LEE RODGERSBAD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK
Take the Bush family habit of consorting with (some might call it sucking up to) their political adversaries. The old man GHW couldn't resist cuddling up to the man who defeated him, Bill Clinton. His son continued the contemptible habit by doing a TV campaign with the ol' hillbilly whorehopper. And now Jeb does a photo op with Obama, the same kind of Obama kissy-face that got former RINO governor Charlie Crist's butt kicked in the Senate race. I regard this as bottom-line proof that Bush's are congenitally politically stupid, and hope fervently that Jebbie doesn't run or doesn't get the nomination. The Bushes are poison to the Republican party.
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We learned from the Italians to appreciate pasta (I know, the Chinese invented it) and it's time we learned another lesson from them. Immigrants who hope to remain in Italy must prove their language skills in Italian to obtain a work permit or citizenship. Naturally, Muslims from the middle-east and North Africa are the loudest protesters. Unwillingness to learn the dominant native language is prima facie evidence of a lack of commitment to a country.
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As revolution sweeps the mid-east, a large question looms over Saudi Arabia. Will the royal (?) family, having loot and estates all over the world, decide exile is the better option, or stay and fight it out with whatever rebellious movement might come?
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Fred Grandy was "Gopher" on the old "Love Boat" TV show, later a Republican congressman from Iowa. Then he pursued a career in broadcasting as co-host of the key morning drivetime show on WMAL in Washington. He just got forced out of the job by the owner of Citadel/ABC Radio for remarks made in opposition to militant Islam. Sound familiar? I have reason to believe that was also one of two factors behind my contract-breaking abrupt dismissal as morning host of KSFO in San Francisco a year ago, the other being they thought I was making too much money. I got my pound of flesh from them via the courts.
Fred suspects CAIR, Media Matters and other Muslim groups are behind the pressure on him. I KNOW they pressured Citadel to get rid of me. Citadel CEO Farid Suleman might have given them a sympathetic ear in both cases. The sheer gutlessness of broadcast management is staggering. Personally, I'm glad to be out of it.
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I don't watch basketball on TV, except for the brief period beginning two weekends away. Yes! March Madness...the NCAA tournament. The fun is in the very first round, when the powerhouse teams are spoon-fed poor little schools from small conferences, and usually at least one of the underdogs jumps up out of the weeds and bites a big boy on the butt. Sheer joy!
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For years American television has borrowed, rented or plagiarized foreign TV shows. "American Idol" is a copy of the same show in Britain, for example. It's the old "Amateur Hour" dressed up in flashy lighting and tarted-up like a hooker attending a fancy-dress ball.
All that aside, is American television truly so bereft of talent or imagination that hours of cable-network time are devoted to watching gluttons EAT?
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From Jay Leno: "Mexico's president arrived in Washington. He's here to do the work that American presidents won't do."
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."