Republicans try — but can't — distance themselves from Tucker Carlson's lies

Plus: What Marjorie Taylor Greene's "safe space" for conservatives would look like [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6wJ9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGE3OWg2cmZ4ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF5Y2dhOXB6YWlXA3NwY0IKZAF-fQhkBtrpbVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6wJ9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzNjYXIzb2E5YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF5Y2dhOXB6YWkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZAF-fQhkBtrpbVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6wJ9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd3VrZzNiYTg0NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF5Y2dhOXB6YWkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZAF-fQhkBtrpbVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Stuck with stupid: GOP can't quit Tucker now Everyone knows that Tucker Carlson is a liar. Democrats know it. Republicans know it. His audience definitely knows it. Watching him get away with telling big ol' whoppers every night is part of the thrill they get in watching him. Carlson's lawyers know it. But Carlson's Monday show still matters, though not due to what's in the Capitol footage from Jan. 6, or even really how Carlson spins it. What matters is the symbolism of using footage that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy very showily granted him. That gesture must be understood for what it is. McCarthy is officially giving the GOP establishment's blessing to the Trump narrative. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6wJ9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNWxtYmRyOTB6bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTF5Y2dhOXB6YWkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZAF-fQhkBtrpbVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). What Marjorie Taylor Greene's "safe space" for conservatives would look like Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent claim that "conservatives" and "real Americans" need a "safe space" is an example of how the American right-wing has, for decades, and with great skill, co-opted the language used by liberals and progressives. 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