Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites

Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News

First edition cover
Author	Tucker Carlson
Original title	Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	American politics
Genre	Memoir
Published	September 15, 2003
Publisher	Warner Books
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	208
ISBN	978-0-7595-0800-2
Followed by	Ship of Fools (2018)

Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News is a nonfiction book by journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson, first published by Warner Books (now Grand Central Publishing). Carlson writes on his entry into cable news and his various opinions regarding several prominent politicians of the time, such as George W. Bush, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, and John McCain, among others.

Regarding his transition from print journalism to television punditry, Carlson opines how fluid an environment it is in comparison to other trade professions, and how he stumbled into it easily and without much effort. Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites further expands on Carlson's time covering McCain's 2000 presidential bid, various odd encounters with some notable names, and his difficult relationship with a CNN producer Carlson simply dubs "Don".

Publishers Weekly found the book enjoyable in their review: "Anyone with a sense of humor will find this chronicle thoroughly enjoyable, and political junkies will likely laugh out loud more than once."^[1] The Washingtonian was complimentary of Carlson's humorous ponderances despite finding disagreement with his political views, "Carlson is a conservative talking head in a medium that favors badgering over deliberation, generalization over nuance. But I’m going to read the book again. And maybe again. Just, you know, to make sure I still hate it."^[2]