Pat O'Brien has a few drinks too many, makes some stupid calls to the cellphone of a woman who was with him and his girlfriend in their hotel room and suddenly he is on Dr. Phil, post-rehab, saying "It wasn't me. It was the drugs. I'm sick."
What I found myself wondering was why the hell Pat O'Brien felt the need to ask us for our forgiveness so he could have his job back? He didn't hurt anybody. Why was his job at risk in the first place? He may have been acting like a pathetic fool who couldn't get laid (the worst part of the story, he didn't even get laid ) but since when is that a crime? Since when does he need our forgiveness for acting piggish in private after getting drunk? Even Jay Leno felt the need to convey shock and disdain for Pat O'Brien's behavior. Oh like Jay Leno hasn't ever partied a little too hard and said something he was embarassed about the next day. Who among us has not?
The networks were so afraid of possible criticism of their star reporter that they made a preemptive strike by first shoving his ass in rehab, iced on top with a post-rehab interview by our National Confessor, Dr Phil McGraw. These two were whoring out the situation to help each other's ratings. Dr. Phil's ratings went up with the Special which was nothing but an hour-long commercial for the fact that Pat O'Brien would be returning to The Insider the following day and "Oh will his staff forgive him?" (organ music) I thought for a moment I was watching a soap opera because the whole scenario was just too unreal.
At least with the Paula Abdul scandal SOMEONE got laid! (You Go Paula!) Also there was the element of a judged show possibly being fixed by a judge who gave one favored contestant the guidance to bring him to the finals...a REAL old-fashioned scandal based on the Hollywood Casting Couch in which the new twist is, the sexual predator is a woman. (again, You Go Paula!)
I cannot even use the term "scandal" to describe the Pat O'Brien situation, more like a tragedy because the poor fool just couldn't get laid. Next time Pat, call a professional and get yourself laid properly without the unwanted publicity.
You know the worst part of this whole rehab thing? Its that we cannot make fun of their stupid asses anymore because after all it wasn't them now was it? It was the drugs and we are suppose to feel sorry for them. What ever happened to just laughing at someone for being dumb and then moving on? Why does everyone have to now have a "problem" which is fixed by a 30 day stay in a treatment center?
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Exactly! Did you hear Stern..ah, discussing this? Absolutely hilarious. We are an absurd society that will probably never get our heads around a way of dealing with our desires and the sometimes insane behaviour it provokes. Very sensible comments, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI heard O'Brien on KROQ (alternative corporate radio) the morning he returned to his show. The PR factor was high, the show hosts (Kevin and Bean) were incredible suck-ups, and overall the ludicrousness of the whole stunt was ridiculously funny. Of course much of the ridiculousness comes from the puritanism of this country that forces him (and people who get caught doing pretty normal things like he was doing) into such antics of confession, penitence and purification.
ReplyDeleteOh well, it makes for good theater. And it gave him good TV time for a few days.
This is exactly why I could never be a public figure. All of a sudden anything you do is subject to scrutiny and disapproval from folks with too much time on their hands.
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