Summary
Everybody Hates Stephen Fowler
It looks like everyone's upset with the way the Wife Swap show went for San Francisco venture capitalist and his wife Renee Stephens and his temporary TV wife Gayla Long. The reviews are in. Fowler is "the most boorish and abusive of husbands ever to host a swapped wife," says Reality Roll Call. "Phenonemally cruel," says Gawker. "Stephen Fowler is everything wrong with the elitist eurotrash transplants in this country," (Fowler is British) says Fixn' To. Anybody else have something to say? "Pompous treehugger ass," says ecorazzi. Alright then. "Supreme douchebag," says Peter Staack's Ramblings. (Video from the show that had been everywhere is being pulled down like the Berlin Wall but seems to be still online here at GlossLip). Gayla is an average, nice Midwestern American, and Videogum reports Fowler spent much of the show verbally abusing his assigned "redneck" "wife." He called her fat and stupid and said 'I make more money in a week than you do in a year,' and was "basically the biggest douchebag ever to appear on reality TV" so "now Americans have joined together to collectively hate him."
As Rabbi Philospher itemizes: "In the course of the TV show he offended military personnel, mid-westerners, people with weight problems, people without college diplomas and the vast majority of Americans in general." There's been a Missouri-sized backlash from Midwesterners. In the words of a commenter at Gold Plated Witch on Wheels: "There is this superiority complex which liberals in general seem to have in regards to the 'midwestern simple redneck' (to use assbite Fowler's terms). This particular man only verbalized it on national TV " British blog Militant Ginger backlashes the backlash: "Just like Fowler had labelled Gayla a 'redneck' and attacked her for traits like her weight or her patriotism, many of the people reacting to Fowler attacked him for his nationality."
Then came a Stephen Fowler Sucks blog. A blogger posted Fowler's home address online and he had to threaten to sue the site. His real wife Renee apologized on her own blog, Inside Out Weight Loss. And he added his own mea cupla at the same site. And he resigned from the boards of two environmental nonprofits, Gawker reports. Of course the whole premise of Wife Swap is to exploit our wonderful differences -- the differenter the better. And the whole goal for the ABC network is to get people talking about the show. So maybe not everyone's upset about how it went.
I think we should improve your website by having a daily picture of the Fowler home posted. we can get an SF resident to take the photo and send it in to you to post. I am a SF resident so I will be happy to do it. Then we can all see how Fowler is continuing to go on being the little scumbag he is. maybe having the daily photo will convince him to get the h#ll out of this country for good. And take your ulgy ass, unibrow children with you!
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We should keep harrassing him until he get the F*** out of here.
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Aw c'mon! Those kids didn't ask for Stephen Fowler's genetic donation. It's not their fault they're stuck with such a sorry excuse for parents. They're victims. Let's leave the poor kids alone and keep the gate wehre it belongs. With Mr. and Mrs. Sociopathinc Sh*thead.
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While it seems that I have blogged about what a loathsome little turd Stephen Fowler is until my fingers are numb, I just wanted to add a little something here because I keep seeing something that bothers/hurts me greatly. Example: As the commenter from "Gold Plated Witch On Wheels" mentions above--something about the "attitude of LIBERALS in general" being like this Fowler creep...well I really take offense to that. It seems that over the past year, the word liberal has been given all sorts of new meanings, just ask Rush Limbaugh, but sadly most of them are not true. Here most of all. Just because Fowler wears those dippy T-shirts and talks about recycling does not qualify him as a liberal. You see, liberals actually LIKE people and CARE about their fellow man. This Fowler is NOT a real liberal! I don't claim to know WHAT he is exactly but he's in a league of his own.
I mention this because while I am a liberal, I do not think myself superior to anyone nor do I mistreat other people, using cruelty as some sort of twisted sport. In fact, no one I know behaves that way. Liberals do not loathe their fellow man because someone isn't rich or might not be educated. Conversely, they feel a sense of community and responsibility for others. People are misguided indeed if they somehow think that FOWLER is what liberals are about. If you mistakenly believe that most liberals are wealthy, smarmy, arrogant butt-holes like this Fowler cretin, please let me correct that notion.
In actuality, most liberals tend to be your average middle-class folks that KNOW what it's like to fall short of money and have to go without sometimes...hence the word liberal, we tend to be a little more compassionate and understanding than the phony "bourgeois" Fowler types. One example---Honestly, could you REALLY picture Fowler voting "YES" on any government programs to actually HELP America's poor? Of course not, and why? Because he LOATHES the poor and because he is NOT a liberal....he is a creep who's sole concern is his own self-interest.
Someone like Fowler would probably fit in with wealthy republicans far better than middle-income liberals. so please, stop comparing us with him, it is apples and oranges!
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YES! You said it so well…Fowler is exactly the opposite of a community-minded liberal! We strive to understand ideas and the plight of people. We value our interconnectiveness to the environment we live in. I am personally more group-oriented than most people. I feel strongly about volunteerism because it is the right thing to do if you can serve a need. Pure capitalism says we need to do things just for money. Fowler makes reference to how much money he makes as an indicator for success. Is it? Do you admire people for the amount of $ they make? I think Fowler's character advanced a corporate profiteer most would scoff at. Most folks are reeling right now at failing companies who squandered bail-out money from our tax dollars on bonuses and golden-parachute deals in order to line the pockets of high-ranking corporate executives. Fowler seems more like a social Darwinist at the time of the Industrial Revolution who considers the poor as dispensable and incapable of achieving a modern-day coporate robber baron could achieve (off the backs of common “workers”). Environmentalists who study impacts to our natural and cultural resources know that building awareness and advocating change is how you make a difference! Belittling the lifestyle of others and making snide comments about the percentage of passport possessing public is NOT a good message, Stephen.
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The fact that you just had to add that Fowler would fit in with republicans just proves that you and fowler are one in the same. Republicans don't believe in the same thing as you, so you label anyone bad or ignorant a republican. Well you just showed that Fowler is truly a liberal just like you. Both too stupid to not keep your mouths shut and expose yourself as the elitist scumbags that you are. We all know Fowler voted for Obama just like the rest of the idiot liberals who are now responsible for the major debt increases of the fool we have as president now. I live in SF and there is no doubt, the majority of people there are liberal just like Fowler. You see Fowler was just so stupid and arrogant he could n't help himself. Just like Obama when he made the "clinging to their guns and bibles" comment when speaking in SF. This is how many of the liberals in SF and NY think, I know because I live with these fools. You liberal scum think you are better than everyone and we all know it. But the fact is, you are not better but in fact are the most despicable hypocrites. Liberals, like you, think you are so intelligent but when confronted with a challenge you show your true colors as cowards and morons. Just like Fowler was challenged to take the entrance exam, he showed he was a true liberal and was a coward to prove if he was as smart as he said he was. I have done this samething with many liberals where I work. They always claim to be so smart, so I always let them spew their elitist garbage and then wait for the perfect time to challenge them. I once challenged a liberal, who claimed conservatives were stupid, to an IQ test. I did this in front of an entire group of people and to make him look even more foolish, I said "whoever has the higher IQ receives a check for $10,000 from the loser" You should have been there, the liberal looked like a deer in the headlights and didn't know what to say.
Of course, he wouldn't accept my challenge and i made it clear to him and all the people there that he was nothing but a coward. Needless to say, we don;t see that liberal claiming to be so smart or conservatives so stupid anymore. Many people came up to me and told me they were happy I made this liberal look like the idiot he is. Now Fowler did it to himself, and don't try to dismiss that Fowler is a liberal just because he makes you look bad. The fact is, liberals are very much like Fowler and many of us see many liberals just like Fowler. Republicans don't loath the poor we just want them to succeed on their own merits not by givng them handouts like the enslavement state liberals want. The best way to control people is to have them dependent on you, everyone knows that is how governments control people and so we see how liberals try to control people with their lies about caring for the poor
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LOL...jeez, don't hold back...tell me what you REALLY think...lolol.
Actually, I said he would fit in with WEALTHY republicans, not ALL republicans. I guess you missed that in your rush to tear my head off.
Now why was it again that Fowler was so disliked? Oh yes, it was because he was so disproportionately aggressive and insulting to that poor woman, calling her all sorts of names like stupid, ignorant and so on when she had done nothing to him personally. He also tried to embarrass her and talk about her education level in front of others as a means to humiliate her. He was in fact quite vicious to her out of nowhere.
(and THIS you are claiming sounds like ME?)
Now, my republican friend, may I quote YOU for a moment?
"Fowler is truly a liberal just like you. Both TOO STUPID to not keep your MOUTHS SHUT and expose yourself as the ELITIST SCUMBAGS that you are."
"voted for Obama just like the rest of the IDIOT LIBERALS who are now responsible for the major debt increases of the FOOL we have as president now."
"This is how many of the liberals in SF and NY think, I know because I live with these FOOLS. You liberal SCUM think you are better than everyone and we all know it."
"the most DESPICABLE HYPOCRITES. Liberals, like you, think you are so intelligent but when CONFRONTED WITH A CHALLENGE you show your true colors as COWARDS and MORONS."
"I have done this same thing with many liberals where I work.--wait for the perfect time to challenge them. I once challenged a liberal, who claimed conservatives were stupid, to an IQ test. I DID THIS IN FRONT OF AN ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND TO MAKE HIM LOOK EVEN MORE FOOLISH, I said "whoever has the HIGHER IQ receives a check for $10,000 from the loser" You should have been there, the liberal looked like a deer in the headlights and didn't know what to say.
(hmmmm, who are you sounding like here?)
" I MADE IT CLEAR to him and all the people there that he was nothing but a COWARD. Needless to say, we don;t see that liberal claiming to be so smart or conservatives so stupid anymore."
(wow, that sounded like it was almost as fun for you as Fowlers digs at Gayla's education!)
"I made this liberal look like the IDIOT he is."
"liberals try to control people with their LIES about caring for the poor"
So let's get this straight, you don't even know me, yet you managed to toss out
1)stupid
2)elitist scumbag
3)idiot
4)fool
5)stupid & arrogant
6)liberal scum
7)despicable
8)hypocrite
9)coward
10)moron
11)idiot
12)enslaver
13)liar
After all that you have the nerve to tell me THAT I sound like Fowler? No, after reading all that, I stand by my original statement, that Stephen Fowler would be far more comfortable around folks like you.
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You only wish Fowler would associate with republicans but in fact he is a true blue liberal democrat and you hate the fact the true liberal viewpoints were exposed for all to see.
I have no problem attacking you because you portray yourself as some sort of elite intellectual who is superior. Gayla never made such statements to Fowler. In fact, she was very nice to him. You on the other hand tried to insult republicans by saying we are like Fowler but this is because you can't stand the fact he is actually one of you. I can attack you because you were not condescending and your snobbish posts provoke the same hatred as was shown to Fowler. Which only serves as more evidence that you and Fowler are both made from the same template. I am sure you wouldn't dare say Fowler is like republicans to my face in person. Because most liberals like you are nothing but cowards. Just like that liberal at work, you are all talk and no action when confronted by anyone who doesn't hold your political view point.
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Anyway...this thing has gone completely off the rails.
My sole point was that Stephen Fowler does not speak for me or anyone I know. End of story.
He could have as easily claimed to be a Methodist or Protestant...would everyone then claim that ALL Methodists or Protestants are just like him? Of course not because it's ridiculous. Well neither are all liberals.
If it makes you feel better to equate this socially retarded, overly aggressive, vicious pseudo-intellect Fowler to every liberal in America, have at it. I was simply stating the obvious. He does not represent an entire group of people, any more than someone like Rep. Mark Foley represents every republican in America.
Using your logic, that would make every republican a kiddy-diddling pederast, which they are CLEARLY NOT. Hence, one bad apple does not always spoil the whole bunch.
I was simply saying hate him for being a creep and a bully, but not because he said he was a "liberal".
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Now you are making more sense. However, you cannot deny the fact he represents a large portion of the "liberal" political movement. Fowler is NOT just one mean guy, he is part of a large group of SF and NY liberals. When you watch the View, see Hollywood liberals, and live in SF and NY these people are all like Fowler. They are mean and attack people as dumb when they don;t have the same political viewpoint.
Even my own sister, is an elitist liberal snob. It is a growing group of people who have liberal political viewpoints and think anyone who doesn't hold them are inferior or stupid. My own sister tries to bully my mom and dad into her liberal viewpoints, but you know she doesn't dare try to do it with me because I am politically aware and she knows I will challenge her intelligence and her lifestyle. I have a job, started my own business, work and live with more foreigners she will ever know, and I am successful. She on the otherhand, doesn't want to work, lives off her rich husband in NY, doesn't travel or interact with people other than the same minded liberal snobs. She is very similiar to Fowler and I am sure she would look down on Gayla also.
Having lived in NY and now SF I know there are all too many Fowlers and they are growing.
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I'm sorry but San Francisco and New York are but TWO cities out of an entire nation.
I happen to live in NY and will repeat (for the last time) NO ONE I KNOW behaves like this schmuck.
As for making fun of your sister for not knowing as many "foreigners" as you, or not traveling, etc., I believe Fowler said similar things about Gayla, did he not? Made fun of her for not having a passport, bragging about how HIS kids would be citizens of the world, etc, etc...
Frankly I'm done with this and will leave the numerous and obvious comparisons unsaid...many here won't need me to point them out.
Hope your anger subsides someday.
~Peace~
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Now you are making more sense. However, you cannot deny the fact he represents a large portion of the "liberal" political movement. Fowler is NOT just one mean guy, he is part of a large group of SF and NY liberals. When you watch the View, see Hollywood liberals, and live in SF and NY these people are all like Fowler. They are mean and attack people as dumb when they don't have the same political viewpoint.
Even my own sister, is an elitist liberal snob. It is a growing group of people who have liberal political viewpoints and think anyone who doesn't hold them are inferior or stupid. My own sister tries to bully my mom and dad into her liberal viewpoints, but you know she doesn't dare try to do it with me because I am politically aware and she knows I will challenge her intelligence and her lifestyle. I have a job, started my own business, work and live with more foreigners she will ever know, and I am successful. She on the other hand, doesn't want to work, lives off her rich husband in NY, doesn't travel or interact with people other than the same minded liberal snobs. She spends more money on going to a fancy gym than most people do on rent. But if you are not a democrat and are against paying higher taxes then you are an ignorant fool. Of course, she doesn't earn a penny herself so when I throw that in her face she does the typical liberal move of just ignoring the fact she is not a producer but just a consumer in our society. I love pointing out her hypocrisy of haver her kids go to catholic school but then bashing religious people. Ot how she pays thousands on private schools but supports the party that prevents poor people from having their kids go to non-public school systems. With me,
she knows better than to open her snob mouth
Having lived in NY and now SF I know there are all too many Fowlers and they are growing.
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Kelly Kinsel wrote:
…you and Fowler are one in the same…liberal scum…voted for Obama…despicable hypocrites…IQ Test challenge…made him look like a idiot…lies about caring about the poor…
good grief, you seem so hateful and vengeful towards others not espousing your beliefs. Why are you so angry? I probably should not have classified him as republican because I know they just advocate less government, etc. I married a republican who cares about others and happens to be an incredible fiscal manager. He holds eight issued patents in microwave sub-assemblies and above all he is a GREAT human being and DAD!!!!
Do you really administer an IQ test? Usually when you hire someone, you know their skills and you try to match their communication-style with the company, too. Human resource data indicates that hiring the right person is paramount to long-term costs but an "IQ test"??? Please do not berate me because I try to look at data and develop policies that affect change. The path to progress is through hardcore analysis in order to develop solutions (I hope all political parties would agree). We both do scientific work; Collect data, present designs and gather feedback and manage, manage, manage.
My husband and I do have divergent philosophies about how to achieve social change. I volunteered for soup kitchen in Sacramento before children came along. I remember him saying, “It’s just a band-aid—you’re wasting your time.” I finally convinced him to go. Most of the homeless were substance abusers or had mental health issues. A very small percentage were choosing to live without much responsibility. The children of these folks had no say about their lack of resources. Of course as society, you are morally obligated to care for the needs of children. I also know that substance abusers have a brain-addiction that disables them from deciding to stop. Many medical studies support me, please read “Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism” as a primer for the latest medical evidence. My point is: liberals want to help others and may not trying to feed bad government…just fill a need.
(stay on task)Back to Fowler…let’s not label each other this or that. Mainly, he was bad human by his actions towards others. Sorry if I offended you.
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People keep blaming Stephen Fowler's actions on his nationality and his political proclivities, mostly so that they can use him as an example to substantiate their own opinions or political affiliations.
Stephen Fowler is a jerk only because he's a jerk. Not because he's Democratic, Republican, liberal or conservative. It doesn't matter where he's from, where he lives or how he votes.
Stephen Fowler is an ass because he's an ass. Period. It's a personal responsibility that he needs to answer for. That's what we're here for. I wish people would quit clouding the issue by trying to use him to bolster up their own agendas. Please, people. The reason we're here is to raise awareness about Stephen Fowler. Not to lobby for everybody else's political platforms. Let's keep it simple.
Stephen Fowler sucks, and he needs to be accountable for his actions. Let's keep our eyes on the ball, people.
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If Fowler was espousing right wing viewpoints we all know the liberals here would be using that as ammunition
to attack conservatives, republican,,...
The fact we all see he is a self proclaimed liberal from a liberal city where his attitudes are the norm not the exception, just goes to show that liberals are nothing but liars. With their pathetic claims to "want to help the poor" just as long as those poor don't disagree with their political viewpoints, right? Liberals have their phony baloney help the poor scmas because they know these are the voting base of the democrats. The more people you can have dependent on the government the more they will vote democrat. It is that simple and obvious. Certainly, there are a few who are caring but the leaders certainly are just power hungry elitists. They couldn't care less about the poor because if they did they would not be handing them welfare checks. Just like a good parent forces their child to learn and be self sufficient. The bad parents spoil the child and when the parent is gone that child suffers. The same with the conservative and liberal viewpoint. Conservatives don't want to baby people. They MUST work and be forced to get job skills. Just like that black women who recently begged Obama for a home at one of his town meetings. Later, we found out this women had been offered job training and she refused it! If she isn't going to get a job and do the training then she deserves NOTHING! But you saw the liberals gace her a home, rent free for months. Is that helping her in the long run? Of course not, it is ruininh her because she will never learn to be self sufficient and the resentment against her will escalate as the tax payers start seeing more and more of these freeloaders
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This is exactly what I'm talking about. Stephen Fowler and this forum are being used as a political platform, and that takes away from Fowler's personal responsibility for his actions. Politics has nothing to do with it, and neither does race. To throw out the race card and start ranting about welfare is really way off base. If you want to blow off steam about black women on welfare, go to the "Black Women on Welfare suck" blog. It's a completely different topic. This one is about Stephen Fowler being an ass.
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KJ -
Thank you very much for saying exactly what I wanted to but much more eloquently! I agree 100%!
Signed, A Liberal
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YES! You said it so well…Fowler is exactly the opposite of a community-minded liberal!
Not exactly. He's the opposite of what a "community minded liberal" wants to believe themselves to be. However, unfortunately, he has the intellectual smugness which is all too typical with those who claim a "liberal" political bent. Personally, I don't give a rip, I'm more of the "Leave me the F--- alone, and everyone else too, bail yourself out, and don't do stupid stuff" politically. However, if you truly are a "liberal", you really do need to understand the visceral disgust that this intellectual smugness elicits in others. You have to honestly drive any possible thought that you know what is best for others completely out of your heart, your mind, and your spirit. Then you will be able to relate. If you maintain any vestige of thought that you have some basis to decide for others what is best, especially the "poor", you're insulting the hell out of them. What you are doing is telling them they they're ignorant, unwilling to learn, and you place no value in their personal desires.
Think about this. It's the key to why Fowler has stirred up such hate against him, and it's a marvelous opportunity for those of a "liberal" bent to learn.
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This "guy" above me is a liar and a divider. Time to get off of the Rush Limbaugh chunky junkie bandwagon and start looking at rebuilding our great country. We all love America, you guys just have a very odd way of showing it.
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What's the matter liberal scumbag? Can't allow anyone to have any other viewpoint other than the liberal party line?
I love how liberals always claim to be tolerant, but as soon as someone who isn't a liberal makes a comment they have to be shouted down or called dividers. Well, I don't see Obama doing such a great job of uniting. In fact, tripling the debt in one year, not getting a singel foreign country to send troops isn't doing anything.
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You're the divider. Why you had to make this a liberal vs conservative thing is beyond me. A-holes exist everywhere. You've made a sweeping judgement against 52% of America. And it's "single", not "singel".
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"Time to get off of the Rush Limbaugh chunky "
Oh, I am the one who made this a liberal vs. conservative thing?
Hey idiot, read your own posts before you make claims that directly contradict what you say, fool.
Some more liberal hypocrisy exposed for all to see!
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You can argue the political aspects of the Fowler phenomenon all you want, but he clearly labelled himself as a liberal, however assh*les come in all shapes, sizes, nationalities and colors. Fowler, if nothing else, is the epitome of the self-righteous narcissistic assh*le, who happens to be a liberal.
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Thanks Brad...that is all I was trying to say really. You summed it up better than I did.
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I would just like to add that he "calls" himself a liberal. I agree with your original assessment: he should hang out with republicans.
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Precisely. Just as Anne Coulter is a conservative. Idiots come in all different shapes and sizes and political persuasions.
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Ann Coulter is smarter than most liberals that is why they hate her so much. I love watch her debate liberals. she destroys them so easily. She is a master at exposing the hypocrisy of liberals, and she does it with such sharp wit that liberal scum like you think she is serious but you are just too stupid to get Ann Coulter satire
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Oh, okay. So with that "logic", Stephen Fowler was just being satirical.
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fowler does not write a column and is not known as a satirist, you stupid liberal moron. Try showing you have some reading comprehension skills because you just expose yourself as a an ignorant moron with stupid arguments like that
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Well asswipe, Fowler is one you and now you saw yourself in the mirror and don't like it. I love how these liberals are trying to distance themselves from Fowler. The same people he loves to associate with are now seeing how they truly are and they don;t like it! HA HA HA HA
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We can thank the liberal media for this. Liberals dominate the media….this has been announced by Rush Limbaugh. And Thomas Sowell. And Ann Coulter. And Rich Lowry. Bill O’Reilly. And Robert Novak. And George Will. And Glen Beck.
And John Gibson. And Michelle Malkin. And David Brooks. And Tony Snow. And Tony Blankely. And Fred Barnes. And Britt Hume. And Larry Kudlow. And Sean Hannity. And David Horowitz. And William Kristol. And Hugh Hewitt. And William Buckley.
And Oliver North. And Joe Scarborough. And Pat Buchanan. And John McLaughlin. And Cal Thomas. And Joe Klein. And James Kilpatrick. And Tucker Carlson. And Deroy Murdock. And Michael Savage. And Charles Krauthammer. And Stephen Moore. And Alan Keyes.
And Gary Bauer. And Mort Kondracke. And Andrew Sullivan. And Nicholas von Hoffman. And Neil Cavuto. And Matt Drudge. And Mike Rosen. And Dave Kopel. And John Caldara. And Deborah Howell. And Richard Morin. And John Harris. And Gordon Liddy. And laura Ingraham.
And Larry Elder. And Tammy Bruce. And Neal Boortz. And FOX DJ ManPal. And Rusty Humphrey. And Laura Schlessinger.
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Hey fool, you listed a bunch of conservatives all coming from basically the same place Fox News or conservative radio. You did not list any from ABC, NBC, CBS, NY Times,CNN, MSNBC
Thanks for proving my point for me, idiot.
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You're wrong.
Glen Beck - CNN
Robert Novak - CNN
Pat Buchanan - CNN
Tucker Carlson - CNN, MSNBC
Joe Scarborough - MSNBC
George Will - ABC
John McLaughlin - NBC
Joe Klein - Time Magazine
Matt Drudge - KABC
David Brooks - New York Times
William Kristol - New York Times
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People need to quit harping on the politics and focus on the behavior. Stephen Fowler didn't abuse Gayla long because he's a liberal. He did it because he's an asshat. Stop dragging politics into it and focus back on Fowler's personal responsibility.
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I agree, it almost looks like as if all those posts about politics are from stephen as he tries to derail this blog.
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That was all I said in the first place. I never intended it to become all this.
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I agree.
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Fowler started out with his liberal bent against Gayla, the military, etc. That's why you're getting the flames. Bottom line is he is an as*hat, and he happens to be using liberal lines as an as*hat.
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Liberal, shmiberal. He's just an asshat.
Neither his political views nor his nationality of birth are to blame for his behavior. To keep bringing those up gives him an excuse to wriggle out of his personal responsibility for what he did, and still does to those poor kids of his. There is no excuse for him to behave like that. Stop giving him one.
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I occasionally watch the show, and thought of blogging about this guy's hypocrisy myself.
What struck me most was that he touted himself as some sort of open-minded "world citizen", and ended up showing himself to be the exact opposite.
I think that the other family on the show proved themselves to be much more open-minded in that they adopted many of Mrs. Fowler's suggestions in the spirit of self improvement.
This Tim Roth lookalike is a total joke.
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I could not belived this guy's behavior when I watched Wife Swap. It was absolutely repulsive. His wife should leave him immediately. If not for herself, for her children. Hopefully, the children won't grow up to be total assholes like their father.
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I was horrified at this guy's repulsive behavior on Wife Swap. His wife should leave him immediately. If not for herself, for her children. Otherwise, the children could very well model his behavior end up as repugnant as he is.
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Coming from a reliable source.. Keep in mind, little do most know.. this jerk hasnt had a real job in 8 years, lives off of Renee's family money. She has temporarily left him (go renee). Staying with family in Florida. He needs to get a job (not hard with that higher education, right?!) She needs to get real and get out. Become a single working mom and re-discover, life and balance that she preaches! good thing she has mom's $$$$ to lean on..
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I watched the show on youtube after reading all the news reports. I thought this guy was rediculous. Why dont you go back across the sea and get the f##k out of here you pathetic man. Thats how you get off insulting others b/c there not as "good" as you. Stephenfolwer sucks alright. He sucks a big fat #ick.
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Stephen represents the worst of the Liberal elite. I voted for Obama and am liberal in many ways, but he is that type of liberal that has put poor and minority peoples in such a bad position. He is all about helping, but really has a low opinion of people and low expectations.
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I actually think that Stephen Fowler - and his wife - represent the "wannabee" liberal elite.
Both Fowler and Mrs. Fowler are the type of people who rarely take a good look at the deeper part of themselves - hence, the meticulous grooming of their children in order to place them in perfect position for a "perfect" life. Hence Mr. Fowler's participation in environmental organizations when it's obvious he is a man with no true respect for anything but his overinflated sense of self. Hence Mrs. Fowler's "career" of lecturing on weight loss from within, when it's obvious that her children are lonely, her husband is a jerk, and she herself looks stressed beyond her 43 years.
Life needs balance - and honesty. The Fowlers have little balance in their lives - and there is no way that I can believe that Mr. Fowler is not abusive to his wife.
(btw - why in the world would such pompous wannabee elitists want to be on Wife Swap? hahahahaha! I wouldn't stoop to that level, and I only have an associates degree from a community college!)
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"In the course of the TV show he offended military personnel, mid-westerners, people with weight problems, people without college diplomas and the vast majority of Americans in general."
Well the vast majority of Americans are overweight and poorly educated, so it's no surprise he offended so many. The demographic that finds reality TV entertaining is a particularly dimwitted bunch, so it's no wonder why this guy caused an uproar. Personally, I found him hilarious. I'd be pissed off if I had to be with that woman for two weeks... then again, it's Fowler's fault for singing up for the stupid show in the first place.
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I am confused. I just saw this episode. There are just a few problems I had with the basic premise that the Fowlers are cosmopolitan and educated -even if they are emotionally stupid. 1) Fowler says his IQ is 150+ because of his GRE score? I never took the GRE. I took the LSAT to get into law school, but I'm pretty sure that is a test that you can study for. It's not purely analytical. Almost anyone can do well if they spend the time studying. So it's not possible to equate his score with any IQ.
2) He misuses a lot of those big words he says. What he says is technically right but the connotation and placement of his words are strange. When I heard him talk, it was painful. Like watching the uncool kid (in this case the man of average intelligence) trying desperately to fit in on the playground with the cool kids (smart adults).
3) This is my biggest issue. His wife Renee is not well educated. She has "certifications" in the most ridiculous things. Hypnotherapy and life coaching? Those are not well respected professions. Actually, my friends would probably laugh at her for being a flake. She would not be taken serious and would - by no means -be considered educated. It's absurd.
So, why is it a forgone conclusion that these people are educated?
It's so obvious that they are on the fringe of truly intelligent social circles and are overcompensating for being average. That's why he was so hard on Gayla. He is afraid of being her.
If he was really educated, he would know about Jung's theory of the shadow. (look it up).
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I've expressed the same thoughts regarding Fowler, or should I say the FOWLERS. People tend to ridicule in others what they most fear in themselves. Apparently Fowler thought his belittlement of Gayla somehow distanced him from the qualities he claimed to loathe. In actuality, all it did was draw attention to his obvious insecurities and highlighted his shortcomings.
Spiritual law never varies...if one wants to be loved they must show love. If one wants to be respected they must show respect. Fowler is one of those freakish individuals that wants all the deferential treatment shown to the "Donald Trump's" of the world without attaining any of the accomplishments to earn it.
As for his wife, I couldn't agree more. Her "certificates", (easily obtained in any of those 3-week courses advertised next to "Making Pottery" and "Learn to Garden" in the adult education flyers that come to your mailbox) hardly qualify as an ADVANCED DEGREE!!!
My guess is that Fowler lives off his wife's earnings and their maxed-out credit cards. Wannabees is right.
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I too, saw this and I think his behavior was despicable. It was unreal the way he generalized about people from the mid-west. I've never seen a man treat another human being so badly. He needs a reality check, or perhpas he needs to go back to where he came from. What a loser.
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Part 1/2:
Dear Stephen Fowler,
You are an ass. Right now as America's appointed 15-minute reality star villain, you are probably congratulating yourself behind closed doors for saying it "how it is." You pretend to apologize but I doubt there is any real self-reflection going on. After all, those criticisms being directed your way are from the very same people you mocked: fat, uneducated Americans. Therefore it is easy to brush off their opinion of you as the inconsequential puerile whinings of the insipid masses. Being called an elitist is hardly an insult for you.
You see, I know you. You are my father, with a British accent. Let me tell you who I am and give you my credentials as a person of consequence. I am from the same upper middle class echelon where you reside, the San Francisco of the east: New England. I graduated from Yale University and even made my way into another Ivy league law school. I am one of those 10 percent of Americans with a passport and have even used it with great frequency; I've traveled in over 35 countries and although born on American soil spent the majority of my salad days abroad. I can express my large vernacular with the best of them. Oh, and as a bonus, I cross my "7's" and sometimes even spell that color which black and white become when mixed as "grey."
Now that I've whipped out my penis and shown you its impressive girth perhaps I've caught your attention. So, I repeat, you, Stephen Fowler, are an ass. You spew vitriol and snark from your self-appointed ivory tower. You think you are better than the majority of America because of your degrees and your waist circumference. I am here to tell you that you are wrong. You are not better than the people you mock; the fact that you mock them reveals that you are hiding behind your degrees. In fact, your penis, both literally and figuratively, is tiny. But, in case you are not getting it yet, let me break it down into a colloquial you might understand: You are a bully. Being as well read as you are, I am sure you are familiar with the psychology of bullies. (C'mon, dude, this is pysch 101, every idiot knows this. Duh!). A bully is someone who is cruel to others, through verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of coercion in order to hide his/her own inadequacies. Bullying is often used as a tool to conceal shame or anxiety or to boost self esteem: by demeaning others, the abuser him/herself feels empowered...
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Part 2/2:
...Now you may not give one iota about my opinion of you, but let me tell you what you are doing to your children. I predict two general outcomes. The first, I am sure, you will find quite amenable. In this scenario, your offspring suck up your hatred like a sponge and become the next generation of Stephen Fowlers: self-satisfied paragons of society who look down on their fellow countrymen. The alternative, however, is less attractive. In this version, your children pull the wool from their eyes and wake up from their black and white upbringing to see you as the small man that you are. They might decide to take an alternative route, one which doesn't require them to hide behind hate-mongering. Instead they may courageously confront their own demons rather than point out the flaws in all who surround them. At the end of this pathway, they will discover the rainbow of humanity, in all its variegated hues. But the cost in taking this path may be steep. As they absorb your sputum but simultaneously reject it, this incongruity may lead to self-doubt and depression. Without a healthy forum for rebellion, they may turn to drugs, eating disorders, self-harm and mutilation...any type of alternative lifestyle that gives them the outlet they need from your suffocating purview.
How do I know this? Because this was my path. I know, I know, I'm obviously some quack projecting my own father issues onto you. My analyses are easy enough to reject. Or maybe, just maybe, you will let the judgment of America sink in, get off your cheeky English behind and begin the painful, yet ultimately rewarding path towards self-discovery, compassion, and true enlightenment. That is, if you have the cajones...
Most sincerely yours,
A friend
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David---Can you hear my applause? Well said my friend. I can only hope that the Fowlers read it.
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I can't imagine why Stephen's wife would still be with him after her husband showed his inner devil in him, on national TV. I watched that episode of Wife Swap, and could not believe that someone could be so mean to another human being. What a jerk!
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The worst thing about Stephen Fowler? The simple fact that he allowed his children to witness his abusive tirades. My heart goes out to his immediate and extended family during this time. I have little doubt that Mr. Fowler has learned firsthand that we reap what we sow. In this case, he must watch as those who are close to him suffer the consequences of their association with one of the most repulsive men in America.
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If Stephen Fowler cared one whit about his close family suffering the consequenses of his actions, he wouldn't have behaved like that to begin with. He hasn't learned a single thing. Except maybe what it feels like to live on less money because nobody will work with him or his wife.
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Unbelievable. That about sums it up. Even if the content of Wife Swap show has been edited for length, this guy is the epitome of a disgraceful human being. Here is my opinion of this guy:
1. He actually thinks he's better than most everyone
2. His time in higher education has given him a false sense of superiority
3. Even though he is "educated" he lacks the insight to see that America is borne on the backs of middle class Americans like the family from Missouri (and he is in this class to but fails to recognize it)
4. He is wearing an environmental statement T-Shirt in almost every shot, expressing his unsaid extreme views of the biggest political scam in history. He actually believes in his vanity that most of mankind is bad.
5. Most everyone that has been through the college/university system realizes that what you learn there almost never matches reality...it's a lot of idealism and theory that often holds no water outside that closed system
6. His put-downs of the Missouri wife shows he lacks anything resembling emotional intelligence
7. His poor wife, who is as lost as he is, gets to spend her life with this guy never realizing he stands for most of what she aspires not to be. She does nothing to prevent her children from being poisoned by this guy's very narrow version of how to live life.
8. The food on his table is provided by farmers and workers "less" than him, but no bother, they're just stupid rednecks that are easily replaceable.
9. Venture Capitalist? What's that? I bet he has never done a hard day's work and knows the satisfaction it gives. He probably scams people out of money for what appear to be good ideas, but never realize fruition.
10. He should move back to his home country. America is better off without his kind here.
11. The victims in all of this are his children. Pray they come out of this better than him and his wife.
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Those children are going to grow up to be addicts. With one abusive parent and the other one non-protective, those kids are screwed. And, of course, Stephen Fowler will have his wife's inferior American genetics to blame for it.
If Renee had the good sense God gave a turnip, she'd realize that she's as much of a victim as they are and get them the hell out of there. Without Stephen in her life, she's got a chance at a decent future as a strong and independent woman. With him, she's just an enabling airhead.
If those kids do turn out well, it won't be because of their parents, it will be despite them.
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The last part of Rabbi Philosopher's blog post re Fowler is the most important:
"REGARDLESS of what happens in the remaining 20 to 30 years of Stephen Fowler's life, he will NEVER live down his brief stint on television. There is no mea culpa available on this earth that will convince a majority of the angry citizenry that he is anything but a total 'limey scumball' (he's British)."
"And that's bad. He acted horribly, he may or may not be horrible. We don't actually know. He has ruined his reputation FOREVER and his marriage and family may or may not survive. His performance was that terrible. That is sad."
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If his marriage doesn't survive, it will be a very good thing. For his wife if she's got the good sense to leave him, and certainly for his children. They might actually get a good night's sleep, and they might be able to recover a shred of their self worth - somthing they'll never have as long as they're raised under Fowler's overbearing thumb.
I, for one, will throw a party the day those children are removed from his bitter brand of "care."
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After watching the episode what impressed me was the ability of the Long family to express gratitude for the experience and to immediately make changes in their life. The scene where their son talked about his interest in becoming an engineer was inspiring. Maybe Gayla should take on her own weight loss, and the weight loss of her family, and then become a weight loss coach herself. Her ability to change herself is what makes a good coach. As we say in the coaching profession, you can't ask your clients to do what you aren't willing to do yourself. So get willing Mrs. Long -- you're an inspiration just waiting to happen. With the exposure from Wife Swap you have a fantastic launching pad and I'll bet Oprah would be willing to lend a hand if you asked.
Mrs. Fowler on the other hand would benefit from taking the advice she gave her husband. She should get some professional help because chances are she is an emotionally abused wife and doesn't even realize it. Maybe its true that Mr. Fowler was "hamming it up for the camera." Nonetheless he chose that particular version of hamming. In other words, he thought that was funny. What a sad state of affairs. I hope Mrs. Fowler's clients find another coach asap. I doubt that walking into that house after the contempt expressed by Mr. Fowler will be beneficial to their weight loss endeavors.
Finally I'm angered that Mr. Fowler's actions muddied environmental and social sustainability. Making the changes we need to make are difficult enough without an arrogant, contemptuous man making environmentally and socially conscious people look like elitist snobs. Addressing our ecological and social concerns require that we embrace diversity and compassion along with science and strategic thinking. And frankly, at this point, I think the Longs have a better chance at participating in that change than the Fowlers. What the Longs don't know they seem willing to learn, while the Fowler's are too busy acting like they already know everything.
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After just reading 1 page of this I can only say this... Mr Long should've knocked that ass out. For some of the others that commented, it doesn't matter where we are from,we meet people like Fowler. The more we accept people into our Country who want to be AMERICANS because we are still a great nation. Then we have those same people spit in our faces,vote to change our beliefs...ect. Ridicule Americans(which they are now)need to go back to where they came from. America is being over run with assholes like this. We are becoming a minority. If you come to our country and become American then treat us with the respect you yourselves wish to be treated with.Stop tearing our country apart! Or to my fellow Americans...Let's stop letting assholes like this into our country.
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My husband and I watched wifeswap 4 the 1st time tonight (4.17.9) What a humiliating show. Could this Steve Fowler character be worse than the plastic woman on 2nite's show? She was the only ugly one of the bunch
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this guy should be paired up with that shallow woman from jersy. Shannon Nicole ....haha
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I'm truly shocked ... but not so much about Mr. Fowler - more about someone who would create a blog to memorialize his behavior.
Chalk one up to ABC! Free publicity and audience share for a cheap, easily produced TV show.
The producers showed a really over-the-top character - I have never met anyone like that in real life. I'm over 40 - so I should have run into someone like that by now.
Oh make sure you tune into Wife Swap this week ... maybe they will top Mr. Fowler!!!!!!! The producers will try to try to have a better villian so they can create more viewers and thus more advertising revenue! Gotta feed that machine ...
If you have not requested a kickback from ABC - you should. They would pay $$$ for this attention otherwise.
If you really want to protest Mr. Fowler - stop watching Wife Swap and stop talking about it.
SHAME ON ABC
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