Tucker Hits Heritage: ‘No Longer Represents the Interests of Conservatives’ on Tech

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker We ░░░░░░░░ you a lot on ░░░░░░░░ show the past two ░░░░░░░░ how Google Facebook and ░░░░░░░░ work in secret to ░░░░░░░░ a left wing political ░░░░░░░░ on this country In ░░░░░░░░ for example Google employees ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes to ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton s voter ░░░░░░░░ They seem to despond ░░░░░░░░ when they couldn t ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump from winning ░░░░░░░░ as you well know ░░░░░░░░ lease of John suppresses ░░░░░░░░ videos on YouTube At ░░░░░░░░ point Twitter meanwhile and ░░░░░░░░ know this well often ░░░░░░░░ users entirely for the ░░░░░░░░ of disagreeing with the ░░░░░░░░ At this point it ░░░░░░░░ very clear that Big ░░░░░░░░ it s conservatives and ░░░░░░░░ assiduously to harm them ░░░░░░░░ voters are starting to ░░░░░░░░ this out A Harris ░░░░░░░░ from last year found ░░░░░░░░ 83 of Republicans understand ░░░░░░░░ tech is biased against ░░░░░░░░ Another poll this summer ░░░░░░░░ that 42 of all ░░░░░░░░ not just conservatives believe ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration should take ░░░░░░░░ to push back against ░░░░░░░░ tech Monopoly s political ░░░░░░░░ So far that s ░░░░░░░░ happening but no one ░░░░░░░░ Washington is doing anything ░░░░░░░░ bring these companies in ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ be that way for ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ you could do if ░░░░░░░░ wanted to For example ░░░░░░░░ companies have thrived under ░░░░░░░░ special immunity from Congress ░░░░░░░░ protects them from lawsuits ░░░░░░░░ what people say on ░░░░░░░░ platform It s an ░░░░░░░░ that Fox News for ░░░░░░░░ does not have Why ░░░░░░░░ Google have it Senator ░░░░░░░░ Hawley would like to ░░░░░░░░ the answer Has proposed ░░░░░░░░ that community from tech ░░░░░░░░ and treating them like ░░░░░░░░ else unless they can ░░░░░░░░ neutral platforms for all ░░░░░░░░ which of course was ░░░░░░░░ original deal they struck ░░░░░░░░ s a great idea ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t happened ░░░░░░░░ idea is breaking up ░░░░░░░░ tech companies so that ░░░░░░░░ handful of monopolies don ░░░░░░░░ have effective veto power ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment which ░░░░░░░░ where we are today ░░░░░░░░ s another great idea ░░░░░░░░ again it has not ░░░░░░░░ Why all the inaction ░░░░░░░░ these questions Well a ░░░░░░░░ part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ that conservative nonprofits here ░░░░░░░░ Washington the ones that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be looking ░░░░░░░░ for you aren t ░░░░░░░░ looking out for you ░░░░░░░░ are looking out for ░░░░░░░░ Tech A new report ░░░░░░░░ the campaign for account ░░░░░░░░ obtained by this show ░░░░░░░░ how conservative organizations in ░░░░░░░░ C Have colluded with ░░░░░░░░ Tech Emma to shield ░░░░░░░░ wing monopolies from any ░░░░░░░░ at all It s ░░░░░░░░ amazing story and it ░░░░░░░░ happening now This October ░░░░░░░░ example Americans for Prosperity ░░░░░░░░ s a purportedly conservative ░░░░░░░░ controlled by the billionaire ░░░░░░░░ family supported and add ░░░░░░░░ Facebook and Google The ░░░░░░░░ they ran targeted state ░░░░░░░░ generals Republican and Democrat ░░░░░░░░ antitrust investigations into those ░░░░░░░░ companies In March Americans ░░░░░░░░ Prosperity ran digital ads ░░░░░░░░ members of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Committee any effort of ░░░░░░░░ laws to break up ░░░░░░░░ s innovative tech companies ░░░░░░░░ all the Koch network ░░░░░░░░ 10 million defending Silicon ░░░░░░░░ companies that worked to ░░░░░░░░ conservatives The richest companies ░░░░░░░░ the world being defended ░░░░░░░░ a conservative nonprofit as ░░░░░░░░ attacked conservatives Why are ░░░░░░░░ doing this As one ░░░░░░░░ Koch employee told they ░░░░░░░░ off the record I ░░░░░░░░ for a fact they ░░░░░░░░ money from social media ░░░░░░░░ to do their bidding ░░░░░░░░ turns out he was ░░░░░░░░ Google has given money ░░░░░░░░ at least 22 write ░░░░░░░░ institutions that is also ░░░░░░░░ by the Koch network ░░░░░░░░ include the American Conservative ░░░░░░░░ the American enterprise institute ░░░░░░░░ National Review institute The ░░░░░░░░ enterprise institute The Heritage ░░░░░░░░ and the mercator center ░░░░░░░░ for example the single ░░░░░░░░ donor to the annual ░░░░░░░░ a few years back ░░░░░░░░ does all this money ░░░░░░░░ exactly You know the ░░░░░░░░ In September of 2018 ░░░░░░░░ competitive enterprise institute and ░░░░░░░░ other groups that had ░░░░░░░░ funded by Google and ░░░░░░░░ kochs sent a joint ░░░░░░░░ to Attorney general Jeff ░░░░░░░░ at the time over ░░░░░░░░ DoJ s plans whether ░░░░░░░░ engines and social media ░░░░░░░░ hurting competition and stifling ░░░░░░░░ Here s how it ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech companies silence ░░░░░░░░ Conservatives nonprofits try to ░░░░░░░░ the government from doing ░░░░░░░░ about it Makes sense ░░░░░░░░ there is The Heritage ░░░░░░░░ May be the biggest ░░░░░░░░ best funded think tank ░░░░░░░░ Washington Half the conservatives ░░░░░░░░ the city have seemed ░░░░░░░░ work there at one ░░░░░░░░ or another 30 years ░░░░░░░░ I did for example ░░░░░░░░ this day there are ░░░░░░░░ and well meaning people ░░░░░░░░ heritage As an organization ░░░░░░░░ no longer represents the ░░░░░░░░ of conservatives At least ░░░░░░░░ the question of tech ░░░░░░░░ recent paper by heritage ░░░░░░░░ Free enterprise is the ░░░░░░░░ remedy for online biased ░░░░░░░░ defends the special privileges ░░░░░░░░ Congress has given to ░░░░░░░░ left wing Silicon Valley ░░░░░░░░ And if conservatives don ░░░░░░░░ like it heritage says ░░░░░░░░ can go start their ░░░░░░░░ Google The paper could ░░░░░░░░ been written by tech ░░░░░░░░ In fact it may ░░░░░░░░ been written by tech ░░░░░░░░ A trade association represents ░░░░░░░░ Valley called the liability ░░░░░░░░ that Googles enjoys quote ░░░░░░░░ most important Lawton tech ░░░░░░░░ the paper repeats that ░░░░░░░░ verbatim Word for word ░░░░░░░░ with many other lines ░░░░░░░░ the lobbyist wrote It ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing But heritage isn ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing None of the ░░░░░░░░ called conservative nonprofits in ░░░░░░░░ are embarrassed They make ░░░░░░░░ with people who hate ░░░░░░░░ They secretly sell out ░░░░░░░░ interests They may beg ░░░░░░░░ to tithe like it ░░░░░░░░ the medieval church for ░░░░░░░░ s the system we ░░░░░░░░ had for decades And ░░░░░░░░ that s why no ░░░░░░░░ how much money you ░░░░░░░░ him nothing gets more ░░░░░░░░ Just the opposite You ░░░░░░░░ how much longer the ░░░░░░░░ can continue.