Posted on 03/21/2015 1:56:46 PM PDT by PzGr43
Jeremy Clarkson, Bête Noire, of the left in the UK, may have gone too far this time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson
It appears that early March 2015, he was involved in an argument with one of the producers of the show 'Top Gear' which he presents, which ended with Clarkson swinging a punch at the producer. Clarkson's co-presenters, James May and Richard Hammond managed to hold Clarkson back.
Clarkson appears to have attempted to patch things up with the producer afterwards but to no avail. He then reported the incident himself to the BBC management and wheels began to turn.
The BBC suspended him. He is already on 'final warning'
https://twitter.com/jeremyclarkson https://twitter.com/mrjamesmay https://twitter.com/richardhammond
#BringBackClarkson
Right-wing blogger Guido Fawkes started a petition to reinstate Clarkson, which has reached a million signatures
https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson?tk=YCsEoShGQIYRaMtz0tLkqeLkxzJWa7XG0ui0Xj9xt8g
https://twitter.com/guidofawkes http://order-order.com/people/jeremy-clarkson/
Petition was delivered by 'The Stig', driving an Abbot SP gun: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11485289/The-Stig-delivers-Jeremy-Clarkson-petition-to-BBC.html
Meanwhile, Ian Hislop,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hislop
ostensibly a friend of Clarkson, came forward and claimed that Clarkson had hit him with a ball point pen, drawing blood, during the filming of TV show 'Have I got News for You'.
In an attempt to demonize Clarkson, a BBC executive compared Clarkson to the disgraced, deceased, TV presenter Sir Jimmy Savile, who, after his death, was discovered to have been Britain's most prolific child molester. Clarkson threatened to sue. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2995106/Astonishing-remarks-Gear-affair-senior-BBC-boss-claims-Clarkson-like-Savile.html
Clarkson launched a tirade at the BBC while attending a gala event
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/jeremy-clarkson-launches-foulmouthed-tirade-at-top-gear-bosses-during-charity-auction-10121603.html
He appeared to be of the opinion that he has been sacked
At present, the 'report' on the incident has gone to the Director-General of the BBC, who appears to be going to announce a decision on Clarkson's fate next week.
'Top Gear' is the world's most popular factual TV program. The problem is that although the BBC own the 'Top Gear' program, which we see thanks to it be exported around the globe, it is not clear whether the show would survive without Clarkson and his co-presenters, James May and Richard Hammond.
There are foreign language versions of the show made with other presenters, none of which are anything like as popular as the original show.
Sacking Clarkson may mean that the 'Top Gear' show may die. Reportedly, James May and Richard Hammond refused to go on filming with Clarkson, already.
There is the risk that Clarkson, if sacked, could start a rival 'Top Gear' ('Second Gear' ?), probably with the same Clarkson-May-Hammond line-up, produced for a different TV channel, which would wipe-out the BBC's neutered 'Top Gear'.
The Left in Great Britain hate Clarkson and everything he stands for (old-style British values) and will be delighted to see Clarkson sacked and the 'Top Gear' show axed. The BBC has been infiltrated by the Left over the last thirty years and within the BBC this movement is called 'Islington Tendency'. It is 'Islington Tendency' which have introduced the Left's 'news-speak' into bulletins, such as 'life partner' instead of 'wife', and 'African-American' instead of 'Black'.
Next week promises to be interesting.
Too bad, it’s a good show.
It’s a great show. The BBC would be smarter to fire the producer and keep Jeremy Clarkson.
Born: April 11, 1960 (age 54)
He looks older than that
Kind of old news. Other show personalities are on strike until he returns.
Do they really call blacks African-American in UK?
The BBC calls black people in Britain, "African-American?"
Another bites the dust from corporate PC. It was inevitable.
Press & BBC attempt to demonize Clarkson. But cannot come up with anything new.
>’African-American’ instead of ‘Black’.
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>The BBC calls black people in Britain, “African-American?”
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You can get their TV (sometimes) and radio over the internet. The news or documentary shows which on on subjects in the US use ‘African-American’ for ‘black’.
I got two African-American friends. Both white. One came over from Rhodesian and one from South Africa.
>Another bites the dust from corporate PC.
> It was inevitable.
That’s certain. If you look at the record, Clarkson has been a bit too close to the flames too many times.
He’s also done some WWII documentaries among other things. A true equal opportunity insultant.
Bkmrk.
Aren't they ALL on the left? I mean, those Brits have always driven on the wrong side of the road!
>...of the left in the UK...
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>Aren’t they ALL on the left? I mean, those Brits have always >driven on the wrong side of the road!
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Going on vacation must be fun because the rest of Europe drives on the right side.
That show is too macho, and glorifys vehicles that destroy the environment. /S
I hope Clarkson and his buds go to another network in the UK and clone the show kicking the Lefty BBCs ass...
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