Did anyone see Ed Asner just now on MSNBC?

[cilla4progress]

One of the most awkward moments I've seen on TV in awhile.

He was invited onto Chris Jansing's show to discuss the Mary Tyler Moore Show (!) and his role as a longtime supporter of women's rights and equality vis a vis the Weinstein disclosures. His first comment to Jansing was "no kiss?...." !

I imagine she was mortified!

[MontanaMama]

1. Whaaaaat?

oh dear...

[Sanity Claws]

2. He should have asked her if she had spunk

[eleny]

13. thread winner!

..... .....

[Sanity Claws]

15. The young ones here have no idea what this means.

You and I must be from the same generation.

[eleny]

16. No doubt because I laughed out loud remembering the episode

[Big_K]

19. Well, I hate Spunk

So there, grandpa.

(said this Sexagenarian)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I think he was trying to be ironic.

At least that's the impression I got.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I agree. That is what I thought when I saw it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Didn't he say something to the effect ...

Didn't he say something to the effect that when he sees a woman he finds attractive that is his first reaction but as a gentleman he doesn't act on it.

I can appreciate a woman I find physically attractive but I am not going to disrespect her by acting like a sexist jerk.

[cbreezen]

8. Indeed!

He's always had a droll sense of humor.

[Lint Head]

4. he was joking

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. I have seen him be a real pig.

I used to like him but he was just gross.

[WinkyDink]

9. For instance?

[eleny]

14. Please do tell what you saw or your assertion will sound like hooey

[LisaM]

7. It must have been a joke. I like Ed Asner.

We had an anti-war rally here in Seattle when Shrubbie was declaring his never-ending wars, and Ed Asner came out in support and spoke ahead of time to the crowd to fire everybody up. He was peppy and engaged and fun, and it really added to the camaraderie of the occasion to have such a big name take trouble for us.

I've never seen him be a real pig.

[trueblue2007]

11. It was a joke.

[LisaM]

12. I always appreciated that he came to Seattle and did this.

I don't know if he was invited by the organizers and was already here for something else, but it really added to the energy to have Lou Grant at the helm!!

[Vinca]

17. That was a joke. What he said next was great. When asked about Weinstein,

he said - sarcastically - that if it's okay for the president to do it then it must be fine for everyone else.

[rockfordfile]

18. Mary Tyler Moore was a right-winger when died. She really far out there.

[no_hypocrisy]

20. I met Ed Asner last night at a book signing.

He was gracious and interested in
my social activism and said "god love you . . . " when I left.