Did you know that Dr Phil, that old fraud, had put together a media company called Merit Street Media to combat the “Woke Mind Virus”? And that he partnered with Trinity Broadcasting Network (there’s a combo formed in Hell) to set it up? And that they sunk somewhere between $100 and $500 million into the assets for this company?
No? I didn’t either. Completely missed it. The first I heard of it was this bit of news:
This week, Merit Street also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Variety reports. At the same time, the company has sued TBN, and accused it of sabotaging the business, the outlet notes. Merit Street claims that TBN has “abused its position as the controlling shareholder” and that, as a result, Merit Street was forced to “pay or incur obligations to third parties in excess of $100 million.”
Not only a failure, but an ugly lawsuit between some awful conservatives, it’s like Christmas in July. The company also says of TBN:
The company further states that TBN provided production services that were “comically dysfunctional. Although it promised the equivalent of the professional facilities and services that Dr. Phil had long relied on when producing his show in Los Angeles for CBS, the supposed ‘first class’ services TBN promised under the Joint Venture Agreement were nothing of the sort. TBN provided screens and teleprompters that blacked out during live shows, an incomplete control room operating out of a truck, an unusable cell phone app for viewers, and amateur video editing software.”
Go Christian, go broke.
Thanks, Oprah.
It’s almost as if nobody wants to watch that shit.
“Trump wannabee sues other Trump wannabee for acting like a Trump wannabee — film at eleven!”
Like I said elsewhere, this really says a lot about “Doctor” Phil’s ability to judge character. I guess I’ll just have to play a sad little — oh crap, I lost the world’s smallest violin again…
Wow, two grifters trying to grift off each other and it didn’t work because there was no one left to hold the bag? Sad.
How can it be possible that their magical invisible friend who magically hates all the same people they do didn’t provide professional hardware like manna from heaven?
“Pat, I want you to have an RCA transmitter” -God, as quoted by Pat Robertson
And yet, it was all the gullible fools opening their wallets that somehow made the transmitter purchase possible… hmm.
So much for the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
https://humanismbyjoe.co/pat-robertsons-defective-hotline-to-god/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13559880
You mean actual professionals aren’t willing to work for a reward in the afterlife as opposed to folding cash in the here and now? Shocking.
It’s almost as if, without a writing staff, production staff and postproduction staff, this guy is unwatchable and needs to ride on the coattails of someone with actual on-air charisma and talent… oh wait.
Poor guy. I know it’s difficult to find good help these days. Perhaps he should pray about it. I’m sure that will help. In fact, I’ll join him…thoughts and prayers to Dr. Phil and TBN.
On the bright side, Trinity Broadcasting Network, a dubious xian company, isn’t doing so well these days. They owned a theme park in Florida called the Holy Land Experience, where among other attractions, they fake crucified a fake jesus actor every day.
It went out of business.
I’m just assuming, unless I read otherwise, that this is one of those bankruptcies where you don’t have to pay the people you owe money to, yet you still get to be rich.
A banktrumpcy, if you will.
Since the courts, MAGA and Congress and can’t save us, maybe incompetence will.
In phoenix this merit street media (LOL) has a broadcast TV station. Out of morbid curiosity we have seen brief glimpses of their programs. They are all ‘reality cop shows’, ‘professional wrestling’ and a bunch of rancid pablum. Dr. phulofit is a pompous blowhard. Hope he loses his shirt. Sadly, his attys will probably arrange for him to walk out of this disaster untouched.
@7 feralboy12 said it beautifully: A banktrumpcy, if you will.
In early June Dr.ill was aligning with ice and making trouble in L.A. and filming.
This is who is going to chronicle the shitshow if he doesn’t have his head completely up his ass.
@6 I would go there just to yell “Welease Bwian” at their tacky crucifixion.
Go crypto-fash lose cash.
Crucifixion re-enactment? Sounds like an idea for really intense sado-masochistic stuff. There will probably be a subculture of Japanese manga for it some day.
At the risk of pointing out the obvious again, there’s irony that some of those who worked to promote their god tRump, will soon be suffering the effects of his vaunted recent bill. While I don’t believe in the mythical force called karma, I’m always happy to see it in action.
…the Holy Land Experience, where among other attractions, they fake crucified a fake jesus actor every day.
I cannot think of any person I’ve ever known, of any branch of Christianity, who would want to watch, or stage, something like this. I’ve heard of “passion plays” as parts of some holiday observances in various small towns, but those seem to be more local community celebrations than big-budget entertainment.
PS: …and those only happen once a year, not every fracking day.
@15,16 Raging Bee
That says more about the people in your social bubble than it says about all Christians. Off the top of my head I think TBN would easily find audiences in Brazil and the Philippines for high-budget daily fake Jesus executions.
beholder, as usual, you didn’t pay attention, and so you objected to a claim you only imagined.
The claim (which you quoted!) was applicable to “any person I’ve ever known”, not about any Christians anywhere in the world, and most certainly not .
(Good grief!)
There is a God, after all. But they are way behind in doling out vengeance.
beholder: “Off the top of your head,” can you think of any events where there’s DAILY fake executions? Like I said earlier, I’m sure there’s “passion plays” and such that include a crucifixion scene, but IIRC those are annual holiday rituals (Easter, Good Friday, not sure which), not daily mass-entertainment for tourists. If there really are daily fake crucifixions, I’m guessing some local Latino broadcaster would be airing it with no help from a foreign outfit like TBN. Do you have any such programming from Latin America to cite?
May all these anti-woke crusaders sink without a trace
Or, you know, if they all hate “wokeness” so much, maybe just go back to bed and stay there forever…?
Oh bugger, could someone please add at the end of my first sentence above? Thankx in advance… :-/