Howdy everyone.
With me featuring Colbert and Stewart last week, standing up for Jimmy Kimmel, I think it's only fair that the first video is Kimmel's monologue from his first show back from MAGA exile. It was pretty good. I particularly teared up with Guillermo's heartfelt support.
One of the things this Kimmel situation exposed is how disturbing it is watching these major media companies abandon Freedom of Speech for specific political ideology and profits. Corporate media is destroying this country. There was a reason why, years ago, there were strict rules on how much a single person could control as far as news and information. Today, a handful of people, predominantly wealthy white men, determine what news and narrative the vast majority of us receive in any given day, whether print, radio, TV, or online.
I highly doubt we'll stop this insanity. The corporate media will flood us with news stories about how 2 dozen people making all the media content decisions for 330,000,000 of us is a great idea, buying off the politicians they need to make sure nothing ever gets fixed.
The next clip is from the outstanding movie, Network. The movie, released in 1976, seemed to (for the most part) predict where we are in our society, with corporations and money controlling the world. Here is a stunning Ned Beatty with the best scene he ever did (a scene which ended up getting him an Oscar nod), forecasting where the world is heading. A little off on some specifics (and one unfortunate reference), but stunningly close to the mark for a shot fired 50 years ago.
Finally, tonight is the great clip from The Daily Show where a man I've talked to many times over the years, John Fugelsang, talked to Jordan Klepper about his new BESTSELLING BOOK "Separation of Church and Hate"!
John inspired me to talk much more about my frustrations at seeing my religion, a religion I believe is based on love, compassion, welcoming, and understanding, turned into a vehicle of hate and discrimination. He showed me I don't have to be afraid to fight the people destroying Christianity.
Have a great weekend!
Please make sure you keep up to date on all of your vaccinations. And use Tylenol responsibly. Trump and his band of dolts are lying to you about that.
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