Posted on 04/20/2009 1:10:57 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA, NY--Nearly six months after the Presidential election, former Monty Python star John Cleese needs some new material.
According to the Cornell Daily Sun, Cleese, in an appearance on campus, turned serious and launched into an attack on former President George W. Bush:
Americans... are “much too respectful to the president,” said Cleese, who went on to say that George W. Bush would not be able to survive a single press conference in England.
“It’s pathetic!” he exclaimed. “This is the most important country in the world ... It’s embarrassing because we want America to be great. There is emotion when I said that that because in the 60s we looked up to the U.S. as a beacon, because it was a smart place.”
“Eight years of this rubbish,” he continued. “The Brits were asking, “where is the American’s sense of outrage?”
According to the article Cleese's talk was part of his duties as a visiting professor:
Cleese has been Cornell’s A.D. White Professor-at-large for eight years since 1999 — two years longer than the normal term. In 2006, he was re-appointed as the Provost’s Visiting Professor. Fuchs yesterday said that Cleese had just verbally agreed to extend the three-year term.
BDS is an ugly thing to see.
In any case, Bush sounds like Cicero compared to Bambi without TOTUS.
Another Leftist Actor fabricating tales for his Marxist cause.
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I know a guy who saw his act in person. As a fellow Monty Python fan he was highly disappointed. Just a disconnected stream of political rants, punctuated by some markedly unfunny scatalogical humor. Mr. Cleese has really come far off his game since his heyday in the 70’s (and yes, you probably need to be suffering hard-core Bush Derangement to hold down a chair at Cornell these days)
Agree 100% with this. However I wonder how does he think Obama would fare on the receiving end of "Prime Minister's Questions". It would be a disaster. No teleprompter or subservient press in that room.
I always thought at least in England, he was a Tory.
These entertainers are so much funnier when they stay out of politics. And doesn’t this wanker live in the UK?
Another Brit taking himself too seriously- even for an elitist school.
warning: if you're a fan of the Andy Griffith Show, this will surely sicken you...
Ron Howard's Call To Action:
Ron Howard wants to talk about the election. So does Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler
http://www.funnyordie.com/ron_howard
Mr. Cleese, attend one of the numerous "tea parties" taking place across America . . . all right, maybe not Ithaca.
Where’s our OUTRAGE.. JOHN ... where’s your sense of HUMOR.. we’ve given you 8 years of (albeit bad) ... MATERIAL!!
BE GRATEFUL and SHUT UP!!
As I understand it, he’s been a bit off his rocker for awhile now. Used to be clever and funny but now comes across as a bitter, raging moonbat.
Pity as I used to be such a fan.
Eric Idle is also reported to be a doddering old sot as well.
Isn’t Winkler’s real name something like Fawn Lebowitz?
1 completely agree with your post. Let’s hope Cleese updates his act. Give the chance, the British press would shred 0. 0 knew this while at a G-22 press conference when he avoided follow-up questions from the British press.
A lot of comedians are suffering from BDS. They’re so afraid of being called racist for making fun of Obama. Almost every joke that makes fun of Obama gets tied back to Bush somehow. The Daily Show and Colbert Report are the worst offenders.
**”tea parties” taking place across America . . . all right, maybe not Ithaca.**
I wasn’t able to get away to join them .. but we had a 15 member tea party.. I didn’t know we had THAT MANY here!!
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warning: if you're a fan of the Andy Griffith Show, this will surely sicken you...
Ron Howard's Call To Action:
Ron Howard wants to talk about the election. So does Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler
http://www.funnyordie.com/ron_howard
Bush has replaced Nixon!
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