It is what it is – Jen Brien

by Jen Brien, contributing writer, commentary

TRUMP VS. BIDEN 2024

Let’s just get this over with. SO MANY PEOPLE who aren’t robots, and still think for themselves, have asked me who I’m voting for in the next election. If I SAY TRUMP, I’m automatically one of those racist “MAGA” nuts who wants secure borders, and if I say BIDEN I support 10-year-olds getting sex changes and abortions up till the due date. EITHER answer gets me into hot water, so why would I give up that info? WHY would anyone? 

People send me emails after some of my columns castigating me for coming down heavy on BIDEN for whatever I’m griping about on that particular day. Well, that’s what most administrations face. Isn’t that what people are supposed to do? PAY ATTENTION? Criticism about decisions, policies, speeches, appointments are ALL normal stuff AMERICANS who care do. I’m supposed to pay attention to the people running the country and keep them accountable. THAT’S my job as a taxpayer.

It’s no secret, I’m not a fan of BIDEN, but I really believe TRUMP’S VP pick is going to be a huge deal, especially if he gets it right. If he picks the likes of MTG (that’s a hard sell for many) it could be a disaster… but a Tulsi Gabbard? Tim Scott? Marco Rubio? (I personally LOVE WINSOME EARLE-SEARS) but, pick the right running mate and maybe folks can look past the “convicted felon” thingy (said with a jeer).

I am an INDEPENDENT voter now, and I like it that way. I was a lifelong Democrat, but i gotta tell ya, I don’t recognize the party, and I feel like an orphan. A LOT of my friends feel this way as well. THE FAR-OUT SPACE NUT PROGRESSIVES have really hijacked JFK’s party. I’m sure something crazy will go down this summer that will help people make solid sound decisions in NOV, not to mention the inevitable “October surprise” that comes out of storage every four years, BUT I’ll tell you what I KNOW I def don’t want. People telling me my opinion is toxic, violent or racist. I’m an AMERICAN and I have a right to see things differently than you without all the psychobabble or mumbo-jumbo word salads. Let’s just talk about stuff the way we used to, at the kitchen table, or in the coffee shops. That is, if people can still handle that.

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TOP 5 PIECES OF ADVICE I’D GIVE TO A YOUNGER “ME” GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1987

5. AVOID THE TANNING BOOTHS

4. JUST SAY NO (TO LITERALLY EVERYTHING)

3. START MOISTURIZING NOW

2. SIT WITH YOUR MOTHER AT LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA AT CCRI

1. SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR NANA AND GAMPY

(Let me know what your advice to a younger “YOU” WOULD BE! LEAVE comments at the end of this column!) Editor’s Note: Comments are moderated so they won’t appear immediately, but should within a short time.

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CAITLIN CLARK IS GONNA GET HURT

I’m so thrilled INDIANA FEVER legend Tamika Catchings and Lebron James are speaking about all the ABSOLUTE INSANITY going on with Caitlin Clark right now. IF you don’t know, here it is really quick. CLARK was a fan fav in college, remains a fan fav in the WNBA. For whatever reason the ladies in the league are so insanely JEALOUS of Clark she’s been getting pummeled at every turn in every game. One would think all the money, attention and ticket sales would make the ladies in the WNBA happy, but nope. Caitlin got a SHOE DEAL, and they did not, so to quote the QUEEN OF HEARTS “OFF WITH HER HEAD!”.

The WNBA has been one of the most irrelevant sports leagues in the country – until now. Let’s be real, she’s changing that. Like it or not. Besides complaining about her shoe deal, many people complain that she didn’t build the league but now is its shining star. UNFAIR! INJUSTICE! MUST BE RACE RELATED the ladies on “THE VIEW” CLAIM. What a steaming pile of horse crap THAT IS.

Many people in life in many occupations set the table which allowed younger generations to come in and take whatever occupation to a whole other level. It happens. That’s life. It happened with MICHAEL JORDAN, a crap ton of country music artists, actors, actresses, I could go on and on. That’s how it is. It seems to me Angel Reese screeching “I’M the reason WNBA is popular, too” would be best left unsaid. Other people are supposed to say that, not you, Angel. Maybe the reason the WNBA wasn’t a MAJOR thing before Caitlin Clark, and why you don’t have a shoe deal, is because so many of you ladies are being totally unlikeable characters. TIMES ONE MILLION……nah scratch that…. TIMES ONE BILLION.

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CAN ANYONE TELL ME:

WHY SHELDON WHITEHOUSE STILL BELONGS TO A WHITE PEOPLE ONLY CLUB????

HOW A DRAG NAMED “LETTA DICKEN” WAS HIRED TO READ AND PERFORM FOR CHILDREN IN MAINE THIS WEEK?

IF RACHAEL MADDOW HAS FINALLY ADMITTED THE BIDEN LAPTOP IS LEGIT?

WHY IS THE POPE TELLING THE WORLD MASS MIGRATION “IS NOT A REAL PROBLEM”?  

HOW TO GET THE HORRIFIC 2-YEAR-OLD IMAGE OF RI SENATOR TIARA MACK TWERKING UPSIDE DOWN OUT OF MY PRE-FRONTAL LOBE

IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE EVER USED THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM OUTSIDE OF HIGH SCHOOL.

WHY I SHOULDN’T BELIEVE THE MOON LANDING WAS A HOAX (THINK VAN ALLEN BELT)

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THAT’S ALL I GOT THIS WEEK, GANG. IT IS WHAT IT IS!

Till next week,

Jen

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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.

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