Kathie Lee Gifford Makes Kid With Autism Feel Bad

[goodasau1]

People are uncomfortable around people and things they don't understand. It was awkward, but was there intent to harm? I don't think so. Why can't the focus be on the message...sometimes all it takes to make a connection with anybody is to reach out...whether the person is autistic or neurotypical.

[DONTHEMAGICWON]

@goodasau1 I believe there was good intention here. But the problem to me is they are putting this kid on pedestal because he was such an elitist and he acutally sat down & spoke to the weird kid.

So to myself & others it's like big deal, so what, you actually treated another person like a human being first before you judged them

[GenieVillain26]

Why didn't they ask Graham what he wanted to do for collage. Do they think I will just stay home with his parents like a mindless freak. What horrible people.

[mupty]

@MyVoicenotSilenced It's not the rewarding of kindness that's the problem. It's the treatment of Graham as an inferior being even after making a friend like Zack that's the problem. Look at how Kathie talks to Graham like he's five instead of 15. He's a high school student, for Pete's sake! Any aspie will tell you how degrading it is when people talk to us like that. Just because we're autistic doesn't mean we're incapable of knowing when we're being insulted or mocked.

[BNicodemo]

@MyVoicenotSilenced Oh you. You've convinced me.

Still, I wish they hadn't paraded that poor kid out like one of Jerry's Kids for that awful song. My fucking EYES are ringing.

[BNicodemo]

@MyVoicenotSilenced You are completely missing the point of all of this.

[TheBackOfTheBoat]

holy shit this seems like something out of The Office, it's so awkward and embarrassing, both for the kids and the people watching.

[440John]

And one more thing: F*CK that lowlife trash-mouth, Howard Stern, that degenerate, flatulant, perverse old bastard!

[440John]

"Kathy Lee is incredibly stupid. Her ego overrides rational thought"

How much money are YOU worth? Hmmm? In my book, she's "incredibly" smart and YOU incredibly DUMB and BROKE with nothing better to do than bash her.

[Venomized]

What a fucking train wreck, hahaha...

[miranda3271]

i just closed my eyesand shook my head in despair...........

[Ahil982]

Kid, let me sing you a song that I wrote about you... it goes like this... "Imagine being ugly and stupid, imagine you are disgusting and no one wants to talk to you because you are hideous little monster... but inside you are an angel..."

LOL OMFG!

[somewhatlongdong]

What a bunch of total morons. The smartest one in the room is the autistic kid.

[tlkoontz1969]

Kathy lee is a self-important condescending bitch, and I was embarrassed for both of those guys!

[tlkoontz1969]

"zach, You are such an angel for sitting with the retard

[DannyLrides]

Lol I don't get it how did she make him cry? I thought the song did. Could someone give me a detailed response because I seriously didn't catch it lol.

[depletable]

That is the most pure form of patronizing I've ever witnessed. It was delicious, thank you. I go away learning how shitty people truly can be in one more way.

[depletable]

Everyone except the kids are shitty people on that set.

[jnowak143]

Wait,,,,which kid was autistic?

[trentmorrison]

8:59 everyone totally oblivious

[Buzz0Killington]

They can't see how sad he is? This is so wrong!

[dannyd80]

Please, I'm begging you, write to the people at the Today show letting them know how horrible this segment came across and how mean it was. Get the dumb bitch aware of how ridiculous that was to do to that poor kid. Just go to the today show website and click contact us at the bottom of the page and send them a comment. Overwhelm those fools with feedback.

[dannyd80]

Please, I'm begging you, write to the people at the Today show letting them know how horrible this segment came across and how mean it was. Get the dumb bitch aware of how ridiculous that was to do to that poor kid. Just click his link and send them a comment. Overwhelm those fools with feedback.



[dannyrgo]

I can not believe they did this to that kid. Kathy Lee you're a bitch, the mother of the "jock" kid is a fucking bitch for writing to the show without seeing how it completely diminishes the value the friendship between her son and the kid, and the producers of the show that could let this happen. Watching this video blows my fucking mind. CHILD ABUSE

[andythefork]

I feel like throwing up now.

[guyjohn59]

"did you catch any flak?" hahahaha

[emileerzz]

These kids agreed to go on that show. They didn't have to be there. Sure, Kathy was showing off nd shit but it's how she makes a living.

[JonEbeling]

This is wrong on so many levels. Excluding Graham, these people should all be ashamed of themselves.

[Crimsonphilosophy]

"grabbing hands...grab all they can...all for themselves after all..."

[TrollSimonCowell]

@Crimsonphilosophy Everything counts in large amounts.

[kevsoca]

The only real stars are Graham and Zach. I liked the song however. It was so stupid and amusing, I couldn't help but laugh. Laughter is always good.

[Tig3rLilyProductions]

This is bull-shit. Straight up bull-shit.

[isaveu]

OMG This made my stomach churn.. Kathy is the anti christ

[Indierocklova]

First, why would the jocks mom need to write the Today show about this? Hell, I'm in high school, I'm a cheerleader AND a member of the math club/chem club/chess club/ etc. Did I write a fucking news organization and have them do a story on me? Hell no! Oooh, look at me! I hang out with people beneath me, deerrp! What was the point of this? The jocks mom basically exploited an autistic child in order to gain more exposure for her son. FUCK KATHY LEE, FUCK HIS MOM, AND FUCK THE TODAY SHOW.

[drjrm3]

does anyone notice at the very end she doesnt even get his name right and starts talking to the kid like he is 3. she say "how is that Zach". Zach just looks at her and then some one else calls him by his name.

[drjrm3]

what a dope

[MrFrankygoestoboston]

This is disgusting and kathy lee gifford should be put in jail for humiliating and patronizing the autistic kid who just wants to be like everyone else and not pitied and have his inabilities highlighted like this. If I had a cheaper TV set i would have shot a whole right through it ala Elvis. Somebody stop this woman. Also that song was horrible beyond belief.

[Mattis10000]

Wow, what a trainwreck! Poor kid!

[craigmpak]

poor kid

[Rachelyne]

Please everyone lighten up and learn from these kids! Always look at the glass half full! I did not see anything done wrong here except great!

[whune]

@Rachelyne

"glass half full" huh?

Well then maybe here's an analogy that will help you understand:

This is about looking at this kid and saying "look how half empty he is. Isn't it wonderful that someone took the time to take a sip from him?!"

It's utterly disgusting exploitative psychological masturbation:

"[We're so wonderful for appreciating this kid in spite of his self]"

[jessicaH5140]

omg i feel so bad for that kid, all they did was make him feel worse

[gloriadaves]

All this popular jock did was sit with another kid at lunch. Now this kid with autism is on national tv with people pointing out his inadequacies and writing songs about how pathetic they think he is???? WTF? If I had autism, I would have rather all these self-important twats leave me the fuc* alone.

[jojojigaboo]

@gloriadaves

unbelievable. sitting with someone and being a decent human prompts a letter from this stupid mother.

they are all going to hell !!

[frankzTV]

what the hell? that's really messed up. believe it or not im autistic. aspergers syndrome to be exact. found out when i was ten. now im always on the internet and making videos media is pretty much the best outlet for me.

it wasnt rite. mr. "ZACK" didnt even do anything that great. i am not exactly sure but i think it said thats for zack but this is for you and zack... wth man.... no t rite.

i did not lie. ask my mom :)

[drummond13]

Does Kathi Lee realize that autistic isn't the same as retarded? Why is she treating him like he's 3 years old?

[Messylin]

He looks like a really kind, thoughful kid. It's everyone around him who is repellent.

[BethRiah]

Graham isnt an idiot he just has trouble understanding and she makes him sound like he is an idiot its ridiculous.

[jecho77]

Katy Lee is a huge douchebag.

[TheValentinesDJandBJ]

This was TERRIBLE of Kathie Lee AND of the parents.

[Ezebrezy68]

She is a really stupid and very rude person. I can't stand her. I have an autistic stepson and if I would have been on that stage she would have suffered for her actions. She's a total idiot know wonder her husband divorced her and note to her -- her kids are not perfect and I can't stand hearing about them. Zach did a good thing but I think that was taken way overboard and was just for stardom purposes.. No one considered that Graham already felt alone & now the song made him feel worse,

[Ezebrezy68]

She is a really stupid and very rude person. I can't stand her. I have an autistic stepson and if I would have been on that stage she would have suffered for her actions. She's a total idiot know wonder her husband divorced her and note to her -- her kids are not perfect and I can't stand hearing about them. Zach did a good thing but I think that was taken way overboard and was just for stardom purposes.. No one considered that Graham already felt alone and now the song made him feel worse,

[fflybz]

"Did ya like your song?"

She is such a douche beyond belief!

[brianran40]

I didn't like Kathy Lee before and I still don't like her. She is the epitome of arrogance and just plain being fake.

Just because this kid did something great and helped another kid come out of his shell, doesn't mean she has to put them on display for her own agenda.

I agree 100% with Santoz22, she doesn't care one bit about anyone but herself and how she is perceived by the people watching her.

And with that, I will not give her another thought.

[kingBOkake]

That little kid looks fucking miserable.

[xogeena872]

This song is so fucking depressing. Poor kid :[

[ramv36]

This reminds me of the conclusion of the movie "Carrie". You're the star of the show, everyone likes you.....but it was all a big joke at your expense and now we'll embarrass you in front of everyone

[themasterbakerrr]

This is one of the worst things I've ever seen.

[Eyshld21sm]

That song was awful. No wonder why the kid felt sad. Not only were the lyrics shit, but that woman couldn't sing. Fucking made my insides curl.

[LT9856]

Douche chill city! Hope they spoof this on SNL.

[TheRdisney020]

@LT9856 i was just thinking that!!! i really hope Kristen Wiig nails her on that this week!!! :)

[SolidSnakeOnCrack]

I heard this on the Stern show, but seeing the video is even more depressing/hilarious

[TidalWaveRider]

More proof that Kathie Lee is one of the biggest attention whores on the planet, and dumb as a box of rocks. "We look away, you've never had a friend, loneliness is all you've ever known, it's a miracle someone talked to you at a cafeteria, you're ugly but an angel in disguise" etc. How's all that supposed to make Graham feel? Narcissists should not write songs.

[yakomuto]

Graham seems actually seems more intelligent and empathetic towards others then Kathie Lee.

[blakecollingsworth]

This is so SAD. First of all I have a son with Asperger's and if you know anything about them you would know that putting them in front of a huge group of people and making a spectacle of them is the last thing they want. He thinks they are laughing at him. That's the condition he has. He has trouble with social cues and understanding these types of situations. I wonder if they know that Graham's IQ is probably 50% higher than theirs. A perfect reason to not idealize celebrities!

[slapshot01j]

@blakecollingsworth +1 to everything you said.

[donna1175]

"We often turn away"? Who's WE by the way? The normal popular beautiful people? "From the ones who are sitting"? The different ones, thats what she means... Again setting apart. What makes this kid different from anyone? We all get lonely at one point or another. were only human.

Cant blame the kid or not liking the song.

[scrapplecheesesteak]

@donna1175 I don't blame him either! Sick twisted tune...lets remind the poor kid, you're different, we look away, bla blah" After he said it made him feel sad, the entire set laughs! WTF? Kathy is such an out of touch annoying fool!

[donna1175]

@xmaxim99x

People are set apart in this world based on looks. Its that feeling of being set apart thats a problem. The pretty ones have friends & are treated normal etc... while the ugly or shy ones are bullied & made to feel like there so different from everyone else, when if fact there not. The stupid song she wrote implies that this kid & kids like him are different & what lonely people they must be & how wonderful the popular kid is for even taking time out to even notice him.

[Asymmatrix]

Looks like they yanked if from the web after Howie commented on it. As they should.

[xmaxim99x]

I don't get what the big deal is, the kid acts like any other shy kid (not wanting to be put on the spot, much less autism) and he acts the same way through the entire thing. Why is Kathie Lee the bad person? The kid has social issue, doesn't make him autistic, I'm sorry. He seems pretty damn functional... I'm no Kathie Lee fan by the way.

[SilentServiceCode]

@xmaxim99x people (soccer moms & Kathie Lee) blow Asperger's up to be something it's not. it's on the autism spectrum, sure, and is a real thing, but it's been so cheapened by being the disorder-du-jour. there are clear lines between Asperger's disorder and autism, but as soon as one's kid gets the aspie diagnosis (usually after doctor shopping) they play the autism card wherever possible

[jojojigaboo]

Kathie Lee you fucking hag !

why don't you write a song about how FRANK your hubby was chearing on u !

LOL !

[jojojigaboo]

so the dumb mother writes a letter because her kid said hello to someone???

QUICK!! get him an award!

die you pathetic fucks !

[gwarnot]

I hope stupid ass kathy lee ends up "all alone"... wow did she embarrass this poor little guy. Why is a popular athletic guy put on a pedestal for doing something nice?.. I have a idea... lets bring a lonely autistic non social boy on a national television show and remind him of what a loser he is!!! Poorly planned by stupid people.

[buckabert]

I cannot put together KLG's huge ego and supreme lack of talent. The lyrics to this song are the most pedestrian tripe I've ever heard. Even worse is everyone's willingness to exploit this poor kid. Oh God, I could just vomit. KLG's response to the poor kid as though "How DARE he not love this song I wrote for him?  I guess I could jazz it up and have it performed in an up tempo manner" Completely ignoring the humiliation she is inflicting upon him. Talk about living in a bubble...

[dwightrapper]

I wonder if Zack ever talks to the kid about fucking and getting his dick sucked. I heard Zack liked a girl whose sister was a mongoloid so he thought befriending this kid would score points with her.

[emoneybagz23]

The only two likable things about Kathie Lee are her TITS!

[staintedcards]

i cant figure out why frank married her? money fame if i were frank i divorce her then jump off a bridge

[Theater14]

kathy lee gifford.. you fuckin idiot!

[fiddlerpin]

"We see (them) all alone" Cathy Lee portrays these children like there lepers or something. What the f--- is wrong with her. What a fu----- ego!! The kid was crying from the embarrassment by Cathy Lee She always put her kids on a pedistal and I'm sure they wouldn't be coming over to his table if they were his age.

[MrGregoryNiceVlog]

Listening to Howard rant about this today was hilarious, but watching it on youtube is really really disturbing lol.

[xxxIzekeIxxx]

fa fa fuck her

[kamenstien]

I wonder if Kathie thought the autistic kid was gay, since she wrote a freaking showtune for him?

I'm not autistic and my ears were bleeding, so there's no telling what poor Graham thought during the, I'm sure, well intentioned number.

[deadguy35]

Both kids seem nice enough, but you can tell how embarassed both kids are to be involved in this segment. Graham looks like he wants to anywhere else but there, and I can hardly blame him. Shame on Kathie Lee and the parents who put them up to being on this show.

Two Chicago Cub tickets for this humiliation? I'm sure Graham has a place in mind where he'd like to stick them..........

[OneManWolfPack44]

5 stars for the story, 0 stars for Kathy Lee.

[PANT8909]

Kudos to the kids, its a great story. That song was just typical Kathie Lee nonsense

[jedisancho63]

Hey Now! Kathy is a freaking BITCH CUNT WHORE! Poor kid is probably cotemplating suicide now. How can this song possibly make him feel better. Then those mother-fu***rs laugh after he says he feels sad...WTF!

[Robin46970]

Kathie Lee Gifford is out of her damn mind.

[royalflushblush]

This was horrifying! Everyone was so self-congratulatory that they were doing nothing but patronizing the poor kid. I'm not usually that compassionate, but I am mortified after watching this.

[benjaminburn19]

uv gotta be kidding me right?

[eparssa]

I thought Stern was overreacting until I saw the actual video. Kathie Lee is a soulless cunt of a satan.

[martinblank83]

fa fa flooey

[Jeton6]

the key moment is when she asks what he thought of the song, he tells her it made him sad, AND THEY ALL LAUGH HORRIBLY AT HIM. there's the giveaway...nothing there was about HIM, it was all about THEM.

[nikom05]

way to make him feel better, what a stupid song!!

[Jeton6]

the key moment is when she asks what he thought of the song, he tells her it made him sad, AND THEY ALL LAUGH HORRIBLY AT HIM. there's the giveaway...nothing there was about HIM, it was all about THEM.

[benjaminburn19]

@Jeton6 10000000% right

[Santoz22]

Kathy Lee is incredibly stupid. Her ego overrides rational thought. She doesn't realize that she doesn't care one bit about these kids and their situation. She only sees this as an opportunity to stroke her own ego and showcase one of her songs. Shame on Kathy and shame on Zach's mother for putting these children for putting these children on display like a couple of zoo animals.

However, good on Zach for his efforts. He's a good kid, but KL and the parents suck.

[crunchyfrog0001]

Ulch what a vomit!

[ragingbull888]

kathy should write a song for baba booey. "You're teeth are so bigggg"

[jbizzlefoshizzle24]

THIS IS SOOOO FUCKED UP. But Howard put it best, this was fuckd the hell up.

[rays130226]

@jbizzlefoshizzle24 Where is the father for either of these family in this segment? Unbelievable. It is either they don't have a father or they have a father and he has no pulse at all.

[pinklisa]

What is wrong with Kathy lee?

[agiantman]

She is a monster!

[thegrinningdemon]

Kathy Lee obviously confuses the boy's names when she asks "Do you like the tickets Zach?" She meant to ask Graham. What a bitch.

[steveh1010]

Kathie Lee is a (here is comes)cunt!

[Trish156]

What a bitch lol. This is messed up

[Jamessir]

All I can see in Graham's eyes is "I'm in the frikken room, don't patronize me!"

[pyledog]

could you imagine if this show merged with the View.

[dave997]

nothings more horrible than watching someone publicly congratulate themselves for doing some form of charity for someone else.

[thesearemy2cats]

I have 2 thoughts on this 1. reminds me of the movie Carrie when John Travolta acted like he was Carries friend on a dare. 2. Who the hell watches this show? It's horrible!

[inlovewithi]

Thanks for uploading this.

[QuinctiliusVarus]

The whole panel is congratulating themselves for being so noble. Disgusting.

[yakomuto]

Housewifes on Xanax love these kind of shows.

they need something to zone out on.

[justintx79]

i wish someone would post Howard's version of Kathie Lee's song about her husband's affair....that was priceless!

[mrjonz]

totally used this kid and his mom , it was all about the jock , even giving gifts to the jock , oh and here is a ticket to see the cubs , christ , the cubs , like thats hard to get. couple of douche bags

[rays130226]

@mrjonz If I were the autistic kid, I would take those Cubs tickets and tell her to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. This segment is about the All-American Jock and Kathie Lee Gifford thinking she is important. I wonder why Frank got away from her.

[rays130226]

@mrjonz If I were the autistic kid, I would take those Cubs tickets and tell her to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. This segment is about the All-American Jock and Kathie Lee Gifford thinking she is important. I wonder why Frank got away from her.

[bworth69]

There was a link to Kathie Lee's site for this on google but when I clicked on it, I couldn't find the video on the site. I think they pulled it down already

[mrjonz]

good work kathie , exploiting retards for for ratings

[mrjonz]

al queda saw this and issued a fatwah against kathie lee

[mrjonz]

this jock 's mom loves the lime light , whore

[weasel66666]

evil bitch

[mrjonz]

kathie lee and hoda , what a couple of toads

[steason]

UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE!!

everyone repost this on their pages..FB, Twitter, etc...

This woman Kathie Lee is a maniacal psychopath!!!

[smagmatits]

How degrading.. Jesus..

[graphictank]

Ta-ta-tasteless

[smagmatits]

just heard about this on howard, thx for the upload Don

[ronson232]

Thanks for posting it.

I can't believe people actually watch this garbage. Everyone is so smug.

[wesleyl524]

Absolutely cringe worthy. Shame on her. I'd love Howard to do that show and sing his song about Frank and the Stewardess.