The MTV Video Music Awards show was as predictable as watching Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews do their broadcast. Other than celebrating its 25th anniversary and giving Britney Spears a possible opportunity for a comeback, the program was chock full of insults towards conservatives by the show’s emcee, U.K. comedian Russell Brand. As a former MTV staffer, I was surprised by the selection of such an obscure individual to emcee the program.
By the audience reaction, Brand knew he was considered a “nobody” here in the United States, so his immediate course of action was to go political to try and endear himself to the MTV audience:
As a representative of the global community…a visitor from abroad…I don’t want to come across a little bit biased, but could I please ask of you, people of America, please elect Barack Obama, please...on behalf of the world. Some people… some people, I think they’re called racists, say America is not ready for a black president, but I know America to be a forward thinking country, because otherwise would you have let that retarded thinking cowboy fellow to be president for eight years? We were very impressed. It was nice of you to let him have a go, because in England George Bush would not be trusted with a pair of scissors. Very sweet of ya’
Brand continued to make sexual references to Sarah Palin while embarrassing her daughter Bristol and her fiancé Levi Johnston.
What is particularly disturbing is Palin’s children are the demographic of the MTV audience, so the jabs about Bristol’s pregnancy and her fiancé, Johnston, were seen by many of their school friends.
For a European entertainer, breaking into the American market is a huge dream. Brand was booked on to seemingly his first major U.S. venue.
However, he may have really blown his chances with fame in the United States. What kind of European entertainer comes to America and starts insulting half of the electorate? This could only be a “nobody" with no sense.
Cross Posted At Eyeblast.tv—Kerry Picket is an associate producer with the Media Research Center's Eyeblast.tv video site.
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Far too much Eurotrash....
September 8, 2008 - 02:30 ET by wnaegele...has been drifting ashore as of late. Go back to you blighted little island, Limey scum...
Wow, that was painful
September 8, 2008 - 02:32 ET by Adam_MEHe was in front of what had to be a left-leaning crowd and yet he still couldn't get a laugh. Of course it would help if some of the words coming out of his trap had actually been funny.
What's sad is the dude does have some comedic talent. He was the best part of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. And he was terrific on Leno when he was promoting that movie.
I think this says more for how truly wretched MTV is these days than anything else.
MTV is about as relevant...
September 8, 2008 - 02:33 ET by AgentAmerican...as Confederate money.
Useless and worthless. I was a loyal watcher until they took off Headbangers Ball.
Drill ANWAR
Confederate Money?
September 8, 2008 - 08:09 ET by Copperhead Ridge"
Useless and worthless."
Useless, perhaps. It's far from being worthless, though. It's definitely not currency, but it has value.
Another McCain Ad
September 8, 2008 - 02:45 ET by TexndocAnother clip that could be shown in it's entirety on TV followed with "I'm John McCain, and I approved this ad."
FWIW, I'm currently on business in Amsterdam and people I've met think Sarah is way cool, but I'm not hanging with the likes of the thing in this clip. (Getting looks for letting out a yelp in the hotel restaurant during breakfast with my laptop reading about Matthews/Olbermann going under the bus)
Mad dogs and Englishmen
September 8, 2008 - 04:01 ET by RackieMore on this clueless limey ass-wipe. Not everyone was impressed.
How nice of MTV
September 8, 2008 - 04:23 ET by Vivaldi5I know MTV to be a forward thinking network, because otherwise would they have let that retarded thinking British fellow emcee the Video Music Awards with his lame attempts at "humor"?
MTV's Web Blog is INUNDATED with complaints!
September 8, 2008 - 05:22 ET by smartestmaninamericaI just went to MTV's web blog. Literally thousands and thousands of complaints. As a matter of fact, it is pretty much 100% complaints.
As a Republican, can I just extend a sincere THANK-YOU to the whacko fringe left in this country? This SHOULD be a Democratic year. You had a first down on the one yard line with a minute to go. And yet, because you are socialists and anarchists and so full of rage against moral society, you blow it.
Prepare for the Democrat Party to become the Donner Party.
Michele Malkin posted a
September 8, 2008 - 05:27 ET by tazzMichele Malkin posted a bunch of comments http://michellemalki...
I know I for one really
September 8, 2008 - 05:34 ET by BlazerI know I for one, really give a hoot, what some dainty, English fag from Brittania-stan, has to say on behalf of of America. What a vile, disgusting piece of political theatre this was, MTV should be ashamed, but they wont' be of course.
No surprise that Viacom happens to also be a very large supporter and contributor to Obamas campaign. In keeping with the declarations he made last week concerning the Palins he should denounce these antics and return Viacoms money, pronto.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Just remember that in
September 8, 2008 - 07:21 ET by Hero SquadJust remember that in England, a fag is a cigarette.
I'm sure this lad has bummed a few fags in his day.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Fags
September 8, 2008 - 07:30 ET by Sergeant ROCKIn England and abroad, I would imagine. Does he prefer filtered or unfiltered fags?
PALIN/McCain 2008
20 in a pack
September 8, 2008 - 08:13 ET by Mica the MagnificentSince there are 20 fags in a pack, I'm sure this guy goes through a pack or two of fags a day.
Fag abuser
September 8, 2008 - 08:17 ET by Sergeant ROCKWow, that's a lot of fags. Doing that many fags a day can cause any number of health problems.
PALIN/McCain 2008
Sarge
September 8, 2008 - 08:21 ET by Cool ArrowBe sure to snuff your butt.
Uhhh, My Christian Faith
I don't need to tell you
September 8, 2008 - 08:28 ET by Hero SquadI don't need to tell you how disgusting it is to walk down the street and see an unsnuffed fag butt just lying there, out in the open.
I guess that's what happens when fags aren't allowed in any eating establishments anymore.
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Disgusting fag butts
September 8, 2008 - 08:35 ET by Sergeant ROCKSo, do you pick up the fags or keep walking? Who's job is it to police up these fags lying around on the streets of America? At least kick them off of the sidewalks for Pete's sake.
Noone wants to see fag butts on sidewalks.
PALIN/McCain 2008
Apparently there
September 8, 2008 - 09:13 ET by Hero SquadApparently there are people out there who don't mind looking at fag butts lying on the sidewalk.
It almost makes you want to grab their neck and rub their nose into that fag butt.
Really, it's probably the only way they'll ever learn.
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We're still talking about cigarettes, right?
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Kicking fags to the curb
September 8, 2008 - 10:17 ET by Sergeant ROCKAs a public service, I always kick fag butts to the curb no matter how many kicks it takes. Noone wants to see that stuff.
Are there more fags being consumed in rural America or in the big cities like San Francisco, for instance?
PALIN/McCain 2008
No Rock
September 8, 2008 - 10:21 ET by Cool ArrowIn the larger cities they cling to them even though their local government doesn't want them to puff on them in restaurants and other public places.
Rocky & Bullwinkle '08
Puffing fags
September 8, 2008 - 10:24 ET by Sergeant ROCKI don't have a problem with people puffing fags in the privacy of their own homes. But, fag puffing in public is an annoyance. Wouldn't you agree?
PALIN/McCain 2008
private puffing
September 8, 2008 - 10:29 ET by Cool ArrowDidn't they rename Salems to Sinclairs?
Rocky & Bullwinkle '08
Yes and No
September 8, 2008 - 10:31 ET by Mr. BishopIn public, or in private... smoking is something people do. I smoke in public, and I smoke in private. However, for me, private is really on the back doorstep so that I don't smoke directly around my kids to keep them from inhaling the smoke themselves.
What people do with the butts, however, is more a matter of discussion. I field strip my cigarettes and throw the butts in the trash. That is the polite thing to do. I do not smoke around people who don't want the smoke around them. I will intentionally move downwind from people when I am smoking to avoid having smoke fly in their direction.
However, the public is the public. It is a place where anyone can go and enjoy themselves. As such, smoking in public, such as in a park, is as much a person's right, as it is for someone to walk away from the cigarette smoke in that same area.
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If homosexuality is genetic, then it must be a birth defect. If it is a birth defect, then stem cell research might provide a cure.
Kill-joy.
September 8, 2008 - 11:34 ET by Indiana JoeKill-joy. ;^)
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Indeed
September 9, 2008 - 12:13 ET by Mr. BishopIt's the story of my life...
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If homosexuality is genetic, then it must be a birth defect. If it is a birth defect, then stem cell research might provide a cure.
I don't think I want to know what "field stripping"...
September 12, 2008 - 02:23 ET by tomnkikiI don't think I want to know what "field stripping" a fag looks like, but thank you very much for throwing your used fags in the garbage. I do wish more people were as responsible as you.
field stripping
September 12, 2008 - 03:00 ET by I.am.DILLIGAFa fag is tearing the remaining paper apart so as to let the remaining tobaco fall out you then put the filter in your pocket untill such time as you can dispose of it properly LOL sorry the army just came out of me. Also a fag is also known as a Log for the fire as in throw another fag on the fire.
Now run with that one too HAHAHAHAHA
Guns and Violence are not the answer but they are one solution to the problem== SARG
No fags in eateries!
September 8, 2008 - 10:21 ET by Sergeant ROCKI over-looked this comment.
So, can we agree that noone wants to see fags in a restaurant? It hurts my eyes, for one thing. Which is why I avoid bars that allow this behavior.
PALIN/McCain 2008
I think it's OK to have
September 8, 2008 - 10:48 ET by Hero SquadI think it's OK to have fag-friendly establishments here and there. You know, a place where people who enjoy a good drag on a fag can go and not get hassled.
But for me, I prefer my restaurants and bars to be fag free. It just makes for a nicer experience for me and my family.
My wife hates fags. Though I don't think she'd word it exactly that way.
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How long before we've taken this too far?
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
How long before we've taken this too far?
September 8, 2008 - 11:33 ET by Indiana JoeIf you have to ask, you're there.
;^)
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
My druthers
September 8, 2008 - 07:35 ET by BobAnthonyFirst off I think the term in Englandistan for those of the queer nation kind is "poof."
On the other hand, if'n I had my druthers, you would see THE FOLLOWING ON MTV!
I do not know who this asshat "comic" is nor do I want to know. And now he has supposedly had some immigration problems. Well, now MTV shills for illegals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CABLE CHOICE NOW, CABLE CHOICE ALWAYS, CABLE CHOICE FOREVER!
On behalf of the world community..
September 8, 2008 - 06:18 ET by old croCancel comment here - I was going to post IV caps that express my feelings for this piece of crap, but changed my mind.
I cannot believe how different my outlook of
this presidential race has been since Friday before last. Prior to then, I was
going to "bite the bullet" and vote McCain only so America would not be burdened with
a socialist president. Now, with the MSM imploding before my eyes, I have hope
for America's future, whereas before I was definately worried. Please, please keep it going MSM/demo/socialists. Show everyone who and what you really are. The hope I have is that the real America is going to show up finally and put this trash where it belongs
Who Listens to Russell Brand?
September 8, 2008 - 06:49 ET by King of the BritonsHere is a quote from Brand's Wikipedia entry, "He is a former heroin addict, sex addict, alcoholic and has had numerous run-ins with the police, having been arrested 11 times for public indecency.[34] During the time of his addiction, he was known for his debauchery, a notable example being his ejection from The Gilded Balloon, in Edinburgh.[35]"
Why does anyone care what this idiotic loser says about anything? If I wanted to know where to score a fix or how best to pick up hookers, then maybe I might call Brand. If I wanted to show my daughters how not to live - I might show them this loser.
MTV has become the Idiocracy. Seriously, if you want to see the world that MTV lives in, rent and watch the movie, "Idiocracy." It couldn't be more accurate.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!´´
--Patrick Henry
So I guess his role was to
September 8, 2008 - 07:23 ET by Hero SquadSo I guess his role was to stand next to Britney Spears and make her look sane and rational.
What is it he does, exactly?
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Actually, the first 3 minutes of "Idiocracy" explains it all
September 8, 2008 - 08:15 ET by JohnMcGrewShould be required viewing for anyone who questions the importance of "natural selection" or wonders exactly how we've come to where we are today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1sE1E3z7jU
Who?
September 8, 2008 - 06:53 ET by Sergeant ROCKWho?
Keep up the musings...
September 8, 2008 - 07:03 ET by jkrockonelefties. By the time November roles around enough will be enough for enough voters to say ENOUGH!
"We need in politics men who have something to give, not men who have something to get"- Benard Baruch
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
September 8, 2008 - 08:13 ET by Copperhead RidgeI love it when the left does things to destroy itself. This will really resonate with American voters, seeing this guy rant and rave about Bush and demand that we vote for Barak Obama. They'll especially be receptive to the "we owe it to the world" part.
Gosh! The RNC should put this on a continuous loop on the web and put it in advertisements.
This is so great. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love it when Europeans get involved in American elections on behalf of the Democrats. Conservatives should think about financing a campaign tour for these skanky looking half-wits to tour the country haranging crowds to vote for Barak Obama.
This is so great! I'm almost giddy about it.
This is part of the reason
September 8, 2008 - 08:38 ET by kgThis is part of the reason that good parents refuse to let their children watch MTV.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
Like I said.
September 8, 2008 - 09:39 ET by KTLike I said in a later post, MTV is a sewer, it has always been that way after the 90s and It will continue to be that way. I am not into current teenage stuff, it doesn't relate to me and I want to be the best and the brightest, not the other way around.
Well the times they are-a changing and things will only get worse before they get better.
You know, the real irony here is that...
September 8, 2008 - 11:04 ET by JohnMcGrew...the lunatic left boilerplate for the last 40+ years has always been that the mission of the capitalist-controlled status-quo media is to keep the masses enslaved by the system. I was reminded of this a few years ago when I read (perhaps here) of some MTV/Rock-the-Vote type-event rallying the youth of America against Bush’s plan for the privatization of Social Security. I found this truly ironic, since those of the MTV demographic have the most to gain by such reform. As Social Security exists today, they will likely see but pennies of the 15% of their income that they “contribute” into the fiscal black hole that is little more than a government run Ponzi scheme. I could think of no better example of the “adults” at MTV and their parent Viacom exploiting the next generation for their direct and indirect political and financial benefit than that.
So when I see ignorant, spoiled, drug addicted & otherwise out-of-control children paraded in the media on their silly little political temper-tantrums, I just have to shake my head. When these kids inevitably crash and burn and their money is all either wasted or stolen, they will be discarded like used condoms, and MTV will move to the next train-wreck in the making. It’s all there for us to see that it’s the political left in this country that actually has the contempt for America’s youth, and has absolutely no qualms about exploiting them for their own benefit for as long as they’re either profitable or politically useful, before discarding their spent carcasses onto the dump of human cultural debris that they themselves promulgate.
Brand is proof that trash
September 8, 2008 - 11:08 ET by bigtimerBrand is proof that trash can walk.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
What an uncouth bloke
September 8, 2008 - 11:08 ET by Matthew VadumThis uncouth bloke, Russell Brand, is simply not funny. He's a bloody loser.
—Matthew Vadum is Editor of Organization Trends and Foundation Watch, two monthly newsletters published by Capital Research Center
Why Do We Even Care What Russell Brand Thinks?
September 8, 2008 - 11:10 ET by chiefeditorHe's been in one movie -- why did he even get a job hosting the show? Anyway, MP3s from the Brand monologue are up here.