"Romney loses conservative host of the most popular television show on the planet"

[Ruby the Liberal]

@LizMair This is not good... MT @kombiz Romney loses conservative host of the most popular television show on the planet. http://bit.ly/MLI1K8

Who is this guy? This has been retweeted 6,500 times and counting:

https://twitter.com/jcrclarksonesq/status/228949792699609088

[drm604]

1. I doubt that the opinion of a British TV host will have much effect on how Americans vote.

Tea Partiers probably never even heard of this guy.

[Fawke Em]

8. Actually, you'd be surprised.

Top Gear is about suped-up cars. In redneckism, suped-up cars transcend language and cultural barriers.

[WI_DEM]

18. I agree this British fiasco has been fun but in a month it will be forgotten

the big headline in today's paper had nothing to do with Romney's London woes but was ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS--in the end it will be the economy that matters and that's why it's going to be a close election.

[Confusious]

2. He's English

I think he's a comedian and has a show on some network where he eats a lot of weird stuff from around the world.

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Ah - thanks.

[davepdx]

6. He's one of the 3 hosts of "Top Gear" -

one of the most watched (if not the most watched) TV show in the world. "Top Gear" is a show about motor vehicles, primarily very fast and often exotic cars.

[Confusious]

9. yea, I just read that

I could have sworn I saw him on the daily show talking about traveling and eating a bunch of weird stuff.

I thought it was a series or maybe a book.

I can't find anything and it's driving me nuts.

[pkdu]

12. Sounds like you are thinking of Anthony Bourdain

http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/anthony-bourdain/photos

[Confusious]

16. Yea that's it

They look and sound kinda alike, I had them confused. thanks.

*sound alike, not the accent, but the tone.

[slampoet]

13. No. wrong.

He's a race car driver and host of Top Gear the most popular Motor head and racing show on the planet.

[Confusious]

17. Yea, thanks for piling on

Don't know if you noticed, but a lot of other people got there before you.

[slampoet]

19. If you want to double down with your flaws go ahead.

[Confusious]

21. Yea well generally

I don't watch much TV, do sorry if I'm a little ignorant about popular culture.

I got better things to do.

[Tikki]

4. Cars that zoom by wasting lots of gas...

Mostly foreign cars.


Tikki

[malaise]

5. Bwaaaaaaahhahahahahha

I'm lovin' it. I hope ReTHUGs respond so we can show them the video with the war criminal of a dick using the same words.

[SurfingScientist]

7. This is Jeremy Clarkson of "Top Gear"...

... "Top Gear" , UK edition, is a car show that focuses on general petrolhead culture, presented by 3 hosts of which Clarkson is the most senior, and politically conservative/libertarian one. All three of them, including Clarkson, are partly doing a comedy job, with their teenage-boy antics, verbal infighting, British humor, and crazy automotive adventures around the world all combining to make Top Gear UK one of the most popular Tv shows on the planet.

Top Gear has a US spinoff, and the Top Gear UK guys are worldwide celebrities, working on other TV shows and as columnists on the side.

Clarkson had 2 anti-Mitt tweets last night; the other one was:

My ideas for the opening ceremony were rejected. I suggested we should crash a burning Jag into Mitt Romney.

Clarkson's twitter channel:

LINK

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Ouch!

Well, okay then. Seems he isn't shy...

[abolugi]

11. Thats funny

but Jeremy pretty much hates all things American.
My hubby watches this show and I think he's said one or two nice things about the US...
Not that I could really blame him after that trip to Alabama...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/tv-show/series-9/episode-3

They were chased out of town by a bunch of armed rednecks.
I swear, not all Americans are like this!!!

[dmr]

14. I remember that! Don't know how or why I know about it, though!

It was pretty funny.

[abolugi]

15. yes. it was pretty funny

They painted things like " NASCAR sucks" and " Hilary for President" on their cars. Really pissed them off!
Those guys take their NASCAR very seriously!!

[msanthrope]

20. Romney is not the Stig, then? nt