I reckon he held his breath for 3 hours or so.

Hanging out at SoFi Stadium today! pic.twitter.com/XfotiRLGz9

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 31, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other California politicians are facing sharp backlash, after they were all caught on camera indoors at SoFi Stadium without their masks on during the NFC Championship Game.

It was no surprise to see the officials at the Sunday night event. The NFC matchup at Inglewood’s gleaming SoFi Stadium was an all-California matchup: LA vs. San Francisco, Bay Area vs. Southern California.

Newsom, Garcetti Criticized for No Masks in Rams Game Photos – NBC Los Angeles

We are just now waiting for the Guiness World of Records’ people to officially confirm the staggering and monumental new record. I mean, it is a duly elected official with the trust of the people and he would not dare lie to us, right?

/sarcasm off>

So Whoppie Goldberg got spanked for saying the Holocaust was not about race or some other antisemitic sentiments and she is hopping mad. But what is interesting is the revelation (accidental or otherwise) that there is a set of rules and steps to follow and understood by the insiders on what to do if when you screw up:

Goldberg, 66, feels “humiliated” at being disciplined by ABC execs after she followed their advice to apologize for the ill-conceived comments, a well-placed insider told The Post.

“She feels ABC executives mishandled this. She followed their playbook. She went on ‘The Late Show With Steven Colbert’ and then apologized again on ‘The View’ the next day,” a source said.

Whoopi Goldberg threatening to quit ‘The View’: source (nypost.com)

“She followed their playbook.” Ain’t that something? ‘Just do A and the B and then C and you are off the hook, clean slate and back to be the voice of (insert group here)‘ A fake act of contrition without real feelings of being sorry for what you did and all is well in the Holy Church of Media.

But I guess somebody actually had to pull the reins in because of the suspension given. My guess is that a heavy Ad buyer must have been truly upset and demanded correction. And as much ast hey profess to love Whoppie, she is only adored as long as she can bring income to the network and never a detriment to the bottom line. I would not be surprised if part of her anger is the realization that her ass can be fired just as is she was a meth-addled janitor in accounting.

First:

Former CNN host Leon Harris is arrested for ‘drunk driving at TWICE the legal limit and trying to leave the scene of a crash where he rear-ended a car that went flying into another vehicle outside Washington DC’

Second, and saving the best for last:

‘I was wrong’: Jeff Zucker, 56, quits as president of CNN for failing to disclose relationship with senior executive Allison Gollust, 49, who he’s worked with for more than 20 years

CNN president Jeff Zucker – considered to be one of the most powerful figures in media – has resigned as investigations into host Chris Cuomo uncovered that he failed to disclose a relationship with a colleague he’s worked with for more than 20 years.

Zucker, 56, was recently involved with a relationship with Allison Gollust, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for CNN Worldwide, both confirmed Wednesday.

‘As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,’ he wrote in an internal memo to colleagues. ‘I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.’ 

Hahahahahahaha!!!!

The investigation into Fredo Cuomo took out the little king of CNN.

Fredo is the gift that keeps on giving.

I cannot wait to see what unfolds next.  A domino like Zucker doesn’t fall and not take out others.

I won’t throw my marker down yet but I suspect CNN will be declaring bankruptcy by the end of the year.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, (WKRN) — New legislation passed by the House Health Subcommittee aims to use more inclusive language in the state of Tennessee.

State Representative Darren Jernigan introduced House Bill 1670, which calls for Tennessee to replace the term “deaf and dumb” with “deaf or hard of hearing” in the Tennessee Code Annotated, which outlines vocabulary used in state laws.

Lawmaker wants ‘deaf and dumb’ removed from TN code (wkrn.com)

I believe the use of the word “dumb” should be applicable only to politicians and in combination with the word “motherfu**er” immediately after it.

There are nine people in this picture.

Seven of them are athletes* in peak physical condition and under the age of 25.

One is a 62 year old, overweight, retired athlete who has had HIV for 31 years.

Who is the one not wearing a mask?

*I’ve known two pro team cheerleaders.  Their training and physical fitness standards are intense.  If gymnasts are athletes so are professional cheerleaders.

In the immortal words of W.O.P.R.