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Mr Rogers talks about gender Mr. Rogers talks truth about gender and if he was around today and said this on his show do we even have to guess he would be banned, censored, shut down for promoting "hate speech"?

Welcome to the weekend and here we are. I am your currently sober drunk host. Day 369 Of The Dictatorship Of CPVID-19, Day 369 Of America And The World Held Hostage To Vaxx Or Not To Vaxx That Is The Question? President Trump endorsing vaccination against COVID-19 this week. Bue he kept a secret until the end of last month. Trump himself was vaccinated at the White House at the beginning of January but we only learned about it when the CPAC speech happened February 28th. One can point out that Mr. Trump needed anti-vaxx support for his political agenda...

Joanne Rogers, the 92-year-old wife of the late Fred Rogers, blasted the president on Thursday, calling him a ‘horrible person’ who ‘seldom tells the truth.' ‘This man is pathologically ill. Mentally ill,’ Rogers told The Daily Beast. When asked what she would do if Trump won re-election, she replied: ‘I will probably go into mourning.’ ‘I can’t even imagine. I would feel so badly.’

Tom Hanks dressed as Mr. Rogers on the set of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” | TriStar PicturesAcademy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks said playing beloved TV personality Fred Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" helped strengthen his own marriage.Hanks told ET's Kevin Frazier about how he was able to apply some of the lessons from the popular TV show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” in his marriage to Rita Wilson.Britain's Prince William speaks to actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson at the BAFTA Brits to Watch event in Los Angeles, California July 9, 2011. | (Reuters/Matt Baron)"When...

Hollywood’s living saint playing America’s one true hero: What we can learn from the Hanks-Rogers niceness summit in the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” ___________ (snip) -- Directed by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and out Friday, it’s a sensitive portrait of an unlikely friendship. Lloyd doesn’t get the whole Mr. Rogers schtick. But spending time with him, being a direct, in-person benefactor of the icon’s surprisingly workmanlike investment in other people’s well-being, he’s convinced. They forge a bond that is nothing short of profound. Along the way the film illuminates some truths that are...

VIDEO Although Mr. Rogers, Fred Rogers, is today widely admired, what would his standing be among liberals if they found out he was a big Trump supporter?

TriStar Pictures has landed worldwide distribution rights to the Mr. Rogers biopic “You Are My Friend,” with Tom Hanks attached to play the iconic TV personality. “Diary of a Teenage Girl” director Marielle Heller is helming the pic from a script by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. “I’m thrilled to be making ‘You Are My Friend,'” Heller said. “The script knocked me out with its message of kindness and its exploration of the human spirit. As a mother, I am so inspired by the teachings of Fred Rogers and as a human I am in awe of his life’s work....

Harkin receives 1st Fred Rogers award 11:15 a.m. update DES MOINES, (AP) -- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has been selected to receive the first Fred Rogers Integrity Award. The award, announced Monday, is given by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. It will be given yearly to a public figure whose efforts to protect children from harmful marketing best embody Rogers' commitment to nurturing children.

Josie Carey, who as host of WQED's "Children's Corner" touched the lives of generations of children, died Friday, May 28, 2004, from complications after a fall at her Allegheny County home. Ms. Carey, 73, of Kennedy Township, who was associated with the late Fred Rogers for seven years, was considered WQED's "first star," station President George Miles said. Before WQED-TV went on the air in 1954, Ms. Carey went door-to-door to raise money for the educational station. Her kind demeanor and ability to work with both the entertainment and technical staff were appreciated, said Steven Zorbas, a retired engineer at...

<p>Fred Rogers is still close to his widow.</p> <p>"Fred is with me most of the time," said Joanne Rogers, 75, of Squirrel Hill. "I have the feeling of his continual presence with me, and that is comforting."</p> <p>Rogers died a year ago today at the age of 74.</p>

<p>PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Television host Fred Rogers, better known simply as "Mister Rogers," died Thursday after a brief battle with stomach cancer, according to a spokeswoman for his production company.</p> <p>Rogers, 74, died at his home in Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife Joanne Rogers, their two sons and two grandsons, according to his Web site.</p>

Fred'Mister' Rogers Dies of Cancer at 74 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years, has died of cancer. He was 74. From 1968 to 2000, Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, produced the show at Pittsburgh public television station WQED. The final new episode, which was taped in December 2000, aired in August 2001, though PBS affiliates continued to air back episodes. Rogers, who died Thiursday morning, composed his own songs for the show and began each episode...

Filed at 2:07 p.m. ET HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Television's Mr. Rogers greeted many of this year's Dartmouth College seniors daily when they were children, but some are not pleased he will be greeting them on graduation day. Fred Rogers, of ``Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood'' fame, is this weekend's commencement speaker. ``It's like Barney the dinosaur speaking at our graduation,'' said history major Michael Weiss. ``We're 22 years old and we're getting lectured by a guy who plays with puppets for a living.'' Some student skeptics said they wondered whether Rogers would greet the graduates with a cheery ``Hello, neighbor,'' change...