The controversy over Tucker Carlson’s comments from many years ago have generated plenty of takes, but few hotter than Newsweek’s:

When you absolutely must have a Tucker Carlson story but there’s really not anything new to say. pic.twitter.com/6Get8OnRZj — Karol Markowicz (@karol) March 13, 2019

Newsweek: "Tucker Carlson Could Face Hate Speech Charges if He Were Canadian or British" https://t.co/O50lYzVV8H pic.twitter.com/Ial2bs9UqC — zyntrax (@zyntrax) March 12, 2019

Maybe that doesn’t quite say what Newsweek thinks it does:

This is a great commercial for America tbqh https://t.co/v5OobCXGnP — neontaster (@neontaster) March 13, 2019

Right?

This story angle says less to me about how bad the things Tucker said were than it does how great the First Amendment is https://t.co/uotQpLVOuF — Grant Addison (@jgrantaddison) March 13, 2019

If this headline were written by a sane person: "Tucker Carlson Lives In A Country That Doesn't Have Shitty Laws" https://t.co/qGqHppMT5I — Mister Neil (@neilsama) March 13, 2019

There's a famous war that was fought which allows him to say what he wants in this country. https://t.co/uTT4d1KAkB — Jason Heard (@jheard15) March 13, 2019

That was one hot take that spontaneously combusted!

But Newsweek’s not alone:

Now that’s a take.

lol what if journalisim — wew (@cowe56) March 12, 2019

And your point is? He also would not have 2nd amendment rights if he were Canadian or British. He lives in America, dumbasses. Enough with the liberal hypotheticals to advance the Democrat agenda.#LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder https://t.co/pe0HbrK2Vy — America One (@BryonWine) March 12, 2019

We have a new appreciation for the First Amendment thanks to that kind of “journalism.”