[kj] ot: good news!

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Saying "get fucked" in response to an interview question may be the 
hallmark of genius to some people; they can take solace in the fact 
Manning wasn't the only one to do it. Have you seen interviews with 
maybe 60% of the punk bands out there? I'm sure even George Bush has 
been tempted to say "get fucked" to the press corps. Brilliant!

It's all contextual. The idea that the guy was some kind of a "rebel" 
(see Ed Barret's obit, calling Manning a "true punk rocker" -- but who 
isn't nowadays now that "punk" is basically a meaningless garbage basket 
term applied to anything anyone likes -- Elvis, The Beatles, etc.) is 
hilarious. David Duke and Larry the Cable guy are also true punk rockers 
if that's what it's come to mean.

-Oliver


Rob's Arse wrote:

> I remember him on "the top 100 most hated people".

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> He was intereviewed and gave comments throughout like you do.

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> Then it came to something like No8 and the interviewer said

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> What have you got to say to those that voted for you?

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> Manning replied "get fucked"

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> What a superb answer!

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