TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Several years ago, my wife and I began our mornings in the usual way. We watched CBS This Morning, and then the game show, Let’s Make a Deal. I have not watched any television news since the morning of November 9, 2016. I blame television media for assisting Trump in his Electoral College victory. Then, a couple of years ago we ceased watching Let’s Make a Deal. I discovered it was “rigged.” If this show, with its smaller prize list, was “fixed,” what about the shows whose prizes are much larger? Here's the story, but before I tell it, I want you to know that I contacted CBS and informed them that I had proof that their show was rigged. I never heard back from them, even after offering them the details. One of the games offered on this particular morning involved a board with 50 squares. The idea was to match prizes or monetary values before uncovering a “zonk.” A young, male contestant was given five seconds to see the board uncovered, then it w

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart     It was called “The $64,000 Question.” In 1950’s America, this was a primetime event. The possibility of win nin g that much money by winning a contest was phenomenal. However, when it was r e vealed that one contestant had been given the answers prior to the broadcast, it was over.   This is far from my regular story. However, I promise that ‘the truth lives here,’ and I feel required to expose another issue where corporate profits are considered more important than the truth.   For several years my wife and I had a morning routine. We watched “CBS This Morning,” which was followed by “Let’s Make a Deal.” The latter is a game show which continues today. It offered nice, but not exorbitant profits to contestants and was entertaining.    During a single broadcast, while my wife had left the room. I witnessed what can only be called “fraud.” The game played was not new. It offered a large number of squares, and beneath the numbers were prizes. If the contes