The 1800s had Lincoln-Douglas. The 1900s had Kennedy-Nixon. And now the 2000s already have a contender for the century’s most influential and noteworthy debate: Gosselin-Grace (-Nash-Osmand-Frankel-some-other-dude). Yes, in a strange bit of tabloid-milking, The Insider decided to pit Jon Gosselin against a panel of D-List celebrities who would hopefully break him down and realize the error of his ways. Those luminaries included Donny Osmond, Niecy Nash, some guy, Bethenny Frankel, and the one and only Nancy Grace, who tore into Jonny Goss with the sort of ferocity normally exhibited by a rabid wolverine. Why these guests were chosen is still beyond me, and what Lara Spencer et. al. were trying to achieve (aside from ratings) remains a mystery.
Suffice it to say, even if you don’t care about the Gosselin saga, this is still highly entertaining stuff. Credit goes to “Kate Gosselin 4-Eva” fanclub founder Andy Dehnart for posting these clips of the showdown. The first is above. Two more — including one with a hilarious Nancy Grace ending — after the jump.


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Bside, make him stop. The man doesn’t belong on TMZ.
Mayhem & foolishness.
Wow, he was thrown to the wolves.
TLC should provide people to help the Gosselins with the circus they’ve been thrown into.
I almost cared for a second.
I can’t watch. Ugh. I keep thinking of Joel McHale’s comment from a couple weeks ago: “How did we end up on Kate’s side?”