Scoop’s Views

Long before cell phones, MP3 players, CDs and DVDs, laptops, and home theaters, life was simple. There were wax records that were played on record players; notebooks and steno books for taking notes; and black-and-white television and the dear old radio, especially the ever-popular AM stations!

Gone are the days of some of the simple pleasures many of us enjoyed.

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When the FCC came out with the Do Not Call list a few years ago, it was a great thing. I went from getting around 10 to 20 calls each week to only two or three per month.

Now, a few years into the program, it seems like The Donald and his enterprises are getting the idea they are bigger than the FCC. Are they? Does The Donald think he can get out of fines from the FCC for violating the Do Not Call list by telling everyone at the FCC’s Enforcement Division, “You’re Fired!” Pfft. Hardly. If that kind of thing didn’t work for Bill Gates, you know, the richest guy in the world, it certainly won’t work for The Donald.

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