I will join you in criticizing Michaels for amplifying Trump in 2016, but what we now know (and can never now not know) about our fellow Americans is that there is a critical and sufficient mass of them that have always had a deep preference for Trumpism.
Sadly, we can not blame Lorne Michaels for Donald Trump. On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 at 8:17 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Much has been and will be said about Lorne Michaels. He deserves praise > and recognition, but he also merits whatever legitimate criticism can be > hurled his way. All showrunners have the freedom to push forward ideas and > people, to spotlight those and provide a megaphone that others do not > possess. Perhaps it is the law of averages at play, but time and again, > Michaels has given center stage to the wrong people, and he has done so > knowingly, and seemingly solely for the purpose of generating buzz or > ratings. Trump does not get elected without the help of Lorne Michaels > producing SNL and the Tonight show. > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 5:13 AM JW <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A Washington Post profile as Mr. Michaels prepares to accept his Kennedy >> Center honor: >> >> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/11/30/lorne-michaels-kennedy-center-honors/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOF9-NCE8tbqqZRuDL%3Dx7oXZr3SdYFTY%2B-k6bXp6jWT-Xw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOF9-NCE8tbqqZRuDL%3Dx7oXZr3SdYFTY%2B-k6bXp6jWT-Xw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPtDH_RO34qR26p69%2BJRK1iW0yV-u9eK%2BZK9SewNYe-A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPtDH_RO34qR26p69%2BJRK1iW0yV-u9eK%2BZK9SewNYe-A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKSYyJYwO1EBv1sWyF6e3fNFz%3Dg9Wqpbu-sBV-PROHH6A%40mail.gmail.com.
