…yes, & for more than one reason
As with most of our Tuesdays, Dave Bowman joins us for the day. We could also have a pop-in visit from his What the Frock podcast cohost Rod Cook.
Our day begins talking the Olympics and some disturbing statistics from our Research & Reality department that have me wondering if we’ve failed our kids. Many of us grew up watching Olympics in the Cold War Era. It was a different dynamic. The games seemed more meaningful. There was national pride on the line…it was patriotism in action. Athletes always play for pride, but the pride of a nation adds weight to the contest. Is that now gone from the equation?
From Olympic pride to that of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The FCC is urging broadcasters to celebrate the anniversary by suggesting programming content the FCC would like to have on the air. Can a regulatory agency make such a suggestion and not have it come across as a demand…or a threat? Is that especially true in today’s FCC environment?
And then, there are the actual politics of the nation. The Third Party pipe dream is back in the news. The new fantasy is that with a couple of members elected to congress, the NPA types would suddenly have control of congress. Like I said, it’s a pipe dream.
If we have time, we’ll talk the millionaire tax that California and Washington State are considering and, of course, we’ll have Dave Does History in hour three.
Let’s get to it!
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TODAY’s LINEUP
USA Hockey: the President’s call
Cold War Olympics
The Huffington Post says it’s “yucky”