Tuesday, June 26, 2018

6.26.18 Hero of the Day: Jerry Springer



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THE HERO OF THE DAY!
Name: Jerry Springer
Age: 74
Occupation: TV talk show host
Last Seen: ??
Awarded For: twenty-seven years of great television

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When The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended its run 41 years ago, the program ended with Mary closing the door to the now-shuttered office of WJM-TV.

When MASH left the air in 1983, it ended with Hawkeye seeing that BJ left a message written using stones, reading "GOODBYE".

On Cheers' last episode, Sam tells a man knocking at the door that the bar was closed. After straightening a crooked picture of Geronimo, he heads to the back.

Next season will be the last for yet another long-running program, The Jerry Springer Show. After 27 years and almost 4,000 episodes, production will end for the long-running program that critics and TV Guide long-proclaimed as the "worst program ever in the history of television".

Well, sorta.

What's really going on is that Springer is moving to The CW come next fall, replacing The Robert Irvine Show. Most episodes of the show will be repeats, though according to Springer himself, there's already many episodes shot and unaired that will be aired on its new home. If ratings are good enough, they will ask for new episodes.

So in other words, Springer ain't dead yet, though the media wants to report on his demise. Simply put, after 27 years of being syndicated, it's moving to a network, albeit with mostly repeats. If the move to The CW is successful, then it lives. If not, well, the last episode will end just like all other episodes with Springer himself reading his Final Thought, ending with the line, "take care of yourself... and each other".

When he was a guest on the MTV series Ridiculousness, Springer once said about that closer that it's his way of hoping that he can go to Heaven. This, of course, is from a man who some claim hosted a show that, well, wasn't quite all that heavenly. When the show debuted in 1992, it was simply a clone of then-sister show Donohue. It was co-produced with Sally Jessy Raphael and all three programs seemed to have the same format. With low ratings killing the show, a new production staff led by former tabloid writer Richard Dominick came in. Gone were the political talk, the father-son reunions and such and in were family feuds, strippers and KKK assholes wanting to rip Jerry apart. The ratings improved and by the late 90s, Jerry was neck-and-neck with Oprah in the ratings.

Of course, despite great ratings, the program received major lacklash from media groups, station owners, sponsors and even the program's then-syndicator, Studios USA. Some stations even demoted Springer to the overnight hours (in my case in northern Michigan, WPBN-TV 7&4 demoted it to 2 a.m. in the morning and replaced it with the beyond-abhorrent Crook and Chase program). The infamous Jenny Jones incident where a man shot and killed a gay man for outing him on the show further hurt the show's image.

To some, the news of Springer's "cancellation" was good news. For others, the response was "he's still on?" The majority of stations that carry his show are either Fox, CW or MyNetworkTV-affiliated and in the most-recent ratings books, the show's not even in the top 25 among all syndicated fare. In the past 20 or so years, the show has moved from its long-time base in Chicago to an old movie theater in Stamford, CT (ironically the home of the WWE). Also, long-time cue-balled security guard Steve Wilkos ended up with a show of his own and his wife, Michigan-born Rachelle Consiglio replaced Dominick as the producer of both shows after he was allegedly fired for telling Wilkos to beat up a guest on his show. Oh, and there's still plenty of fighting and transvestites, though the KKK freaks have nary been seen for ages.

If this is indeed the end of Springer, well, it was a good run. Jerry did well for a kid from England born in a subway tunnel to Holocaust survivors. He has lived the American dream, hosting a crazy TV show and even being the mayor of a major US city. True, he's had his faults, but he's only human. True, the show ain't Oprah, but then again, he doesn't need to cook a nice roast dinner like Rachael Ray, chat with a bunch of old ladies like on The View or even be a quack like Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil. After all, science proved that people who watch shows like Jerry's tend to lead happier lives. Maybe it's because some people have worse problems than the rest of us. After a long day at work, some simply don't want to watch a show whose audience is mostly made up of older women. They want to see a man exposed for cheating on his pretty wife with a fat, ugly woman or in the case of another of Jerry's sister shows, Maury, they want to know who the baby daddy is. Even though Springer will live on at least in reruns on The CW and NBCUniversal's Nosey digital channel, daytime TV will simply never be the same without new, fresh episodes of Springer.

And as Jerry himself says, "take care of yourself, and each other." There. Up to Heaven I go!

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Monday, June 25, 2018

6.25.18 Hero of the Day: Vinnie Paul Abbott


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THE HERO OF THE DAY!
Name: Vinnie Paul Abbott
Age: was 54
Occupation: former drummer, Pantera, Damageplan and Hellyeah, just to name a few
Last Seen: reunited with Dimebag Darrell, rockin' out in the heavens
Awarded For: being one of the greatest drummers in the world of rock

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On Saturday morning, the world of rock was shocked and saddened when it was announced that Vinnie Paul Abbott, the founding drummer of metal legends Pantera and several other bands died in his sleep. He was 54 years old.

TMZ is now reporting that Abbott died of a major heart attack.

Vinnie was the son of Jerry Abbott, a country music producer and songwriter. In an interview, Vinnie often called his father his biggest influence into getting into music. In 1981 when Vinnie and brother Darrell were still teens, they formed what would become Pantera, named after the Spanish translation of "panther".

Throughout the 1980s, Pantera was a glam metal band. As a matter of fact, Dimebag Darrell was known as (and this is not a joke), Diamond Darrell. That all changed in the late 80s when original lead singer Terry Glaze was fired and Phil Anselmo was brought in. In 1989, they were signed by Warner Bros. imprint ATCO Records and in 1990, the band released "Cowboys From Hell", their major label debut.

Along with Anselmo's punch-to-the gut vocals, The Abbotts were the heart and soul of Pantera with Dimebag's crunching guitar licks and Vinnie's machine gun-style drumming. They ended up selling over 60 million albums around the world and also sold out arenas. Sadly, the band broke up in 2003 because of friction between the Abbotts and Anselmo, who was known for his drug problems and bashing of African Americans on stage. The Abbotts ended up forming Damageplan, whose sound was more polished and mainstream than Pantera's. Their biggest hit was "Save Me", which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. Sadly, their album "New Found Power" was their one and only album. In 2004, a mentally-ill ex-Marine opened fire at one of their shows in Columbus, OH, killing Darrell. He was only 38. Shortly after his passing, tributes poured in from other rockers. Several songs, including Black Label Society's "In This River" and Nickelback's "Side of a Bullet" - which used a riff Dimebag was using while goofing off in the studio, donated by his estate to the members of Nickelback themselves - were dedicated to Dimebag himself.

Vinnie's brother's death didn't stop him. After Damageplan officially broke up, Hellyeah was born with Mudvayne's Chad Grey and fellow Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla among their members. The group released five studio albums and produced rock radio hits like "You Wouldn't Know", "Alcohaulin' Ass", "Hell of a Time", the spousal abuse anthem "Hush" and "Thank You", a song written by the band to honor family members of the band that passed away including Chad Grey's grandmother - who raised him - and of course, Dimebag.

Shortly before his untimely death, Vinnie Paul recorded the drum tracks needed for Hellyeah's sixth album. It's unknown if the album will see the light of day now with his passing. But all we know is that the Abbotts were definite rock royalty who were out there just to play good music. True, their 80s albums were pure garbage, but they knew that sometimes, the wait was well worth it and improved their sound over time. The one man I feel TOTALLY bad for is Dimebag and Vinnie's father, Jerry, for losing two sons and his wife.

The sad thing was that I've known a few people who met the Abbotts and they were stand-up people. I grew up loving their music, but since I was stuck in northern Michigan with shitty-assed KLT and radio stations that ODd on country, soccer mom music and oldies, well, I was in hell. Fuck, I cringe at the fact that during a conversation with my mom at Castle Farms many moons ago, good 'ol Terri Ray told her that Axl Rose "should eat a cracker". This, of course is in reference to Guns 'N Roses' classic "Patience" in which Rose whistles.  Oh, and let's not forget the rumor I heard that Ray would hang up on teens and young adults that wanted to hear bands like KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Tool and others on her precious Meatles-er, Leetsville Cafe. All this of they could meet their daily quota of butt rock needed to please the assholes in North Dakota who own the station. Of course, when the Castle closed when I was a teen, good rock shows up north were too far and in-between. It seemed that the best place for a teen in northern Michigan was in the Detroit area. Thankfully, there's now Rock 105 and 95-5 (which played some Pantera tunes yesterday in tribute), plus Streeters that bring decent rock shows up north. It's too bad all this happened YEARS after I moved to Grand Rapids.

The truth is that in the end, Good rock will always live on. While I'll never meet the Abbott brothers, at least there's other great rock stars that I hope to meet in the future who will be just as legendary. I know that rock is kind of in a slump right now because of record companies overpromoting wussy-ass millennial acts, but hopefully that will all change soon.

But the good news is that for the first time in 14 years, the Abbotts can play together again.
  
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Saturday, June 23, 2018

6.23.18 Weekend Mix




Shinedown - DEVIL
Christoph - Voice of Silence
Justice - DANCE X Fire X Safe and Sound (WWW)
Dennis Quin x Shermanology - Move Out Of My Way
Dakar & Sonny Fodera - First Time (Raumakustik Club mix)
Jonas Blue - Rise (Jonas Blue & Eden Prince remix)
Marco Lys f/Gene Farris - Turn It Up
Monolink - Swallow (Tale of Us remix)
Throttle - All In (VIP edit)
Ibranovski - Symmetry
Mr. Belt and Wezol f/LucyXX - Stupid
VASSA - Like An Egyptian
Aazar & Bellecour - Da Vinci
Above and Beyond f/Justine Suissa - Cold Feet
Afrojack x Jewelz and Sparks - One More Day (Nicky Romero remix)
BIJOU - Pringles f/Davonyea Marcel
Botnek & Aylen - Future of the Underground
Bounce Inc. - Nobody Likes
Brohug - Charlie
Carta - The Factory
Castor Troy & Warden - You and Me
Cedric Gervais - One Night (D.O.D. remix)
CID - I Miss You
CMC$ & Crossnaders - Baller
DJ Zinc & Jay Robinson f/Ami Carmine - Get Me Some
Danny Avila - BRAH
De Sluwe Vos - Insert Track Title


Friday, June 22, 2018

6.22.18 Weekend Mix



Sir Sly and Run
Dillon Francis f/Fuego - We The Funk (Ape Drums remix)
The Voyager - Satellites
Cash Cash f/Abir - Finest Hour
Seven Lions & Jason Ross f/Jonathan Mendelsohn - Ocean
1788-L - C Y B E R S P A C E
Kygo/Imagine Dragons - Born To Be Yours
blackbear & DVBBS - IDWK
Conro - Take Me There
Syn Cole - Who You Are
The Chemical Brothers f/Q-Tip - Go
SUMR CAMP - 24-7
Disclosure - When a Fire Starts to Burn (Midland remix)
Disco Killerz & Liquid Todd - Changes (Gil Glaze & Lanna remix)
Mike McFly - Cone Blower
Nirvana - Polly (Bruno Be remix)
Shakedown - At Night (Purple Disco Machine remix)
Bob Sinclar - World Hold On (Vintage Culture & Dubdogz remix)
Croatia Squad - Deep Dish It
David Penn, KPD - Disc-Jockey
Disciples - Atheist
Yolanda Be Cool f/Kwanzaa Posse - Musika (Flash89 remix)
Alesso - Falling (BROHUG remix)
Magnificence & Steff Da Camp - Out of My Mind
Matroda - The Drive
PNAU - Go Bang (Flash 89 remix)
Syskey - Mind Right
Walker & Royce and Ardalan - Turn It Around
A$AP Rocky - A$AP Forever f/Moby

Thursday, June 21, 2018

6.21.18 Bee-otch of the Day: iHeartMedia



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Name: iHeartMedia
Age: 46
Occupation: media giant
Last Seen: San Antonio, TX
Bee-otched For: another dud format on 106.7 in Detroit

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Once upon a time, there was a radio station in Detroit at 106.7 with some memorable call letters: WWWW.

The station was nicknamed W4 and until 1981 carried a rock format. As a matter of fact, Howard Stern handled mornings there. Of course, if you've seen Private Parts, you know the story. The ratings sucked, the station flipped to country and Howard moved to Washington, DC.

For years, W4 was the top country station in the Motor City. It consistently beat country upstart WYCD in the ratings. W4 did quite well. But then, Alice came to town.

On September 3, 1999, WWWW flipped to the weirdly-named format known as rock AC and it became Alice 106.7. The ratings tanked while WYCD took away their former listeners. Alice finally died in 2002, being replaced with classic rocker The Drive.

In the 16 years since, 106.7 in Detroit has been the home of failed format after failed format. It seemed that it changed format every year or two or even less. It even flipped back to country in 2006 as The Fox, but the ratings were in the shitter. In 2009, after playing "Shutting Detroit Down" by John Rich, they flipped to rhythmic AC as The Beat. Ratings were OK, though it hurt sister station WKQI/Channel 955. In 2012, it flipped back to classic rock as The D.

Now, 106.7 in Detroit is a format it hasn't tried before: alternative. And, whad'ya know? The ratings suck. In the six months it's been on the air, the station has never been above a 1.7 share.

Supposedly, alternative is the hot format of the day. But the sad reality is that well, it isn't. True, there are a few alternative stations that do well in the ratings (i.e. KROQ Los Angeles), but for the most part, alt-rock is a ratings dud. Before Alt 106.7's arrival, Windsor's 89X was Detroit's de facto alternative station. Yet, they couldn't muster a two share in the ratings. Oddly enough, after Alt 106.7's arrival, 89X flipped to a harder rock format. It's hard to tell how they're doing in the ratings now since they're focused more on Windsor now.

Other than Alt 106.7, Michigan only has two other alt-rockers: Kalamazoo's Z96.5 and Battle Creek's 104.9 The Edge. Z96.5 does OK in the ratings, but that's because Kalamazoo's other rock stations sadly suck. The Edge, however, is on Q106's turf. With the exception of some butt rock tunes here and there and the fact that they carry Bob and Tom, Q106 ain't too bad of a station.

Michigan used to have plenty of alternative stations to choose from, even here in Grand Rapids. WGRD was alternative for a decade and a half until 2010. As an active rocker, their ratings have been pretty good. Up north, there was The Zone. From 1998 to 2000, they were a wuss station, avoiding most harder rock. However, thanks to new program director Kimberly Fox, she cleaned out the Matchbox 20, Jewel and Paula Cole (is she still alive?) and bands like Slipknot, Rage Against the Machine and Disturbed were in. The result: they ended up being neck-and-neck with KLT in the ratings. Now as Rock 105 and 95-5, they are reportedly STILL neck-and-neck with KLT.

Let's not forget that Lansing had two incarnations of The Edge. The last time around, their ratings were OK for being in a college town and all, but it was still blown up for classic country.

So, why is Alt 106.7 a dud? Simple: alternative rock in general, well, sucks. Most alt-rock stations are very wussy-sounding these days. Some of it's very slow and just too damn folksy. Plus, many of the bands that represent alt-rock nowadays won't be around much longer. Remember Fun.? They only released one album and then they broke up. The truth is that a regular, mainstream active rocker does way better in the ratings. WRIF is beating Alt 106.7 by leaps and bounds. Yet the problem is that record labels are overhyping wuss bands simply because it reaches a younger audience. OK, so why are bands like Ghost and Five Finger Death Punch outselling the likes of regular CHR artists like Dua Lipa, Halsey and even Kendrick Lamar? The simple truth is that there is a market for great, kickass rock 'n roll but the record companies all have their heads up their asses. Because of that, we have shit stations like Alt 106.7.

Let's also not forget that Alt's morning show, Woody is tape-delayed one day out of Los Angeles. Much of Alt 106.7's air talent is voicetracked out of other markets. WRIF, however has a local morning show that gets good numbers.

Question is, how long will it last? Remember, the average lifespan of a format on 106.7 in Detroit is maybe two years tops.

There's a reason why it's called alternative. It's an alternative... to ratings.

 
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

6.20.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump


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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 72
Occupation: dick
Last Seen: The White House
Bee-otched For: being too late

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For the past few days, the top news story has been the horrific treatment of children being caged and locked up in so called "tender age shelters" at the US-Mexican border.

So many have put Drumpf on notice for creating the programs that are tearing apart Mexican refugees and their children. It even caused Rachael Maddow to burst into tears. So what does he do to reverse the damage? He signed an executive order to put an end to the kiddie jails. Of course, with the midterms coming up, it's logical for the de facto president to do so, especially since even his fellow Repukes are comparing his antics to the Holocaust and the Japanese determent camps of the 1940s.

Meanwhile up in Canada, the Senate there approved the full legalization of cannabis. THAT'S RIGHT! You can smoke weed, see a free doctor and drink beer while getting a full-nude lap dance up in good 'ol Canada while here in America, we're quickly turning into Nazi Germany.

You know, it's sad that our politics are fucked up comparing to Canada's, and it's all because of the fact that Drumpf's voters are all racists and those easily manipulated. Already, this country's on the track to going back to 2008 again.

Right now, I'm watching the Democratic gubernatorial debate on WOOD-TV here in Grand Rapids. Personally, all three people running would be a better governor for Michigan than Drumpf is president for this country. Even Shri Thanedar, who is probably the most-fake of the three would be a better president, even though he ran laboratories that tested on animals. (Personally, I like Abdul El-Sayed the best so far.)

In the end, the young children who were separated from their parents will be scarred for life. I know, there's some Drumpfers that will cry, "OH! IT WAS THEIR PARENTS FAULT FOR COMING HERE ILLEGALLY!" I cry bullshit. Unless you're a Native American, you are a product of immigrants. My ancestry is Dutch, English, Welsh and Canadian, just to name a few. My ancestors all came here for a better life and the same should be for everybody else. I know, there's immigrants here who are all assholes. But one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch.

The Orange Shitgibbon cries that the Mexicans bring all the rapists. Well, he's raped a bunch of kids of their childhood.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

6.19.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Phil Boyce


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Name: Phil Boyce
Age: ??
Occupation: chief programmer of talk radio, Salem Radio Network
Last Seen: ??
Bee-otched For: reaching the wrong audience


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On Saturday, I was listening to my favorite weekly podcast, Southpaws, which is also syndicated through Pacifica. Most of the time, hosts Darren Gibson and Jack Prince were talking about how Pothole Johnny himself, ex-Michigan governor John Engler was fucking up Michigan State University.

During the broadcast, Gibson touched on an article on The Daily Beast where Phil Boyce, the head of talk programming at Salem Radio Network talked about why he thinks that talk radio hosts need to stand up for Drumpf. Boyce was speaking at a Talkers Magazine conference in Manhattan last week.

"This guy does have the support of our audience, despite the daily attacks of the mainstream media. Our listeners despise the mainstream media," Boyce said on stage in front of 100 people. He called Drumpf's win in 2016 a game-changer for the talk format and thought that if Hillary Clinton won instead, that it would be all over for him.

Sadly, during his diatribe, Boyce proclaimed "The problem is we’re reaching for a 25-to-54 demo that’s not going to come. A twenty-something isn’t going to listen to us. A 26-year-old who’s living on his parents’ couch in the basement, who’s more worried about his video games or watching porn, is not gonna listen to us. So why do we change, and go after him, and risk running off the ones that will come and listen to us." On Southpaws, Gibson told the truth and I agree 100%: THE REASON WHY THERE'S 26-YEAR-OLDS LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS IS BECAUSE OF HOW FUCKED UP THE RIGHT BECAME IN THE 1980S UNDER REAGAN!

Look, I was born JUST BEFORE the millennial generation. When I graduated from a small tech school just before 9/11, there were no jobs for me. I had to return to washing dishes at the Mexican restaurant in northern Michigan where I worked at as a teen. When they severely trimmed my hours because they decided to hire somebody older than I was and needed the money more than I did, I ended up working at a convenience store. However, the asshole Iraqi owner sold the store to a father and son who knew NOTHING about running a c-store and they ALSO cut my hours. During all this, my asshole polack stepdad wanted me to go out on my own, even though it was just after 9/11 and there were no jobs ANYWHERE. I finally ended up moving to Grand Rapids in 2002 where I worked for ANOTHER asshole who didn't give me a raise for a decade. Oh, and guess what? He was a "Christian".Yep, a so-called "Christian" who owned homes here in Grand Rapids, Alaska and Florida. The only good thing about all this is that he has since retired and I've gotten a few raises from my company's new boss.

The funny thing is that Salem calls themselves a "Christian" company. Oddly enough, they syndicate programs that either talk about the Bible or some reich-winged loudmouth who thinks that Obama was born in Kenya and was the Antichrist and that Drumpf is really Jesus. But, guess what? NONE OF THEIR FUCKING HOSTS OR STATIONS HAVE RATINGS!

Look, talk radio is dying thanks to aging hosts and an aging demo. Most young people hate Drumpf and so do most older folks, too. True, there *are* some towns where Rush and Co. still have ratings (and sadly, one's Grand Rapids), but the truth is that people like Phil Boyce are delusional. If people like Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher and Michael Medved are going to take me to Heaven, thanks, but I prefer to take another route.

And with the way conservative media is, it's all going that same direction.

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Monday, June 18, 2018

6.18.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



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Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Age: 232
Occupation: newspaper
Last Seen: Pittsburgh
Bee-otched For: firing their beloved cartoonist over telling the truth

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Right now, thousands of children are being separated from their parents all because they want a better life in America. The camps the children are being thrown in are now being compared to the Japanese deterrment camps during World War II. So far, it's definitely one of the worst policies created by Drumpf since taking the Oval Office.

It's too bad that a man who put some light on the situation has been fired.

Rob Rogers was the editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette since 1993. He was fired from the paper last week, claiming that their editorial staff pressured him to produce comics that were pro-Drumpf. He refused; as a matter of fact, the final nail of the coffin was his last strip, seen above.

In an editorial piece for the New York Times, Rogers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1999 claimed that the traditionally-leftist paper had shifted more towards the right in recent years. They claimed that he was too obsessed with Drumpf and that his work had gotten more "angrier". In his op-ed piece for the Times, Rogers said that he'll be at his drawing table every day of his presidency.

Rob Rogers has gotten plenty of support from fellow cartoonists and even Pittsburgh's mayor. It's tragic that a paper that was a lefty stronghold for decades has now fallen to being a shitrag that caters to virtually nobody. Pittsburgh is a town that overwhelmingly hates Drumpf and for the PG to kiss his ass shows that it's about them and not the reader anymore.

Part of the problem is that the PG's editor, Keith Burris is a huge Drumpf supporter. It's not helping that they're doing more shared business with their sister publication, The Toledo Blade. Both papers are owned by the Block family, who also own Toledo's main cable system, Buckeye. They also own several TV stations including Fox affiliate WDRB in Louisville, NBC WAND in Decatur, IL and all the TV stations in Lima, OH.

Sadly, we live in a time where there's no real liberal media anymore, except for maybe the internet. AM talk radio is loaded with Rush and his clones, TV cable news is biased and corporate and even indie papers are either disappearing, or even worse, becoming more middle of the road like my childhood paper, Traverse City's Northern Express. When Luke Haase bought the paper a few years ago, they started publishing more conservative viewpoints and even racist cartoons from now-former editorial cartoonist Glenn McCoy. Recently, the paper pulled its last cartoon, Jen Sorensen's weekly comic.

I know, everything's online nowadays and there, people can provide their own views and opinions. Editorial cartoons are an artform and when its creator is told to provide a different viewpoint that's not his or her's, then it's not really art. It's forced. It's like forcing a black man to join the KKK.

If I'm not mistaken, Rogers' comics are still syndicated through Andrews McNeel, so he still has a job there. But sadly, this is a sign that cartoonists are being forced into the cookie cutter world of once-great journalism. When somebody is forced to present a viewpoint that's not theirs and make it their own, it's cookie cutter journalism at its worst.

I hope that because of this, the PG's circulation drops and the same goes with other publications that no longer present a viewpoint that people actually want. Growing up, I was into bands like KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Slipknot and so on. Radio stations downstate played them, but not up in northern Michigan. Why? Because Traverse City's only rock station, WKLT was owned by a company from North Dakota that was all in it for the money instead of the quality. Of course, there's now Rock 105 and 95-5, but sadly, I've had a love-hate relationship with that station and its predecessor, The Zone. I look at the radio ratings now and the people are revolting from old standbys like 106 KHQ, WCCW and so on. Why? It's because there's other and better radio options out there like Pandora, SiriusXM and Spotify. In the case of the PG, people can flip over to the Tribune-Review or stop reading newspapers altogether. I haven't bought a newspaper in years and I feel fine, thank you very much.

Instead of ink, the Blocks have blood on their hands.

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Saturday, June 16, 2018

6.16.18 Weekend Mix



Lovelytheband - Broken
Matt Nash & Sebjak - I Need a Friend
Me & My Toothbrush - Hands Off
Mono Mind - I Found My Soul At Marvingate (Sofa Tunes remix)
PAX - Electric Feel
Qlank - Give Back
Ricardo Volilobe - Chicks In Da Club
Sage Armstrong x Bruno Furlan - Gotdamn
15Grams - Feel It
Antoine Delvig - Cinco
Danny Howard - This Sound
Danny Wade - Navigator
David Tort & Albert Neve - Blob 2018
DEL-30 - You Won't Regret
Dennis Cruz f/Martina Camargo - El Sueno
Malaa & Noizu - Music Sounds Better With You
Chris Lake x Walker & Royce - Dance With Me
Krystal Klear - Neutron Dance
KURA - Lambo
Lucati - B2B
Madison Mars - Back the Funk
Magnificence & Julian Snijder - Drop It Low
Matroda x Childish Gambino - This is America (VIP edit)
Mr. Belt & Wezol - Let's All Chant
Matt Caseli & David Jimenez vs. Groove Junkies & Alexander Polinsky - Losing My Mind
Moska - House Religion
Nervo - Hey Ricky (FTampa remix)
Nitti Gritti & Vlien Boy - Bailando

Friday, June 15, 2018

6.15.18 Weekend Mix




Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes (Quarterhead remix)
Armin Van Buuren - Blah Blah Blah
Hatsune Miku f/Slushii - Through the Night
Steve Aoki & Vini Vici f/Mama Aoki - Moshi Moshi
ATLiens - Invasion
Chime - Facepunch
Destructo & Busta Rhymes - Fucking Shit Up
DVMU - This One's For the Soundboiz
Dirty Audio x Krischvn - Phantom
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Vini Vici & Cherrymoon Trax - The House of House
Skrillex & The Doors - Breakin' a Sweat
Vini Vici & Coming Soon!!! - Mad (Blastoyz remix)
W&W & Groove Coverage - God Is A Girl
Brynny & Uberjak'd f/Jethro - Monsters in the Night
Crizzly & Carbin - Bangin'
Jauz & DJ Snake - Gassed Up
Marshmello - Tell Me
Sikdope & ATRIP f/Virus Syndicate - Badder
King Kavalier f/Chris Lee - Bad Drugs
Barren Gates - The Hiest
Zetta - Necrosis (Misfit Massacre remix)
Gryffin - Winnebago
Antiserum f/Bok Nero - On the Edge
Bear Grillz f/Sullivan King - Wicked
Cesqeaux & DJ Sliink - Bust
Cyran - Make Em Say
Dirtcaps f/Jantine - Need a Friend
Ivory - Next Level
Jayceeoh & HVRCRFT f/Veela - All I See
LightCount - Rewind
Luv Drunk - I Can't Lose

Thursday, June 14, 2018

6.14.18 Bee-otches of the Day: companies that still sponsor The Cosby Show on TV One



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Names: various
Ages: various
Occupation: various
Last Seen: various
Bee-otched For: supporting a felon


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Today, the Detroit Tigers played a day game, beating the Twins. Yes, the Rally Goose is alive and well in the Motor City.

Since my nighttime TV habit has revolved around the Tigers and they weren't playing tonight, I remembered that I promised myself to list all of the sponsors of The Cosby Show on TV One, the TV network that still has the gall to air that show even after Cosby's guilty verdict.

I was expecting mostly promos and filler, but I was SHOCKED to see many A-list sponsors that aired during the show, which airs on the 88th most-viewed TV network here in the US. With the show being axed on other channels like Bounce and TV Land, some could wonder if having Cosby all to themselves would help improve TV One's ratings.

So here you go, folks. Here's a list of the sponsors of last night's block of The Cosby Show, which aired at 7pm tonight:

Progressive
IKEA
Macy's
NBC (promoting their new show Marlon)
Domino's
Allegra
Energizer
US Army
Jeep
AT&T
Allstate
Kohl's
KFC
Denny's
The General Insurance
Blue Bunny Ice Cream
Rent-A-Center
Kleenex
McDonald's
So Clean C-Pap Machines
Cadillac
Zillow
Gold Bond
Metro PCS
Nissan
Wendy's
Cottonelle
Kellogg's Eggo
Gilead Pharmaceuticals

Yep, 29 sponsors of a show starring a monster who drugged and raped over 60 women in his career. Yet, it was one who brought him to justice.

BTW, the two episodes were one where Cosby entertains a bunch of children at Olivia's birthday party and another was when BB King shows up at the Huxtables' home. I didn't laugh once during either episode. Neither seemed to have a plot.

Ya know, it's sad that when Samantha Bee called Ivanka Trump a cunt, State Farm and Autotrader pulled their spots. Reportedly, TBS's airing of Full Frontal last week was mostly filled with promos for other TBS shows. Yet, 29 companies still support the supposed humor of a monster who ruined the lives of so many women.

Folks, calling a wealthy woman a cunt is a tap on the shoulder as opposed to raping and drugging one herself. Why is corporate America still supporting this bullshit?!?! I know, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Phylicia Rashad, Raven Symone and others did nothing wrong and they deserve residuals. But in the great words of Buck Strickland, "sometimes, you gotta kill the horse to save the leg."

Please. Stop the madness.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

6.13.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Kumar Vemulapalli



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Name: Kumar Vemulapalli
Age: 75
Occupation: real estate developer
Last Seen: Cincinnati, OH
Bee-otched For: making my childhood mall beyond useless


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When I was a little boy growing up in northern Michigan, Cherryland Mall was the place to be.

I had fond memories of that tiny mall, which was Traverse City's first modern enclosed mall when it opened in 1976. It wasn't a megamall by any means. It didn't have a food court nor did it have a movie theater. It did, however have several water fountains - I remember my father handing me pennies to throw in there - plus stores like Circus World (the closest I ever got to being a Toys 'R' Us kid), The Id, Kinney Shoes (ironically across the hall from Foot Locker, and guess where my mom made me buy my shoes, sadly...), Aladdin's Castle, Camelot Music and Tape World.

However, Cherryland's fate was sealed all thanks to a mall that didn't have any fountains, but did have the aforementioned food court and movie theater, plus 50 more stores - some taken from Cherryland itself - and even a carousel, and that was Grand Traverse Mall.

Since GTM opened in 1992, Cherryland has been in a sad, pitiful demise. By the late 90s, Cherryland was mostly reduced to mom 'n pop stores replacing the chain stores that once graced the mall and vacancy was very high. Their owners and founders, the Schostak family decided to redevelop it into a power center in 1999, becoming the Cherryland Center. They were hoping that the new outdoor format would be a success. Well....

It was successful when it reopened, but the sad thing was that 9/11 and the poor economy in the 2000s hurt Cherryland even more. The 2008 economic collapse really hurt Cherryland; Wells Fargo forclosed on the mall in 2010. Since then, stores have been abandoning the strip, and it hasn't helped that the man who has owned it since 2013 has a long history of poorly-managed buildings.

Kumar Vemulapalli bought Cherryland at auction in 2013 for just over $3 million. Since then, Cherryland has been turning into a ghost town. This past year alone, Cherryland has lost or is losing their three founding anchors: Kmart, Younkers (formerly Prange's) and Sears. After all three stores close, Big Lots will be Cherryland's sole anchor with very little else surrounding that store.

Kumar has been known for owning mismanaged buildings. As a matter of fact, he was the owner of the Genesee Towers in Flint, which became condemned under his aegis. Now, it's Cherryland Center's turn. The sad thing is that there are talks about turning the old Kmart space into a U-Haul dealer. But then again, it's better than nothing. As for the soon-to-be-abandoned Sears and Younkers slots, it's anybody's guess what will happen to those.

The only bright spot for Cherryland is the fact that the biggest nail in its coffin, Grand Traverse Mall, has had their weaknesses, too. In ten years, they have lost some major tenants like Abercrombie and Fitch, Pacific Sun, Foot Locker, Express, Yankee Candle and Zales Jewelers, plus its movie theater when a new cinema was built down the road. As a matter of fact, the area across from Dunham's Sports in the Target corridor is a virtual ghost town, loaded with abandoned storefronts save for an Armed Forces career center and an acupressure office. The mall seems to have its fair share of empty storefronts. However, their bright spot is the fact that in those ten years, they've gained H&M, Gap, Old Navy, Torrid and Zumiez, plus the Dunham's that replaced the cinema and part of the Target corridor.

Grand Traverse Mall had 77 stores in 2010. Today, it's 58. When I was a teen, it was over 100.

The sad thing is that maybe - just maybe - it's not totally Kumar's fault that Cherryland is indeed a ghost town. Traverse City, after all is overretailed and with the internet, those who used to drive 50-100 miles just to go to the mall don't do so anymore. Fuck, Grand Traverse Mall doesn't even have a bookstore!

The point is, BOTH Grand Traverse Mall and Cherryland need to learn from Woodland and Centerpoint here in Grand Rapids. They're two malls across from each other and both have had a lot of work done. Several years ago, Centerpoint - like Cherryland - became a power center. But unlike Cherryland, it's doing quite well. Woodland lost Sears last year. Guess what? Instead of having a building that will sit dark for years, their owners are dumping $100 million in renovations and new stores, including a Von Maur. Already, there's stores moving around Woodland to make way for the renovated mall.

If GT Mall and Cherryland learned from the Grand Rapids malls, this will be good news for the economy and people would be interested in shopping there again. Nobody wants to visit retail deserts. Hell, there's a lot of stores in those two malls here that could do well up there: The Apple Store, Bar Louie, Pottery Barn, Barnes and Noble and a few more here and there.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

6.12.18 Bee-otch of the Day: AT&T


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Name: American Telephone and Telegraph
Age: 133
Occupation: telecommunications company
Last Seen: Dallas, TX
Bee-otched For: gulping TimeWarner


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It's official: one of the biggest media companies on Earth is getting bigger.

The Department of Justice ruled that AT&T can go ahead and buy TimeWarner for $85.4 billion. That means that once the ink is dried, AT&T will now own CNN, HBO, TBS, Warner Bros. Pictures, Superman, Batman, "The Wizard of Oz" and Mad Magazine, just to name a few.

AT&T already owns DirecTV and a minority stake in Game Show Network with Sony. Despite owning a good chunk of the country's cable and satellite media, the DOJ ruled that neither AT&T nor TW will have to divest anything to complete the merger.

Of course, this is the same AT&T whom in 1982 had to divest their Baby Bells after the same DOJ ruled that they were running a monopoly.

Ironically, the merger was approved a day after net neutrality rules were erased, allowing ISPs to tell their subscribers what they can or can't download or watch.

Sadly, this further causes AT&T to be an even bigger company and in the long run will fuck over a lot of people. Since AT&T owns both DirecTV and a ton of cable channels, they can charge their competitors like Dish Network and Comcast more money to carry those channels. It's also worth noting that AT&T does give more to the Republicans than the Democrats, which might force CNN to go further to the right. Strangely enough, Drumpf himself claimed that the AT&T/TW merger would be bad for consumers. Then again, he religiously watches Fox News Channel, so he could care less.

This reminds me of another TW merger: the one between them and AOL (remember them?). The two merged in 2001 to the tune of $164 BILLION. But because AOL couldn't compete with the evolving cable internet market, the company's value dropped significantly and in 2003, the AOL portion of the name was eliminated. AOL was eventually spun off and is now owned by Verizon (along with another internet has-been, Yahoo!).

Folks, I avoid AT&T at all costs. My cable's though this company and my phone's though these fine folks. Plus, my ISP's owned by my apartment, so I can't do much about that option. I used to have AT&T for DSL, and sadly, they called me every hour it seemed to harass me about getting more shit from them, Never again. It's more annoying than the subscription tags that fall out of my Mad Magazines every month.

So, what, us worry? Sadly, a lot.

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Monday, June 11, 2018

6.11.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump



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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 71
Occupation: spoiled rich guy
Last Seen: Singapore
Bee-otched For: making a few bad deals


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One of my favorite ghost town stories from here in Michigan involves Singapore. Not where the de facto president is right now, but the town that was near Saugatuck that was an epicenter for logging in the 1800s. After the great Chicago fire, workers worked night and day, around the clock to get wood hauled out to Chicago. However, so many trees were cut that it caused sand to kick up and by 1875, the people abandoned Singapore for other towns. Today, there's nothing left of Singapore except for the fact that all of their buildings are now underneath the sand dunes.

Of course, Singapore - the sovereign nation in Asia - has Drumpf there at the moment and instead of sand, he's attract a stinkload of shit.

The sad thing is that Drumpf left our allies at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, QC (yes, us Michiganders need to know that there's other towns in the world with that name) in disgust and even dissing Canada and its way-more-professional prime minister Justin Trudeau. Now, he's in Singapore trying to tell their leader Kim Jong Un that they need a deal to stop their nuclear weapons program.

Guess what? His father had similar deals with Clinton and Dubya to no avail. He lied after the deals were made. Tell ya the truth, I don't expect much out of a weasel who has called him "Rocket Man" plus the fact that Kim has labeled him a "dotard", which is pretty much the definition of a senile old person. Sadly, when the enemy acts more intelligent than you, we're doomed.

Look, gas prices are going up. The prices of steel, recyclables and other goods are also increasing. If this continues, it'll be 2008 all over again.

Midterms, please come quicker than we think!
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Saturday, June 9, 2018

6.9.18 Weekend Mix


Nine Inch Nails - God Break Down the Door
Nine Inch Nails vs. 50 Cent - Closer In Da Club
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
David Guetta & Sia - Flames
Slippy & Goja - Monster f/Panther
Luca Lush - Vermillion
The Glitch Mob - I Could Be Anything f/Elohim (Rezz remix)
ZHU x Karnival Blues - Still Want U
Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
Nick Catchdubs - UFO Style
The Chainsmokers & Drew Love - Somebody (Ruhide remix)
Dillon Francis - BaBaBa
Yellow Claw f/San Holo - Summertime
Destructo - Techno
Too Many Zooz - Warriors
Hoodboi - Long Distance
Gorillaz - Lake Zurich
Sofi Tukker - Batshit
Disclosure f/ Fatoumata Diawara - Ultimatum
Krosses - Losing My Grip
Rufus Du Sol - No Place
Damon Hess & Deep Matter f/Tania Doko - 95
The Knocks f/Foster the People - Ride or Die (Purple Disco Machine remix)
Dr. Dre - The Next Episode (Liu remix)
EDX - Anthem

Friday, June 8, 2018

6.8.18 Weekend Mix



Ghost - Rats
Halsey - Alone (Calvin Harris remix)
Justin Martin f/Will Clarke - Back to the Jungle
Lucky Charmes - Whip That
Kaskade, Brohug & Mr. Tape f/Madge - Fun
Kiko Franco & Jetlag Music - Mi Gente
Kolombo - It's Getting Hot
Maceo Plex x Maars - Mutant Disco
Maddow - Feel So High
Martin Ikin - She's OK
Moby - This Wild Darkness (CYA remix)
Noizu - Wavey
OMNOM - Fo Free
Pendulum - Tarantula (f/DJ Fresh, $pyda & Tenor Fly) (Icarus remix)
Wade - Boyz in the Hood (CamelPhat remix)
Silk City f/Diplo, Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather - Only Can Get Better
Alison Wonderland - Church (The Presets remix)
Andrew Meller - Born Slippy (Reincarnation mix)
Ardalan, Walker & Royce - Iz The Shit
Dekova - Credentials
Chris Lake - Lose My Mind
Jauz x Snails - Motherfkers
Kevin Knapp - Blah Blah Blah (Jamie Jones & Detlef remix)

Thursday, June 7, 2018

6.7.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Rudy Giuliani



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Name: Rudy Giuliani
Age: 74
Occupation: ex-New York City mayor
Last Seen: Tel Aviv
Bee-otched For: being a hypocritical asshole


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It's a sad shame that after 9/11, he was the most-respected mayor in America. But guess what? People do a damn good job letting others down.

Rudy Giuliani is now Drumpf's lawyer and is trying to put the smack down on Stormy Daniels, the porn star who had an affair with the future de facto president in 2006. During an event in Tel Aviv yesterday, Rudy told the crowd that he has no respect for porn stars. This coming from a man who just got divorced from his third wife, once married his second cousin and was estranged from his first two wives while married. Yet, he was the asshole who "cleaned up" New York City by enforcing extremely tough laws on adult businesses.

It's hysterical that he's doing everything to protect Drumpf's image, but he's proven that he's just as hypocritical as the head asshole in charge himself. Even Stormy's lawyer, Michael Avenetti called Rudy a "misogynist" and reminded us all on Twitter that Stormy passed a lie detector test, proving that she had an affair with Drumpf when he was first married to Melania. Even Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told correspondents at a press conference that Rudy doesn't speak for Drumpf.

The more people like Rudy Giuliani speak, the worse things get for Drumpf. But that's OK. Most Americans are tired of their antics and they want it to stop. When a porn star with big, fake tits has more respect in America than the president, it says a lot. Just think, only five more months and the truth will come out. It's time for Drumpf to pay the price.

Drumpf: the man whose people and their bullshit writes their own punchline.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

6.6.18 Bee-otch of the Day: Grand Rapids Brewing Company



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Name: Grand Rapids Brewing Company
Age: 6
Occupation: bar
Last Seen: Grand Rapids, MI
Bee-otched For: naming a beer after a prohibitionist


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In 1862, a group of insurance men decided to honor one of our nation's founders by naming their new company after him. That company, of course is John Hancock.

In 1984, a brewer named Jim Koch created a beer and chose to name it after another Bostonian patriot: Samuel Adams.

Hell, there was even a gas station in Detroit named for Obama.

I was downtown on Monday when I was walking by the Grand Rapids Brewing Company. I saw some of the beers advertised and I couldn't believe my eyes. They have a beer named for a not-so-great American patriot: Rosalynn Bliss, the fucked-up ho mayor of this city.

According to their website, the Rosalynn Bliss Blonde Ale is named "In honor of beer city USA’s mayor, and her passion for local craft beer, this light-bodied, blonde ale is infused with mango ceylon tea. Its subtle flavors of mango, apricot, tea, toasted malt, biscuit, and toffee complement this classic blonde ale, with a slight hop bitterness on the finish. world beer championship gold medal winner." The beer is only 5.2% ABV, so it won't get you schnockered.

It's understandable that Grand Rapids is "Beer City USA" because we're the home of Founder's. But the fact that they named the beer after the former city commissioner who helped to rid this city of strip clubs is simply like naming a daycare center after John Balyo or a beer after a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union that helped to make prohibition a reality.

What might make this story even more sad is that I was walking past GRBC with a woman that I met online. I bought her a nice dinner and even bought her two sacks of Doritos because she was into dinosaurs (they're doing a promo with the upcoming Jurassic Park movie). Later in the evening, I texted her, telling her that I had a great evening. That was the last I heard from her. Of course, don't even get me started on that heroin bitch that I bitched about earlier this year. The tragedy is that I paid all these girls hundreds of dollars and got nowhere. But at a strip club, you walk in and see girls naked. You can't take them home, but for $20, you can get a lap dance from them. But thanks to what Bliss helped to achieve in 2006, the nearest GOOD strip club to Grand Rapids is all the way over in Lansing.

You know, strip clubs are safer than bars and even restaurants, where there's more prostitution than there are at strip clubs. Hell, you can go to a gas station at 3 a.m. and get a BJ from a clerk who is bored to tears. At least strip clubs have standards unlike many other places. But the right-wing in America has fucked it all up by claiming that strip clubs are hellholes, which is far from the truth.

Hell, I can make my own Rosalynn Bliss Blonde! All I have to do is drink plenty of liquids and piss out the results!

Come to think of it, I think I'll name my poop after another great American president: Bush!


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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

6.5.18 Bee-otch of the Day: the media



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Name: the media
Age: ageless
Occupation: intended informers and educators to the public
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: not knowing where their ass is


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Last week, the media showed the world that they only cared about the peanuts while the elephants walked by.

For two days straight on the Lester Holt-less NBC Nightly News, the top stories were Roseanne's fall from grace and Samantha Bee calling Drumpf's daughter a "feckless cunt".

Now, I can understand Roseanne's firing, and she deserved it even though her comeback show was the #1 show for ABC. However, why NBC needed to make Bee's outburst their top story is beyond me. Ivanka is a rich white woman who has had the world handed to her while Valarie Jarret was judged simply because she's black.

And meanwhile while all this is going on, Puerto Rico is still a hellhole.

Since Hurricane Maria hit the island, it's believed that over 4,645 people have died and many of them didn't have adequate medical care. Seventy thousand homes were leveled and over three million people still have no access to electricity.

When the news broke about PR's continued woes, the media was all fixated on Roseanne's ordeal, plus Bee's outburst. To me, it was more of a publicity stunt than anything else. The sad thing is that there WERE some so-called lefties who were appalled by Bee's comments about Ivanka, namely Chelsea "Marijuana kills people" Clinton. Want feckless? Look at what her mom and Debbie Wassermann Schultz did to Bernie Sanders in 2016.

Look, when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, we responded swiftly. But it's sad that because we have a de facto president who hates Hispanics, the citizens of PR have had to suffer. Our treatment of them has been beyond lackluster and it's painful. I once knew a Puerto Rican woman and she was one of the nicest people I've ever met. She's lucky because she moved to Michigan when she was a little girl. I know, PR has long been a poor part of America, but then again, it's still America.

America: we can't have good healthcare, we can't have good education for all and we have parts of our nation that are beyond poor, but hey! The wealthy will be getting a big, bjuicy tax cut!


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