Posted on 03/30/2013 8:19:15 AM PDT by Kaslin
Actor Jim Carrey’s “Cold Dead Hand” video unleashed a firestorm of outrage among conservatives and gun-rights advocates—and for good reason. In one pathetic song, Carrey, who enjoys the protection of an armed bodyguard, mocks the nearly 90 million gun owners in this country, Charlton Heston and rural America. Allahpundit over at Hot Air summed it up best when he said the song is “neither funny nor biting” but rather, is “basically an extended dick joke of the sort that’s been thrown at gun owners for decades.” Indeed.
But it seems Carrey couldn’t handle Greg Gutfeld’s criticism on Fox News. The actor released a ludicrous and semi-coherent statement on Friday in response, which called Fox News “Fux News,” and referred to the network as a “giant culture fart,” and a “media colostomy bag.” Wow:
Since I released my “Cold Dead Hand” video on Funny or Die this week, I have watched Fux News rant, rave, bare its fangs and viciously slander me because of my stand against large magazines and assault rifles. I would take them to task legally if I felt they were worth my time or that anyone with a brain in their head could actually fall for such irresponsible buffoonery. That would gain them far too much attention which is all they really care about.
I’ll just say this: in my opinion Fux News is a last resort for kinda-sorta-almost-journalists whose options have been severely limited by their extreme and intolerant views; a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams and should be emptied before it becomes a public health issue.
I sincerely believe that in time, good people will lose patience with the petty and poisonous behavior of these bullies and Fux News will be remembered as nothing more than a giant culture fart that no amount of Garlique could cure.
I wish them all the luck that accompanies such malevolence.
The Five didn’t let this one go—all of them, including Bob Beckel, took shots at the “comedian’s” remarks. “Our country is great because washed-up comics have the right to suck,” Gutfeld said. “I love the First Amendment—and Twitter especially—for it exposes the soft underbelly of the celebrity simple mind. They undo everything their publicists try to mask.
Gutfeld exposes the soft underbelly of simple-minded celebs
Why does this matter? As Katie pointed out in her post on Carrey’s video, Culture and Hollywood trump politics on every issue, all the time. It’s important that the Right fights back and exposes Hollywood’s hypocrisy and idiocy for what it is.
I agree with that.
Thanks for the wishes, and it was my pleasure to serve. :)
I forget who said it, but it went something like “The worst thing for any entertainer to do is voice their opinion on politics because right there they will lose half their audience no matter what side they take”.
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I read a few days ago that it was Johnny Carson who made that statement once, when he was asked about his political affiliation.
I would agree that his four-star status has slipped to three, and I doubt if he has any great audience showings (this only hindered it more). If you lined up a hundred people...his humor only appeals to those between fifteen and twenty-five years old.
He was a mediocre supporting actor as the Riddler in the Batman franchise.
Not as good as the guy on the old TV show though.
That’s who is was! He was a smart guy.
The truth...
should be NO such thing as dual citizenship, either you are a US citizen or you are a foreigner PERIOD! And you better have a green card to live and work here.
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I think it took a lot to piss her off to say something like that about another person...That’s not her nature...
And to be honest she has had many other opportunities to say something similar to other folks as well...
Something about Carrey’s bit really struck a nerve with her...
It depends on your major.
...to an extent that’s true...but I majored in accounting, and the jobs I had all required college degrees, so far so good...but the work I did actually used stuff I learned in the 101 part of the curriculum...at the end I was trying to figure out stuff like how to merge major domestic and international corporations and audit their activities for fraud...stuff that the average accountant never even gets near to doing without years of on the job experience...
...since experience trumps theory every time, college past a certain level is a total waste of time and money...
...since experience trumps theory every time, college past a certain level is a total waste of time and money...
...and while nwe’re at it, Mr. Brigade, might as well throw in half of high school education being a waste as well...anything past the ability to read the national language proficiently, how to attain a certain eloquence in writing and rhetoric, and how to function aptly in arithmetic matters are all one needs to be successful...the fact that we’ve managed to gum up education with dross like exotic mathematics, foreigh languages, and drama and poetry are regrettable...
...please understand I don’t consider learning the above dross useless...I am currently studying Latin and have progressed enough to read and translate after a fashion...simply saying what could have had less impact on a youth of high school age needing a foundational education than such mental frippery...
I’m in electrical engineering, so it matters. It’s impossible to get an engineering job without a degree.
Many majors are a waste of time though.
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