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The "Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand go too far" thread
deeply offensive or storm in a teacup?!
Mon 3 Nov 2008 09:14
Reply to Post 32743 by DrBob in The "Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand go too far" thread
The most unsettling side of this whole affair is that gordon Brown made a statement on the affair in the House of Commons - doesn't he have more important things to worry about at the moment other than the self promotion antics of a couple of giant egos?


Indeed. Brown using the incident to deflect media heat from himself, at this precise moment, is far more 'offensive' and disrespectful than anything Ross and Brand have done.
Mon 3 Nov 2008 10:31
This thread probably should have died about 20 posts ago, but Charlie Brooker sums this up beautifully, making much the same point as Edmonson really:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/03/jonathan-ross-russell-brand


I did a double take yesterday on seeing the cover of Ross's book, which was no doubt printed long before this whole debacle, but couldn't have better tailored to cash in...
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 08:49
And so it begins..
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 13:19
and so it widens...
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 16:13
I hear they have both been added to the Sachs offender's register : )
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 18:30
Reply to Post 32818 by jo_brdly in The "Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand go too far" thread And so it begins..


Yep, Clarkson and Frankie Boyle have already 'horrified the nation' with their 'depraved' remarks.

Just when I thought this country really couldn't get any more shit, it surprises me yet again.
Wed 5 Nov 2008 10:01
Frankie Boyle has been close to the mark for years, it's strange it should only come up now...
Wed 5 Nov 2008 19:25
Its just another media phase of whipping up a s**t storm in a tea cup. If Clarkson had made those comments last month instead of one week after the Brand/Ross fiasco nobody would have batted an eyelid. It'll pass (unless somebody decides to exhume Mary Whitehouse).