Comments on: Quick Thought On A Tuesday…

By: Jarrod Halsey

Jarrod Halsey — Wed, 17 May 2006 17:39:06 +0000

I didn’t think that John Legend was that bad. He has some good comments in the begining, but clearly didn’t have as much knowledge on the subjects as Dr. West, Clarke, and Maher.

The only thing that I don’t like about entertainers on this show is that they don’t ask intelligent questions. Say there’s a topic they have a surface-level understanding of. Then the panel starts analyzing it below the surface. It seems as if the entertainers are content letting the conversation go over their heads instead of asking for some clarity so that they can atleast say something.

By: wood

wood — Wed, 17 May 2006 02:17:13 +0000

Dick Clarke was a national security advisor under Clinton and was put out on the fringes when Bush the younger took over. He eventually left the administration and wrote a book exposing their incompetence and unwillingness to pay attention to the facts as it related to the case being made to go to war in iraq. From what we know he is not political but he is a sharp man.
I agree that some celebrities just should stay out of that debate arena. It is less an issue of smarts and more an issue of being informed. And Affleck and D.L. really knew what they were talking about. Chris Rock and some others really had no clue but at least he was funny. Bill Maher once had Andre 3000 on the show and it was an utter embarrassment. He wasnt a part of the panel discussion which is unfortunate becasue he may have been able to hide himself among the discussion of others. But Bill had him in the one on one interview at the begining of the show and it was a train wreck. Dre is a great artist but formed opinions on current events come a bit hard for him. And honestly I wasnt impressed with Dr. West either. He is obviously a well educated man but it seemed like he was more interested in clever one liners than real dialogue on the issue.
But in the case of Reel Time I think that Maher does it as a continuation of his other show Politically Incorrect. And its necessary because if he just has the political blowhards on all the time, it would just be another show that you would see on Fox or CNN.
Maher will be doing a rare standup show in the south in Atlanta in July. Its on the 7th if i can remember correctly and I highly recommend it. Dude is hilarious and sold out the Tabernacle last time I saw him there. And i will be back in july. Maybe Karrine will be in the house and up to her old ways and I just might find myself in the right place at the right time. Ok that was wholely uncalled for.

By: T

Tue, 16 May 2006 19:57:24 +0000

lol at the first two comments…I SOOO agree! It was painful to see J.Legend up there. But I was shocked a couple years ago when a certain comedian was ON IT on that show…you’ll never guess…I’ll give you a second…

D.L. Hughley! I was really impressed!

Anyway, take care.

By: johnny kwest

johnny kwest — Tue, 16 May 2006 19:40:49 +0000

and that kid’s ivy league…yet another example that shows you how folks need to stop putting so much credence in institutionalized ed. if you don’t know shit, then you just dont know it…that’s what’s up. now, if you had put lupe fiasco on that joint, you might’ve gotten a more interesting discourse…

By: Beloved

Beloved — Tue, 16 May 2006 18:49:21 +0000

That was Richard Clarke up there w/ them and I was thinking the same damn things about John Legend. He looked like the slow kid in the class that wasn’t understanding the curriculum. Poor baby. Even when Cornell kept trying to draw him in, he couldn’t catch the ball and run with it. *sigh*

I know that I’m not always quick on the uptake, but I also know better than to appear on a national panel.