Did CounterIt.ch Provide Tucker Carlson Inspiration About Pharma Bro?

Remember my post from a couple of months ago about Pharma Bro, Martin Shkreli?

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Backstory

It appears some former followers of a business blog and some other media platforms where I’d post prescient thoughts found my little personal blog here, probably hoping, with bated breath, that I’ll post some actionable business-related ideas at some point.¹

“Why do you say that?” you ask.

Well, both Tucker and a Tyler at ZeroHedge just released an update about Pharma Bro – two months after my insightful post.

Of course, it’s probably all just a coincidence.

Pharma Bro Snippets

Here are some snippets from the Tucker Carlson and Martin Shkreli interview, compliments of ZeroHedge:²

Is there a systemic bias within our legal system against certain individuals?

“It doesn’t make a difference whether you’re guilty or not.”

While out on bail, and before getting sentenced, Martin also made the mistake of making Hillary Clinton the butt of a joke by suggesting she is a “lizard person” and then telling his followers on Facebook that he’d pay money for a strand of her hair [to test its DNA].

“And all of a sudden I found myself in front of a judge and they’re throwing me in prison. And yeah, I said something stupid – snide. It was a joke – you know as a comedian, not all your jokes land. And I – actually one of the reasons I have a social media following is, I think some people find my stuff funny.
And you know, I tried to poke fun at power and authority and you know all kinds of people who need to be taken down a peg…
…and, you know, this joke fell flat.
It was some silly joke about Hillary Clinton’s DNA, and it got taken the wrong way by actually a New Yorker reporter – kind of flagged it.”

Tucker’s Interview

Timestamps

(3:24) Most Hated Man in America
(7:20) Hillary Clinton
(9:57) @wagieeacc Dragged Before Congress³
(28:17) The Hillary Joke
(32:33) Life in Prison
(36:09) Sam Bankman-Fried
(44:35) Trump & Prison
(47:38) More Sam Bankman-Fried

Video: Tucker On X | Episode 36

Ep. 36 What happens when you give Hillary Clinton the finger? Ask Martin Shkreli. He did four and a half years in prison. That may be why Sam Bankman-Fried just asked his advice on doing time. pic.twitter.com/vMGiqDk4tR
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 6, 2023

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Enjoy.

Closing Words

Now you. What are your opinions about the harsh penalties wielded against Pharma Bro? Do you consider his Hillary joke comical?

Footnotes

1
Patience, grasshoppers. Patience.
2
The article’s archive link is here.
3
The “@wagieeacc” is Martin’s Twitter handle via Nitter.
4
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