Each and every day, I wake up unsurprised at the latest headlines. I feel this way based on the calendar, knowing that most of the alleged adults down in DC making decisions were born in an era when the thought of lead paint chips for breakfast wasn’t a bad one.
Yes, we live in a society enthralled with the idea that saying something against sacred leader is un-American. We seem to forget we always have.
Yeah. Chew on that one a minute. This gem popped up in response to Obama’s Response to the Kimmel firing.
Been going on for a while, folks. You just didn’t notice it because it fit in with your view of the world. I went on a deep Google dive today and found this pin.
It was from an official government agency, back in World War 2. They had the (mostly) willing participation of the national press.
Stepping back for a minute, let’s take a look at that whole FCC thing. As far as broadcast licenses go, I’d really have to dig deep to find a network broadcast license that could be suspended. Networks consist of individually owned stations. Sure, a parent company like Sinclair or Disney might own a big chunk of a local, but there ARE rules in place regarding just how much they can own.
That is something the current FCC chair Robert Carr has spoken about.
Network television has absolutely gotten kicked in the dangly bits by the varied streaming services and the almost dead cable tv industry. If viewership of a random hour of ABC television was even 5% of what it was 20 years ago, I’d be shocked. Doesn’t mean ad rates have gone down though. Somehow network TV has fooled America into believing it is still relevant.
Maybe it’s a legacy voice thing. Seeing newspapers (the original legacy media, before that it was cave paintings) moan about the decline of readership (and ad revenue) in the rise of the digital era isn’t comical, it’s tragic.
But seeing a politician whine because he thinks 95% of the media is against him…THAT kids is fucking hilarious.
Especially if you’re like me, and peg that estimate to be LOW.
I’ve always felt one of the invaluable roles of the media is too poke fun at the elected. Most of the elected don’t consider themselves that way. They prefer to think of themselves as anointed.
If somebody behaves like an ass, you feel a deep down urge to kick them in it. That is human nature.
This also explains many of my missing teeth.
What would happen if Kimmel and his entire crew suddenly without jobs managed to scrounge a few megabucks together, rent studio space, produce an internet based show (with ads) and share it as freely as seen on network television?
ABC, and to a greater extent the FCC couldn’t do one damn thing about it. It reminds me a lot about a brief speech from this guy
Hey, I was cancelled. I’m still here.