mistersloane
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Always just assumed he was, no offence intended there, some of my best friends are jews and all that...maybe he isn't? That would be weird, I'll check.
does anyone else think this whole Brand and Ross thing is...
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Always just assumed he was, no offence intended there, some of my best friends are jews and all that...maybe he isn't? That would be weird, I'll check.
mistersloane
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Ah apparently not, though it's vague on the net, his wife is though which is maybe why I just assumed he was. Andrew Sachs is jewish which I didn't know. It's all so complicated.
crackerjack
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One of the ansaphone messages apparently included Brand waffling on about how much he respected sachs' "heritage".
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Incidentally, I agree with the rest of this - which is why the left needs to choose its battles carefully.
mistersloane
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Ah he was just talking about Fawlty Towers though eh.
mistersloane
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Yeah that's been really clear in this, that even fucking comedians for god's sake have to tow the line or they're gonna get hung.
I like the way Brand dealt with it, he must feel sick that he got pawned though. His Guardian column on football was good this week, not commenting on it but talking about beauty and ending with
"No matter how insane things become or how far from the truth we are led by histrionics and lies, the truly, objectively beautiful remains untainted."
Which I thought was sweet.
I reckon Brand will likely hook himself up with Sirius or XFM or something like that anyway. I believe Ricky Gervais' radio show is like this. I imagine more people listened to Brand on the podcast than they did live on BBC Radio 2 anyway.
This right here is why I love the internet.
mistersloane
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lol. that would have been waaaaaaaay to get sacked.
nomadthethird
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Sachs is definitely an ashkenazi name, and so is Ross usually, at least in the U.S.
Nipplegate was ridiculous, but it was more a case of the FCC speaking for Americans more than it was about Americans really being offended.
Sexism and sexual double standards usually go completely unchallenged and unchecked over here, too.
Nipplegate was ridiculous, but it was more a case of the FCC speaking for Americans more than it was about Americans really being offended.
Sexism and sexual double standards usually go completely unchallenged and unchecked over here, too.
mistersloane
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I didn't understand that either, was it some form of press thing that they're going for? What with McCain on Saturday Night Live, that and Joe The Plumber, it seems like they're going for some weird NLP type press angle.
The Canadian will never be as good a prankster as Becky tho
http://www.johntedwards.com/2006/10/15/little-irish-girl-prank-calls/
nomadthethird
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I've heard that the same prank callers who did this one have pulled the same thing on a bunch of politicians, not just Palin. But her credulity throughout most of the call is pretty funny, isn't it?
nomadthethird
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I read some interview with Brand that the HP linked to, and I couldn't help but make the comparison to Nikki Six because both seem to be one of those special opiate addicts with a magic penis... cuz I've never met a junkie who could maintain an erection for more than 10 seconds, let alone one who had any interest in even trying, let alone one with a sex addiction! It's hard enough to pee, ffs.
crackerjack
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They apparently spent four days setting it up too - four days for her people to get it properly vetted.