Here’s my take on Mike Rowe. He’s in show business. He has a background working in construction, namely carpentry. So, he’s the real deal. He has a gift of connecting with real people doing manual labor jobs of all kinds. He is self effacing and downright funny at times. That has made him a celebrity.
Mike is a patriot who loves the military and first responders. He is personally involved in several efforts that advance technical and hard skills training vs. traditional college education. He also highlights those who selflessly serve their communities and gives back in very unique ways.
That being said, Mike’s in the business of entertainment, but unlike most of his peers he really attempts to stay out of the political realm. He’s pretty consistent about that posture, although it’s pretty evident in his actions that he is right leaning.
Unfortunately for Mike, playing down the middle and attempting to stay neutral with the left is a dead end strategy. He takes a lot of unwarranted heat from the left, despite his best efforts to stay out of political skirmishes.
THANK YOU so MUCH for sharing this...I’m amazed that there are FReepers that don’t like the guy...but then again, FReepers are human too with weaknesses of ignorance and stupidity.
"...Unfortunately for Mike, playing down the middle and attempting to stay neutral with the left is a dead end strategy..."
I would have to agree. Your assessment is intriguing to me...now I will make sure I check him out. I see he has what appears to be two different podcasts, so I subscribed to both.