Tuesday, June 16, 2009

[contessa brewer] has no problem being called a slut

This is astounding [to me anyway].

No, I'm not referring to the Letterman joke about Sarah Palin's 14 year old daughter being 'knocked up' by Alex Rodriguez at the game or about his joke about Palin being like a 'slutty flight attendant'. Here are the reactions to that:

Todd Palin issued a statement last week that said "any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable." And Sarah Palin charged Letterman with "sexually perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity."

On Monday's show, Letterman said, "I'm wondering, 'Well, what can I do to help people understand that I would never make a joke like this?' I've never made jokes like this, as long as we've been on the air, 30 long years."

... the fact that his jokes are readily available on Youtube notwithstanding.

Those things are certainly mentioned here in this video but once past that, listen to the venom in the interview as it gets onto other matters:



The interviewer, Contessa Brewer, wanted to talk to a talk-show host about what possible problem Sarah Palin could have with the Letterman comments. It's a comedy programme, she said, all's fair. Asked by her interviewee, John Ziegler, how she would feel if she was called a slut and her daughter a prostitute, Brewer said she'd have no problem with that.

What?!!

Listen to the end of the interview where she closes him down because she doesn't want to listen to him any more. Just look at the Caroline Flint face she pulls when she welcomes him to the programme at 1:07.

Lord T recently posted on declining standards. Well, here they are, for all to see. It's when I read things like this that I start to think the world's just got right away from any kind of sanity. The writer says teenagers should be encouraged to have sex. If you agree with that, then I'm afraid our value systems are light years apart, the trilogy I wrote notwithstanding.

7 comments:

  1. Now I remember why i stopped listening to talk radio. Those Obama despisers remind me of the old south. Strom Thurman, Lester Maddox, Geo. Wallace and such. I am still shaking my head in shame.

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  2. Yep, I just watched it again and that woman is unbelievable - did you see how she cut him at the end?

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  3. The Russians have criticized the US in recent months for a sharp turn toward Marxism. Russia's President Putin warned Obama and UK's Blair not to follow the path to Marxism---it only leads to disaster. Considering the source, he should certainly know of the dangers of Marxism.

    Pravda recently warned its readers:

    The Democrat controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses ....

    The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left.

    The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.

    Back in the Nineties, some pointed out that Russia was heading to the political right and America toward the left, saying that we would meet in the middle.

    Note that the warning was directed at Blair too. Then look around!

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  4. When I was talking about declining standards I was not really talking about the media. Their standards declined a long time ago and hit roc bottom when they put presenters and spokespeople in place who actually take it as a personal attack when their socialist views are attacked.

    It's been a long time since I've seen a really good political discussion with a good presenter and a public figure who actually gives a straight answer.

    Hopefully we will get one where someone takes Cameron to task over his EU stance.

    At the moment whever anyone asks about the EU they say it's a hypothetical issue but as they are not in power then for them to be talking about winning the next election is hypothetical as well but they won't shut up about that.

    Politicians. No wonder they are hated.

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  5. Anon 1 - I've just read it and that meeting is quite significant. Poor America.

    Anon 2 - one has to take anything Pravda says with a grain of salt - even my Russian friends smiled when I quoted the ex-Marxist rag.

    Right, left - Russia is completely oligarchically capitalist now.

    Lord T - yes, it's hard to get what passes as debate.

    Anon 3 - yes, they needed the pretext.

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