In the News
In the News
HEY TIGER! YOU COULDN'T AFFORD AN UBER? Legendary golfer Tiger Woods in a serious rollover accident in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Drugs? Alcohol? In a rush? Who knows? But with your driving record, Tiger, wouldn't a Lyft or an Uber make some sense? What is it with these fabulously wealthy, successful people?
From TMZ: TIGER WOODS BADLY INJURED IN CAR CRASH...Seen Speeding From Hotel Minutes Before Accident
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TEXAS GOT WHAT IT VOTED FOR Well, Texas, you voted in deregulators like George W. Bush, Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Rick Perry. And now you're surprised you're freezing?
The Washington Post Opinion: Why Texans are cold and in the dark
The Washington Post Opinion: Texas shows that when you cannot govern, you lie. A lot.
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TOM'S THOUGHTS ON RUSH LIMBAUGH'S DEATH Like his father's death, the death of Rush Limbaugh brings Tom complicated feelings.
Tom interviews Rush Limbaugh in his LA studio over 30 years ago.
Rush Limbaugh's appearance on the Pat Sajak Show the night Tom introduced him for the first time to a live LA audience at a watch party at a downtown LA hotel on March 30, 1990.
Don't get too nostalgic about old media
COACH'S "HEART BLEEDS": IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? Britt Reid, the outside linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and a son of the head coach, Mormon Andy Reid, told police officers he had “two or three drinks” before he was involved in an automobile crash that left a child with life-threatening injuries. Andy Reid said his "heart bleeds" for two injured children. So what?
Andy Reid’s son, Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, involved in vehicle crash
Troubled, sad past of Andy Reid’s sons reemerges after car crash
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COUNTRY SINGER CAUGHT ON TAPE USING THE N-WORD Super hot country music performer, Morgan Wallen, previously bumped from Saturday NIght Live for being caught on video at a superspreader event, is caught again on video calling someone the n-word. Why is everyone acting so shocked?
Country music artist Morgan Wallen
See the TMZ video in which Morgan Wallen makes his comment.
From Variety: Country Radio Quickly Removing Morgan Wallen From Playlists After Racial Slur
From NBC News: Country music star Morgan Wallen caught on video using N-word; label suspends his contract
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TRUMP DOUBLEHEADER It's never happened before in history: a US president impeached twice. How do we isolate and dispose of the morons who still support him?
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LAW AND ORDER? Your President LOVES to talk about "law and order" but what happened at the US Capitol was anything but. What do we do now about the Trump supporters and the Trump enablers? How about the criminals who broke into the Capitol?
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SHOULD MOTHERS GET $2,400/MONTH FOR BEING MOTHERS? That's what Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of a group called Girls Who Code says. If you're childfree or a male taxpayer (or both!), do you want to pay women to do what no one asked them to do and which they will do anyway?
Here's the opinion piece that got Tom all riled up originally.
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THE IMPACT OF THE DEATH OF COMEDIAN "JOE EL CHOLO" reporter Mario Ramirez of Good Day LA on LA's Fox 11 met some of the family of comedian Joe Luna and tells Tom what he found.
East LA comedian dies after documenting his bout with COVID-19
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EVICTED BY ZOOM thousands of non-paying renters are being evicted via phone call or via Zoom. What is the problem with this?
Here's the story that got Tom all riled up: Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis
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