I do suppose it makes sense to treat Clarkson much as one might treat Stephen Colbert: a different character when on his television show than when not on the show. The gap for Clarkson is just narrower than the one for Colbert.
David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeremy Clarkson had to apologize... again On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 5:07 AM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the State Department did wise up and insist that Top Gear was not a > documentary, but an entertainment program. > > Clarkson actually strikes me as a pseudo-libertarian with a fascist streak. > The English equivalent of the Yanks that bemoan the rejection of American > exceptionalism. But your mileage may vary. If you haven't heard his edition of "Desert Island Discs" from a few years back, he is out-of-character (meaning no loud screams of "power!") and while one never really knows, he seemed more his genuine self and confessed to very conservative leanings. It is available in the podcast archives on the iTunes Store. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
