raspberry he is paid to write outrageous pieces. I put outrageous comments on some threads to see if any one takes the bait.
Outrageous comments provoke debate - IMHO a good thing coz we get it all out in the open (what ever the it of the day is).
Clarkson is funny, but that sort of funny when you know he's piss taking by playing to a stero type. I'd hate to think that there were actually people out here that nodded sagely and thought he was right.