You have him them, see what the Oz folk make of him.
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Russell Brand.........
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You have him them, see what the Oz folk make of him.
Does he use off-shore accounts?
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
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It frustrates me how people lazily bandy around the 'champagne socialist' label to disregard what he is actually saying. Can I not criticise sexism and misogyny because I am male or racism because I am white?
Also he gets criticised for pulling 'stunts' . Well that maybe the best way he has of making his message heard. He isn't stupid, he wouldn't think they have a direct impact, but we wouldn't be discussing it otherwise.
Also he gets criticised for pulling 'stunts' . Well that maybe the best way he has of making his message heard. He isn't stupid, he wouldn't think they have a direct impact, but we wouldn't be discussing it otherwise.
To be fair The Mirror have posted almost exactly the same thing.
Quite. It's unimaginative lazy nonsense.
aolstudios
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No he doesn't, the landlord of the house he rents does, apparently. Which is much like blaming you & me for Sami's football management shortcomings
aolstudios
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Superb stuff
pb21
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It's easier to just label him (incorrectly) as a champagne socialist than it is to actually consider what he is saying.
Coupled with that propaganda pedalled by the media that benefits from the current status quo and it's even easier to go along with.
Creaky
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AT least he has the courage to put his head above the parapet and state what he believes - as he has said, when he was poor and made th same comments he was called 'bitter', now he's rich he's called a 'hypocrite'.
I don't agree with much of what he says but I'd rather listen to someone who has the courage of their convictions and not simply write a blog using a pseudonym.
[MENTION=22651]aolstudios[/MENTION] OUT, he must go #BinTheAolStudios
So, is this the best his critics can come up with then? This is clutching at straws.
aolstudios
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D'you think it'd work?..
aolstudios
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It doesn't scan very well does it
Hmm, sounds clumsy - almost Finnish...
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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I am not really sure what this means?, we do 'have' him.
BadFish
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No and he's not richer than most people he slags off. As lazy criticisms go, those were fine examples.
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Will everyone stop using champagne socialist as an insult! It's so lazy, overused and meaningless!! Please for the love of God, stop reverting to type and trotting old the same boring cliches! No offence, like. By the way, he is funny. That's why he was voted favourite comedian and has won oads of awards and become rich. You may not like him. But is is funny in the eyes of millions...hence his dvd sales. I'd say he's a crusader because he is still passionately committed to his cause and trying to influence others. Again might not agree with him but it's an admirable trait to have. I definitely enjoy listening to his wordsmith, again might not agree with what He's saying but again definitely has that as a trait. so to summarise, I think that's 3-0 to me.
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Well have him full time.
Makes me smile, if Brand was a right winger, with his low/crass jokes, his un articulate speaking, his drug abuse and his millions made not in politics, coupled with the fact that he is jumping on the bandwagon to save/further his career.........then he would be known as a knuckle dragger, foul mouthed etc.....but because he seems to be the champion of the left....the blinkers are on.
portlock seagull
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I didn't say he's funny as in he burnt down his own town. I just said he is funny - as the millions he's made from comedy testify. Or were you being funny when you asked? Sorry but that wasn't especially funny if so.
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