tell me...I know you don't know what life is really worth"
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By: clarke on 12/30/2010 1:21PM
HERE'S WHY YOUR ARGUEMENT IS UNTRUE, THIS MAN CAN CALL HIMSELF ANYTHING HE WANTS TO IT DORESN'T MAKE HIM THAT. HE CAN THINK HE IS CHRIST HIMSELF. THE ACTUAL JESUS WAS NOT A EUROPEAN OR "WHITE", AND THERE WERE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CENTURIES BEFORE THERE WERE EUROPEAN ONES, HELL TRUTH BE TOLD THE MUSLIMS AND MOORS WERE THE ONES THAT BROUGHT THE KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO EUROPE THOUGH SPAIN. HAPPY NEW YEAR Cudjoe.
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By: Launique1 on 12/30/2010 11:37PM
Brotha I have to disagree with the comment on a black person calling themselves a christian is like the jews calling themselves a nazi. To be christian is to be christ like. True that back in the day the supremacists used religion to enslave us however hopefully our eyes have been open.
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