Don't own a TV and it is rare I watch a TV Show.
I sometimes walk by the TV at College, never pay attention to whatever is on the thing.
Watching a old movie on VHS or DVD , or even some training / education tapes is what I did when I had a TV back when, or have done since.
Tonight Show was a great show when Jack Parr, Steve Allan and then Carson did the show.
Politics? Even before TV Folks were getting others riled up, be they Politicians, Preachers, School Boards, PTA , Entertainers, ...etc.,or J.Q. Public.
Whole idea is to rile folks up so they get off track and waste energies they were using / should be using -fighting to Preserve Freedom, Gun Control Acts, Game & Fish Regs, Voting...
The whole deal is still to rile folks up.
My take is the one I was raised with. Screw 'em.
No need to lower myself to their level and play into their best laid plans.
My time and energies are best kept educating myself and fighting to Preserve Freedom as I see fit. Folks don't like my way - screw them too.
Tonight Show: Back in the day Sammy Davis Jr would do his trick shooting on stage.
Jerry Lewis, although I could not stand his comedian side, was a well know and accomplished quick draw shooter. His effort for St. Jude I respect as well.
I forget the folks names, guys and gals that would shoot an arrow and split another arrow, or hit an aspirin.
Comedy: Carson was Great!
Red Skelton started in Radio and his talents were easy to transition to TV.
Watch an old tape of his and his trigger finger is off until he pulls the trigger on that gag gun with a flag that pops out with "Bang".
Mom has some old tapes of real entertainers, shows, movies and all.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - that was the first show to break rules and for sure not be Politically Correct. I often wonder what R&M of old would do with current Politics and Events.
I still listen to Radio Shows on tape, Abbot & Costello's "Who's On First?" is a classic!
These recharge my batteries, then I can continue to do what I do as I see fit.
TV has changed, and over the years has deteriorated as so many other mediums have.
Indoctrination, propaganda, brainwashing, and Marketing - are what these Mediums are really about, fillers for the advertising dollars.
It is reported more folks voted on American Idiot than did last election year.
Yep- keep the folks riled up and distracted and Tyranny gets stronger and stronger.
Sorry - that dog won't hunt with me. Screw 'em. I was not raise that way,and too damn hard headed and old to change now.
2009 folks will have to buy a different Idiot Box. Sad to say folks will rush out and buy one instead of a used .22 rifle to teach a kid how to shoot.
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Ed McMahon hands Carnic the Magnifigant an envelope that has been hermetically sealed and kept on the door step of Funk & Wagnalls
Carnic holds envelope to brow and says "Tryanny"
Carnic tears opens envelope, and reads :
What one gets from sitting on their backside watching TV, buying into propaganda and not fighting to Preserve Freedom"