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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Hillary and the Sigar…maybe they ARE on to something…?
shooter on October 5, 2007 at 4:26 PM
AP, you sound like she does? Even the accent?
shooter on October 5, 2007 at 4:27 PM
I really shouldn’t watch stuff like this while I’m on a conference call…I thought I muted my phone, and everyone was wondering what I was laughing about.
flipflop on October 5, 2007 at 4:28 PM
Sorry. Maybe it’s just me but I think Oddo comes out fine.
He’s like somebody who tells Borat to F-off, or like Bonaduce.
Since Oddo is a Republican, I wasn’t totally sure why he objected to the pretty “reporter” asking him about Hil’s cigar. Sounds like a good guy to me.
JiangxiDad on October 5, 2007 at 4:30 PM
So, we should read f** after every other word AP types? That’s interesting reading.
New improved hotair!!
With typin’ like that who needs Ace!
lorien1973 on October 5, 2007 at 4:30 PM
Doh………..James Oddo………I think I likes him……and yea, AP I kind of suspected that you sound like that……..
doriangrey on October 5, 2007 at 4:30 PM
I’m sorry he got to talk to idiots like these people before I ever get a chance to. And I like that he can use the effenheimer as good as any democrat and college paper editor.
MNDavenotPC on October 5, 2007 at 4:31 PM
What a psychopath!
davenp35 on October 5, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Haha. If you sounded like that when you when get pissed at KP, well here’s to you and Newcastle, mate.
Spirit of 1776 on October 5, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Ahh, New Yawk. He’s just carpet f-bombing them. That’s a beautiful thing. He probably shouldn’t have threatened to beat the sh** outta them, that’s gonna leave a mark. Now all we have to do is cut and paste his response into the mouths of every member of Congress when meeting with lobbyists. Them we’d be getting somewhere.
trubble on October 5, 2007 at 4:34 PM
When he moves, he slices like a f’n hammer.
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Heh heh I bet KP sounds like that when she gets pissed at AP too( every New Yorker I have ever met sounded pretty much like that when pissed off). Listening to the two of them go at it might be worth paying money to see… :P
doriangrey on October 5, 2007 at 4:35 PM
NOT! This is so totally quintessential native NY’er. NOT the pussy types who move here to be in Manhattan. I barely noticed that he cursed until others hear pointed it out. I’ve heard that kind of tirade my whole life. It’s shtick.
JiangxiDad on October 5, 2007 at 4:36 PM
I wish he’d run for LA City Council.
The Ugly American on October 5, 2007 at 4:36 PM
JiangxiDad: *Exactly*… ; )
The Ugly American on October 5, 2007 at 4:37 PM
I want to see Steve Colbert interview this guy.
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 4:38 PM
I think the funniest part is when he equates Osama to being president as he is an Afro-American and a Senator of the USA. Neither which is a requisite to being President.
Wade on October 5, 2007 at 4:38 PM
Somebody needs to tell her just how badly she’s doing the Borat shtick. Really, could she have done it any worse?
deesine on October 5, 2007 at 4:39 PM
What? Sounds like a New Yawker to me. Had I been a New Yawker and a councilwoman and this happened…I’d do the same thing.
Nothing to see here, folks.
Hehe…Cheers, Y’all.
tickleddragon on October 5, 2007 at 4:39 PM
JiangxiDad, I think dave is referring to her (just cause I read his comment on the YouTube comments).
deesine on October 5, 2007 at 4:40 PM
I can not understand why people think New Yukers are not friendly.
Wade on October 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Heh heh I dont think Steve Colbert has the Malkins to do it….
doriangrey on October 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
He makes David Obey look like Snuggles the Fabric Softener Bear.
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
That. Is. AWESOME!
Man, I miss New York.
MikeZero on October 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Hah. She’s never heard my voice. Imagine how romantic sweet nothings sound when whispered with an Oddo accent, huh?
Yeah, I know 100 guys who sound like this. None of them are councilman, admittedly, but still.
Allahpundit on October 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Hmmm, people don’t talk like that where I dined last night.
Dusty on October 5, 2007 at 4:43 PM
Heh, thanks put I’ll pass on that imagery
Spirit of 1776 on October 5, 2007 at 4:43 PM
Barack Obama?
Kom dere til h****** ut av mitt kontor!
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 4:44 PM
Oh, I was on board right up until, “before I beat the s#!& out of you.” Pity. If we lose Oddo, we’re down to 2/51 in the Council.
flip on October 5, 2007 at 4:45 PM
Yay, Jimmy! My councilman.
sibobr on October 5, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Please people, that’s pretty tame stuff. As someone who grew up in the district that Oddo now represents allow me to translate…”Miss, I will not play the fool in your little TV production. You’ll have to leave now while I have a word with my staffer. Good day to you.”
A truly angry New Yorker is something you really don’t want to see. Much like the Hulk, you wouldn’t like it when a New Yorker is angry.
Drew on October 5, 2007 at 4:47 PM
James Oddo is from New York? How would I ever have guessed?
Oh I know, now I remember, his trying to set a record as to how many times he can say the F word in the space of a New York minute and how crude he can be. Reminds me of my 8 weeks at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Barry Goldwater was right, cut New York (and New Jersey) off and set them adrift in the Atlantic.
MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 4:47 PM
This was just like an Ali G interview (although obviously better looking)
uptight on October 5, 2007 at 4:49 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(deep breath, tears of mirth)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAheeheheheehehehehee
(chortle, ear-to-ear smile)
Harhar heh.
Oh, man, I love New Yorkers. And dang, I hate eurotrash.
Splashman on October 5, 2007 at 4:50 PM
You done good Hilga you done real good!
He probably has an uncle that would do her and I mean whack when I say do.
TheSitRep on October 5, 2007 at 4:51 PM
James Oddo for President!!
That was awesome.
John from WuzzaDem on October 5, 2007 at 4:51 PM
A truly angry New Yorker is something you really don’t want to see. Much like the Hulk, you wouldn’t like it when a New Yorker is angry.
Drew on October 5, 2007 at 4:47 PM
Three men were waiting at a bus stop: a Cowboy, an Indian and a New Yorker.
The New Yorker said to the Indian, “How come there are so many more New Yorkers now than hundreds of years ago, and yet there are so many fewer Indians than hundreds of years ago?”
The Cowboy tilted up his hat, adjusted his tooth pick and said, “That’s cause we ain’t played Cowboys and New Yorkers yet.”
MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 4:51 PM
OMG ROFL!
Nice one AP!
Fuggedaboudit!
zane on October 5, 2007 at 4:52 PM
This site is rapidly descending into a world of irrelevancy and bottom-feeding. Whoever is responsible for posting this junk should bring it up a level or two.
Brad on October 5, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Since I like to be exceptional…
I’m a Bronx-born native NY-er who rarely curses. It’s like spice – more effective when used judiciously.
Still, that was cathartic.
mikeyboss on October 5, 2007 at 4:54 PM
May I interest you in Powerline or Red State?
You’re the only one who seems to have a problem with it.
Allahpundit on October 5, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Splice that with ” you can suck it till you die” and you got a hit.
bbz123 on October 5, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Too bad you can’t go all Oddo here. :-)
baldilocks on October 5, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Oh, crap. I haven’t laughed like that in years. Why in the name of all that is holy would this get him in trouble in New York? She tries to get him to insult Hillary and Obamessiah, and he not only doesn’t bite, he goes on an F-Bomb run unparalleled since Lee Elia was fired as Manager of the Cubs and lost his mind.
As for being a New Yorker, yeah, whatever. He sounds like every guy in the trucking industry I ever met in Chicago, only with that funny accent.
I take back every insult I spewed on the Brossard thread! Awesome!
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 4:57 PM
uff da
He needs da boot!
allrsn on October 5, 2007 at 4:58 PM
Ditto what Allah said. We may be stupid nativist law breakers, but he loves us. And he may be one more nativist, ka-bar thread from joining the socialist workers party, but we love him, too.
I think you know what councilman Oddo would say about it…
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 4:59 PM
New Yorker, ’nuff said.
But that was HOT! AP, you’d have me on my knees if you talked like that while threatening to beat me. That last little remark brought red to my cheeks.
Sultry Beauty on October 5, 2007 at 4:59 PM
[MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 4:47 PM]
I may have reasons to agree with Goldwater, but this isn’t one of them.
——
AP, I suppose satirists might be accurate, but craven asses unsuccessfully employing the lowest form of satire is more precise.
Dusty on October 5, 2007 at 4:59 PM
F***in Funny for F***in you and F***in me, less than F***in funny for him once this F***in S*** starts making the F***in rounds. It’s James F***in Oddo, who’s not only one of ours but who F***in happens to be the F***in minority leader of the F***in City Council.
lorien1973 on October 5, 2007 at 4:30 PM
Fort Dix, NJ redux.
There is F***in something F***in wrong with some F***in person who F***in got to F***in using the F***in word F***in times in a F***in minute. They F***in are really F***in messed the F***in up in their F***in head!!!
MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 5:00 PM
And another thing: Powerline is a great site, but we’ve got nothing on the Forum when it comes to “F-you, no f-you” discussions. Only here it involves 100 people and there it involves 8 people.
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 5:01 PM
Oddo for President!
wordwarp on October 5, 2007 at 5:01 PM
“Kom dere til h****** ut av mitt kontor!”
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 5:02 PM
I LOVE IT!
A true NY’er and American standing up for Hillary and Obama even though they are of the other side of the isle.
I say the tape speaks volumes about Oddo’s conviction and backbone.
Get this guy in the Senate!
186k on October 5, 2007 at 5:02 PM
That says a lot as well.
Brad on October 5, 2007 at 5:03 PM
I wish that was some republican Senator talking to Chuck Schumer on cable TV. If they treated the democrats that way the republicans would never lose an election.
peacenprosperity on October 5, 2007 at 5:04 PM
AP, thanks for posting. LMAO is always a great way to start the weekend.
Brat on October 5, 2007 at 5:07 PM
I don’t get it- if I heard it right he goes psycho in response to a Hillary/cigar reference?
I guess my impression of NYC being full of rude, uptight, self-important, humorless wackos isn’t all that far off.
Hollowpoint on October 5, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Um,isn’t this how New Yorkers always behave?
(I’m only half sarcastic. At the very least this lives up to the stereotype.)
Nessuno on October 5, 2007 at 5:15 PM
I can’t see them really having too much of a problem with it…yes he was over the top, but he could have made some stupid partisan statement and he didn’t…I thought it was better than Colbert or Stewert’s…he gave the reaction you want to see on the other shows!
Loved it!
Pam on October 5, 2007 at 5:15 PM
Mel call Mr. Corleone and tell him to send Sonny over NOW!
Limerick on October 5, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Translated: “Loosen your necktie and pull out your panties . . .they’re in a bunch.”
Yeah, that did say alot.
geckomon on October 5, 2007 at 5:17 PM
This is how every reporter from the AP, Reuters, and PMSNBC should be treated. Still laughing.
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 5:19 PM
That’s why people are hesitant to mess with the US. Beneath the liberal veneer, New Yorkers are pretty scary!
gmoonster on October 5, 2007 at 5:19 PM
Years ago I worked in an office with a woman who was a total psycho. One day, when there was a total of 16 people working, she got frustrated about something (big surprise) and blurted out, “What is wrong with all of you people?”
There are over 30 commenters in this thread so far.
John from WuzzaDem on October 5, 2007 at 5:20 PM
Ditto.
Jaibones on October 5, 2007 at 5:20 PM
Hehe, nice hair there, Oddo.
Kinda appropriately named.
Mr. Bingley on October 5, 2007 at 5:21 PM
Believe me, he is not an example of a NY liberal.
JiangxiDad on October 5, 2007 at 5:22 PM
what passes for satirizing conservatives is pretty weak. Oddo deserves a beer for tossin those tossers out.
jaychandra on October 5, 2007 at 5:23 PM
HP, I think the point isn’t that this was a reaction to a statement about Hillary or Barry O. It’s about him realizing that the interview is a setup–not even a legitimate but hostile interview, but just a complete joke and a waste of his time.
BTW, I noticed several cuts between the shots of the reporter and Oddo. I’d like to see the unedited footage of that and see what ended up on the cutting room floor.
see-dubya on October 5, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Damn, I nearly pissed myself! LOL!!
CurtZHP on October 5, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Exactly! Like the time long ago when Donny Osmond was on The Daily Show and the interviewer was trying to ask him if he was an alien and actually tried to pull off his human mask. I don’t usually laugh at cruel humor like that, but it was the funniest thing I have ever seen.
MamaAJ on October 5, 2007 at 5:25 PM
It’s interesting how the translated subtitles are censored but the audio is not bleeped or muted.
Not that I’ll be using Tro dere jeg har tid a kaste bort pa dette tullet? for any reason.
geckomon on October 5, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Agree. Something must have happened we didn’t see for him to throw her out instead of flirt with her. Once I was on to her, I would have had some fun and tried to keep her in my office. I think she was very very cute, and she obviously has a sense of humor. That combination get me every time(uh, used to.)
I think the true story is on the floor.
JiangxiDad on October 5, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Seems like I may have struck a sore point. I was always told that resorting to profanity and vulgarity was a sign of ignorance; yet many of you are defending this idiot, so I must have been told something untrue. Then again, I was also told that sociopaths tend to seek out others like themselves and that certainly seems to be true here to some extent.
Brad on October 5, 2007 at 5:28 PM
I find much in New Yorkers to admire but folks, how really difficult, unique or original is it to pepper a sentence with f-bombs?
Nyog_of_the_Bog on October 5, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Brad on October 5, 2007 at 5:28 PM
You should ask that person to stop telling you silly statements.
geckomon on October 5, 2007 at 5:33 PM
I guess my impression of NYC being full of rude, uptight, self-important, humorless wackos isn’t all that far off.
HollowpointBarry Goldwater on October 5, 2007 at 5:13 PMMB4 on October 5, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Oddo was doing great until he opened his office door and his mouth.
Helloyawl on October 5, 2007 at 5:33 PM
geckomon on October 5, 2007 at 5:33 PM
OK.
Brad on October 5, 2007 at 5:34 PM
i love this guy
trailortrash on October 5, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Hey wait a minute. WE invented f-bombs. You should be thanking us you got something to say when ur pissed.
JiangxiDad on October 5, 2007 at 5:34 PM
I find much in New Yorkers to admire but folks, how really difficult, unique or original is it to pepper a sentence with f-bombs?
Nyog_of_the_Bog on October 5, 2007 at 5:30 PM
From whom little is expected, little is asked.
MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 5:35 PM
He talks like one of the GoodFella Wise Guys.
I thought I was listening to Joe Pesci
Kini on October 5, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Oh, some people can make it into an art form. But who said they were trying to be unique or original? They are just expressing their FEEEEEELINGS.
MamaAJ on October 5, 2007 at 5:37 PM
Well AP, you’ve tried the subtle approach. Maybe if you use this colorful language with MM she would be willing to buy you an iPhone. On second thought, you could promise to never use this kind of language and she may be pleased enough with you to buy you an iPhone. Either way, man, you need an iPhone.
LarryinVA on October 5, 2007 at 5:38 PM
I think “Chris”, whoever he is, needs to be looking another job….
d1carter on October 5, 2007 at 5:39 PM
Anyone who has ever been in management has wanted to do that at one time or another.
I had two employees in my office today who were just begging for similar treatment. Of course, since I like my job, I maintained an even keel.
Oddo does what the rest of us only dream. Awesome.
Anton on October 5, 2007 at 5:39 PM
Well enough of this F***in New Yak F***in celebration of the F***in New Yak culture F***in me has got to F***in get back to my F***in work for a F***in while.
MB4 on October 5, 2007 at 5:42 PM
Anyone who has ever been in management has wanted to do that at one time or another.
Um, newsflahs – you don’t have to be in management to get to that point.
Editor on October 5, 2007 at 5:42 PM
So I take it we’re all acquainted with Dead Wood around here?
Nyog_of_the_Bog on October 5, 2007 at 5:47 PM
I didn’t know you had tourettes syndrome, Allah.
Troy Rasmussen on October 5, 2007 at 5:51 PM
Just once I’d like to hear someone go off on Michael Moore when he pulls his f*king b*llsh*t on his victims. It would probably endure Mikey to his libtard fans, but it would sure be satisfying to see.
Mallard T. Drake on October 5, 2007 at 5:58 PM
Ok Allah, we’ve got the voice. Now help us construct a composite around the voice.
taller than 5′-10″?
bald, thinning, or bushy hair?
slim, fat, or in-between?
dark or fair complextion?
30s, 40s, 50s,……?
Or should we just picture Oddo?
Mallard T. Drake on October 5, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Not my cup of tea, but this can only help him with his constituency…
greggish on October 5, 2007 at 6:05 PM
I don’t know…she’s cute…in N.Y. that’s considered forplay
ronsfi on October 5, 2007 at 6:13 PM
That was great… Best part is, he has an excuse… He can simply say he was infuriated by them wasting his time, when he’s supposed to be there working for the people.
RightWinged on October 5, 2007 at 6:22 PM
I could do without the threats of violence, but I don’t think it was such a bad idea to tell these alleged jokesters with the stupid questions to leave immediately.
I love absurdity and I love satire and probably unlike the other people on this website, I come from the world of art. But the ideas behind this satire are so overplayed that it has no intellectually or artistically interesting content at all. It’s like another video on America’s Funniest Home Videos where someone trips and falls.* If anyone attacks James Oddo over this, I’ll personally come and do a piss Mohammed on the attackers front yard.
*Admission: I’ve never watched America’s Funniest Home Videos–if that is indeed the name of the show.
thuja on October 5, 2007 at 6:26 PM
Councilman Oddo.Should get a thank you card from Obama and Hillary.But I’m afraid the nutgroups will do there dirty work and try to slaughter the guy.
He does have that Goodfellas lingo going strong.
The left should just fagetaboutit But that won’t happen.
Texyank on October 5, 2007 at 6:29 PM
Hey thuja, you critique is spot on.
And I too do Aut! I very autistic!
Nyog_of_the_Bog on October 5, 2007 at 6:39 PM
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