Tucker on Columbus Day Controversy: We’re Watching a Full-Scale Assault from Within on the West Itself

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joe is ░░░░░░░░ host he s been ░░░░░░░░ statues he s a ░░░░░░░░ voice If the iconic ░░░░░░░░ for italian Americans throughout ░░░░░░░░ America Certainly in the ░░░░░░░░ States Can t believe ░░░░░░░░ are even worrying about ░░░░░░░░ Turning statues down There ░░░░░░░░ so many things happening ░░░░░░░░ the world the fires ░░░░░░░░ California Las Vegas the ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO This is ░░░░░░░░ it got to worry ░░░░░░░░ taking down a statue ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Columbus It s ░░░░░░░░ with too much time ░░░░░░░░ their hands This is ░░░░░░░░ great symbol and you ░░░░░░░░ it down beautifully who ░░░░░░░░ was a great symbol ░░░░░░░░ the italian American community ░░░░░░░░ by today s standards ░░░░░░░░ be like an astronaut ░░░░░░░░ he did was the ░░░░░░░░ of going to the ░░░░░░░░ It was a flawed ░░░░░░░░ talked about this before ░░░░░░░░ your show of course ░░░░░░░░ was blood We are ░░░░░░░░ flawed Were we to ░░░░░░░░ He s the iconic ░░░░░░░░ for italian Americans and ░░░░░░░░ have had would you ░░░░░░░░ been so disrespected and ░░░░░░░░ will not take it ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I thought Tony ░░░░░░░░ kind of summed this ░░░░░░░░ as distinctly as anybody ░░░░░░░░ on your show years ░░░░░░░░ when he said he ░░░░░░░░ a hero that s ░░░░░░░░ end of conversation I ░░░░░░░░ that was kind of ░░░░░░░░ state of play how ░░░░░░░░ we go from there ░░░░░░░░ hear I can t ░░░░░░░░ it out What is ░░░░░░░░ reason If there was ░░░░░░░░ solution you are like ░░░░░░░░ am on the radio ░░░░░░░░ you have to be ░░░░░░░░ based what is the ░░░░░░░░ game What is the ░░░░░░░░ You want to take ░░░░░░░░ statue down There s ░░░░░░░░ reason for and for ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ the fact that that ░░░░░░░░ was built in 1892 ░░░░░░░░ a knuckles on the ░░░░░░░░ and literally the quarters ░░░░░░░░ immigrants from Italy that ░░░░░░░░ to America proud to ░░░░░░░░ American learn the language ░░░░░░░░ loss all they wanted ░░░░░░░░ do all my grandparents ░░░░░░░░ to do was for ░░░░░░░░ to be Americans That ░░░░░░░░ what that symbol is ░░░░░░░░ This is a bold ░░░░░░░░ did he felt Was ░░░░░░░░ flawed Of course I ░░░░░░░░ going to be nice ░░░░░░░░ the olive branches out ░░░░░░░░ if they want to ░░░░░░░░ with the Italians I ░░░░░░░░ telling you you will ░░░░░░░░ a problem Do they ░░░░░░░░ think do they really ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ York that you re ░░░░░░░░ to take on a ░░░░░░░░ of Christopher Columbus If ░░░░░░░░ think so then you ░░░░░░░░ a problem it ain ░░░░░░░░ going to happen Tucker ░░░░░░░░ you seen any votes ░░░░░░░░ this No Tucker There ░░░░░░░░ voters here and they ░░░░░░░░ they were in control ░░░░░░░░ any actual anyone actually ░░░░░░░░ Great observation The speaker ░░░░░░░░ the city council said ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ the statute on and ░░░░░░░░ mayor said we are ░░░░░░░░ to have this commission ░░░░░░░░ were on the Columbus ░░░░░░░░ parade and I was ░░░░░░░░ MARIA MARIA is great ░░░░░░░░ I I have a ░░░░░░░░ on one side and ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ the local television station ░░░░░░░░ on told me nothing ░░░░░░░░ nothing political I m ░░░░░░░░ to be politically correct ░░░░░░░░ went right for it ░░░░░░░░ says there s an ░░░░░░░░ in the room they ░░░░░░░░ attaching down to my ░░░░░░░░ turned down statues The ░░░░░░░░ goes the statue should ░░░░░░░░ up it s a ░░░░░░░░ of italian American unity ░░░░░░░░ that we worked for ░░░░░░░░ the governor was quite ░░░░░░░░ in that I think ░░░░░░░░ for bringing that up ░░░░░░░░ I didn t have ░░░░░░░░ guts to do it ░░░░░░░░ She is my favorite ░░░░░░░░ great to see you