So, Alec Baldwin makes a joke on Letterman (I know... who knew Alec Baldwin knew what a joke was), and it drew the ire of a bunch of people who have nothing better to do than be offended by jokes. I was more than prepared to defend Alec Baldwin (I know... me defending a Baldwin), because the amount of venom being unleashed against him had nothing to do with him being a talentless, two-faced, disingenuous oaf of a man (which are my chief criticisms of the guy), but instead they attacked a guy because he had the lack of originality to make fun of a subject that has been made fun of since the dawn of time (he inserted the name of a race of people into the joke... could have inserted any of a hundred different races... probably chose one at random... the joke had nothing to do with the race... could have not mentioned a race of people at all and the joke would have played the same... but people, many not of that race, took offense).
So, I was going to stand up for the Baldwin... but then the Baldwin caved in and apologized. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/an-apology-regarding-my-l_b_205766.html And that, my friends, is what makes him a Baldwin. He'll be the court jester until he senses someone's displeasure, at which point he'll be something else. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Instead of being a man and saying "It was an f-ing joke," he mousingly hemmed and hawed, and offered up a sad and, frankly, empty apology (when one says words like "I do apologize to anyone who took offense," what you are really saying is, "this is your fault for being offended, not mine"... empty). For the Baldwin to evoke the name of a lesser Baldwin as having "educated" him on the issue (again, not an issue... it was a joke) is just pathetic, like saying "Paris Hilton just gave me the best piece of advice." Alec... man up. Grow a pair and get some convictions, then stay true to them. Then and only then will people rise to your defense. Until then, you are on your own. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
