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Karma: I can't help but wonder ...

posted 12 years ago by alithre
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... if Jack Rebney's fame as a result of his diatribe is something he "had coming."

The VHS clips are clear as day. Rebney took his frustrations out on anybody and everybody. He thought of no one else but himself; what HE wanted. What HE thought. What HE had to say. Things that weren't even other peoples fault, Jack went "overkill" in his nasty attitude towards people just doing their job. This film crew was just as uncomfortable out there in 100-degree as he was, but you don't see them then, or now, act like a total jack-ass chewing everybody else out for it.

I bet Jack did this to everybody in his former career as a reporter too. More than likely, he took his nasty, arrogant rage out on co-workers no matter where he was. Just a narcissistic ass who thinks whatever he has to say is something people should be impressed with and listening to. Oh hell no. What an intolerable bastard he was.

So if this is the way he treated people throughout his life (and perhaps I'm wrong for saying this, but ...) Jack Rebney had it coming. You reap what you sow. There are too many good, hard-working people in this world who have to endure this kind of heartless, arrogant stupidity, that its nice to see them get owned once in a while.

This is not to say Rebney deserves the illness he has today, not in the least. Nor am I condoning "Cyber Bullying." Not. At. All. I'm just saying that every ounce of arrogant, public humiliation Jack Rebney gave to others in his career, it came back to him 10 FOLD. Good. Too bad he couldn't test his patience a bit more, or give this film crew the apology they DESERVED. But I guess such things are beneath Jack Rebney too. What a shame. A little humility can go a long way in this world.

I gave this film a 9. Loved it.

PS - It did appear he was enjoying being on camera again (Maybe a bit too much) Speaks volumes.

[–] fhoshiizzle 12 years ago

Umm I don't know if I can speak for everyone who saw the outtakes video, but I never got the impression that he was taking his frustration out on the camera crew. Nor did the filmmaker of this documentary (or the camera crew if I remember correctly) say that he was taking his frustration out on anyone else. He was just overwhelmed, frustrated, and if anything, taking his anger out on himself. I can't remember an instance where he was rude to anybody (besides yelling at Tony "NO MORE!" but even that was somewhat "playful") and he even joked a bit in the outtakes video, like when he laughed at the towel being thrown at him.

Yes, he swore a lot, but every person has had "one of those days". I never saw him direct his anger at any particular person...and even when they filmed him years later, he just seemed like a man who liked to include expletives in his speech, in a funny but not demeaning way. Like what many other people said, they reminded them of their own grandfathers. I don't think he was arrogant, he just had a strong personality.

[–] TC Fenstermaker 12 years ago

His son has said in an interview that his father was a "character" and that he "had to learn to dodge knives at a young age," whatever that means. But he also said his father has a huge heart.

I just posted in a new thread, though, what appears to be the story of the atmosphere on the set of that Winnebago commercial, and how it's more likely that Jack was just thrown to the wolves by his employer and put in a no-win situation.

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[–] jlprizm86 9 years ago

Did you actually watch this documentary??