asner: i ll tell you about the golden age of television. this period in time will be looked upon as the platinum age. lear: our obligation is to entertain, and if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. kunta. kunta kinte. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television network. congress has no right interfere with the media. well, excuse me! we have a responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s, which end in a few hours, have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously, but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. what was allowed that hadn t been before? it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an al
greg: thank you! all right! yeah! let s start! wow. that was amazing. [laughter] i wish i smoked. it s friday, so you know what that means. let s welcome tonight s guests. you may recognize him from his feature in average white guy magazine, cohost of fox & friends first, todd piro. [applause] as former miss citrus, she comes freshly squeezed. host of the morgan ortagus show on sirius xm, morgan ortagus! [applause] it s been 12 years since she tested positive for food. new york times best-selling author and fox news contributor, kat timpf! [applause] and the great barrier reef is his loofah. new york times best-selling author, comedian, world champion, tyrus! [applause] before we get to some news stories, let s do this. announcer: greg s leftovers! greg: it s leftovers, where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. as always, it s my first time reading them, so if they suck, we will put joe mackey in a meat grinder and turn them into hot dogs. [laugh
or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we re talking to minnesota s attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there s a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we re gonna dig into what s at stake at some governors have been critical to putting coming through republican state legislatures. class, more of our journey to juneteenth special. at the national we re gonna look at how black americans learned of their freedom way back when in 1865. leading to the holiday will all be celebrating tomorrow. i m symone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. it s no secret that systemic change in police in america is long overdue. the fight and police misconduct is now a centuries long st
tonight, television takes a look at itself. what s on the idiot box? it s only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire televisi
good evening, we begin tonight, keeping them honest the biden administration s 1500 troops to the border of mexico. the move is aimed at freeing up resources so customs and border protection officers can cope the expected surge of migrants when a trump era policy expires next week. the policy was called title 42 and it allowed authorities to quickly expel certain migrants using the covid pandemic has a reason. the new troops will join 2500 others who were sent to the border last fall because, clearly, there is a problem. but there isn t, not now and not for decades is a comprehensive solution at least not one that enough people in both parties can get behind. the administration tried sending a comprehensive immigration reform bill to congress on day one, january 20th, 2021. that went nowhere, so, instead like so many others before him president biden is taking a series of far smaller steps while trying to paint those-limited measures in the best possible light. which raises a