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DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 10, 2019 1:49 pm

Ben Shapiro Storms Out of BBC Interview: ‘I’m Popular and No One’s Ever Heard of You’

Right-wing commentator and “cool kid’s philosopher” Ben Shapiro stormed out of a contentious BBC interview on Thursday after accusing the conservative host of being a “leftist” and bragging about how popular he is.

During the pre-taped interview with BBC interviewer Andrew Neil promoting his new book, The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great, Shapiro quickly became perturbed when Neil—who is known for playing devil’s advocate in interviews—pressed him on recent attempts to roll back abortion rights, asking the editor-in-chief of clickbait rage factory The Daily Wire if those policies would take America back to the “Dark Ages.”

“You purport to be an objective journalist,” Shapiro sniped. “BBC purports to be an objective, down-the-middle network. It obviously is not, it never has been. And you as a journalist are proceeding to call one side of the political aisle ignorant, barbaric, and sending us back to the Dark Ages, why don’t you just say you’re on the left.”

This caused Neil, chairman of conservative magazine The Spectator, to chuckle and tell his guest: “If you only knew how ridiculous that statement is you wouldn’t have said it.”

So yes, the guy who declares 'facts don't care about your feelings' and throws out 'DEBATE ME!' challenges gets frustrated, storms off the set, and exposes that he doesn't do the most rudimentary googling about the host.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri May 10, 2019 1:55 pm

I watched it during lunch smiling the whole time. The ending was fantastic:

[+] spoiler: “Thank you for your time and for showing that anger is not part of American political discourse,” Neil cheekily replied.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri May 10, 2019 2:22 pm

He got Brit Hume and a random Brit confused

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri May 10, 2019 2:25 pm

And Andrew Neil works at the Spectator which is a very conservative publication. Hilarious.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 10, 2019 2:27 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:22 pm He got Brit Hume and a random Brit confused

Well, I know you're joking, but Brit Hume is right wing, too.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri May 10, 2019 2:56 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:27 pm
Baloney wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:22 pm He got Brit Hume and a random Brit confused
Well, I know you're joking, but Brit Hume is right wing, too.

Right, a kindred-soul

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 10, 2019 3:16 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:25 pm And Andrew Neil works at the Spectator which is a very conservative publication. Hilarious.

Exactly. Isn't it like interviewing 101 that you become at least a bit aware of who the host is?

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri May 10, 2019 4:13 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:25 pm And Andrew Neil works at the Spectator which is a very conservative publication. Hilarious.

Or Brillo as Private Eye calls him

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri May 10, 2019 4:16 pm

But I thought facts don't care about your feelings.

Fuck, is Ben Shapiro a little bitch.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 10, 2019 4:27 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 3:16 pmExactly. Isn't it like interviewing 101 that you become at least a bit aware of who the host is?

Doesn't matter. I'm sure there are plenty of "watch Ben Shapiro OWN (that guy)" posts all over right now.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 10, 2019 4:43 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 4:16 pm But I thought facts don't care about your feelings.

Fuck, is Ben Shapiro a little bitch.

He used to have an afternoon conservo-talk radio show here in Seattle. It was TERRIBLE.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri May 10, 2019 5:10 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 4:13 pm
Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2019 2:25 pm And Andrew Neil works at the Spectator which is a very conservative publication. Hilarious.
Or Brillo as Private Eye calls him

Nice to find a fellow Private Eye reader!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue May 14, 2019 11:35 pm

So can I be the first to say this: FUCK ALABAMA!

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Wed May 15, 2019 5:39 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 11:35 pm So can I be the first to say this: FUCK ALABAMA!

Every state with a GOP legislature and governor is going to pass laws like this. This is exactly why the right closed ranks around Kavanaugh during his confirmation. (And why the entire Democratic Party should have treated Merrick Garland as an apocalyptic fight.) The right knows laws like Alabama’s are unconstitutional but they’re going to use them to take their shot at getting Roe v. Wade overturned (or severely limited) by this Court now that Kavanaugh is in the bench.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 16, 2019 9:43 am

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Thu May 16, 2019 10:51 am

I’ve seen a lot of blue-checkmark liberals firing off derisive comments about Alabama which leads me to think that they don’t understand the enormity of what’s happening with respect to abortion rights.

Alabama’s law is particularly extreme but some version of this is likely going to happen in every single state with a GOP legislature and Governor. The right is clearly readying to take its shot at overturning Roe v. Wade now that Kavanaugh is on the bench. And a maximalist law like Alabama’s gives the conservatives on the Supreme Court an avenue in which they could rule that there is no right to abortion, under any circumstances. More incrementalist restrictions are less likely to open the door to such an outcome. The Democratic Party needs to have a coordinated national strategy on this issue that goes well beyond hoping for the best from John Roberts.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 16, 2019 11:10 am

This is a good time for blue-checkmark liberals to tell people who refused to vote for the "lesser of two evils" to go fuck themselves.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu May 16, 2019 11:41 am

EdRomero wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 11:10 am This is a good time for blue-checkmark liberals to tell people who refused to vote for the "lesser of two evils" to go fuck themselves.

Amen.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 16, 2019 4:43 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 16, 2019 5:46 pm

Brutally on point:

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon May 20, 2019 9:35 am

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon May 20, 2019 9:49 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:35 am

Don't agree with this, he should be placed in the stocks and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs instead.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 20, 2019 10:28 am

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon May 20, 2019 11:12 am

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:49 am
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:35 am
Don't agree with this, he should be placed in the stocks and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs instead.

It is amazing that the only time Farage has won anything (and he has run for office a lot) is when he's been voted into the European Parliament.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon May 20, 2019 11:19 am

I must say, he and his handlers took it very calmly. I fear that if that had been done to Trump, some of his acolytes would have murdered the guy, with Trump urging them on.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon May 20, 2019 11:25 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 11:12 am
Baloney wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:49 am
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:35 am
Don't agree with this, he should be placed in the stocks and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs instead.
It is amazing that the only time Farage has won anything (and he has run for office a lot) is when he's been voted into the European Parliament.

My guess it's because the Euro Elections are run on proportional representation rules whereas all the other domestic elections are run as first past the post.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon May 20, 2019 1:29 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 11:25 am
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 11:12 am
Baloney wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:49 am
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 9:35 am
Don't agree with this, he should be placed in the stocks and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs instead.
It is amazing that the only time Farage has won anything (and he has run for office a lot) is when he's been voted into the European Parliament.
My guess it's because the Euro Elections are run on proportional representation rules whereas all the other domestic elections are run as first past the post.

The irony though is incredible.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 21, 2019 11:50 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 21, 2019 4:17 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue May 21, 2019 4:46 pm

So ... what's a "REO" in the housing context?

(It sure is a good thing I'm not the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.)

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:00 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 4:46 pm So ... what's a "REO" in the housing context?

(It sure is a good thing I'm not the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.)

According to Wikipedia: "Real estate owned or REO is a term used in the United States to describe a class of property owned by a lender—typically a bank, government agency, or government loan insurer—after an unsuccessful sale at a foreclosure auction."

At least Carson was able to dig himself out with an intelligent comment:

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:49 pm

I saw the note from Katie Porter, and she seems like a kick ass, no-nonsense type, so I was thinking it wasn't the lighthearted joke Carson is making it out to be. Then I went to Porter's Twitter. Yeah, she must be shaking her head in amazement that she sent a deeply insulting "gift," and the asshole is proudly displaying his ignorance.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:59 pm

Holy fuck, the incompetence is staggering!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 21, 2019 6:41 pm

He sounds like a brand new lieutenant at staff meeting.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue May 21, 2019 6:46 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 5:49 pm I saw the note from Katie Porter, and she seems like a kick ass, no-nonsense type, so I was thinking it wasn't the lighthearted joke Carson is making it out to be. Then I went to Porter's Twitter. Yeah, she must be shaking her head in amazement that she sent a deeply insulting "gift," and the asshole is proudly displaying his ignorance.

I look forward to someone on FoxNews calling this a 'gotcha question'...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:31 am

Congress needs more "i'm tired of your shit" women.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:39 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 5:49 pm I saw the note from Katie Porter, and she seems like a kick ass, no-nonsense type, so I was thinking it wasn't the lighthearted joke Carson is making it out to be. Then I went to Porter's Twitter. Yeah, she must be shaking her head in amazement that she sent a deeply insulting "gift," and the asshole is proudly displaying his ignorance.

He sent the note and the cookies

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:49 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:31 am Congress needs more "i'm tired of your shit" women.

Fucking co-sign. Yes, please.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri May 24, 2019 6:13 pm

Lol.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri May 24, 2019 6:31 pm

Here’s a case where “take that” is more appropriate.