Prince

I was passively viewing Fox Business News when it was announced first, that there was a death at the Prince compound, and later that it was Prince that had died.

The talking heads at FBN seemed genuinely stunned by Prince's untimely demise. It got a little bit maudlin when they each had to clarify what exactly Prince meant to them and how shocked they happened to be.

I am significantly more suspicious and certainly less respectful of pop stars and celebrities than most people. Most if not all pop stars are savant idiots. Yet, it touches my cold, cold heart when an entertainer dies. In an age of hyperpolitics when every aspect of news media--even the reporting of sports and weather--has been corrupted by Leftist propaganda, I can only find common ground when they report on the death of a famous person. It's the only time when it's safe to go into water. It's the only time we can trust the MSM to report accurately with a minimum of spin.

I jumped around the news channels. CNN and MSNBC were briefly truthful, accurate and journalistic. This will change in the coming days. The brief, shining moment of integrity will pass quickly.

My sig oth, who has a full plate of adversity, texted that she was "devastated." I checked my friend, the Mook's FB page: He had joined "the chorus of the stunned." I talked to a co-worker who insisted we conduct a "Prince Night" at work. In other words, the evening soundtrack would feature "The Artist." Apparently Prince never licensed Pandora because a newly created eponymous channel did not play even a single song by the honored performer. Our clients expressed satisfaction with Wild Cherry and Janet Jackson hits that emanated from desktop speakers and Prince was saluted even in his absence.

As we speak, soulless Leftists are plotting their claims to the life, the work and the death of Prince. Sad but inevitable. The best of the deceased will be linked to a shared Lefty vision and his death be blamed on their enemies. They cut funding somewhere. They voiced harsh rhetoric. Their racial overtones and dog whistles. The Confederate flag. Racism. Micro aggression. Racism.

The life and death of prince will be but one more stage for political theater. Sad but inevitable.