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https://tv.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-asked-block-bbc-show-top-gear-112959964.html
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Excellent use of presidential bandwidth. It's good to tackle the world's problems in priority order.
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Fuck Obama... This is a complete NOTHING.
Fucking fuck fucks.
Will he ban EVERY GODDAM RAPPER ON THE PLANET?!
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Calm down, some Brit group/agency asked Obama and other nations to ban/block Top Gear.
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Fuck that, I love Top Gear.
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'' Equal justice'' ::)
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What are they doing that is against american laws ???
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If you actually read the article:
A British law firm named Equal Justice is going to write letters to the United States and 200 other countries that show Top Gear. The want to stop the show because of Jeremy Clarkson who chanted the nursery rhyme “eeny meeny”. It seems that Jeremy was getting ready to do a “take” and recited the nursery rhyme as a warm up. The nursery rhyme was not used in the final show, but the “outtake” has gone viral.
Not the outtake:
The outake:
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Mumbled an N bomb,
Yes ban him from driving a car again
::)
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obama watching jerry springer as we speak!
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WTF hardly even heard it, you can use n igger, just don't use it in bad context.
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america land of free speach
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america land of free speach
This happened in Britain.
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I've heard older generations use the same rhyme...
Ever wonder why you would ever catch a "tiger" by their toe?
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Ever wonder why you would ever catch a "tiger" by their toe?
Ask those Sigfried & Roy guys how that worked out for them....
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This is a typical 3333564 thread, he has assburgers so he will have a hard time understanding that its not obama that wants to ban top gear
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This tops Jeremy, 0:12
This guy is Reagan Brown, he was Texas Agriculture Commissioner from 1977 to 1983. He was giving a speech when he demonstrated what is commonly called a "Freudian Fumble", or parapraxis. When I worked at the big news/talk station in Houston, a recording of this incident was kept as a hallowed object and played for new staff members. (especially New Yorkers)
I could make anyone lose it all and laugh for minutes just by putting on a nasal, corn cracker, redneck twang and say, "Booker T. Washington!"
The ant incident at 0:45 is good too.
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This tops Jeremy, 0:12
This guy is Reagan Brown, he was Texas Agriculture Commissioner from 1977 to 1983. He was giving a speech when he demonstrated what is commonly called a "Freudian Fumble", or parapraxis. When I worked at the big news/talk station in Houston, a recording of this incident was kept as a hallowed object and played for new staff members. (especially New Yorkers)
I could make anyone lose it all and laugh for minutes just by putting on a nasal, corn cracker, redneck twang and say, "Booker T. Washington!"
The ant incident at 0:45 is good too.
hahahahahahhhhhhha so funny
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This tops Jeremy, 0:12
This guy is Reagan Brown, he was Texas Agriculture Commissioner from 1977 to 1983. He was giving a speech when he demonstrated what is commonly called a "Freudian Fumble", or parapraxis. When I worked at the big news/talk station in Houston, a recording of this incident was kept as a hallowed object and played for new staff members. (especially New Yorkers)
I could make anyone lose it all and laugh for minutes just by putting on a nasal, corn cracker, redneck twang and say, "Booker T. Washington!"
The ant incident at 0:45 is good too.
ROFL.... wow
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This has nothing to do with Obama. A law firm will be asking Obama as well as many other countries to ban Top Gear. This is no way Obama's stance, just yahoo airing some pointless event by a non-relevent law firm.
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This has nothing to do with Obama. A law firm will be asking Obama as well as many other countries to ban Top Gear. This is no way Obama's stance, just yahoo airing some pointless event by a non-relevent law firm.
whats you take on what he did
it was ill judged at best
guy is the highest paid bbc presenter
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whats you take on what he did
it was ill judged at best
guy is the highest paid bbc presenter
I like Jeremy, he's just a guy who speaks before he thinks, he has put his mouth in it many times, perhaps not a good trait for a broadcaster, and I don't think he mean't any malice from it. The papers had a field day with this as our British news papers have always been like this, any excuse to bring mayhem down on someone. They are the only ones to blame for making this a big issue and blowing it up.
I really do believe most black people aren't even bothered about this childish non-meaningful event, and would rather not hear about it, but the papers and the few people with agendas will be voicing up their opinions to grab their 5 seconds of lime lights and act as if they speak for the majority.
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It's just the natural result of an oppressive media environment.
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I like Jeremy, he's just a guy who speaks before he thinks, he has put his mouth in it many times, perhaps not a good trait for a broadcaster, and I don't think he mean't any malice from it. The papers had a field day with this as our British news papers have always been like this, any excuse to bring mayhem down on someone. They are the only ones to blame for making this a big issue and blowing it up.
I really do believe most black people aren't even bothered about this childish non-meaningful event, and would rather not hear about it, but the papers and the few people with agendas will be voicing up their opinions to grab their 5 seconds of lime lights and act as if they speak for the majority.
it was three years ago as well
the media over here are cu nts
any chance to stick the knife in and they are all over it
thousands of people that haven't even seen the video will complain and try and get him sacked
its like the Jonathon ross and russel brand thing a few years ago
they got 15 complaints at them time
then 30000 people that hadn't even heard the broad cast complained after it was in the papers
we are a nation of pathetic bitter jealous idiots
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I loved Top Gear a few years back but it has gone pretty stale for the past few series. The guys just try too hard to be funny now and everything seems scripted - yet it was the unscripted and unpredictable nature of the show which made it so great to begin with.
As for Clarkson, it was reckless of him but he's a good dude. Hopefully it doesn’t have much impact on his career.
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Obama is a chronic liar, maybe he should give pro bodybuilding a try ;D
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I loved Top Gear a few years back but it has gone pretty stale for the past few series. The guys just try too hard to be funny now and everything seems scripted - yet it was the unscripted and unpredictable nature of the show which made it so great to begin with.
As for Clarkson, it was reckless of him but he's a good dude. Hopefully it doesn’t have much impact on his career.
6 episodes is not what I call a season.
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https://tv.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-asked-block-bbc-show-top-gear-112959964.html
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Parker will no longer be supporting the president.
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I loved Top Gear a few years back but it has gone pretty stale for the past few series. The guys just try too hard to be funny now and everything seems scripted - yet it was the unscripted and unpredictable nature of the show which made it so great to begin with.
As for Clarkson, it was reckless of him but he's a good dude. Hopefully it doesn’t have much impact on his career.
I agree the set ups and accidents are so obvious its embarrassing
they need a rethink
the road trip films are shit now
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it was three years ago as well
the media over here are cu nts
any chance to stick the knife in and they are all over it
thousands of people that haven't even seen the video will complain and try and get him sacked
its like the Jonathon ross and russel brand thing a few years ago
they got 15 complaints at them time
then 30000 people that hadn't even heard the broad cast complained after it was in the papers
we are a nation of pathetic bitter jealous idiots
Remember when Gordon Brown (no matter what our opinion of him as a politician) he was dealing with his own disabled child health issues (i think he died later), papers dug up detailed info about the condition and published it, which rightly so he was very upset about. That's just sick to even go there and why? we can't even leave a man to face his own family health issues with dignity and privacy.
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6 episodes is not what I call a season.
In the UK, the average "season" for a show will only have around 6-10 episodes. I know its triple that number in the US.
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In the UK, the average "season" for a show will only have around 6-10 episodes. I know its triple that number in the US.
the us do everything to excess
especially eating
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Make a compromise and just get rid of that pussy Hammond.
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the us do everything to excess
especially eating
;D
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Remember when Gordon Brown (no matter what our opinion of him as a politician) he was dealing with his own disabled child health issues (i think he died later), papers dug up detailed info about the condition and published it, which rightly so he was very upset about. That's just sick to even go there and why? we can't even leave a man to face his own family health issues with dignity and privacy.
disgusting,
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In the UK, the average "season" for a show will only have around 6-10 episodes. I know its triple that number in the US.
That is no season...you are just getting into the season by the fifth show.
For people who like to talk the us do everything to excess
especially eating
I used to watch the show Chef, so I had to get used to long dialogue. Brits like to dialogue, whereas Americans are short and sweet. So, a short season would be more American than anything else.
Fifth Gear to me is a better gear head show. Top Gear is more entertainment. And the Drive Channel YouTube is better than both of them.
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A car show I currently enjoy is Wheeler Dealers. Buying old classics, restoring them and selling them for profit.
Worth checking out.
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A car show I currently enjoy is Wheeler Dealers. Buying old classics, restoring them and selling them for profit.
Worth checking out.
yes, wheeler dealers is a great show. I particularly like the episodes of the BMW 8 series, Jaguar Mark 2.
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A car show I currently enjoy is Wheeler Dealers. Buying old classics, restoring them and selling them for profit.
Worth checking out.
its decent
have a look at the car show on channel 4 too
same sort of thing but more info on the cars
they did a good one on the escort mexico
I want one of those
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If the president values how economics work, he won't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
Did the show's host make an off-color remark? Yes. Was it intentionally hateful and meant to hurt someone? Of course not. It was stupid and childish, and that's about it.
But banning a show because of these remarks pushes towards MacCarthyism.
There are things the FCC has in place to deal with this if it airs, which it didn't. So if the arm of the president for enforcing good programming is toothless, the president should be as well.
There are other ways to squeeze a show off the air.
Let the advertisers and stations that pick up the show make the decision. Most will err on the side of caution and drop the show anyway for fear of the wrath of a social media driven outcry against products and networks affiliated with the show. After all, if you make Porsche, do you want a racist riding around in your car for the world to see? Forget as to whether he is or not...can you really take the chance? Last time I checked, african americans like porshes too. If you run that brand, you aren't taking the chance of having a guy in the public eye, who's brought down the ire of social media agenda-ists, riding arund in your flagship brand for all to see. You're getting your car off the show. Same goes for the guys who sell Bridgestone, and United Airways, and Johnny Walker whiskey.
Fine...that's business and the politics of business talking. And that's how these things get handled. The president knows as much anyways.
But to put his neck out on this one...he's not a complete idiot. No one gets that high up in the office without learning that the court of public opinion can put pressure on business far easier and faster than the oval office, without tarnishing or besmirching the political party.
Why should the president fight it? The fight's already over...I guarantee networks will drop the show and advertisers will run screaming. Not very sexy or public, but equally effective.
It's just that the radicalist agenda doesn't get to kick the president out in front of their little causes. But I'm sure they'll live to fight another day too.