Moonves legacy: Trump

There won't be any GofundMe event to help out Les Moonves, ousted as head of CBS after 12 women came forward with horrific tales of his forced oral sex, gropings and career retaliation for their resisting. At $700 million and working to salvage a $120 million severance package pending the CBS investigation into the women's charges, Moonves can easily afford the $20 million he's promised the Just Say No movement if he gets it.

The scandalous news brings to mind the other scandal on the Moonves resume, this one political. Moonves will forever to saddled with the tag of chief enabler of the 2015-6 Trump phenomenon of free publicity CBS and the rest of mainstream media showered on Trump as his demagogic ravings of racism, xenophobia, insult mocking and lies propelled him to the White House. CBS and the rest of the entertainment titans masquerading as worthwhile news organizations, broke into their talking heads' programs to follow every word of fear and loathing Trump bleated at his hate rallies, knowing the ratings cash register was cha-chinging. While all followed suit, CBS gets the prize for Trump enabling with this Moonves quote from February, 2016, that will forever dishonor their coverage of 2016 election:

"It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS. Man, who would have expected the ride we're all having right now? The money's rolling in and this is fun. This is going to be a very good year for us. Sorry. It's a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Your place in this election is a good thing.