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Greg Gutfeld’s Gutless Apology

It looks as though even though Greg Gutfeld’s show on Fox News Channel, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, is consigned to the gulag of the oh-dark-thirty timeslot, his ignorant remarks about the Canadian military caught the attention of many people, including our own Defence Minister Peter MacKay:

Although Gutfeld has some access to the resources of a purported news network, his comments suggest that he was unaware of the fact that Canadian soldiers have been in Afghanistan since 2001, have been fighting in some of the most violent regions of the country and have even taken on friendly fire from their American allies. His timing couldn’t have been worse either; shortly after the broadcast of this show, four Canadian soliders were killed in Afghanistan.

In response, Gutfeld has made a weak half-apology:

I call it a weak half-apology, because it uses the “I’m sorry you were offended” time-worn cop-out instead of the proper “I’m sorry I offended you”:

However, I realize that my words may have been misunderstood. It was not my intent to disrespect the brave men, women and families of the Canadian military, and for that I apologize. Red Eye is a satirical take on the news, in which all topics are addressed in a lighthearted, humorous and ridiculous manner.

Was he not there when he did his piece on the Canadian military? There’s not much to “misunderstand”. Perhaps we should start referring to him as Greg Gutless.

Red Eye, which is a poor (and possibly brain-damaged) man’s attempt to capture some of the flavour of The Daily Show, often has commentary on the news with guests weighing in. One of the guests weighing in was comedian Doug Benson, who pitched in with his own ignorant remarks. He was scheduled to perform at The Comic Strip at the West Edmonton Mall later this month, but it has since been cancelled. After his remarks on Red Eye, doing stand-up at Canada’s murder rate capital might not be such a good idea.

Joey deVilla

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  • What a piece of crap this guy is. Mr. Gutfield, you really take shallow humour to yet another level.

  • Calling Greg Gutfeld brain damaged is poor form in my opinion. There are actual people who have actual brain damage and comparing them to Mr. Gutfeld is disparaging to people who have the misfortune of experiencing brain damage. I've see more than a few examples of people using hyperbole in critiquing opponents but using mental health analogies to refer to people who you disapprove of or disagree with is (again, in my opinion) starting down the slippery slope that I hope people in civilized countries should never approach.

  • It's just appalling. I support freedom of speech and point-of-view style shows - as long as they are factual. This show is anything but, and it's not even entertaining, either. Where is the president of Fox News in all of this? Where is the executive-level retraction and apology? Where is Gutfeld's 2-week or longer suspension?

    I was watching CTV Newsnet today - which just happened to be covering the return to Canada of the bodies of 4 fallen soldiers. The camera panned to one of the grieving widows - she was flailing so bad that 2 other people struggled to hold her upright. That's what dead soldiers mean to their families, and to their countrymen at large. I challenge that ignorant swine Gutfeld to look her or any other spouse in the eye, and ask them, how did the deceased like to paint, go to the spa, or wear capri pants. I guarantee you he's a loud mouth bore with no balls. Like many of the mouthpieces on Fox.

    We have a right to be angry given Canada's commitment to Afghanistan since 9/11. And because most of us, who subscribe to cable, have a basic package forced upon on us that likely included Fox channels. So, like it or now, you're forced to pay for offensive, inaccurate and misleading content. That's what makes me mad as hell, too. I can put down and not buy a trashy newspaper that's part of the Fox empire, but I can't stop subscribing to Fix channels individually.

    CRTC, are you listening?!

  • When will the ranks of the persistently despondent take to pitifully -- and silently -- weeping in the corner instead of chipping away at their Wordpress server's bandwidth with their "snarkiness"?

  • Thane Eichenauer: And if I were to call him "ignorant", you'd say I was doing an injusting to people who don't have access to education. Call him "crazy" and you'd use the mental health issue again. Call him "lame" and you'd say I was doing a disservice to the handicapped. Sorry Thane, I don't play games where I'm not allowed to win, so I'm not playing yours.

  • IF THIS GUTLESS GUY FROM FOX IS NOT REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION OF DISGUST I FEEL THAT FOX TV WILL REGRET THEIR ERROR. AS CANADA HAS ONLY STARTED TO BOIL AND FIGHT BACK TOWARDS YOUR POOR SELECTION OF UN SUPERVISED PROGRAMING.WE ARE YOUR LARGEST SUPPLIER OF OIL, NATURAL GAS, GASOLINE AND ELECTRICITY WITH SHUT OFF TAPS. DOES GUTLESS HAVE A MILITARY SERVICE RECORD??? I DON'T THINK SO???. DOES HE KNOW WHERE CANADA IS LET ALONE INVADE US!!! I CANT GO ON I AM SO CHEEZED OFF I MAY SAY MORE THAN I SHOULD. I REMAIN WITHOUT PREJUDICE T HENRY

  • This Greg Gutfeld guy has really got my blood boiling. He said he was joking. Let him say what he said about American soldiers and see how long he stays on the air. Americans and Canadian soldiers have served bravely in Afghan. If it is not funny for one, why is it funny for the other. Greg has crossed way over the line.

    They only thing that should be said about these soldiers is "Thank you for your service". I did not hear Greg say these words. Maybe it's time for him to do some reporting in Afghan.

  • Gutless Greg and his band of fools are typical of the contributors to Fox News. Comparing Fox News to CNN would be the same as comparing the Washington Post to the National Enquirer. This guy Bill Schultz is a gutless punk also, the fact that the only television gig he can get is acting as a sidekick to a misinformed loudmouth like Gutless Greg at 3:00 AM explains the career path he is on.
    Doug Benson has been told not to come to Edmonton and hopefully the rest of Canada will not allow him to sully our country either. The way the Americans have run their economy into the toilet stoner Doug may regret missing out on those shows in Canada when he is in line for that great American tradition called FOOD STAMPS.
    I urge all Canadians to cancel Fox News channel if you are unfortunate enough to have it, and boycott all products advertised on there.

  • This is outrageous, but making jokes about what has happened to people at gitmo or abu gharib is all good? It's peculiar how we pick what we think deserves an apology.

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