Talk:Scarborough Country

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I recently removed a comment at the end of a paragraph in the Contraversy section of the article because it simply stated that a spokesperson for the Governor said that the report was circulated as fact. This is irrelevant to the article, as it is in no way related to the show or Joe Scarborough. I am also planning to remove the paragraph under the contraversies section that states that the Scarborough Country show had a segmented questioning Bush's intelligence. As it stands, there is no explanation as to why this is contraversial. Personally, I don't think it is, but I could certainly understand where some would find it to be contraversial. However, right now, with no explanation provided, it would seem to be irrelevant. If no one adds to the paragraph, I will delete it in a few days. Stop Me Now! 02:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I was the one who added the stuff about Scarborough questioning President Bush's intelligence. The fact that the segment was titled "Is Bush an Idiot?" makes it inherently controversial due to the explicit and almost slanderous criticism. If the "?" didn't follow the title, then there will certainly be libel issues (although calling someone an idiot is kind of protected, since it's an opinion, not malicious lie). I picked it up on YouTube some months back when it was in the top most watched list. Now the video has 982,032 views, 6970 comments, and was "favorited" 5889 times. It's honors include:

• #66 - Most Viewed (All Time) - News & Politics - All
• #21 - Top Rated (All Time) - News & Politics - All
• #17 - Top Rated (All Time) - News & Politics - English
• #25 - Most Discussed (All Time) - News & Politics - All
• #25 - Most Discussed (All Time) - News & Politics - English
• #16 - Top Favorites (All Time) - News & Politics - All
• #13 - Top Favorites (All Time) - News & Politics - English

Besides the YouTube video, I believe I've heard it mentioned elsewhere in the media. I can't put my finger on it, but I can find if I really have to. I'll be happy to expand the paragraph, but it's not a major controversy, so it might not be deserving of so much attention. I added the controversy in the first place only to mention the incident, not to go into great details. =) Jumping cheese ^Cont@ct 04:19, 29 May 2007 (UTC)