Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- In wake of Impeachment, Biden White House sends memos to corporate media to go after Republicans. All it takes is for Biden to address the press live but I think that'll never happen.

-  Interesting look a Alabama visiting non-Power 5 USF on Saturday. Always found it amusing that the University of Southern Florida is in Tampa. If you know your geography - this is amusing.

- Iconic Seattle fish market to close after 77-years amid rising crime and homelessness. Hard not to laugh at the self-inflicted wounds of Seattle and Portland.

- Profile pf Alex Rodriguez on ESPN that paints him as a steroids using, rat informant. One can't help but wonder if ESPN is trying to get A-Rod out of the broadcast booth.

Budweiser Went Woke

And while Budweiser may not go "broke" the decision to hire a transgender spokesperson is harming their bottom line. Anecdotally, about 60% of the people at my local watering holes who were hard core Bud Light drinkers have switched brands because of this. 

Budweiser has turned themselves into a punchline. And for what?

An aspect of this story that that may not be getting enough coverage is why hire a TikTok "influencer" in the first place? TikTok is considered a younger person's platform and in many or most cases the audience is well below the legal drinking age. Was this the equivalent of a cigarette company using a cartoon camel to advertise to potential underage customers? It was a bad decision by Budweiser all around and to me it is just plain creepy.

Lucky for us Skittles already has the tagline, "Taste the Rainbow" or Bud Light may have tried to force that on the public too.

Woke Hollywood is Failing, and That's a Good Thing