The Cuomo Brothers Versus The President: What A Show!
This is a good article dated April 2, from Jon Katz, a former journalist and media critic, who says “he’ll bust a gut if he doesn’t write about the fascinating and bloodless but significant cultural television phenomenon emerging from the coronavirus tragedy.”
This post is not about whether President Trump is a good President or a bad one, it’s about the way two reality shows so different from one another are both airing every day and revealing so much about our politics, culture and maybe our future.
If you take a couple of hours to watch the best reality TV shows from Dr. Phil to The Real World to Million Dollar Listing and the Bachelor, even Trump’s own Apprentice, you will see his vision played out on the White House lawn or press room every day.
He’s turned the entire Washington political spectrum into actors and wannabees on his own show, the Apprentice, all over again.
This is a very long article. Written by a someone, who sounds retired, and knowledgeable about the reality TV world. I have never been able to watch these type of shows. Reading his version of how Cuomo has almost commandeered what Trump is now using as his rally substitute is fascinating. Not sure I agree with all he says, and still it is a fun read. If you have some time, please read it.
The post ends with this:
(Note, this is not a left-right political discussion, nor a hate or love President Trump discussion. It’s about the fascinating popular culture that America has created, and that has obsessed and shaped the politics of our country for years. I refuse to crap it up with hoary left-right propaganda. Here, we think for ourselves. This blog is a search for truth, agree or disagree, but don’t bring mindless propaganda here. I won’t post it.)
About Jon Katz from Wiki:
Jon Katz (born August 8, 1947) is an American journalist, author, and photographer. He was a contributor to the online magazine HotWired, the technology website Slashdot, and the online news magazine Slate. In his early career as an author he wrote a series of crime novels and books on geek subculture. More recent works focus on the relationship between humans and animals.
He loves and writes about animals too! In his own words:
Bedlam Farm in upstate New York is where I live, write and tend my animals - four dogs, two donkeys, two barn cats. The rambling old farmhouse was built in 1862; it's surrounded by pastures, streams and wooded hillsides, plus four barns and a milkhouse in various stages of disrepair.