Ron & Jen’s Great Escape – 10-5-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien

by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary

YOU CAN SMELL COLORS

I was watching TV the other day and I heard someone say “mental health is no joke. Check on your friends”…  etc., etc.… SERIOUSLY? Can we “unpack” this for a sec. (a phrase to be put in the category “phrases we hate from 2022”)?

Our society tells us 5 year olds are mentally mature enough to determine what the rest of their life should look like sexually, we have 600 pound dancers telling us “fat is the new fit”, we have NYU students complaining that their teachers are too tough so they sign a petition to eliminate them from the University, we have criminals beating up, harassing and killing people in NYC who are being called “the REAL victims” in the system, we have people agreeing that aborting a 9 month old child is perfectly normal, we have people saying don’t judge people by their skin color but are now judging others by their skin color, we have residents complaining about 50 migrants over running their palatial communities while 2 million people have come on in through the southern border and those towns have been decimated, we have an over stimulated generation who cannot communicate thanks to technology, we have a President who is attempting to bail out rich kids who took on too much debt and want us to pay for it, we have biological men who identify as women stealing women’s sports, money in sports and trophies and they tell us “it’s normal”, and we now have to identify people as their “pronouns” when back in my day believing you were more than one person meant you spent some time at the hospital working that one out and it was called “Multiple Personality Disorder”.

Folks… I’m barely scratching the surface here. I say all this to say how can an industry play mental health advertisements while perpetuating the mental health issues they claim people are suffering from. THAT’S MENTAL! (so to speak).

How are they doing this? Daily gaslighting, propaganda, entertainment, news outlets. Telling us UP is down, LEFT IS RIGHT, the sky is yellow, you can actually smell colors, etc., etc., etc.

What do they think is gonna happen out here?
But don’t worry, they’re not the problem.
TRUMP IS.

Till next week my friends,
Jen

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POLITICOS SHOULD SWEAT THE LITTLE THINGS

We’re always told not to “sweat the little things” to avoid stress, but politicians should ALWAYS sweat the little things because those are the things that’ll kill a campaign every time. Take, for instance, the recent gaffe by newbie hopeful GOP candidate, Ashley Kalus. A Kalus TV ad dropping an ash can on her Dem opponent Governor Dan McKee’s  push thru of that potential (try likely) white elephant of a soccer  stadium in Pawtucket had the voice over guy pronouncing Pawtucket like some tourist from Des Moines would butcher it. “PAW-TUCKET” said Mr. Big Voice in the ad instead of correct phonetic “PUH-TUCKET.” When an out of town sports announcer gaffes (as many did while our beloved PawSox were still in The Bucket), we laugh. When someone aspiring to lead the state does it, we cringe. McKee’s camp rightfully jumped all over it wondering how his opponent wouldn’t know the proper pronunciation of the state’s fourth largest city. It certainly reinforced his claim that Kalus is a carpet bagger. Where was Kalus’ team when it came to vetting the finished product before it hit the air? “I’m Ashley Kalus and I approved this ad.” Words to live by.

HALLOWEEN SAVINGS

Ron and Jen to the rescue when it comes to saving some dough this Halloween. Here are some helpful Halloween hints:

– Wait until the last minute to buy candy. Apparently stores can’t sell Halloween branded candy afterwards… and buy your LEAST favorite so you don’t binge on the leftovers (CIRCUS PEANUTS?… yuck!)

– Calculate what you think will suffice and buy accordingly

– Go old school and make a costume instead of buying one. GET CREATIVE!

Or simply do what Ron does at Chez St. Pierre… turn out the lights and go out for dinner!

SELF SERVE AT GILLETTE

The Foxboro Board of Selectmen has amended the stadium’s license to allow self-serve beer on a trial basis. Customers will insert a credit card, place a cup under the tap, and chose from one of four options. You’ll only be allowed 2 cups at a time. Attendants will check for valid ID’s and sobriety. The goal is to limit overcrowding at concourse concession stands. This has disaster written all over it… it’s a powder keg! See what we did there?

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Ron St. Pierre is a veteran broadcaster whose career has spanned over four decades. Ron has programmed, performed on and managed WHJJ, WPRO, WWRX, 790 The Score in Providence, as well as WBZT and WKGR in West Palm Beach and WABC in New York City. Ron also anchored sports on WPRI Ch 12 in Providence. He is a member of both the Rhode Island Radio and Television and the City of Pawtucket Halls of Fame. He was born and raised in Pawtucket.

Jen Brien has over 20 years of radio broadcast experience having hosted shows on WPRO and WHJJ with Ron as well as her own shows on WRKO and WBZ in Boston, WXTK on Cape Cod and WHAM in Rochester, New York. Jen was born and raised in Woonsocket and served six years in the Army MP Canine Unit.

Hazel, Ron’s dog, makes regular appearances.

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