“THAT’S Entertainment” was a noon time, song-and-dance TV show. But its contemporary usage, at least for men of a certain age, is to denote anything and everything that is between showbiz gigs and circus-like acts. Entertainment that we need (then and now) to provide brief relief to the dullness and wretchedness of our ordinary lives. Entertainment that is derived mainly from TV and the movies and the cognates, such as our underwhelming pro hoop league.
Now, in this sad contemporary setting, our presidential campaigns are now part of “That’s Entertainment.” Across all ages, the sudden inclusion of politics in the grand banner of entertainment is a shared sentiment. Take the case of the current preparations for the 2016 presidential campaign, specifically the mass entertainment provided by the Digong-Mar kerfuffle.
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