OH, IT'S THE OSCARS – AT 2:26 P.M. ET:   Such an inconvenience, the Oscars.  You have to stand in line at the supermarket because people are buying their popcorn for the telecast.  The other TV stations put on reruns.  Such an annoyance.

I have no intention of watching.  Is there really a feature-film industry left to care about?  Do I need another lecture by Meryl Streep?  Indeed, there is talk of a boycott by Trump supporters.  From London's Telegraph: 

It should be a glittering celebration of artistic endeavour where the women dazzle in designer gowns and men look sharp in their well-cut dinner jackets.

But this year’s Oscars are more likely to be remembered for what is said than what is worn.

Just over a month into the presidency of Donald Trump, hostilities are expected to be resumed between the new incumbent of the Oval Office and America’s entertainment industry.

Mr Trump, perhaps conveniently, will not be watching as he and the First Lady will be attending the Governors’ Ball in Washington.

But his supporters have already made it clear that they will have no truck with people they regard as “Limousine Liberals”.

A Facebook post originated by Republicans in Arizona has called on the “backbone and decent people of America” to stand up against the “bitter people of the entertainment industry”.

The group hopes its supporters will hit the television ratings by voting with their remote controls should Mr Trump come under attack during the acceptance speeches. The political sympathies of nearly all the nominees suggest that this is possible.

COMMENT:   Who cares what they say.  Will anyone remember tomorrow morning?  After speaking on radio with my good friend Silvio Canto Jr tonight, I will do some work on my taxes, write "Short Takes" for this blog, and go to bed.  Don't wake me with results.   Best Picture will always be "Gone With the Wind."

February 26, 2017