Video: Mary Katharine Ham asks Scotland’s greatest hero out for a drink
posted at 8:48 am on September 19, 2007 by Allahpundit
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I was supposed to come along on the interview and (s)meet the great man myself, but MK waited until right before it happened to let me know the when and where. Thus was the prospective third wheel unable to attend. Coincidentally.
Watch as Smeats’s millionth recounting of the kick he delivered to Kafeel Ahmed at the Glasgow airport crackles with romantic tension, culminating in his own invitation to her to come to Scotland so he might properly “set aboot” her. No foolin’. It’s all lovingly captured in Townhall’s patented Crap-o-vision, which I’m pretty sure involves a camera obscura with a layer of gauze taped over the pinhole. Click the image to watch.
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Not to mention the audio…yeesh. Great stuff, though, nonetheless.
flipflop on September 19, 2007 at 9:12 AM
MKH rejection of you must have been brutal, Allah. You are often snide in your remarks about her but today you seem particularly bitter.
peacenprosperity on September 19, 2007 at 9:17 AM
Hey…they just moved up from taking a series of pictures, and putting them in a flip-book format….flip the pages, and the images seem to be moving!
And AP want’s an iPhone, when MK has to deal with obsolete technology all around? Fer shame, AP…
JetBoy on September 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM
You’re the only one who doesn’t realize that these remarks are entirely good-natured and lighthearted, PNP. MK just IM’d me to chuckle at them, in fact. And she’s never “rejected” me. We’re just friends.
Besides, it was cool of her to even think of inviting me along. You’d think MM might occasionally offer to introduce me to certain left-leaning Fox News contributors I’ve been interested in meeting, but nooooooooo…
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM
I’ll reenact the double I got in Softball on Monday if MKH will buy me a pint later. I’ll even do it in a Scottish accent!
Nethicus on September 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM
John Smeaton.
A man of few words. Mostly ‘great” and “awesome”.
Guardian on September 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM
iPhone? Don’t leave home with it.
Stephen M on September 19, 2007 at 9:27 AM
Seems like a great guy, bet he’d be a hoot to have a few drinks with. I wonder if MKH was buying …
Maxx on September 19, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Thought you gave up on KP…what did I miss?
JetBoy on September 19, 2007 at 9:31 AM
Guardian on September 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM
lol. exactly.
TexasDan on September 19, 2007 at 9:31 AM
Heh. Yeah, I did. But what about last year?
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 9:34 AM
The subtitles were awesome.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on September 19, 2007 at 9:34 AM
If she did that… you might move on to other things… then we would be Allahless… good for MM.
Maxx on September 19, 2007 at 9:34 AM
Maybe when MKH hosts the factor she can have you and KP on to debate something. Of course you’d have to go under a different alias to keep your anonymity.
phineas g. on September 19, 2007 at 9:38 AM
You know, if a kick to a flaming terrorist’s malkins gets you a beer with MKH, and she offers to buy no less, I’m thinking we’ve got a whole new level of motivation to go out and trash these bozos.
TexasDan on September 19, 2007 at 9:40 AM
I only knew about the time and place of the interview an hour before it happened. It’s all very top-secret when you’re dealing with an international celebrity. Wish you coulda been there, Allah. :)
marykatharine on September 19, 2007 at 9:40 AM
You did not get an invite because the boss knew better. Probably the same reason ‘no iPhone for you’. NEXT!
Wade on September 19, 2007 at 9:44 AM
very sensitive about it, aren’t you?
peacenprosperity on September 19, 2007 at 9:45 AM
Sure you do, MK. Sure you do. That’s what the pretty girl always says after the party is over!
BacaDog on September 19, 2007 at 9:49 AM
Er, no, not “very,” but if you’re going to accuse me of something that’s not true and not fair on my site, I’m going to respond.
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 9:51 AM
Ah rats. Can’t see it ’til I get home.
Darn school district not allowing videos.
Hmmmpf.
Bob's Kid on September 19, 2007 at 9:55 AM
Ah, but also the following words (and I have to paraphrase) – “everyone goes on about their rights, but you also have responsibilities“.
Nicely captured in a very short (and almost not understandable) phrase.
reine.de.tout on September 19, 2007 at 10:01 AM
I got your back on this, AP.
No, he’s not sensitive about it, and you’re obviously just trying to push buttons. Why don’t you run along and play with your little friends, and let the grown ups handle the commenting.
Oh crap, here comes my boss…
Enrique on September 19, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Ha! So, AP…I take it you’ve been to Edinburgh?
Miss_Anthrope on September 19, 2007 at 10:04 AM
Must suck to have to work for someone else.
peacenprosperity on September 19, 2007 at 10:05 AM
Thanks, Enrique. No, Miss A, I’ve actually never been. What am I missing?
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 10:05 AM
No, what must suck is having nothing better to do than toss insults anonymously.
BacaDog on September 19, 2007 at 10:12 AM
Great guy! If only I could understand him…
jimbo2 on September 19, 2007 at 10:14 AM
C’mon, you know it is best if you are kept in your box.
Must. Keep. Ladies. Safe.
ej_pez on September 19, 2007 at 10:19 AM
All MKH needs to do is tell Hugh that she is doing an interview with MItt and he’ll spring for the top of the line equipment.
Spirit of 1776 on September 19, 2007 at 10:23 AM
Dammit, what do I have to do to get interviewed by a hot, intelligent, conversative woman? Singlehandedly thwart a jihadist terrorist attack or something? Geez, the bar has really been raised for us regular dudes….
RW Wacko on September 19, 2007 at 10:25 AM
RW Wacko, if you go ahead and singlehandedly thwart a terrorist attack, by kicking one of them that’s on fire… You might even get an interview with MK AND KP–and the sufferings of Allah will be intense.
Hopefully, though, for the rest of us, you won’t have to do that.
But yeah, that bar has been raised–tis a pity.
Vanceone on September 19, 2007 at 10:34 AM
Just great…just fantastic. What an absolute charmer!
RushBaby on September 19, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Bummer about the audio.
Allah – when you mention left leaning contributors, who are not KP, could you, possibly, be mentioning her?
nailinmyeye on September 19, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Who’s site?
Wade on September 19, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Thank you! This is what I got out of the interview. Where is that kind of talk these days.
Everyone talks about rights, but nobody talks about responsibilities. If you see the police [or anyone else for that matter] in trouble, it’s your responsibility to go and help.
Thank you Smeato. I don’t drink but I’d gladly buy you a Pepsi or if I can dig one up a Pepsi Clear:)
thomashton on September 19, 2007 at 10:48 AM
You mean, Jane “DNC talking points See-N-Say” Fleming? She’s married, and a total moonbat. Plus I rarely see her on FNC anymore.
Bad Candy on September 19, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Deep fried pizza?
Farmer_Joe on September 19, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Yes, but Allah did specifically mention left-leaning, and if I remember he was a bit smitten with that top she was wearing (or, am I reading that into that previous post?). The married thing is a problem though.
I wonder what it would be like being married to a moonbat.
nailinmyeye on September 19, 2007 at 11:02 AM
It’s refreshing to see a regular Joe speak his mind with no thought to PCness.
csdeven on September 19, 2007 at 11:08 AM
No, Miss A, I’ve actually never been. What am I missing?
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 10:05 AM
Nothing really, but you described the Camera Obscura quite well, so I thought you’d been.
It got me chuckling about the Scotch Whiskey Museum…you have to ride in a barrel to view the History of Scotch!
Ah, good times…I highly recommend Scotland. Wonderful things to see throughout the Highlands and the Border. Beautiful…maybe you can take KP or MKH with ya! ;)
Miss_Anthrope on September 19, 2007 at 11:17 AM
I forgot about the Camera Obscura. Right next to the Whiskey Museum. Lived there a year and a half, and never went. I loved Edinburgh.
nailinmyeye on September 19, 2007 at 11:30 AM
If you close your eyes and just listen to him, doesnt he start to sound like Fat Bastard from the Austin Powers movies….
“Ah saw that miserable terror fellah.. and ah said… GET IN MAH BELLY”
Always Right on September 19, 2007 at 11:32 AM
What a nice fellow and good to see that not all Brits are PC addled loony’s.
Hilts on September 19, 2007 at 11:36 AM
This is nice, but I sure do miss the former opening of MKH’s segments where she’d strut about images of Bill, Hillary, and the like to the tune of the song “She Drives Me Crazy” by the Fine Young Cannibals. Mary Katharine must have been about three when that song was a hit…
radjah shelduck on September 19, 2007 at 11:44 AM
I completely agree, CS. You can see genuine gratitude in this guy. Humble and modest. What a guy!
And if one more person smears him with a reference to FAT BASTARD…ugh. ALWAYS RIGHT…that’s just WRONG. LOL. ;)
tickleddragon on September 19, 2007 at 12:06 PM
Sexy! (And she’s not bad either.)
Jim Treacher on September 19, 2007 at 12:09 PM
I remember going there a long time ago. I thought AP was making a clever inside joke.
Of course, Smeato is a Glaswegian, and probably doesn’t have much use for Edinburgh. It’s a great city, though.
Nosferightu on September 19, 2007 at 12:37 PM
I hope your wife/girlfriend/cat was in the middle of labor.
Or you were on a date with Jessica Alba.
I can’t think of any other valid excuses to miss a meet and greet with Smeat.
Professor Blather on September 19, 2007 at 12:38 PM
Your sense of humor called. It wants you to send out a search party to rescue it and bring it back to you. It’s trapped in a ditch under a car. Fortunately, it’s got your common sense with it for company. Send sandwiches and porn.
Michelle’s rejection of you must have been brutal, Allah. You are often snide in your remarks about her but today you seem particularly bitter.
Oy, vey.
Repeat after me, ironically named PeacenProsperity: “Sorry, Allah. I’m an idiot. I misinterpreted. Haven’t had my morning coffee, I guess. Then, realizing I looked like an idiot, I tried to cover my embarrassment with further stupidity. Sorry, man. My bad. Here. Take my iPhone.”
Alternatively you can go for insecure, ridiculous comment number three. One choice would make me respect you. One choice would make me laugh and be very entertaining. Choose wisely, young Skywalker.
Professor Blather on September 19, 2007 at 12:45 PM
All bantering aside, the man is proof that ordinary men do extraordinary things.
georgej on September 19, 2007 at 1:21 PM
Considering the falling out you’ve had with her, maybe MM did you a favor, no? Hard to say, because we can’t account for or discuss all the variables here, but don’t get too sucked in by a pretty face. It will just make it all the more painful when she insinuates you’re a “nativist” because you actually want us to have some semblance of control over our borders.
thirteen28 on September 19, 2007 at 1:34 PM
Note to MKH, next time plug in the mic. :)
- The Cat
P.S.
Grammer lesson: The word ‘my’ does not always denote ownership. i.e. my parents, my workplace, my homeworld
P.P.S. When he bans you, you’ll know whose site it is; that’s for sure.
MirCat on September 19, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Oh, then she turns the knife. Brutal, mk.
And even more pathetic: AP, you mean you’ve never even met KP? All of this angst from afar? Oh, dear. I’d rather meet Chesty McTalkingPoints.
Jaibones on September 19, 2007 at 1:55 PM
Yeah, pretty sad. What can I say? She’s an alpha gal and I’m a beta guy. She can do better.
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 2:00 PM
Who cares and what business is that of yours? Include the ‘yours’ in my grammar lesson. Now that you have decided you are the grammar police.
Wade on September 19, 2007 at 2:21 PM
My absolute favorite bit of common Internet idiocy: grammar police who misspell grammar. Plus, you earn bonus points for making several grammatical errors in the same sentence commenting on another poster’s “grammer.”
No offense. But it just doesn’t get funnier. It may be even better than the morons who call people morons and misspell the word “morons.” Also a classic.
Carry on.
Professor Blather on September 19, 2007 at 2:29 PM
Oh, come on, Allah and I went out later. I was trying to get Smeats to meet us later since Allah couldn’t come during the day.
Tough crowd.
marykatharine on September 19, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Remind me to put up the :) and /snark tags when cracking wise with the perpetually offended.
- The Cat
P.S. Any comment that uses phrases like ‘my homeworld’ should not be taken too seriously. Sorry, but I thought that was a given.
MirCat on September 19, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Now this is news!
- The Cat
MirCat on September 19, 2007 at 3:31 PM
We didn’t go out out, just out with another friend for drinks.
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 3:32 PM
You only say this so KP doesn’t catch on. . . or maybe MKH is helping with the ‘let’s make KP jealous’ thing. Hey, it always worked on 80’s sitcoms.
- The Cat
MirCat on September 19, 2007 at 3:53 PM
Ha. Uh, riiiight. Somewhere KP’s reading this and wondering, “How come Mary Katharine gets all the no-name beta males while I have to make do with celebrities?”
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 3:55 PM
There are not many “celebrities” left who qualify in my book as alpha males. But then maybe conservative gals have different standards? :-)
INC on September 19, 2007 at 4:01 PM
When Mary Katharine was just a little tyke I used to wonder what it would be like reading dating speculation about her on a worldwide computer network that everyone can access. No I know.
rivlax on September 19, 2007 at 4:48 PM
Now I know. Sorry.
rivlax on September 19, 2007 at 4:49 PM
That just proves she’s arrived.
Allahpundit on September 19, 2007 at 4:51 PM
RedEye uses the same one for Schulz’s man on the streets… only the pinhole is in the back.
Anyway, looked like MKH liked her some Smeaton! Like a Truther, I demand that you prove you didn’t want him Mary Katharine!
RightWinged on September 19, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Don’t worry about the tough crowd here, MKH.
RightWinged (on September 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM) is known for nonsensical rhetoric, and debate incomprehension.
So we cut him a lot of slack around here.
Mcguyver on September 19, 2007 at 9:20 PM
Mcguyver, get a freakin’ life guy… quit following me around to every bathroom stall you find me in, tapping your foot. Seriously, this is the second time in as many days that you’ve let your obsession with me make you look like the f-ing psycho that you are.
RightWinged on September 19, 2007 at 10:45 PM
The only reason these comment threads even remotely resemble a bathroom stall is because of your potty mouth.
To quote you: (Uh, the problem AGAIN YOU F**KING MORON) RightWinged on September 18, 2007 at 2:45 AM
Try tapping your foot three times to see if your brain is working.
Mcguyver on September 20, 2007 at 12:43 AM
‘Tap three times if your brain is still working’.
Mcguyver on September 20, 2007 at 1:28 AM
Mcguyver, seriously, you’re a f-ing lunatic. Honestly, I’m not kidding, you have a problem. You’re obsessed with me, and you’ve really got to stop.
RightWinged on September 20, 2007 at 3:05 AM
Good grief…that was the worst specimen of home vid crapola I have ever had the misfortune to see.
Despite the awful filmwork, I do believe I saw a twinkle in her eye…but I do think she’d get bored pretty damned fast with a Glaswegian…especially one whose sole endearing feature is saying “set aboot ye”.
Still…he’s enjoying his fame, and rightly so!
Ochlan on September 20, 2007 at 9:29 AM
There you go again with same name calling, nonsensical rhetoric, debate incomprehension and potty mouthing.
It’s obvious who has three fingers pointing back to the real lunatic as you so aptly describe yourself.
Mcguyver on September 20, 2007 at 12:23 PM
Here are some debate skills 101 for you to contemplate – if that is even possible.
“A debate is, basically, an argument. That is not to say that it is an undisciplined shouting match between parties that passionately believe in a particular point of view. In fact the opposite is true. Debating has strict rules of conduct and quite sophisticated arguing techniques and you will often be in a position where you will have to argue the opposite of what you believe in.“
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.
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There are many more lessons here where that came from, if, you care about improving your debate comprehension.
I would greatly appreciate if you could devote some time to improving your skills in these comments threads.
Thank you.
Mcguyver on September 20, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Mcguyver, you should be embarassed. Lunatic stalker. Could you be any more obsessed with me?
RightWinged on September 20, 2007 at 9:02 PM
Have you learned any debate skills yet?
Mcguyver on September 21, 2007 at 1:20 AM
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