I’m not big on TV game shows, particularly ones with Snarky Republican hosts whose humor, especially when interacting with his contestants, always seemed to me to be kinda low-key mean.
Besides, Wheel of Fortune conflicted with my preferred viewing of Hardball With Chris Matthews for the past couple of decades… but that’s another story.
I did have a happy encounter with the slot machine version of the show at The Flamingo in Vegas once in the early aughts, so I guess the association isn’t all bad for me, but…
We’ve been knowing Pat Sajak is a Republican for decades.
…so fuck that guy.
Glad to see he got his crank caught in a door over this:
The company you keep is quite unfortunate @patsajak . Will be changing the channel when you spin the wheel.
— Diana Gonzalez (@DianaGHealth) September 18, 2022
Good for you, Diana. As for myself, hard to boycott what you do not watch.
@WheelofFortune WTF is this? Shameful. Glad your host hangs with people that assaulted an activist who is a teenager. Do better
— SusanD (@dunshee_susan) September 18, 2022
Make that two, Susan, she’s been at it again.
I was today years old, when I found out that ole Pat, was one of them. Shameful.🤔🤦🏾♂️
— J- 🖤 The prince of Zamunda 👑 (@MajorFactor2) September 18, 2022
Breaks your heart. Let me tell ya about Chuck Woolery…
This is why they only film Bryan from the waist up behind a desk. https://t.co/AwKOkdVKYP
— PoliticOhMyGawd (@PoliticOhMyGawd) September 18, 2022
Yeah, the Seventies want their trousers back.
Hey, Pat, I’ve got the letter F and I’d like to buy a vowel.
— That's HEDLEY! (@HedleyLamarr23) September 18, 2022
Yup.
— GQP are coming after gay marriage next-Be ready (@WarnockWarrior) September 18, 2022
🤣🤣🤣
Right??? That was the 1st thing that I noticed.
— Kae Dee (@KaeDee20_20) September 18, 2022
😂😂😂
⚠️⚠️⚠️
— Matt Gaetz Forehead™ (@mattgaetz4head) September 18, 2022
Someone thought it was funny to tell her it looked nice.
— Aello (@genie4ss) September 18, 2022
Yup
I think it’s good that she likes wearing jumpsuits; she’ll be getting a free one.
— Blasine Astolat (@BlasineA) September 18, 2022
She must not get Palin’s clothing allowance.
After a few more drinks, I can see that crew naked arm-wrestling in some hotel room.
— Fred Tee (@TencicFred) September 19, 2022
Thanks, Fred, I couldn’t until you brought it up…
All 3 of them look like a science project some elementary kids had to have done by the weekend
— Brianjohnson (@Brianjo29559383) September 18, 2022
Overnight.
They have Pat Sajack, Ted Nugent AND Chachi. Wow. 🤣🙄
— lisa S Marie☮️ (@frequentbuyer1) September 18, 2022
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wished I watched Wheel of Fortune so I could boycott it.
— Bad Hombre Resistor 🥁🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BetaRayBob1) September 18, 2022
That’s a tad extreme but I’m gonna yup it anyway.
Did the dude on the left lose a bet to John Daly?
— 🌻Onelasttime🌻 (@RNHeather) September 18, 2022
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well it’s getting late, say goodnight, Vanna…
— Glass-blowin' Cobra Man (@BobInBoulder) September 18, 2022
Who would want to spend any time, much less eternity with these humanoids? Please God, if you’re there, send me any damn place where these asshats are not. Thank you for your mercy. Beam me the fuck up scottie! This planet is uninhabitable. And full of poorly dressed reptiles.
Now why do you go and insult reptiles like that? True reptiles (snakes, lizards, crocodilians) all serve a purpose on this planet. Republicans do not.
…..poorly dressed FUGLY reptiles….
I’m reminded of what I’d argue was the emotional heart of The Manchurian Candidate (the film…PLEASE skip the incoherent mess that was Richard Conden’s original novel), Raymond Shaw’s story on how his mom broke up him and Josie. At the start, he talks of how he just sort of despised her before that…but that incident turned it into hate.
That’s where I am with Sajak. Always thought he was a twerp but never realized it was THIS bad.
Not surprised. I’ve met him, and didn’t much care for him. His “humor” is always sarcastic, and I still can’t figure out why he has a job.
You may remember that this smarmy bastard once had his own late night talk show in the 1990s. If you don’t, I can understand, as it lasted MAYBE three years in the early 1990s. He’s been stuck with Wheel Of Fortune ever since.
Really? I never noticed. When I got serious with and eventually married (back in the 1980s) with my ex I was forced to sit with her and watch that Wheel of Fortune show every night. She WOULD have kicked ass on it by the way, she damned near always had puzzles figure out well before any contestant was ready to take a crack and seldom failed to accurately solve the final one after the final contestant’s chosen letters were revealed. The only part of it I actually enjoyed was sharing with her making snarky comments about what prizes contestants chose from the showcase prior to them just giving out cash. At least she’d either let me watch Jeopardy! instead of wanting to have the TV for herself, or watch it with me! But once we split up I never watched an episode of WOF again. I didn’t care that much for Sajak and while I wouldn’t have said no to a date wasn’t one of those guys who dreamed of banging Vanna White. Sajak was a bland game show host with limited duties in that role so it doesn’t surprise me that his attempt at becoming a talk show icon fizzled out.
Only notable thing that ever happened on that show was when Rush Limbaugh decided to guest host near the end of its run. As told by Al Franken, it did not go well. Someone in the audience brought Rush to task for making fun of people with AIDS, he panicked and they wound up having to clear the studio.
Color me not at all surprised at that!
Ouch Pat. Not a good look man.