For more thoughts on this, see James Hibberd's article on how Jay Leno avoided the elephant in the room while Conan embraced it.
Inappropriate Frosty (w/ "Two and a Half Men's" Charlie Sheen):
Time's Jame's Poniewozik admits he thought the videos were funny (he also has the "How I Met Your Mother" version embedded) but it makes him sad that CBS felt comfortable tarnishing (its own!) institution.
I know this website love Conan the ugly redhead.
Many times, just in my lifetime, I’ve seen much-loved and respected traditions pissed upon. Santa has survived many embarrasing lives and many an ignominious scenes. Like dripping water, it adds up over time. Evil works that way.
And I think Conan is a good example of the craft: a glib, “don’t care about the details” guy only looking for the quick laugh and a bottle of something to take home, living a miserable life while fighting hard to suggest otherwise.
This *is* the left. The progressives. The Democrats, and part of the Republicans. They all work for the same guy- the guy who wants more than anything, misery and panic. The same guy stopping us from having-and-praising heros, the same guy who’s trying to bring down the country by using George Soros, so he can make a bigger score on the falling dollar.
Guys, this is a little thing. No one gets killed here. But it’s just another road sign along the way to constant fear, death, and misery. The next stop along this route is anarchy. I believe that’ll be the economic collapse that everyone’s trying hard to ignore. Seen the climbing numbers of unemployed? Gold at $1200?
Oh, yeah: I’m just full of shit, a traditionalist, a hopeless romantic. I’m just not _aware_. Well, it’s getting close to 50 years that I’ve seen this trend, and it never comes back. We never return to a respectful America, only a more damaged one.
Think a moment: when did you last see:
- a father-figure in a commercial be *right*?
- a hero that wasn’t also on herion/a serial killer/an alcoholic?
- a traditional family on television that was not sneered?
- paternity tests on afternoon shows?
- the ‘normalcy’ of teenage pregnancy?
- the ‘normalcy’ of homosexuality, like an advertisement?
We say “if you don’t like it, turn it off”, but not everyone turns it off, and again, the 1% change factor wins the day for the other side.
That 1% factor fools men.
In the 50′s, We were telling our children, “Don’t lose your virginity” as they left on dates.
In the 60′s it became “Don’t get pregnant”
Now it’s “Have fun!” because the idea is that contraception is 100% safe. Even though they know it’s not.
I don’t have to list all the dangers awaiting someone who believe in that, and begins humping everything in town.
It’s only the lie I hate: something being “completely safe” when it’s actually 99% safe, makes for use of the activity and much misery.
The Bible mentions many times “The AntiChrist”, but most laymen on the street don’t understand: it’s a plural. Not just one man, but many. “Hear me now and believe me later”: the constant attack on Christmas will be out again in full-swing this year, and the release of “real” documents will occur again in April, just before Easter.
But that’s ok; we can always change the channel.
We’re getting closer, guys- time to hold on to what you know is true. Then verify it, and never let it go.
So…what I got from that is that you blame Conan for teen pregnancy? What are you talking about, man? Not the place for an odd rambling rant about how the world’s going down the shitter.
Bryan: I shall subscribe to your newsletter, sir!
I’m pretty sure he’s saying that Conan O’Brien is the Antichrist.
Well, something I do know is that Jeff Zucker is NBC’s antichrist!