Announcing Wrong Winner (Miss Universe)

QuickSilver said:
HUbby told me he once saw an interview of Harvey.. Apparently he was homeless and living in his car for a time. I guess he is a success story.
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This is true, I recall seeing a show when they brought people from his past who gave him a hand in his darkest moments in his life, it was quite a fascinating story. I'm not a big Steve Harvey fan in the sense that I don't watch his shows regularly, I might catch one of his shows while channels surfing when nothing else catches my attention, I may have seen one of his shows at most 5 times this year. I find his Tv personality a bit grating, but, I admire the man and much of what he stands for and what he does for others. He is indeed a success story rising from nothing to a man who put his name on the map of success whether that just be a loving husband and dad who raised his children with love and I'm sure the money doesn't hurt..
 

Okay, Steve messed up bigtime. He has apologized and taken responsibility. And I stand by the comments I’ve made in this thread.

But I’m not gonna be mad at him, and I don’t resent his wealth/success/salary.

It’s not like he molested kids or beat his wife. He’s not a drug kingpin or a kiddie porn distributor or mass murderer.

He has paid his dues. He does some good things – such as the Mentoring Camp he operates in Dallas, TX for boys who have no positive male figure in their lives.

http://steveharveymentoring.com/dallas/
 
applecruncher said:
Okay, Steve messed up bigtime. He has apologized and taken responsibility. And I stand by the comments I’ve made in this thread.

But I’m not gonna be mad at him, and I don’t resent his wealth/success/salary.

It’s not like he molested kids or beat his wife. He’s not a drug kingpin or a kiddie porn distributor or mass murderer.

He has paid his dues. He does some good things – such as the Mentoring Camp he operates in Dallas, TX for boys who have no positive male figure in their lives.

http://steveharveymentoring.com/dallas/
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That sums it up well. I think people get used to these things getting very routine which often reflects itself in declining ratings. And yes Harvey made a mistake. At first my reaction was that of an over paid card reader then if you think most people here as an employee or in private life have made embarrassing or a whopper of a mistake at least one time and moved on/lived through it.

I don't think people realize how much play Harvey and Miss Universe will get off of this. It reinvigorated both brands. Harvey has jokes for the next year on anything he does or where ever he appears. The writers or Harvey won't have any trouble coming up with material for the program next year.
 
Never heard of this man, but as some others say, he had one main job ( apart from jokey chatter) and that was to announce the winner, which he got wrong.... How?Do all countries outside the US sound alike to him?It was humiliating for Miss Colombia.
 
No one sees the upside down priority of a society that pays a man all the money to do what he does? Tell a few off colored jokes and host a game show? Yet that same society thinks people working their butts off shouldn't make $15 and hour.. disgusting.
 
applecruncher said:
From the "Game Shows on TV" thread:



Guess you changed your mind, QS.
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Actually No AC... I still like family feud AND Steve Harvey... Is it not possible in your mind to like a show and it's host but think the values of a society which thinks nothing of allowing obscene incomes for entertainers but don't want people to make a living wage? I just think he is paid WAAAYYY too much for what he does.. It's not Rocket Science or Brain surgery now ... is it?
 
QuickSilver said:
No one sees the upside down priority of a society that pays a man all the money to do what he does? Tell a few off colored jokes and host a game show? Yet that same society thinks people working their butts off shouldn't make $15 and hour.. disgusting.
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Steve Harvey & Miss Universe are optional entertainment which people voluntarily watch or participate in generate those big bucks. They are in demand and getting market prices for their services. The 'average' employee doesn't generate the type of money or jobs that this pageant does. True there are underpaid people and it would be nice if the public would devote as much attention them & other issues. But in a society with choices one can decide what issues to prioritize or ignore.
 
Well there ya go.... Society values entertainment which generates PROFIT for big corporations but doesn't think very much of a single mom trying to feed her kids on $7.35 and hour.... How about a Surgeon? I have heard people complain that doctors are paid way too much for saving lives.. but not blink at someone paid millions for jokes? Sad commentary
 
Funny, lately I've been enjoying family feud, finding a bit entertaining, better than a lot of the other shows I've been trying to fill the time with as I wait for my regular must see tv shows return to the airways. :) I'm not watching it everyday, but, it's not half bad, though, some of the answers the general public who were poled and answered the surveys, are the ones with the warped minds and lots of sexual crassness of which Mr Harvey has to play against or around so to speak.

PS, no comparison of the value of what a mom or other professions do as far as I'm concerned. Entertainment is a different medium which generates a different earning source via commercials and large companies paying for the time spent on the air.
 
QuickSilver said:
Well there ya go.... Society values entertainment which generates PROFIT for big corporations but doesn't think very much of a single mom trying to feed her kids on $7.35 and hour.... How about a Surgeon? I have heard people complain that doctors are paid way too much for saving lives.. but not blink at someone paid millions for jokes? Sad commentary
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Salary comparisons and/or what abouts are frequently comparing oranges and apples. If for no other reason the amount of money associated with those business and companies is different. The pageant is once a year while most of the rest of economy is 52 weeks a year. Again it goes back to personal choices including that of the employee and the society where they chose to spend their money. If one wants to make mega bucks maybe they shouldn't be a surgeon. At least doctors get a full fledged 30-40 year career. How many of these contestants will be remembered in 5 years.
 
AZ Jim said:
Harvey ruined family feud for me. He is too "about Steve Harvey" and his slime.
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So far the only slime I see comes from the mouths of the contestants and the people who were surveyed and Harvey just seems to have to play around what they say. Not sure why he bares the brunt of when it appears he's actually trying to tone down what the people often say. At least so far, that's what I observed, but, maybe others have seen different and can give examples.
 
April, I refer not so much as to what he says as what he constantly implies. We just see it differently but I still loves ya.
 

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