Bill, I just hate it when we eat our own on these critically important issues. I have no idea what’s wrong w/ her but I agree w/ you 💯
Early on, sooooo many drank the kool-aid & did not critically think. I welcome anyone who has awakened from the mass psychosis psy-op. We need them too, for the fight. Better late than never works for me
No idea who Sage is and if she’s slamming Tucker I have no desire. There is nobody going as far as Tucker does so I guess she’d rather we have no one so she can stand on whatever principle she’s trying to validate.
This post inspired me to sign up for a paid subscription to your 'stack, Bill. I find your retort excellent: convincing, and even hopeful - which is saying a lot, coming from me. I confess I was somewhat baffled last night by the commotion and vitriol chez Sage.
Dec 11, 2022·edited Dec 11, 2022Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
Bill,
I never heard of Sage before. It sounds like she needs to look deeper for better content. You have responded in a terrific way.
Her infantile antics amuse me but certainly do not pass for journalism.
I am reminded of an old nursery rhyme. You may know It:
"sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)"
But more importantly, I am reminded that when I went to law school I learned about people like Sage. If you are in a debate or discussion and you have no facts and cannot dispute the other side's case or poicy then your only hope is to employ the technique of "argumentum ad hominem". You see it is used a lot today on legacy media, especially against Trump. She appears to be quite skilled at it.
Stay the course with your thoughtful, measured response to such infantile personal ad hominem attacks. It is the obvious sign she has lost the debate.
The Stoic believes they don’t control the world around them, only how they respond--and that they must always respond with courage, temperance, wisdom, and justice.
Almost everyone needs to have the humility to admit that at first, none of us knew what Covid-19 really was, or how dangerous it might be. NONE. OF. US. It took a few weeks for some to become suspicious (top scientists, virologists, biologists, etc.), and within a month or two, more people were realizing that they weren't in any real danger of dying from Covid.
Like most news networks, Fox was "bought off" by Big Pharma... they wouldn't criticize the "emergency experimental jabs" (Hannity and others pushed them - hard).
So I consider it something of a small miracle that Tucker and a few others at Fox are pushing back on the "Science" narrative, in spite of Fox being on the take. Whatever it is, Tucker has the fortitude to push back on the Covid narrative (and a lot of other false/woke/official narratives) giving voice to our concerns - and our outright RAGE at our government.
If you're a praying person, keep praying for him to stay on track. Like all of us, he occasionally goes down some rabbit holes (UFO's etc. - in my humble opinion), but he is doing a LOT of good work. Lara Logan was doing incredible work, too, but for some reason she pissed someone off. Let's pray Tucker can keep shining the light in dark corners.
I distrust Tucker but I'm happy he speaks out. His father was a very good journo when they actually did good things. Sometimes I wonder if he's following in his father's footsteps? Sage needs to chill and get a little bit more practical. Perhaps age will smooth off some rough and jagged edges. In the meantime, Sage? Remove your caps button and/or wait 24 hours before posting maybe? You have some valid points but nobody listens to Capitalized arguments and name calling bc life is already uncivilized and scary!
I don't think you messed up and I can see where Sage is coming from as well. Let' see if Tucker gets serious about the issues and is not just using this as a ratings ploy!!!!!!!
I subscribe to Sage’s substack, and signed up for yours yesterday (I think lol). I missed the whole kerfuffle, but I agree with you about Tucker. I also understand her anger and give credit for the apology. I get overwhelmed and ticked off too, but it never makes the people I’m trying to convince want to talk to me.
Of course, I’m not nearly the communicator I would like to be (like folks I enjoy reading on substack). You ALL help me to find better ways to talk to those who haven’t ‘seen the light’. And I am so grateful for a variety of voices and viewpoints.
I didn’t see the fraud of covid early on either. I’m a pharmacist and believed. But holy cow my eyes are so wide open, I’ll never go back.
I’m not sure why God has put this on my heart, but it’s there to stay. 🤍
I guess I’m babbling, but thanks for your humor and kindness. I enjoy your writing very much! :D
You're on it, Bill. There are a thousand voices out there with a thousand different perspectives. It's our job as readers and citizens to be discerning and take what we can from each of them. I don't expect to agree with any one commentator on EVERYTHING. Even the people I consider the smartest and best-informed, sometimes get things wrong. That doesn't mean they are paid-off "controlled opposition," it means they got one thing wrong. We can be skeptical and thoughtful without being tribal.
Ultimately, the only thing that matters is the end result. Trump ws also seen as a guy who's "on our side" and look what happened: two impeachments, no election reform, further election manipulation, Biden's economy, foreign policy, open border... I agree that it's a positive to have someone reframing ridiculous arguments to something saner, but it will take much more that talk to see any type of correction for the fine mess we're in, accelerating since Lincoln.
I have seen this group of people who are not only filled with rage but convinced that others are "wasting time," not hating enough people and not angry enough to join their fury club and in fact received a few bursts of profanity and hate from them myself.
I'm not a Tucker Carlson fan AT ALL, but I agree that this is one thing he is doing right. Thank you for recognizing the positive impact of his dissemination of facts around Covid and the 'vaccines.'
With 10 million viewers Tucker can throw his weight around at FOX. They won't kill the golden goose as long as he just pushes the boundaries. He knows the game. Oriely had a contract that left little for FOX. FOX has not made this mistake with Tucker.
Bill you are correct about being on the right side of history. I lived in San Antonio until 2021 and moved away (in part) because of all the Masked-Vax-Covidians and the palpable spirit of fear in the atmosphere. I still run our business there, and I know of 4 persons in my concentric circle of friends and business associates that were killed by what used to be some very good hospitals' NIH-guided protocols. It seems their process was/is: "If you are not 'vaccinated' and come to the hospital with Covid, we will kill you with our protocols, thereby teaching you a lesson and making another statistic and public example"
It's monstrous what has been, and is still allowed to go on, and now they're pushing gene therapy on children.
Regarding Tucker: better late than never, and dogma kills. The death cult of the left kills.
One should be sure to watch the Tucker Carlson Today episode The Heart Doctor & The Vaccine from November 29.
It is with Dr. Aseem Malhotra a Top British Cardiologist who
suffered a recent, personal tragedy & joins us to share his thoughts on possible harmful effects associated with covid vaccines. He too made U-turn on covid vaccines when his own father died 'suddenly and unexpectedly." He is amazing and quite articulate in describing what he thinks is behind all this. It is worth a subscription to Fox Nation for just this episode.
Bill, I just hate it when we eat our own on these critically important issues. I have no idea what’s wrong w/ her but I agree w/ you 💯
Early on, sooooo many drank the kool-aid & did not critically think. I welcome anyone who has awakened from the mass psychosis psy-op. We need them too, for the fight. Better late than never works for me
Bill, the right balance of truth, snark, and chuckles. We all want to write pieces like this from time to time but seldom get to. I am glad you did.
No idea who Sage is and if she’s slamming Tucker I have no desire. There is nobody going as far as Tucker does so I guess she’d rather we have no one so she can stand on whatever principle she’s trying to validate.
This post inspired me to sign up for a paid subscription to your 'stack, Bill. I find your retort excellent: convincing, and even hopeful - which is saying a lot, coming from me. I confess I was somewhat baffled last night by the commotion and vitriol chez Sage.
Bill,
I never heard of Sage before. It sounds like she needs to look deeper for better content. You have responded in a terrific way.
Her infantile antics amuse me but certainly do not pass for journalism.
I am reminded of an old nursery rhyme. You may know It:
"sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)"
But more importantly, I am reminded that when I went to law school I learned about people like Sage. If you are in a debate or discussion and you have no facts and cannot dispute the other side's case or poicy then your only hope is to employ the technique of "argumentum ad hominem". You see it is used a lot today on legacy media, especially against Trump. She appears to be quite skilled at it.
Stay the course with your thoughtful, measured response to such infantile personal ad hominem attacks. It is the obvious sign she has lost the debate.
The Stoic believes they don’t control the world around them, only how they respond--and that they must always respond with courage, temperance, wisdom, and justice.
Well done.
Almost everyone needs to have the humility to admit that at first, none of us knew what Covid-19 really was, or how dangerous it might be. NONE. OF. US. It took a few weeks for some to become suspicious (top scientists, virologists, biologists, etc.), and within a month or two, more people were realizing that they weren't in any real danger of dying from Covid.
Like most news networks, Fox was "bought off" by Big Pharma... they wouldn't criticize the "emergency experimental jabs" (Hannity and others pushed them - hard).
So I consider it something of a small miracle that Tucker and a few others at Fox are pushing back on the "Science" narrative, in spite of Fox being on the take. Whatever it is, Tucker has the fortitude to push back on the Covid narrative (and a lot of other false/woke/official narratives) giving voice to our concerns - and our outright RAGE at our government.
If you're a praying person, keep praying for him to stay on track. Like all of us, he occasionally goes down some rabbit holes (UFO's etc. - in my humble opinion), but he is doing a LOT of good work. Lara Logan was doing incredible work, too, but for some reason she pissed someone off. Let's pray Tucker can keep shining the light in dark corners.
I distrust Tucker but I'm happy he speaks out. His father was a very good journo when they actually did good things. Sometimes I wonder if he's following in his father's footsteps? Sage needs to chill and get a little bit more practical. Perhaps age will smooth off some rough and jagged edges. In the meantime, Sage? Remove your caps button and/or wait 24 hours before posting maybe? You have some valid points but nobody listens to Capitalized arguments and name calling bc life is already uncivilized and scary!
Bill, both you and Sage do fine work. I link both of you @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
I don't think you messed up and I can see where Sage is coming from as well. Let' see if Tucker gets serious about the issues and is not just using this as a ratings ploy!!!!!!!
I subscribe to Sage’s substack, and signed up for yours yesterday (I think lol). I missed the whole kerfuffle, but I agree with you about Tucker. I also understand her anger and give credit for the apology. I get overwhelmed and ticked off too, but it never makes the people I’m trying to convince want to talk to me.
Of course, I’m not nearly the communicator I would like to be (like folks I enjoy reading on substack). You ALL help me to find better ways to talk to those who haven’t ‘seen the light’. And I am so grateful for a variety of voices and viewpoints.
I didn’t see the fraud of covid early on either. I’m a pharmacist and believed. But holy cow my eyes are so wide open, I’ll never go back.
I’m not sure why God has put this on my heart, but it’s there to stay. 🤍
I guess I’m babbling, but thanks for your humor and kindness. I enjoy your writing very much! :D
You're on it, Bill. There are a thousand voices out there with a thousand different perspectives. It's our job as readers and citizens to be discerning and take what we can from each of them. I don't expect to agree with any one commentator on EVERYTHING. Even the people I consider the smartest and best-informed, sometimes get things wrong. That doesn't mean they are paid-off "controlled opposition," it means they got one thing wrong. We can be skeptical and thoughtful without being tribal.
Ultimately, the only thing that matters is the end result. Trump ws also seen as a guy who's "on our side" and look what happened: two impeachments, no election reform, further election manipulation, Biden's economy, foreign policy, open border... I agree that it's a positive to have someone reframing ridiculous arguments to something saner, but it will take much more that talk to see any type of correction for the fine mess we're in, accelerating since Lincoln.
I have seen this group of people who are not only filled with rage but convinced that others are "wasting time," not hating enough people and not angry enough to join their fury club and in fact received a few bursts of profanity and hate from them myself.
I'm not a Tucker Carlson fan AT ALL, but I agree that this is one thing he is doing right. Thank you for recognizing the positive impact of his dissemination of facts around Covid and the 'vaccines.'
With 10 million viewers Tucker can throw his weight around at FOX. They won't kill the golden goose as long as he just pushes the boundaries. He knows the game. Oriely had a contract that left little for FOX. FOX has not made this mistake with Tucker.
I agree completely with your retort.
Sage who ?
Bill you are correct about being on the right side of history. I lived in San Antonio until 2021 and moved away (in part) because of all the Masked-Vax-Covidians and the palpable spirit of fear in the atmosphere. I still run our business there, and I know of 4 persons in my concentric circle of friends and business associates that were killed by what used to be some very good hospitals' NIH-guided protocols. It seems their process was/is: "If you are not 'vaccinated' and come to the hospital with Covid, we will kill you with our protocols, thereby teaching you a lesson and making another statistic and public example"
It's monstrous what has been, and is still allowed to go on, and now they're pushing gene therapy on children.
Regarding Tucker: better late than never, and dogma kills. The death cult of the left kills.
Bill,
A thought here about Tucker Carlson.
One should be sure to watch the Tucker Carlson Today episode The Heart Doctor & The Vaccine from November 29.
It is with Dr. Aseem Malhotra a Top British Cardiologist who
suffered a recent, personal tragedy & joins us to share his thoughts on possible harmful effects associated with covid vaccines. He too made U-turn on covid vaccines when his own father died 'suddenly and unexpectedly." He is amazing and quite articulate in describing what he thinks is behind all this. It is worth a subscription to Fox Nation for just this episode.
https://nation.foxnews.com/watch/f65cd14b6299a1570349cff1d0e5d412/
I'll find some other things to parts of it if I can.