Can someone - anyone - please explain Ben Mulroney?
Cats: Canada|Ben is Canada’s answer to Ryan Seacrest. Ryan hosts American Idol. Ben hosts Canadian Idol.
But there is a difference: Ryan is funny, witty and genuine. Ben is shallow, sycophantic and slippery.
His insincere delivery was an embarrassment on the pre-Oscar red carpet. In response to some stupidism that fell out of his mouth, Oscar nominee Ellen Page replied with an ice-cold and withering: “Ben Mulroney, you are one smart guy.” She could have won the Oscar for that.
Someone else - a man wearing glasses (I’m sorry I didn’t catch his name) - accused Ben of spouting cliche, which of course he was.
OK, he can’t help who his father is. But even without that, Ben Mulroney is toe-curlingly embarrassing, especially when he leaves our country and starts waving the Maple Leaf flag as he did on the Oscar red carpet.
Imagine if people thought all Canadians were like Ben Mulroney? Luckily no one outside of Canada knows who he is, but the flag-waving does scream “Canadian” so the rest of us end up wearing him.
So please, someone, explain the appeal of this man, Ben Mulroney. Because I’m at a loss and my toes are hurting from curling under with embarrassment.
February 25th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Mulrony rhymes with baloney, slippery baloney. I love that you used that word to describe him, it’s perfect.
I have to find a clip of Ellen Page saying that, too.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Is there a way for US types like myself to watch Canadian Idol?
Maybe one of these days, Jenna and Barbara Bush will be hosting the American version of the show.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Espanya, if I were him, I would have shriveled up and died on the spot.
Chance, Don’t know if you can see that. I can’t stand Ben Mulroney and thus can’t watch it.
It’s the same situation only Ben Mulrony’s dad was prime minister in the 20 years ago.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:57 am
What was the stupidism?!
February 25th, 2008 at 11:55 am
He was saying something about carrying money in her little pillbox purse - I didn’t hear it clearly - but her response made it clear that it was a stupidism extraordinaire.
February 25th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I don’t know who he is. I’ve heard his name before, but can never bring myself to watch ‘reality’ TV.
I bet he’s a goof.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Dick, Perhaps you recall his father Brian Mulroney.
Yes, goof is one way to describe him.
I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be your type
February 25th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I saw him at the Junos a few years back when they were here in Halifax… He was a weird shade of orange…I know they have to wear a lot of make-up for the TV and all…but he was the only weird orange person that I saw…and WHAT is with that hair?…..get a hair cut…(and get a real job!)
Nanc
February 25th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I missed the red carpet bit last night so I was spared the orange one. There is no explanation to him. He’s just someone who was thrust upon us by nature of who his pappy is.
Love “stupidism’ btw
February 25th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Orange boy. Ha. Do you think he knows anything about music?
Barbara, eeks. If things get really messy for pappy in the whole Schreiber affair, do you think we’ll get rid of Orange Boy too?
February 26th, 2008 at 7:35 am
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He oozes icky.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Slippery, ooze, orange…gross.
February 26th, 2008 at 11:27 am
YAM, to quote Mr Lahey from TPB “the shit apple doesn’t fall far from the shit tree”. In this case the ‘presentation’ (in the most Pepysian way) is Shlitz beer morning after dysentry!
When ya think about it, it’s A bit like his old man’s lies at the Shriver hearings … mmmmmm
February 26th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Tonardo, I was going to reply to YAM’s comment with that Laheyism. We must think alike
Deepti, that could have have been the whole post.
YAM, see Tonardo’s comment.
February 28th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Ha! Ths shit apple doesn’t fall far from the tree — I love you Mr. Lahey!
Brian v. Karl Hein — two squiggly worms, no one sure which one is squigglier.
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:15 am
@ Chance lucky on Feb 25
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You want to watch Canadian Idol? I certainly hope not for
Ben Mulroney! That would be –how do you Americans call it–
cruel and unusual punishment.
If anyone out there has read the Peter Principle, they’ll know
that Mulroney has only failed upward thanks to his father who
is on the board of CTV.
Daddy was also with the board of the Toronto Sun owners.
Mulroney’s column was worse than Michael Coren’s and was
suitably canned.
There is an eerie toe-curling and cringe inducing lack of
talent in the boy and I wonder why CTV continues to inflict
him on the viewers. If I were a shareholder, I’d sell up!
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Toronto, hmmm, funny, it must be another ChanceLucky. See his comment above. I doubt he knows about Mulroney.
But great comment. It sort of explains things a little, doesn’t it.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
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June 10th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I can’t believe he actually can be hired out as a ’speaker’ as well and that he’s a UNICEF Ambassador (so much for getting my donation!)
He is like the rest of his family, plastic and sickening. I turn the channel when he comes on and only watch 2 shows on CTV because even clips for Canadian Idol or eTalk make me break out in hives.
EWWWW Send him to Australia so we don’t have to hear about him.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
WHAT IS WITH THE HAIR. IS IT A PIECE? I HAVE NOT READ ONE COMPLIMENT IN THE COMMENTS. WE REALLY THINK YOU ARE UNDER SOME INFLUENCE OF HIS NOT SO POPULAR FATHER. VERY MUCH A MYSTERY….VERY CONFUSING……..NO ONE ELSE BETTER?
August 20th, 2008 at 12:28 am
ummm… Not a hair piece, more like a transplant. Bad anyway you slice it.