Anyone else catch the Dr. Phil Hose of Hatred episode on Monday?

Six individuals with different judgments and prejudices move into The Dr. Phil House together, with cameras capturing every move as they struggle to challenge their own beliefs and values. Gary is a white supremacist, and B. is an African-American who hates white people. Staci is thin and hates fat people, and John is over 600 pounds and hates skinny people. Christina fears and hates homosexuals, and Tessa is a lesbian who hates straight people. They all work together in various assignments from Dr. Phil. Will they break down the walls of hatred and intolerance and learn to accept one another?

Part 1 summary: After meeting each other, the group learn they will be rooming with the very person they dislike the most. Dr. Phil immediately gives them an assignment: to clean their roommate's belongings. While everyone dives into the task, John talks on the phone. Dr. Phil dubs Tessa "house leader" for the day, and John has to be her assistant. She immediately puts John to work, but when she orders him to take a shower, he refuses. Tessa withholds John's dinner, and John makes arrangements to leave.

These people really need help. But the truth is there are tons of people just like them that we meet everyday.

(snicker)

With that story, he should be a guest on his show.

Oh, anbd back to Dr. Phil's House of Duh, only watch it if you want to see yet another made up freak show. It's kind of like verbal professional wrestling.

Hmmm. Maybe if I didn't sit in front of the TV watching Dr. Phil, I wouldn't need a lap band.

This is true. He was the youngest mayor ever of Cincinnati.

And how did he lose his job as a fairly popular mayor of Cincinnati?

Get ready -

Mayor Jerry lost his job as mayor (was forced to resign) due to his affinity for utilizing the services of call girls. :omg:

But wait!

Nope, he didn't get booted for that.

He patronized call girls and paid by check. The checks bore his real name.

Nope, he didn't get booted for that EITHER.

He patronized call girls and paid by check and the check bounced.:heh:

The call girl sued him for 'non-payment of check' and he was forced to resign.

Now THAT is a great story, but it's absolutely, positively true.

He really is an intelligent, and fairly sensitive man in actuality, but his political career has been sidelined by that hilariously bad case of judgement.

Ah, well... we're all human, right? :nervous

According to Wikipedia: Springer was elected to the Cincinnati city council in 1971. He was forced to resign in 1974 after admitting to hiring a prostitute. The episode was uncovered when a police raid on a Fort Wright, Kentucky "massage parlor" unearthed a check Jerry Springer had written for its "services". Jerry Springer came clean at a press conference. His honesty helped him win back his seat in 1975. In 1977, he was chosen to serve one year as mayor by the City Council.

Either way; it is a great story.

As Don King would say, "Only in America".