Not surprisingly, Cranmer didn't endorse his views, but that wasn't the point of the exercise.
Clarkson is grumpy, opinionated, often irritating, and OS has a sort of continuing 'beef' with him about his disdain of things American. When he visited with his Top Gear crew a few years back, driving from Miami to New Orleans, he really made a total ass of himself, and the producers pulled stunts that put the trio into harm's way more than once. It was not a shining moment, we'll say, and leave it at that.
But, he is honest, candid in his opinions, memorable, a wonderful entertainer as host of Top Gear, and Monday nights are made so enjoyable by watching him, Richard the Honorary American, and Captain Slow on their travels across the globe. The 'Celebrities Behind The Wheel of A Sensible Car' feature never fails to amuse, and every appearance of The Stig is the greatest fun.
In short, Clarkson has something so many people have lost: a lively sense of humor.(Or, is that spelled 'humour'?)
And, the man can bleeping express himself clearly in English, a skill the humorless girly-men of Fleet Street and Oxbridge long ago lost. Those people use words to obscure. Clarkson, whether you approve of him or not, at least attempts to illuminate and make the reader chuckle at the same time.
Go get 'em, Mr. Clarkson! Burn some more fuel for us all, the polar bears will be just fine. And, come pay a visit with an open mind. We're not all that bad!
