Category Archives: Satire

Philosophy 101

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Rick

I was sitting there. Waiting on a perp. . . . Okay, I was standing. . . . Alone. No intern to chat up. No misanthrope from the competition to kvetch with. Not even a Public Information Officer to eyeball … Continue reading →

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Snow Day!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Rick

Far be it for me to complain about the news business — that social institution that brings such merriment and goodwill into homes each evening. If you think the steady dose of blood, guts, crime, corruption, lies, and smut (and … Continue reading →

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Positively Neutral

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Rick

It started as an experiment. A dare of sorts. If you’re my friend on Facebook, you know what I mean. Since January 1, I’ve been Mister Positive, a ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark universe. Alas, the boss has … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 50 Years of News

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Rick

I believe the year was 2000 — December if I remember correctly. Frothy adult beverages flowed like water, so please forgive the lack of my usual precision. Long before DVRs, Hulu, and Youtube, we noticed it — viewers fleeing television … Continue reading →

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A Shooter’s Psalm

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Rick

It being Sunday and all, we at turdpolishertv thought it might be good to spring a little religion on you heathens. A Shooter’s Psalm The Assignemnt Desk is my sheppard, I shall not bitch. It makes me miss dinner for … Continue reading →

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PhoJo-sthenics!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Rick

 It’s the unofficial first day of summer or some such made-for-TV cliche. The passing of Memorial Day means it’s time to dig out the white shoes you packed away Labor Day. Break out the plaid shorts and striped shirts. Drop … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Rick

Have you looked for a job in television lately? Someone changed all the positions! No longer are there reporters and photographers, producers or assignment managers, the whole freeking news business has lost it’s mind while I wasn’t looking. Managers and … Continue reading →

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Honorable Gentlemen

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rick

With the 57th presidential inauguration in the books, it appears our political leaders are about to engage in another episode of Confuse and Deceive.  It’s a program as old as time itself, or at least language.  Fat Cats and bureaucrats … Continue reading →

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When It Rains, He Grunts

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Rick

Ever since the first consultant schlepped from the primordial ooze and learned how to pronounce the labiovelar fircative “wh” and paired it with “eather wins,” Homoreporterous, and his partner Neander-tog have donned day-glo plastic jackets and tromped into the great wet yonder.  Ya see, … Continue reading →

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The News ShitBucket List

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Rick

Satire Alert:  I hate to ruin this with a warning up front, but the guys at corporate possess an underdeveloped  funny bone and have no eye for satire.  (That means it’s a joke with a lesson.)  I feel it necessary … Continue reading →

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