Comedy gold: NY city councilman goes nuclear on Norwegian satirists
posted at 4:20 pm on October 5, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Funny for you and me, less than funny for him once this starts making the rounds. It’s James Oddo, who’s not only one of ours but who happens to be the minority leader of the City Council. The Norwegians are from a show called Rikets Røst, which looks like a combination of The Daily Show and the Aussie show The Chaser. That’s all the introduction you need, I think, aside from a cursory strong language warning. Thanks to Sugiero.
Apropos of nothing, I sound exactly like this. Feel free to substitute Oddo’s voice for whatever you imagine mine to be when reading HA posts going forward.
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only thing missing was a few badda bings, badda booms.
I wish i could have seen the look on these folks faces .
but thats some good {censored} right there, will have to watch it a few more times.
Mojack420 on October 5, 2007 at 6:44 PM
I think Mr. Oddo should have handled the Columbia intro of Ahmadinejad.
T J Green on October 5, 2007 at 6:44 PM
Reminds me of this.
Connie on October 5, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Yes
Balding
Slim but flabby
Fair
30s
Allahpundit on October 5, 2007 at 6:47 PM
Uhm..where’s the language content warning? Yikes!
SouthernGent on October 5, 2007 at 6:48 PM
I’ve never heard anyone speak in this manner when I’ve been in NY. Ecept me when I’m talking to the people who deliver room service in the morning.
jaime on October 5, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Is it just me or is the article that’s posted three spaces down not available? “Spot On”
jaime on October 5, 2007 at 7:02 PM
We all talk like this when we’re not around tourists.
That clip was amazing. You don’t come to NYC and pull that satirical crap.
Its Tommy on October 5, 2007 at 7:07 PM
That works. Don’t ban me for this, but I pictured you like the comic book store owner on the Simpsons.
Mallard T. Drake on October 5, 2007 at 7:07 PM
At some point, the clip should have had the instrumental ending of Layla playing in the background.
Mallard T. Drake on October 5, 2007 at 7:08 PM
I’m about as attractive as he is, but no, it’s not quite the same vibe. Think less overweight, nerdy dork and more nondescript dork.
Allahpundit on October 5, 2007 at 7:09 PM
I don’t, but let’s just say that if not for MM’s standards of propriety, my posts would sound a bit different.
Allahpundit on October 5, 2007 at 7:11 PM
No?
jaime on October 5, 2007 at 7:14 PM
My kind of politician. That was sweet.
BadgerHawk on October 5, 2007 at 7:53 PM
The best part was how quickly he figured out what they were up to.
BadgerHawk on October 5, 2007 at 7:57 PM
You guys are putting me on,this looks like a
Paris Hilton clone!haha
canopfor on October 5, 2007 at 9:03 PM
Heart-ache.
RD on October 5, 2007 at 9:41 PM
Seriously: Awesome clip, and you sound fine. :-) :-)
RD on October 5, 2007 at 9:51 PM
Yeah… this girl is no comedic genius, let alone another Ali G. Her ineptitude is almost endearing.
And at the same time insulting, as if to say, even I will fool you, silly American…
RD on October 5, 2007 at 9:58 PM
Before Chris Hansen starting stinging online pedophiles on NBC, he was a reporter for WDIV in Detroit. Soon after he went to the network, he interviewed legendary Detroit mayor, Coleman Young. The interview got contentious and Young exploded “Get the f*** out of my office”.
rokemronnie on October 5, 2007 at 10:05 PM
I am proud to have voted for Mr. Oddo.
Mommynator on October 5, 2007 at 10:21 PM
I would do so in a heartbeat. Still lol.
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 11:49 PM
It’s everything I miss about the proximity to NYC I grew up in prior to moving to the great Rocky Mountain West.
I wish more politicians handled ridiculous TV interview questions this way. Hell, I wish more sports figures would talk like this to reporters clamoring around locker rooms, especially after a loss. The worst TV in Denver is the 5pm local news after a Broncos loss. (Lately they’ve been getting a lot of practice at that…)
Captain Scarlet on October 6, 2007 at 5:49 AM
The interviews are the one part about the Daily Show and its apparent counterparts I don’t like. It’s embarrassing and stupid to try to embarrass others with obviously dumb questions, tricks, etc. Good for him! He had the guts to do what others probably wish they had…throw them out!
P.S. Rikets Røst, Daily Show, et.al., It’s NOT funny!!
yggdrasil on October 6, 2007 at 6:32 AM
The thing I find most amusing is that they didn’t show the “vulgarities” in the subtitles. The f-word, as we use it, isn’t a dirty word in Norwegian. So they didn’t bleep it in the audio but replaced it in the subtitles with their worst swear words, which are fanden, fa’en and jaevlin (the devil) and helvete (hell), all of which I personally heard spoken from the pulpit by evangelical preachers when I was living in Norway.
Oddo’s tirade lost my interest after the first f-bomb. Good to hear a little Norsk again, though.
Wingo on October 6, 2007 at 10:53 AM
You were given fair warning by AP that there was strong language.
MB4,
Also note the above^^^. I must say, it is surprising to hear you complain about vulgar language. Was it a different MB4 who said this?:
What more does he have to do, unzip his pants and pee all over both of your legs?
Granted “pee” is more acceptable than the F word, but yours had so much descriptive imagery attached to it that IMO it sounds far worse.
Moreover, I’d rather hear someone sincerely drop the F-bomb than witness someone insincerely claim they didn’t describe someone as a chickenhawk when they very clearly did.
And as for Goldwater, I betcha that a lot of New Yorkers from Oddo’s district voted for him.
Buy Danish on October 6, 2007 at 12:26 PM
He caught on quick and got rid of them fast (without too much whining in response by the comic troupe) because of his judicious use of emphatically colorful language.
What the f”"k did they expect from a guy who’s having his time wasted for their mere juvenile amusement?
It’s F”"kin’ New Yawk.
If everyone were as savvy, Borat and his kind would be doomed.
F”"k them.
profitsbeard on October 6, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Maybe this guy would run for president…
Jonas Parker on October 7, 2007 at 12:50 PM
After the first ten or fifteen seconds, Councilor Oddo seems to have himself under control. In his remarks to “Chris” at the beginning, he comes closest to sounding unhinged; that’s the best.
Kralizec on October 11, 2007 at 12:11 AM
Shaming Michael Moore with a merely verbal tirade seems difficult, so hearing and watching such a tirade might not provide much satisfaction. And although it would suffice to see the leaders of al-Qaeda merely dead, one’s preference regarding Moore would be to see him alive, suffering, and above all, sobbing.
Kralizec on October 11, 2007 at 12:37 AM
I’m voting for whoever taps that guy for veep.
safarial on October 12, 2007 at 7:36 PM
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