I don't really like Russell Brand

[Bagpuss]

He's still remains at second of my sheetlist to Chris Moyles

[NickFitz]

Before his performance I quite liked him, but I thought his diatribe against Bush was pretty disgusting. Fine if he had made it here, but to effectively tell the Americans on their home soil that they are incapable of making good decisions is arrogant and rude.

Furthermore like all cowards who are incapable of holding their ground on the basis of their own argument or wit he played the race card. I am not sure the Americans want to elect obama on the basis that he is Black and i am not sure Obama himself wants to be endorsed in this way.

Brands crude simplistic summarisation of US politics was truly patronising. It would not be unreasonable for Americans to now view the British in his light.

What DA said

(Except for the "quite liked him" bit at the start... I've always thought he's a twunt.)

[wobbegong]

"Some people, I think they're called racists, say America is not ready for a black president," he said.

Simply to make the observation that "America is not ready for a black president", would not, IMO make anyone a 'racist'. To paraphrase DA; he's just throwing the accusation 'racist' in to an otherwise ill thought out diatribe, in order to appear politically correct.

[oracleslave]

Simply to make the observation that "America is not ready for a black president", would not, IMO make anyone a 'racist'. To paraphrase DA; he's just throwing the accusation 'racist' in to an otherwise ill thought out diatribe, in order to appear politically correct.

Done purely for shock value (and it worked) at a stupid awards show.