Quincy Jones Losing it
He was harassing Soledad O’Brien on live television. I can only imagine what a woman has to go through being around this guy when no cameras are on. The guy was campaigning for a cabinet position to be created. He sure did the cause a lot of good here:
JONES: My biggest dream is — I know he’s got his hands full with the economic fallout and with the Gaza, et cetera, and so (INAUDIBLE) long time.
And, on a parallel path, though, I’m going to — as soon as it’s feasible, to talk to him. We’re getting a petition together for a secretary of the arts with a real Cabinet membership and all, because America is the only country — whose music is probably most imitated in any country in the world — the only country without a minister of culture or a secretary of the arts. And I think it’s very important, could change this country…
(CROSSTALK)
O’BRIEN: I know you put that proposal forward before.
Quincy, Soledad O’Brien is here. She wants to talk to you as well.
JONES: Who is that?
O’BRIEN: I was going to ask you about the impact of Barack Obama, but actually…
BLITZER: Soledad O’Brien is here. And she’s going to ask you a question.
O’BRIEN: Hey, Quincy. It’s Soledad.
(CROSSTALK)
JONES: You’re so cute, girl, Soledad.
(CROSSTALK)
O’BRIEN: I’m so cute?
(LAUGHTER)
O’BRIEN: Quincy, you know I love you right back.
(CROSSTALK)
JONES: You’re so cute, good God.
O’BRIEN: Who did you think should be secretary of the arts?
(LAUGHTER)
BLITZER: She’s asking a serious question, Quincy, and you’re trying to be not so serious.
(CROSSTALK)
O’BRIEN: I’m getting nowhere.
BLITZER: Yes.
Who do you want to be the secretary of arts or the culture minister in the United States?
JONES: Who is that?
BLITZER: Who do you want to be secretary of arts?
JONES: Well, what we’re doing before that is we’re putting together a summit, so you will have the greatest minds on the planet, you know, that can be like an advisory board to that. …
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I think this is less a case of harassment than it is evidence of an epidemic plaguing American males of needless and unwarranted flattery of the opposite sex to earn brownie points. Sadly instead of earning brownie points they loose respect. I feel kind of bad for the man he has not had much success in his relationships. He has had three failed marriages, if this is the footing he starts out each relationship then I understand why.
It’s probably only less a case of harassment if you are not on the receiving end of it. Trust me, generally, if you are a woman, and some creepy, lecherous man begins to make advances to you (on live tv no less) while you are trying to do your job, it can feel a lot like harassment (since, in fact, that’s what it is). It’s not the most comfortable feeling in the world.
Truly, sad. I guess we have to chalk it up to old age and a generation gap.
He obviously has gotten the memo on taking women seriously. I consider his first remark okay but the continuous remark regarding her looks seems sexist.
Quincy is an example of what not to do.
Salaam
Haha, classic Q!
If you can get a working link for this audio enjoy! It’s Quincy drunk (or high?) on the air after a night of partying on the Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in the 90s (about 3 AM probably? Their show went from 1 until 5 AM).
http://konstantkontakt.blogspot.com/2007/04/quincy-jones-on-kcr-060696.html
I don’t have the MP3 anymore, unfortunately.
Wow…that’s almost as bad as Sarah Palin and the Pakistani president!
Yep, old age and perversion hand in hand. I wonder did he realize how he was acting towards Soledad?