Excuse me while I completely rip into someone who’s likely going through a tough time, but I’m guessing any native English-speaker living abroad or doing international business travelling, that has had to rely on the shoddy, elitist, CNN International for any semblance of TV news in English – is familiar with this smarmy twerp:
I’ve disliked Richard Quest for a long time. In fact, he’s a big reason I stopped watching CNN International. It’s not so much what he says, but rather his incessant chatterbox positivism (no, not the Auguste Comte variety) and rolly-polly, overly-emotive British accent. He’s like Robin Leach on crack. No wait…make that speed.
Quest has always been annoying, but within the last few years he became downright offensive when he started doing his faux-Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous CNN business traveller show, which was eventually (egotistically) renamed “Quest.” I never watched the show for longer than the time it took for me to become conscious he was snewling (yes, I just made up that word) through a segment about diamond-tipped fountain pens in South Africa, or a luxury skiing expedition in Nepal, walk over to the TV, and turn it off.
Quest was busted in Central Park last night, ultimately, for breaking curfew. He happened to have, according to Reuters, “what looked like methamphetamines” in his pocket…whatever that means. Maybe he had vitamins and the policemen decided not to check. Maybe dealing with Quest for five minutes wore them out and they didn’t care what he had in his pocket.
Quest later appeared before State Court Judge Anthony Ferrara (whose name I mention only because he obviously let someone busted for drugs off the hook) who ruled the case would be dismissed if Quest attends counseling. Lovely. I’m sure that happens all the time to people picked up for having methamphetamines in Central Park.
Since the NYPD let him off I doubt he’ll be booted from CNN International. But if by some accident I end up in a room with a TV broadcasting his bubbly ass, chattering a mile a minute as he drives a Lamborghini through the Gaza Strip – I’ll know exactly what’s up.
8 responses so far ↓
1 jackson // Apr 19, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Dude first of all if you ever put anything up about Richard Quest up on this website again Aaron I swear to God I’m gonna freak out on you second of all what’s with the knock on methamphetamines don’t knock it til you try it man they can make you really productive and focused a good greenie really gets your day going third of all if you ever put any stories about that annoying CNN jackass on our site again I swear you’ll get a good talking to a good stern talking to I’m gonna go clean my apartment now 8 times just to calm down because I’m so annoyed at seeing this guy’s smarmy mug on our site and again aaaaAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHH
2 Shinsano // Apr 19, 2008 at 10:48 pm
It was a reach to do a post on him, but I was willing to go to great lengths to take a shot at him. I don’t think there’s a single newscaster that bothers me more. I’d rather listen to one of those blabbering E! gossip show hosts.
3 simon // Apr 20, 2008 at 3:15 am
I used to have cable TV, which had both CNN International and BBC World. BBC World all the way… Quest was one not so minor reason, complete douche.
4 Tim // Apr 20, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for saying what needed to be said about The Quesel.
5 jackson // Apr 20, 2008 at 8:20 pm
It’s funny, I feel the same way as Tim, actually a sense of gratitude towards Aaron on this one. I can’t tell you how many times that guy has annoyed me when I’ve been traveling. Or at gay discos in Copenhagen cruising for methamphetamines. This has been a true public service from Shinsano.
6 Ironchef // Apr 20, 2008 at 11:34 pm
yeah, that guy looks like a date rapist.
7 Brian // Apr 21, 2008 at 8:22 am
Very irresponsible of you to post this.
without mentioning that he had rope tied around his genitals.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=450282
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