Lambert's over-the-top, in-your-face AMA performance last week featured male dancers on leashes, an open-mouth kiss between Lambert and his male keyboardist, and simulated oral sex, both male-on-male and female-on-male.
Even MTV has admitted that Lambert's AMA performance was "one that frequently crossed the border from sexy to rather graphic, and which put some previous provocative awards-show appearances by Madonna to shame."
On "The View," Stewart admitted to not having seen Lambert's performance. When Joy Behar described it - Lambert "had a guy's head in his crotch. That was something they did not like. And he tongue-kissed ... well, I don't know if the tongues were there but he was kissing a guy. Anyway, they thought that that was off the charts" - the singer dismissed it with a shrug.
"There's nothing wrong with that. It's rock 'n' roll," said Stewart. "Alice Cooper used to have snakes and bite chickens' heads off."
Whoopi Goldberg quickly agreed. "That's what I've been saying," she said. "This is lame. This is nothing."Coming soon: A brand-new NewsBusters design. But we need your help!
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Rod...you dumb***
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:05 ET by jdlybrandWe know it's rock and roll. What you don't seem to get is, it's on Network TV. Geez Mahneez!!!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Whoops!!!
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:57 ET by countmein5050Whoopi failed to mention those snake biting and chicken head biting shows had viewers who PAID the price of a ticket to see that crap. Wow....didn't see that coming!
Didn't they pump Rod's
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:14 ET by rbosqueDidn't they pump Rod's stomach after he had too much...you know?
:-o
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:41 ET by jdlybrand!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Ha! So you remember!
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:57 ET by rbosqueHa! So you remember!
I remember
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:00 ET by jdlybrandNow would be a good time to start fasting.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
that's not rock n roll
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:20 ET by CCsteelcityIt's bad enough the jackoffs compared Lambert with Elvis last week, but now this week you have of all people, Rod "I'll take another cup full of 'pale ale' (uh, gotta see American Pie to understand this one)" Stewart.
Give me a break. Just another sick, twisted british liberal with a poor opinion of what's ok and not. Yeah, we know, over the pond there is a different attitude towards what is ok and not. But not here and on national tv.
Oh and by the way... before you give your opinion... WATCH IT FIRST! Alice Cooper was about the "Stage show", not about the "I'm going to throw my gayness right in front of you and your kids faces".
And Behar... just give up you ol bag!!
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers
here's why
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:18 ET by rowdygirlThe reason that all these "entertainers" do all these digusting stuff is simple: marginal or zero talent. If you can really sing, you don't need to act like an idiot to get attention. Although I realize that this generation needs lots of visual stimulation (for lack of a better way to say it) it takes more and more outrageousness to get noticed.
Act like a stripper or a hooker and you're sure to get attention.. it hasn't nothing to do with ability.
I'm only 45, but I'm a fan of the older generation of singers, like Dean Martin. He had true talent and didn't need to act out. Too bad that isn't the case anymore.
Not sure this topic is
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:21 ET by IckNot sure this topic is "newsbusters worthy". The story just doesn't seem to matter much if you ask me. Then again, I gues you could argue that about any topic.
Wow!
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:36 ET by ontherightRod Stewart is still alive?
That's news, in and of itself...
It's amazing what a little
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:54 ET by mattmIt's amazing what a little formaldehyde can do...
BTW - I always refer to the entertainment world whenever I have a question of morality or ethics....whatever they say, the opposite is correct.
If this was a concert, OK.
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:39 ET by balboaIf this was a concert, OK. But it was primetime, AMA's on a broadcast network. That's the problem.
Rod the Mod always seemed,
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:00 ET by rockyracoonRod the Mod always seemed, to me, like a good bloke, but I never really cared for his music.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Stewart
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:06 ET by ricklailDidn't he come out one time and admit that he was AC/DC or he could hit from either side of the plate?
Semper suprene nitens
There is no point dwelling on all the foolish mistakes we have made in our lives. For one thing, it can be very time-consuming. Dr. Thomas Sowell
Switch Hitter
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:30 ET by jdlybrandAllegedly frequently played for the other team. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Hmmm...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:29 ET by stage9an industry riddled with filth and perversion acting filthy and perverted? Who knew?
What do you expect from the entertainment industry? Even the term "rock 'n' roll" is a play on sex.
Like they tell us "moral conservatives" all the time, if you don't like it, (which I don't), then don't watch it. So I don't. I will not boost their ratings with my viewership.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
ole rod
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 19:53 ET by dostrowhey!
lets not get our thongs in waad over ole Rods silly comment about this topic
besides why are rod stewarts opinions relevent to newsbusters
Hey, that is just what I was
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 23:16 ET by tiredgal2Hey, that is just what I was thinking.