“Think about those . . . women and what they did. They came forward and filed complaints against the biggest star at the network they worked at. Think of how intimidating that must have been, how nerve-racking that must have been. Doesn't that tell you how strongly they felt about the way they were treated?”
You have to wonder exactly what Lauer was feeling as he said those words. Was he filled with self-righteous fervor? Was he actually angry, at any level, with O'Reilly? Was he mostly thinking about how wonderfully moral he appeared? Or did he feel, one would hope, just a little sheepish?
The comment comes at 4:08 of this video if you want to watch it. (The line was actually delivered fairly blandly; it's the words themselves that are damning, of O'Reilly, and even more so, of Lauer.)
Think about that video the next time you see some sanctimonious liberal on TV.
Think about that video the next time you see some sanctimonious liberal on TV.
The other thing that was stood out about today's scandal was that Lauer evidently could lock the door to his office with a button located under his desk.
How exactly did he arrange that?
Can you imagine phoning up Human Resources, or maintenance, and asking for that to be installed? How do you justify it?
"Uh, well, you see, I'm in a lot of important meetings where, uh, I don't want to be disturbed. We're, uh, discussing sensitive matters and, uh, I don't want people to feel that their confidentiality is going to be, you know, compromised or anything. And, you gotta understand, sometimes I just don't have time to get up from my desk to lock it."
I guess being able to lock your office door from your desk must be some kind of liberal thing.
"Uh, well, you see, I'm in a lot of important meetings where, uh, I don't want to be disturbed. We're, uh, discussing sensitive matters and, uh, I don't want people to feel that their confidentiality is going to be, you know, compromised or anything. And, you gotta understand, sometimes I just don't have time to get up from my desk to lock it."
I guess being able to lock your office door from your desk must be some kind of liberal thing.
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I have a relative that is a high executive in a large company. When he got promoted and had quite a few sub managers to supervise, they installed a button under his desk so he could automatically close his door. I guess they do that for meetings, privacy or whatever. I'm not sure if he could lock it also. I think that feature is probably pretty common for high end execs.
Seriously watching this entertaining "Sexual Misconduct" reality show
fills me with that feeling of schadenfreude. I always feel small when someone shows
that they are morally better, the church going types. Oh, having studied in a convent
school, the nuns were constantly admonishing us young girls on our sinful behaviors.
And then then we had the sexual abuse by priests, that too with young kids. The worst
kind of wickedness. I've always suspected the pretentiousness of the moralist and fakeness of the saint. Reminds me of the Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" where a missionary tries to reform a prostitute.
Loved this simile in your "Music to his ears" post 'For him, each new scandal must be like a mug of hot cocoa on a cold winter day.'
Sherie
Smallberries Worldwide --
Hmm, I hadn't been aware of that, in fact had never heard of it before.
Sherie --
Thank you.
I don't have that Catholic background, so listening to morally superior types pontificate doesn't make me feel guilty in the least, if anything, it makes ME feel morally superior because I don't feel the need to go around doing that. And at my age, I've come to realize that there's almost a straight line correlation between one's need to preen morally and one's lack of morality. It's true of Prison pen pals, of Hollywood-ites, of politicians, and of everyone else. Aspiring to sainthood is really just the worst kind of pretension.
With NBC dumping him almost overnight, it would seem that the network knew of his behaviors already. The Today show was to high in the rating to rock the boat unless the NBC corporate lawyers felt the risk to not take action was to great.
Saturday Night Live loves making parody's, wonder if they will have a Today show parody.
Set up could be Matt Lauer - Harvey Weinstein - Bill Clinton - Al Franken all running around on the Today show set causing trouble. Maybe have Bush SR roll in at the end and pinch Lauer's butt while they take a group photo. I am not a writer but I am sure a few jokes can be found.
GT --
You ARE a writer if you thought of that. You are not, however, a lawyer, otherwise you'd be thinking about the inevitable lawsuits NBC is preparing for.
(I realize you were joking.)
Even when I was young, I thought SNL was incredibly lame. Other people my age used to rave about it, I watched it about six or seven times and saw maybe one skit that actually made me laugh. Your idea, however, would. But I'm afraid the chances of NBC doing a skit about Lauer is as likely as the Weinstein Company doing an expose about sexual harassment in Hollywood.
I've hit rock bottom. I'm 34 and I don't feel like a normal person I never kissed a girl. Girls hated me all throughout my childhood and it was like my body just give up -- heck I don't even watch porn. Never had sex of any form before. I don't even masturbate. Yes, I don't even masturbate. To make matters worst i still live at home, unemployed and broke. Any Advice?
Anon --
You've come to the wrong place, this isn't a place to get advice on how to get sex. I'm sure there are other places on the internet which offer relevant advice. I'd suggest Heartiste's blog, for starters:
https://heartiste.wordpress.com
I found Matt Lauer's utter hypocrisy incredibly rich. I'm skeptical of anyone who feels the need to morally preach. They're almost always utter hypocrites. Rich people bemoaning poverty, people who never recycle and always leave the lights on complaining about climate change, and now perverted creeps going on about how brave sexual harassment and abuse victims are for coming forward about how they've been treated. Give me a break.
Alicia W. --
Amen.
Funny, I've noticed that correlation too, with people who complain about climate change always leaving the lights on. And that's not even to mention the Leonardo DeCaprios of the world who bemoan global warming and then take private jets wherever they go.
If you were to diagnose Matt Lauer, what would you diagnose him as? After reading articles about him, I am questioning if he's a sociopath.
- Susan
Susan --
It's possible, though I think it's more likely he's just a garden variety narcissist. Yes, he had a lot of women, but a lot of guys, if put in his position, would have taken advantage. I can't say I'd have been immune.
He certainly seemed to be a hypocrite with that O'Reilly interview though, and a shameless one at that. I wouldn't rule out sociopathy. Keep in mind, though, that a lot of the stuff he's accused of, like playing that game "Marry fuck or kill," are common games that all sorts of people play.
There's a slew of Daily Mail articles about Lauer. He definitely is a narcissist. My gut tells me that he's disordered.
- Susan
I read a comment on some website that was posted by a woman who said that she had dated Lauer in the early 90's and that back then, "he was a male slut," her exact words. With the latest Daily Mail article, Lauer is trying to get a 30 million dollar pay out from his former employer. If he was fired for just cause, why should he think he should have a pay out? He is greedy, reckless, and unfazed with the damage that he's produced for his former employer. Matt Lauer is a sleazebag.
- Susan
Susan --
When there's 30 million at stake, people will do all sorts of things to get it.
"Sleazebag" is a fair characterization, I'm just not sure he's sociopath. You could put other guys in that position, pay them 28 million a year, make them famous, and have (some) women throwing themselves at him, and an awful lot of them -- if not most of them -- would acquire a certain learned narcissism, which results in sloppy behavior and eventually, an assumption of invulnerability.
Power corrupts, and not just sociopaths.
Not too long ago, by way of the Daily Mail's commenters (that I frequent for news), I discovered a site called Blind Gossip. Over the years this website had a lot of blind items regarding the Today Show, especially about Matt Lauer. Just from what I've read, he certainly comes across as a sheep in wolve's clothing. He feigns to care about his coworkers, all the while he's taking them down in the background. I have come to the conclusion that he's disordered. I trust him as far as I could throw him.
- Susan
Susan --
You could well be right, he's sounding more and moralize a sociopath when I read about him. There was evidently a huge gap between his public and private personas.
Ugh, I meant he's a wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm tired today, maybe that's why I got that phrase wrong.
- Susan
Susan --
It's okay, I knew what you meant.
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