Thursday, July 21, 2005
Donny Deutsch, Pedestal Man
On July 20, 2005, Donny Deutsch, host of CNBC's The Big Idea, had Bernard Goldberg on his show. Goldberg was there to discuss his new book, The 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37).
Unbeknownst to Goldberg, Donny and five other liberal panelists were there to ambush him -- after all, most of the people on Goldberg's list of 100 are liberals. Even though all the panelists were trying to excoriate Goldberg, all admitted to not reading his book. The roudy segment was such an embarrassment for CNBC that the show's producer, Marlilyn Cutler, is rumored to be resigning over the incident.
Especially interesting was watching panelist Linda Stasi, NY Post TV critic, relentlessly grill Goldberg, firing multiple questions at him without letting him answer one of them. Finally, after his impressive patience had expired, Goldberg told Stasi to shut up. When Deutsch, incredulous at what he had just heard, asked Goldberg why he told Stasi to shut up, Goldberg retorted: "Because she won't shut up."
Donny Deutsch went ballistic. He couldn't believe a man would have the audacity to tell a woman to shut up, as if her gender bestows on her the right to be rude. Deutsch was so worried that girls watching the show would learn bad male behavior, that he certainly didn't care about the bad, double-standard female behavior these impressionable young girls would be learning! Deutsch probably doesn't have to worry either way, given that only 70,000 people watched the show.
In addition to being a liberal, Donny obviously puts women on a stupid pedestal. Women can blast men, and men have to take it. Right, Donny? A little advice, Donny: If you're going to let women play in the big, tough world, let them suffer the consequences of their behavior and words. They can handle it.
Unbeknownst to Goldberg, Donny and five other liberal panelists were there to ambush him -- after all, most of the people on Goldberg's list of 100 are liberals. Even though all the panelists were trying to excoriate Goldberg, all admitted to not reading his book. The roudy segment was such an embarrassment for CNBC that the show's producer, Marlilyn Cutler, is rumored to be resigning over the incident.
Especially interesting was watching panelist Linda Stasi, NY Post TV critic, relentlessly grill Goldberg, firing multiple questions at him without letting him answer one of them. Finally, after his impressive patience had expired, Goldberg told Stasi to shut up. When Deutsch, incredulous at what he had just heard, asked Goldberg why he told Stasi to shut up, Goldberg retorted: "Because she won't shut up."
Donny Deutsch went ballistic. He couldn't believe a man would have the audacity to tell a woman to shut up, as if her gender bestows on her the right to be rude. Deutsch was so worried that girls watching the show would learn bad male behavior, that he certainly didn't care about the bad, double-standard female behavior these impressionable young girls would be learning! Deutsch probably doesn't have to worry either way, given that only 70,000 people watched the show.
In addition to being a liberal, Donny obviously puts women on a stupid pedestal. Women can blast men, and men have to take it. Right, Donny? A little advice, Donny: If you're going to let women play in the big, tough world, let them suffer the consequences of their behavior and words. They can handle it.
