Today's MOZEN: The Game Show Host

Words and photo by F LoBuono

Let's strip away all of the bull shit and cut straight to the chase. I am sick, tired, and plain pissed off with people whose total lack of compassion can only be matched by their unbounded ignorance.

Flipping through the TV channels, I decided to stop and see what the Faux News brain trust had in store for the world's most gullible audience. The usual cast of characters (I don't know their names - I don't watch - really!) were in their 6th Ave. New York Studios interviewing Chuck Woolery. His face seemed familiar but I could not place it until he was identified by graphic: Game Show Host/Actor. Well, say no more. OF COURSE, that qualifies him as a PUNDIT, worthy of Faux News. Checking Mr. Woolery's bio further identifies him as a "gun advocate" and "musician". It couldn't be more PERFECT. He was rambling on inanely about how the Country has lost it's way because of political correctness and blah, blah, blah. Nothing new here. Then one of the hosts asked him about his position on the minimum wage - $15/hour is a BAD thing - as Mr. Woolery was proclaiming on his oh-so-appropriately named podcast, Blunt Force Truth. Really. Of course, as part of the question, the host lauded Blunt Force Truth for its ability to cut through the "PC" to the "real truth". Really.

As soon as he Mr. Game Show Host/Actor opened his mouth and said that his podcast gives all the facts and figures as to why raising the National minimum wage to $15/hour was a bad thing, my jaw dropped. He went on to blame "liberals" and their "way of making simple things complicated" as the route of all our problems!  I changed the friggin' channel! Screw that smug Son of a Bitch and his phony hair!!!

The bottom line is this: ANYONE who argues the point using whatever statistics they may have (which are ARGUABLE at best!) totally misses the key issue - NO ONE CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES, MUCH LESS A FAMILY, ON $10/HOUR. This is the reality of living in America. Our very nature is (or was) to provide Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness for ALL. Ten bucks an hour ain't gonna' buy you much happiness. He should be questioning a system and the statistics that supports it, as to why people making an acceptable wage is a BAD thing?

This thinking lacks more than just common sense. It's missing an intangible quality. Although it may be a "concept" it makes a mere human, divine. It's called COMPASSION. Mr. Woolery completely lacked it. In fact, I don't even think that he understands it. Statements like "liberals have a way of making simple things complicated" shows an incredible lack of connection with what makes us tick. Rarely are things associated with humans, simple. We are social beings with complex relationships - to others and our society.

Perhaps, keeping things simple - like 10 instead of 15 - works well when producing a GAME SHOW - but, it rarely does in life.

GET REAL.