Winners of the week go to the two Presidential candidates for putting their differences aside for a day and helping to take a moment to recognize those that lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
My Loser of the Week is the clown above named Russell Brand, who as I mentioned in an earlier post, hosted the MTV Video Music Awards. This relatively unknown British comic, was as erratic and out of control as his hair. This guy makes Sanjaya's hair look good. In a rant in which he told the audience to vote for Obama, he blasted President Bush and called him a "retarded cowboy." There are two sides to this issue. One, it's a comedy routine, so I'm sure he, as well as other comics would say they deserve to have "creative freedom." On the flip side and more seriously, against the comic, the point where he said that, his routine took on more of a political commentary than it did a comedy routine. And if someone is going to give a pro-Obama speech or rant, do it in a dignified way. Don't call Bush a "retarded cowboy." Doing things like that negates any credibility the speaker has and it makes liberals look bad...or any other party that uses language like that.
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I missed the clown's performance, yet I sure have heard a lot about it. Don't think he will ever be asked again!
Have a great weekend!
I have a problem with any entertainer making political statements when they are supposed to be entertaining the masses. Whether or not they agree with my views, that's not why they are there.
The late night talk show hosts usually lampoon the politicians equally, regardless of party, but they don't go out and out and suggest one candidate over another.
And as far as blasting the "other side" I learned when I was in sales not to knock the competition.
That MTV host was wacky as they come. I found him very annoying and irritating. There is a time and a place for politics and that award show was not it.
Daisy...good point. The MTV Video Music Awards audience, live and at home, isn't there for political commentary.
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