chip told Cooper to face the media

[Irish George]

Per comcast.

[Brandonn]

Chip has already lost this battle. He should have been released before the storm, they will wind up releasing him anyway but won't even get the fake moral highground

[Irish George]

who said anything about "winning" or "losing" a "battle?"

Chip has already lost this battle. He should have been released before the storm, they will wind up releasing him anyway but won't even get the fake moral highground

Merely reporting that Cooper, who is being given props by some for speaking to the media face-to-face, was told to do so by his coach.

that is all.

[slag]

So what?

I have to say, he stood there, took the questions and made no excuses.

You can call it phony if you want, but compared to Tiger Woods and Ryan Braun, it was night and day.

[Irish George]

He never owuld have talked to them

Had he not been told to do so.

Also...what excuse could he possibly have? there is none.

That is all.

[slag]

I don't see how you know that he wouldn't have stood up there even if Kelly didn't take that position.

And the fact that there is no excuse doesn't mean there aren't differences in how people in the media spotlight handle things like this.

Cooper stood there and unequivocally took the heat, he never even came close to dancing around.

I cannot think of one other disgraced celebrity in publicized trouble who didn't skirt the periphery of an apology while coming up short of taking ownership as clearly as Cooper did.

[Irish George]

my point is...

I don't see how you know that he wouldn't have stood up there even if Kelly didn't take that position.

And the fact that there is no excuse doesn't mean there aren't differences in how people in the media spotlight handle things like this.

Cooper stood there and unequivocally took the heat, he never even came close to dancing around.

I cannot think of one other disgraced celebrity in publicized trouble who didn't skirt the periphery of an apology while coming up short of taking ownership as clearly as Cooper did.

how could he skirt the issue when there is no way to do so (as you acknowledge)?

[Drama Queen]

Knead on that nice ass, Slag-O!

Smack it! Rub it down!