Brian Stelter, former CNN anchorman, hasn’t been heard from in a while.
It’s a great thing.
When I read what Stelter said in an interview I had to write about it. It was so funny, and it was classic Stelter. Stelter’s obsession with Fox News continues even after CNN kicked him out. Stelter was surrounded by some anti-Fox News trolls when he told a hilarious story. He told how he received a potato and that the incident triggered his emotions.
Brian Stelter: “I once had a potato mailed to me. I showed it to my kids. It’s because that within the Fox Universe, I used to be called Humpty Dumpty. From there, it became ‘Brian is a Potato’.
Imagine being such a Potato head you can’t explain why your nickname is ‘Potato… pic.twitter.com/jPd9mZr6C0— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) April 14, 2024
“I received a potato in the mail once. It was in a Fed Ex package. It was a real potato. I showed it to my children… and they had no idea who sent it to me. In the Fox Universe, I was called Humpty Dumpty. Then it was ‘Brian is a Potato…I suppose it’s an insult, but also a joke?’
He claimed that people called him “spud”, as an inside joke, and said it was the way they knew each other, as if internet teasing is a secret society.
This is a splendid self-own if ever there was one.
In 37 seconds, Brian Stelter demonstrates his self-awareness and lack of awareness, while also blaming Fox News for a mistake it did not make.
Stelter’s being called a “potato” had nothing to do with Fox, or even being sent a potato. It was more about how people perceived him, and how he acted. Stelter may find it difficult to admit that, and he will have to reflect on his behavior. It’s funny how he tells the story and then forgets that someone mailed him this.
When I said that he got the facts wrong, does he think (or want us to believe) that it is somehow Humpty-Dumpty’s fault? Um, Brian? Humpty Dumpty is an egg. It’s because he was an egg when he “had the big fall” and could crack. The two are different.
Stelter is wrong as usual.
This sent many people on the internet into a roar of laughter. They had a great time.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and it gets funnier each time. Hall of Fame. Hang it in the Louvre. The self-unawareness is hilarious https://t.co/mAEqy8DD4S
— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) April 17, 2024
Carpe Donktum has re-upped a few of these wonderful works.
merMAN, MERMAN, oh spud, never change. https://t.co/G5kkSL0MWi pic.twitter.com/fgfO4ESE9D
— Carpe Donktum🔹 (@CarpeDonktum) April 17, 2024
Andrew Gruel, the chef at Andrew Gruel’s restaurant in New York City, also shared some potato wisdom.
https://t.co/bAABys5xyu pic.twitter.com/8IhFlc2ELc
— Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) April 14, 2024
