Brand Blasted for Cherry Pickin'

31. I was actually looking forward to watching the VMA's last night. Saw Britney, she looked good, etc. then the British unknown in the US host came out (no one else was available to host?) and began to tell me who I should vote for, bashing Pres Bush, among other things. Saying that people were racist if they did not vote for Obama but then continuted on to call Sarah Palin a VILF (Vice President I like to #$@@). So it's okay to be sexist! At that point, I turned it off. All I wanted to see was a mindless fun, lighthearted awards show. Thanks MTV for being just like every other biased media outlet!!

Posted at 9:48AM on Sep 8th 2008 by MM

32. Russell was hysterical. Loved him!!! Americans are so freakin' oversensitive about everything! Get a grip already! Learn to take some ribbing. UGH. The VMAs have become so awkward and boring and at least Russell made it a little more interesting.

Posted at 9:30AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Cali

33. I hope, from now on, all these award shows will have a Plan B. In other words, another host who can finish the show. I didn't watch the show, but it seems Plan B would have worked out better, than to have someone with NO CLASS and a potty mouth stay to emcee the whole show.. Please, I repeat, send this guy back to England...

Posted at 9:32AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Judith

34. And ya'll forget..he doesn't write all of the things that he said...the MTV writers do.

Posted at 9:32AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Cali

35. I cannot stand anything about Bush, but even I thought Brand sucked bad! They weren't even worthy Bush bashing jokes! I really thought he might be funny, but he wasn't. He probably did waaaay too much coke before going on stage. And 3 out of 8 awards? Tell me that's not completely staged! I now know why I quit watching MTV at least a decade ago and this confirms why. MTV should just give up any pretense of being a 'music channel' and just rename themselves RTV-Reality Television.

Posted at 9:33AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Seriously

36. Making fun of KIDS because they don't want to have sex yet.....calling the President of the United States retarded....Yeah, that's "hilarious". How about some jokes about drowning kittens?

Posted at 10:03AM on Sep 8th 2008 by DSC

37. Russell Brand was hysterically funny, albeit, his monologue was completely off for the audience.

I'm positive the teens in the audience and watching on television didn't get the humour. The pans to some of the singers like Britney were textbook," huhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". Joking about current events to an audience that has never read a newspaper is a waste of time. He should have chosen Beavis & Butthead jokes, THAT they would have appreciated.

Sophisticated acerbic wit is wasted on the VMA crowd. They simply cannot "get it".

Posted at 9:38AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Marianne

38.

Well, he's certainly a trash-mouthed, hair-blasted idiot.

Posted at 9:53AM on Sep 8th 2008 by OCD

39. lighten up people! It seemed to me like Brand was actually making fun of his own sex addiction..... and if the Jonas Brothers don't want people commenting on their decision to stay virgins, they shouldn't have revealed that info to the public in the first place! Definitely agree with the person who wrote the VMA's were rigged. Britney Spear's winning for best female video? Give me a break! Hers was the worst video she's ever done!

Posted at 9:50AM on Sep 8th 2008 by salena

40. I had to turn off the TV after watching him. He had no class whatsoever. His jokes weren't funny and insulting a young boy band about their purity was completely distasteful.

Oh and Russell, go back to Britain where you're actually wanted.

Posted at 10:10AM on Sep 8th 2008 by SoCal

41. Guess what? MTV ain't the F'N Disney Channel!!! Back in my day MTV was playing videos about kicking ass, getting drunk, and getting laid. You've got McLovin getting drunk and saying the F word on stage and those stupid teeny boppers want us to not joke about purity. Bring the real MTV and get rid of this tween sh*t! Oh and Jordin babe I had sex before marriage & I ain't a slut. Good luck findin someone to bang your Fat A$$.

Posted at 9:39AM on Sep 9th 2008 by yeah

42. Geez who knew how many little conservative tight-wads rread tmz. Get over it people! Russell Brand is amazing and was just telling the truth about whats wrong with our country. Wake up!

Posted at 9:48AM on Sep 8th 2008 by megan

43. I really liked Russell Brand.It was nice not knowing what might come from his mouth next.I am guessing that if The Jonas brothers had been teasing him..or making fun of him..that would have been fine with most people..because they seem more "normal".

Posted at 9:48AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Ann

44. You got to remember this is what Hollyweird and the music business is all about. They have never cared about any kind of moral values, that's why most are on drugs, alchol or just plain crazy. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all die from drugs and there are countless more actors and so-call singers that have too.

Posted at 9:49AM on Sep 8th 2008 by Lenn K.

45. I thought he was way out of line. I wasn't a huge Jordan Sparks fan before, but I totally respect what she said and how she stood up to him. I'm definately a fan, now.

Posted at 9:50AM on Sep 8th 2008 by martinsmama