I’m a huge Jeopardy fan, going back decades. It was the one show where we could escape into the land of trivia and intellect without politics.
Now This:
There was a time when Americans could count on at least a few cultural spaces to remain blissfully free of partisan rot.
“Jeopardy!” was one of them — a half hour of trivia, curiosity, and shared knowledge that didn’t care who you voted for. You tuned in to learn something, shout answers at the TV, and unwind.
Politics, mercifully, stayed far away from the show.
Current “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings seems determined to end that truce.
Instead of respecting the implicit bargain that viewers come for clues, not cues from a partisan scold, Jennings has chosen to inject raw, punitive politics to taint a space that was never meant to carry it.
For contrast, what made the legendary former “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek an institution wasn’t just his intelligence or his cadence — it was restraint.
Trebek understood that entertainment works best when it unites rather than lectures, when it elevates rather than agitates. He welcomed everyone into the room, regardless of ideology, and never let his personal politics seep into what he did.
That neutrality wasn’t cowardice; it was professionalism.
Jennings, by contrast, appears eager to trade that legacy for the cheap thrill of partisan applause.
Jennings — tellingly — took to liberal haven Bluesky to rage about the administration of President Donald Trump after an admittedly chaotic week.
Thanks for ruining one of the few things we had left that was neutral. And Ken, 86 million people voted for Trump. Your audience isn’t that big. I know you are from Seattle, a poisoned liberal domicile, but even Michael Jordan said republicans buy sneakers too when he wouldn’t step into the political pile of dog shit.
For this, you are the Asshole of the Week. Also, your legacy is now tarnished by being a leftist hack. All you had to do was say nothing, and the world would have been your oyster.
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