Moving the All-Star game away from Atlanta a few years ago ticked me off to no end. ESPN was a huge driver of this happening. Their program Around the Horn was a big proponent of this. This and a few other things they did caused me to stop watching that program altogether. The show's demise honestly gave me great joy. Because that show went from sports journalists to many times race baiting grifters.
Thanks for the clarification Sir John. Too often I see stories like this and it’s difficult to cut through the nonsense. So I appreciate the verification. Sir John—-Receive “The Good Citizen Of The Week” Award!
I never was a fan of Colbert or any of the other (IMHO) unfunny clowns that couldn’t hold a candle to Johnny Carson, and since I don’t watch much network TV anyway I honestly couldn’t care less one way or the other. However I would be interested in hearing Colbert explain his claims of being a practicing Catholic with his views that seem to contradict what the Catholic Church teaches.
John: I just read the book, “Power Failure”, about the rise and fall of GE. The basic conclusion was that this once powerful, commercially diverse company became a victim of its own size and scope, that it was such an unmanageable behemoth it collapsed under its own weight and had to be split up and sold off for the benefit of the stockholders. This sounded very familiar. Our own federal government has increased in such size and scope that it has permeated every aspect of its citizens, but not to our benefit. I think the Dobbs decision is a model for much of what the federal government needs to do – return the power and decision making to the states, where it can be more effectively managed. Are there other aspects of government reach that can follow this model?
"I have my doubts. I guess I’ll just consider myself fortunate to have gotten to enjoy Johnny Carson and David Letterman (before he turned sour) for all those years. They were amazing."
Me too John. Both at times kept me up late at night.
Moving the All-Star game away from Atlanta a few years ago ticked me off to no end. ESPN was a huge driver of this happening. Their program Around the Horn was a big proponent of this. This and a few other things they did caused me to stop watching that program altogether. The show's demise honestly gave me great joy. Because that show went from sports journalists to many times race baiting grifters.
Well done! Aloha, Mike
Thanks for the clarification Sir John. Too often I see stories like this and it’s difficult to cut through the nonsense. So I appreciate the verification. Sir John—-Receive “The Good Citizen Of The Week” Award!
His Utnost Excellency, The Emperor. Has Spoken!
I never was a fan of Colbert or any of the other (IMHO) unfunny clowns that couldn’t hold a candle to Johnny Carson, and since I don’t watch much network TV anyway I honestly couldn’t care less one way or the other. However I would be interested in hearing Colbert explain his claims of being a practicing Catholic with his views that seem to contradict what the Catholic Church teaches.
In fairness, Carson set the bar extremely high. I think only Letterman came close.
How high was it?
How high was it? Well, let's put it this way. Wilt Chamberlain couldn't get that high without help from Cheech and Chong!
I would catch Arsenio Hall occasionally and I thought he did a pretty good job but apparently never had the audience.
Arsenio was sort of entertaining, but he never hooked me.
John: I just read the book, “Power Failure”, about the rise and fall of GE. The basic conclusion was that this once powerful, commercially diverse company became a victim of its own size and scope, that it was such an unmanageable behemoth it collapsed under its own weight and had to be split up and sold off for the benefit of the stockholders. This sounded very familiar. Our own federal government has increased in such size and scope that it has permeated every aspect of its citizens, but not to our benefit. I think the Dobbs decision is a model for much of what the federal government needs to do – return the power and decision making to the states, where it can be more effectively managed. Are there other aspects of government reach that can follow this model?
"I have my doubts. I guess I’ll just consider myself fortunate to have gotten to enjoy Johnny Carson and David Letterman (before he turned sour) for all those years. They were amazing."
Me too John. Both at times kept me up late at night.