Russell Brand Calls Bush A Retard At VMA’s

Russell Brand has certainly gained the recognition he desired after hosting the VMA’s, although I don’t think it left American’s with a positive perception. Russell’s whole line of jokes revolved around politics and poked fun at young Hollywood.By the end of the night, Russell Brand had called President George Bush a ‘retard’, Britney Spears ‘the female Christ,’ and teased the Jonas Brothers about their purity rings. Brand opened the VMA’s with a political monologue, urging us to vote for Obama.

“Please, America, elect Barack Obama. On behalf of the world. Some people, I think they’re called racists, say America is not ready for a black president. But I know America to be a forward-thinking country because otherwise why would you have let that retard and cowboy fella be president for eight years?’ Adding, ‘We thought it was nice of you to let him have a go, because in England he wouldn’t be trusted with a pair of scissors.”

Regardless of whether or not American’s and Hollywood feel that way, it is still rude for someone from another country to insult our President. When it comes down to it American’s are very patriotic. It is kind of like the sibling rule; you can poke fun at each other all you want, but the second a stranger tries it they are gonna have a black eye.It is too soon to see if Russell Brand’s offensive jokes will damage his career in the states, as today he is getting mixed reviews.

The LA Times wrote: “The 2008 VMAs were poised to mark the return of Britney Spears. Instead, they will go down in history as the night when that English guy from Forgetting Sarah Marshall almost made the Jonas Brothers cry.”The New York Times called Brand a “manic, intelligent English comedian, injected the show with politics (pro-Barack Obama), raunch and philosophical musings.”While MTV message boards went off with irate comments. “Why is it that Brits think the rest of the world doesn’t get their humor? The myth is a tired excuse for lack of humor.” Another said: “Russell WHO? I didn’t realise (sic) this show was an Osama (sic) campaign rally. This British nobody looks like he was pulled from the ranks of the homeless - with his unshaved look, rats’ nest hair-do and foul mouth.”