Article snippet: Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday rejected what he called a culture of outrage from both Democrats and Republicans amid the fallout from recently resurfaced offensive comments he made about women and minorities years ago. Carlson delivered a roughly seven-minute opening monologue on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" peppered with graphics that read "The Mob," "Crackdown on Dissent" and "Liberal Hypocrisy." While he did not reference any of his specific controversial comments, he doubled down on his initial refusal to apologize for them. "Fox News is behind us, as they have been since the very first day," Carlson said. "Toughness is a rare quality in a TV network, and we’re grateful for that." "We’ve always apologized when we’re wrong, and we'll continue to do that," he added. "That’s what decent people do. They apologize. But we will never bow to the mob, ever, no matter what." Carlson made a series of indirect references to the backlash his comments generated after the first batch was resurfaced Sunday by the left-leaning Media Matters. The Fox News host described the cycle of the "great American outrage machine," in which he said one comes under questioning from reporters, is forced to apologize and still faces criticism. "But what if we stopped pretending for a minute?" Carlson asked. "What if we acknowledged what’s actually going on?" Carlson described Democrats as "deadly serious" in their effort to "crush" those who oppose their ideology. “Why are the people... Link to the full article to read more