Political stuff that affects us all in some form.
Is this a political move to show the US can shoot shit down in space? Is it a precautionary measure to help remove any threat of an inoperable spy satellite with a toxic fuel tank? You be the judge.
Destroying the satellite’s onboard tank of about 1,000 pounds of hydrazine fuel was the primary goal.
The birth of trashy talk shows has to be Morton Downey, Jr. With just a little research – I found out that I’m not alone in my thinking.
I remember watching his show when nothing else was on (even more possible back then) and thinking:
Wow! This guy really has a national show? He’s annoying and crass and so are his guests. Though sometimes, I don’t mind watching it.
After all, this was ground breaking trash TV – only nobody knew it.
Hell, my parents hated that I watched The Three Stooges and The Young Ones.
Nobody knew The Morton Downey Jr. Show would lead TV into Ricki Lake, Leeza Gibbons, Jerry Springer, etc.
Since Ron Paul is in the political spotlight recently, I’ll post his visit to the show first.
Watch and listen to how an audience member and Ron Paul trade verbal attacks – this didn’t happen before The Morton Downey Jr. Show.
Here’s the proof of the birth of trash talk TV. Remember, this is well before any popular trash talk TV you watch today. Almost cheesy compared to today’s trash talk TV.
I don’t think you need any more proof, over 6 minutes combined from these 2 clips has to be enough.
Well, “rips” might be a little harsh of a term in this instance. I think Mos Def was just merely stating his own opinions in his own way. While I don’t necessarily agree with all of what he says, I do find how he says it to be quite funny. And some of what he does have to say is spot on. Enjoy.
By now, everyone should know that the mainstream media is full of hype and bullshit. If you don’t, then you are in the dark and are considered to be one of the “sheeple” who get force fed their information, led around by the hand, and would be lost without your masters.
Recently (I’m certain everyone has heard by now), the actor Heath Ledger has died. I’m certain you’ve heard of this because it’s been plastered all over since his death. While sad, it also helps illustrate a point. The point is this. There are thousands of individuals who have died in the war. There are even more who have died before, during, and since the actors death. You probably haven’t heard their names and certainly haven’t seen the media coverage about them. Are they less important because you haven’t seen them in a blockbuster movie? Because that’s all that separates Heath from you.
While personally I am not a fan of Montel Williams, I do however applaud him for bringing this topic up during an interview where he could have clearly just advertised his show and book. Instead, he turns the tables on Fox’s show.
Update: It appears Montel Williams has lost his job now just recently after the interview above. Did he lose his job because of the interview? A lot of people think so. It may in fact be true, but honestly, I think this was a long time coming anyway. I mean, anybody remember Jenny Jones or Riki Lake or Morton Downy Jr.? They all lost their jobs too. They had trashy talk shows with trashy guests and trashy viewers – who the hell really cares? I think they all lose their jobs at some point and move on – it’s the way of trashy TV.
Even children are skeptical of Bush. I can just picture a caption here: “Back off cracker!”.
US President George W. Bush (C) leans over to talk with a girl (R) after Bush participated in a lesson for young children on the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during a tour of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, 21 January 2008. By Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty.
[Source: The Daily Dish]