Anderson’s been watching Leslie Nielsen films to get an idea.

Oh my – did CNN pay you to write this? Did Anderson himself give you a bonus if you printed this paragraph:

“And there you have it: the difference between British royalty and the closest thing America’s got to loyalty, the heir of the nation’s most prestigious family who refused to lounge around on his inherited wealth and instead rose to become one of the most acclaimed journalists in American TV history. Anderson Cooper is basically the reason Americans don’t care about the royal wedding incarnate.”

lol at “most acclained” without the appropriate caveats (by the liberal left) and do you really think that all those doors opened up for Anderson because of him and not his mom?

bwahahahaha

TfT said:
do you really think that all those doors opened up for Anderson because of him and not his mom?

The dude bought his own camera and self-financed his first forays into foreign coverage and that probably helped him get the spot on Channel One, but I’ve been impressed with Anderson since his nights with Thalia on “World News Now” and he’s gotten to his current spot, all on his own.

Cute video… though I suspect he could recognize a morning suit.

On a serious note. Would the left wing media in this country be disrespecting ( for all the world to see ) the hundreds if not thousands of years old traditions of another country ( especially our up until Obama closest ally )when the heir apparent to the throne ( someday ) was getting married?

This is just one more distressing sign of the Obamaing of America and it’s both sad and scary.

Americans loved Princess Diana and have an indescribable loyalty to her memory. I guess we’ll have to wait for the ratings to confirm that Americans don’t care about this, but I have a feeling the live stream of this Royal Wedding is going to be HUGE.

black and WHITE said:
On a serious note. Would the left wing media in this country be disrespecting ( for all the world to see ) the hundreds if not thousands of years old traditions of another country ( especially our up until Obama closest ally )when the heir apparent to the throne ( someday ) was getting married?

This is just one more distressing sign of the Obamaing of America and it’s both sad and scary.

I left out the most important part above. How would the MSM be treating this event if it were an islamic prince getting married? Would they be so cavalier in their remarks about the exsesses and lifestyle of the Royal family, especially knowing they would have to send some of their own to cover the thing? The answer is NO.

The liberals and their minions in the press and in turn their minions in the country vilify and disrespect the Republican party, God, the Poe and Vatican, any American making over $200,000, and now the British Royal family and Englisg customs, yet these same individuals fought to the death last year to have an islamic ( possibly terrorist ) mosque built on a sight blocks from where thousands up thousands of innocent ( unless maybe they also believe they were infidels ) Americans were murdered by Muslims.

In fact a portion of one of the weapons ( jet ) used to do all the murdering crashed through the roof of the building of this sight, more than likely with some amount of human remains attached.

So while you believe you’re just yuking it up having a good old time, their are real and present ramifications and consequences for the way this country acts and reacts to each & everything that happens around the world.

Our reaction, especially from our elected government over the past two years to these world events has been an EPIC FAIL and it’s only getting worse. God help us, because more than any other time in our countries or the world time, we need him today.

I had read some time ago Gloria Vanderbilt Cooper was the mother of a broadcaster on CNN. As I recall, she was the daughter of a chronic alcoholic (R. Vanderbilt) an accused ‘immoral’ woman, Gloria Morgan, the niece of an avowed feminist and lesbian, Gertrude Vanderbilt…..etc. etc. Now, her son, Anderson Cooper.
I see this author equating the CNN newsreader as ‘the closet thing America has to royalty? We are speaking of Anderson Cooper, the newsreader who spent approximately 24 hours in Egypt? bravely on to Tokyo??
Even I, related to the current crowned heads of Denmark, Sweden, Norway,Holland, Great Britain, Spain etc understands royalty has to do with more than name. It assumes responsibility, honor, reliability, faith. Please show me where the Vanderbilt’s have exhibited any of the above. or perhaps, more to the point, where Mr. Cooper has shown any of these characteristics. This was another pointless piece by a so called ‘Journalist’ who said nothing in five paragraphs.

Cooper must have his game face on and be able to lie about why Barkey and Wookie weren’t invited when Kate’s butcher and Mr. Bean the comic are on the guest list.

Barkey insulted the British by returning the bust of Churchill, and the Royal family returns by favor by bitch slapping the Community Organizer and his beast.

I admire Anderson for his work as a reporter and his good-natured and somewhat sarcastic sense of humor. Funny video.

This video is embarrassing and totally unnecessary, nothing more than another CNN gimmick. Anderson has been to the U.K. on many occasions; he didn’t have to have some affected phony give him pointers on this stuff. Anyone who watched “The Queen” would know all about these ridiculous rules.

“And there you have it: the difference between British royalty and the closest thing America’s got to loyalty, the heir of the nation’s most prestigious family ”

Anderson did work his way up in the business when he was on Channel One and 20/20, and his coverage of the Sago Mine disaster and Katrina were fantastic, but, except for his excellent coverage of Haiti and BP last year, he hasn’t done all that much since but sit behind an anchor desk or stand in heavily protected locations reading from a teleprompter and of course interviewing celebrities. Even with those early accomplishments, I doubt he would have been given a 2-hour primetime show on a prominent news channel if he were not a member of an “infamous” rich family like the Vanderbilts.

@tidalpool “royalty has to do with more than name. It assumes responsibility, honor, reliability, faith. ”

Although that is what royalty pretends to be, many, esp. the British royal family, have numerous skeletons in their closets, including the well-known affairs of Princes Philip, Charles, and Andrew. Many members of royal families are adulterers, drug addicts and worse, so the Vanderbilts, with their numerous scandals including adultery, drug and alcohol addiction, and ruthless business deals would qualify as “royalty” in that sense. Besides being an alcoholic and a gambler, Anderson’s grandpa “Reggie” deserted his first family to marry Gloria Vanderbilt’s mother and even used the Vanderbilt name to avoid being prosecuted for killing two pedestrians while driving drunk. And of course all the Vanderbilts seemed to have a weakness for “celebrities”. Not exactly “prestigious” by any stretch of the imagination.

However, Anderson does have a “connection” to royalty. One of his ancestors, Consuelo Vanderbilt, was “sold” into a loveless marriage by her mother Alva to the Duke of Marlborough so that the Vanderbilts could have a title in their family. Consuelo’s enormous dowry saved Blenheim Palace from ruin.

To be fair, the Vanderbilts have contributed to beautiful architecture in places like NYC, Newport, R.I, and Ashville, N.C. to name a few, and they were great art patrons, contributing heavily to museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

@TfT, “Oh my – did CNN pay you to write this? Did Anderson himself give you a bonus if you printed this paragraph:”

You knew this was coming. Mediaite has always treated Anderson with kid gloves. They are rarely critical of him even when the evidence is overwhelming and they always defend him against negative comments.

However, Anderson was honest on the video when he said he has a “big head”, unfortunately, it is getting bigger every day.

Anderson, one Queen is enough besides the real “Queen”:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/23/uk.royal.wedding.guests/index.html?hpt=C1

As expected, top of the list is singer and musician Elton John, who sang a moving rendition of “Candle in the Wind” at Diana, Princess of Wales’s funeral in 1997.

Likely to be accompanied by his civil partner, David Furnish, the couple are less likely to sport the gnome glasses they wore to the “Gnomeo and Juliet” premiere in Los Angeles in January this year.

Besides: it is the utmost duty of any red-blooded American to despise and resit all things pertaining to the British monarchy, which is what started the country in the first place.

Wow, I believe there is every reason possible in the bowels of these comments for not finding this video amusing. Yet, I found the video more amusing than the comments, which I found about as amusing as watching someone strain on the loo. Guess I have the ability to separate the *newsreader* from the person. I found it interesting to hear Anderson finally reference his Vanderbuilt roots when he said, believe me, I’ve spent my life trying to get away from ascots. Loved that. Usually he has tried to have you impaled if you asked him something so personal. Run away!