At the old folks home where I live, the 80-something-old Grandma goes by the nickname of “Weese.”
The cable TV network salesmen wouldn’t want their advertisers to hear what she yells at the programs they sponsor. Confession: I once managed a West Texas television station,and I paid close attention when our advertisers complained.
Examples of what we hear from Weese:
“Where did you ever get that idea?” That’s a rare, tame inquiry.
“Just you wait!” She sounds like Elisa Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” telling off Henry Higgins. When she can’t stomach cable news, Weese switches the TV to the old movie channel. More often, lately.
Weese often exclaims “heard that one before” and sometimes, “about time you got it right.”
Cable TV news not her only bother. The often-repeated telephone call telling her she’s eligible for a college scholarship loan hasn’t found a friend. But cable news has made an enemy.
When she yelled “you jackass,” I thought the time had come to warn those cable news executives that they might better look for less opinionated anchors. Pass the word.
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