Archive for July 2022

If you ask Commentary to put a list together of TV journalists I trust the most, NBC’s Pete Williams is up there at the top. He covered the U.S. Supreme Court and the Department of Justice.  He is retiring. Today is his last day with NBC News. They were doing a highlight reel of his…

Commentary grew up watching “Leave it to Beaver.” It is sad to hear Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver, the Beaver’s brother, died yesterday.  Hugh Beaumont, who played Ward Cleaver and Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver, are gone. Same for Ken Osmond, who was Eddie Haskell, and Frank Bank, who was Clarence “Lumpy” Rutherford. …

Norman Lear is 100 today.  I don’t know anyone who has had as much impact on TV programming than Lear. “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Maude,” “Sanford and Son,” “Good Times,” and “One Day at a Time.”  A living legend for sure. Happy Birthday, Norman Lear! _____ Russia is pulling out of the International…

In case you missed it, this came out of the Texas Governor’s Office five days ago, last Thursday: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties…

Have you ever run across a word for the first time ever and realize you had never heard of the word? Usually, I just keep it to myself.  I was watching “Today” this morning and it happened. This time “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie had never heard of the word. The word is “mentating” and it…

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID yesterday. That is why I still mask-up. _____ Commentary is thinking the January 6 Committee hearings should win an Emmy Award. The hearings are very informative and entertaining. My takeaways from last night’s hearing. Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley doing the show me the way outta here chicken…

Commentary will be watching the January 6 Committee hearing on prime time today. _____ How come it hasn’t been reported that the USA has fallen down the world rankings in math skills?  The media isn’t doing their jobs. Americans obviously can’t count. How else do you explain that a majority of GOPers in the USA…

Commentary tries to stay away from commenting on the physical appearance of folks. That is really not my thing. I try to watch what I eat so I can fit into my clothes.  I try to stay fit, but I must admit it has been tough during the pandemic since I had to give up…

Commentary is thinking that Sen. Cancun Cruz still thinks he has a shot at being president of the USA.  That is why he is hating and pandering. He wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the same sex marriage ruling. Come on, Cancun. America is way past where Cancun wants to go. All you have…

“Anything in this business is a fad. We don’t think we’re going to last forever. We’re just going to have a good time while it lasts.”    John Lennon The Beatles probably hold the record for the longest fad ever, I guess. _____ The only thing that surprised me yesterday about the Uvalde school shooting…