Posted on 01/01/2025 7:05:14 AM PST by grundle
Over the past few years, conservative commentator Brett Cooper has made a huge number of videos at a YouTube channel which, until very recently, was called “The Comments Section with Brett Cooper.” That YouTube channel is run by the Daily Wire, which is, in turn, run by Ben Shapiro.
Here is one of Cooper’s videos from that channel, so you can see her style of talking in case you’re not familiar with her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU8kGWoaroM
Cooper recently left the channel, and has been replaced with what is being referred to as “Temu Brett Cooper.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with Temu, it’s a Chinese online company that sells inferior knockoffs of actual real products. The name of Cooper’s replacement is Reagan Rohrbach. The channel has been renamed to “The Comments Section.”
Here’s a video by Rohrbach, so you can see that her talking style is an obvious imitation of Cooper’s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbYt09Jtsvo
Well, based on the viewer comments (and there are a huge number of them), pretty much everyone wants Cooper to return.
Here are some of those viewer comments:
“I would like to hear Brett’s true opinion on all this.”
“The more they try to ignore it, the worse everything will be, I can’t stand to see the comment section up and running anymore. It’s depressing without Brett.”
“So, whose here in the comment section just to read the comments about the comment section?”
“rip comment section we miss you Brett”
“They’re called The Comments Section and is ignoring their comments section”
“The elephant in the room isn’t getting any smaller”
“The only thing dying is The Daily wire views and subscribers. Ironic.”
“Here for the comments section not The Comments Section again”
“Clicked video, immediately clicked pause, goes straight to the comments… was not disappointed LOL”
Meanwhile, Cooper has started her own YouTube channel. And even though it doesn’t actually have any videos, it already has more than half a million subscribers, including myself. Here’s a screenshot of it:
https://www.youtube.com/@bbrettcooper/community
Likewise, many people, including myself, have unsubscribed from the channel that now calls itself “The Comments Section.”
You will find a lot of free Daily Wire content on YouTube and other social media platforms. I was aware of, and sometimes watched, Andrew Klavan long before he joined the DW team. Same for Matt Walsh. But virtually everything I see from them now originates in the DW zone, with short excerpts migrating to other platforms. I don’t know if Brett Cooper was a substantial voice before finding a home at DW, but she took off fast.
I miss Brett. Her replacement doesn’t have the same passion.
Capitalism in action. Walk away. Don’t fret about why. Most of what is being written is by hacks from MSMedia.
And why are they never in the same room at the same time?
It’s a sad shame when people who used to be friends end up hating each other.
Yes, Shapiro does talk a lot like that too. Good point.
Rumor is that she wanted a raise and DW didn’t want to give her one, so she let her contract expire and went independent.
I’ve heard of Ben Shapiro but not familiar with Brett Cooper. What’s the big deal with her?
That seems like the most likely reason. That is a straightforward business negotiation. As long as all concerned keep it professional, all should work out smoothly. The peanut gallery may be trying to stir up controversy where none exists.
It sounds like Brett’s under an NDA, so we may never know the real story.
Watch a few of her videos. She’s bringing conservative ideas to the young generation. (I don’t think she’s turned 30 yet.) Substantive, engaging, and attractive.
Seems like Ben Shapiro made her. So he should get the credit.
From what I understand, The Comments Section was her idea.
Everyone says that.
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