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remember Morton Downey Jr? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 OP
Yes... Not at all fondly. hlthe2b Jun 2013 #1
yeah, I remember watching him in about 1989 when he was at the pinnacle of his notoriety Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #2
Iron Man? Electric Monk Jun 2013 #3
I remember when Roddy Piper sprayed him with a fire extinguisher ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #4
Where's Joe Pyne when we need him. longship Jun 2013 #5
Pyne was the first crazy, angry man I remember seeing on television Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #9
You forgot, rude. longship Jun 2013 #10
Joe Pyne: "Why don't you stick your thumb in your ear and go bowling?" 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #19
Never heard that one before, LOL! Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #22
never heard of him Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #23
Yes, just like I remember once stepping in dog poo NoPasaran Jun 2013 #6
I watched his show a few times as a kid, and was unimpressed. Ian David Jun 2013 #7
yes,show was a non stop shouting match Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #24
I called Bill O'Reilly "Morton Downey Junior Junior" Tom Ripley Jun 2013 #8
Another bad piece that came from the 80s LeftInTX Jun 2013 #11
He came around and totally reversed himself at the end and realized he had been wrong stevenleser Jun 2013 #12
a pioneer in repulsive TV olddots Jun 2013 #13
Met Him In The 80s... KharmaTrain Jun 2013 #14
he had a way with words, G_j Jun 2013 #15
Rightwing nut job. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #16
Actually, I think he was more of a performance artist. 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #20
I remember him wearing those red socks all the time. SummerSnow Jun 2013 #17
He was an asshole in his younger years as well. no_hypocrisy Jun 2013 #18
Yes. One of the turning points in the downfall of discourse. reflection Jun 2013 #21
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