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REVIEW: The Despicable Netflix Hit Job on Brett Favre

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In case you forgot, Michael Vick is a disgraced quarterback who spent time in prison for helping run a dogfighting ring where animals were gruesomely executed. Then, he was caught using drugs while on supervised release.

Vick killed at least eight dogs, so what does Netflix do? Set him up as the judge of Brett Favre, who has never spent a day in prison and doesn’t execute dogs. But we’re supposed to let Vick sit in judgment of Favre?

And so it goes with the new Netflix documentary, “Untold: The Fall of Favre.”

It’s a one-sided hit job, pure and simple, and one has to wonder about the timing, with Favre now carving out more of a political persona, recording videos for Brad Schimel and showcasing his conservative views on X. Favre has implied as such, retweeting posts that tie his outspoken support of President Donald Trump to attempts to assassinate his character.

This is one of the posts he retweeted:

From the opening moments of the Netflix doc, when Vick appears on screen and you realize the new anti-Favre Netflix documentary is going to be framed through his complaints, it’s obvious where this is headed.

Of course, the post-BLM era Hollywood would try to frame Brett Favre’s old transgressions around race. What?

Jemele Hill

And then there’s Jemele Hill, the next anti-Favre framer on “Untold: The Fall of Favre,” an hour-long hit job that streamed on Netflix starting on May 20. You really knew it was going downhill then. Hill was fired by ESPN in 2018 for social media posts trashing President Donald Trump and his supporters. Yet she is propped up to criticize Favre.

The Netflix documentary doesn’t have anything new to say. It dredges up two low points in Favre’s overall illustrious career – years later. There’s no attempt to balance this with the CURRENT good works he’s done or through the entirety of his life or career.

You’ll have to go on his X page for that.

Look, Favre was no saint. There are things we wish he hadn’t been connected to. But all of this is old. Really old. Is there no statute of limitations on mistakes? Why doesn’t Favre get the benefit of rehabilitation from leftists who normally want to empty prisons, legalize drugs, create anarchy zones, and basically hold no one accountable? Unless they’re an outspoken conservative?

Unless they speak out in support of Donald Trump? Then, everything is fair game, no matter how unproven or old.

Jenn Sterger

The Jenn Sterger mess was in 2010. That was 15 years ago. If true, she shouldn’t have lost career opportunities over it, but Favre’s present also shouldn’t be forever and solely defined by salacious texts from the long-ago past. Are we supposed to care forever that he allegedly sent someone a d*ck pic?

The Welfare – Athletic Facilities Case

The welfare case was more recent, and it cost him endorsements, but it was still five years ago and has been thoroughly litigated. Favre was never charged. He was never arrested. Unlike Vick, he never spent time in prison. If the point of the Netflix documentary is to argue that Favre was let off because of race, it presents zero evidence to make that case. Zero.

He paid back $1.1 million “in unattended speaking event fees,” so it wasn’t a great look. But we are old enough to remember “Making a Murderer,” and how that Netflix documentary slanted things by leaving so much out. So, sorry, but we’re not going to take Netflix’s word for it that Favre did horrible, unforgivable things, when prosecutors didn’t even make the case against him (and they did charge multiple others).

“I have been unjustly smeared in the media. I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight,” Favre said in a 2022 statement to Fox News. “No one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me.”

“I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center,” Favre also said at the time, according to Newsweek.

“My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.”

Favre wrote: “State agencies provided the funds to Nancy New’s charity, the Mississippi Community Education Center, which then gave the funds to the University, all with the full knowledge and approval of other State agencies, including the statewide Institute for Higher Learning, the Governor’s office and the Attorney General’s office.

“I was told that the legal work to ensure that these funds could be accepted by the university was done by State attorneys and State employees.”

Favre has been very open about a past prescription drug addiction and getting treatment for it. His social media pages are filled with charity appearances. His wife Deanna has also been open about struggles in their marriage and his past addiction. Good for him for dealing with that head-on. He deserves the chance to have a second act.

On the field, Favre was always someone to admire. He fought to the bitter end. He loved his sport and team. He comes across as a down-to-earth guy.  He’s paid a price for it with his health issues.

The Netflix show’s director, Rebecca Gitlitz, shared a video of the Favre documentary and wrote, “Believe women.

No. People shouldn’t always believe women. They should look at the evidence case-by-case.

Got it.

Her previous project was an MSNBC Films piece called “When Truth Isn’t Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story.” She also made a documentary on the women’s soccer team and was involved in a film that traced what led up to Jan. 6.

Definitely got it.

Don’t waste your time with “Fall of Favre.” The take is obvious. Favre is an interesting and complex character and, maybe someday, someone will make a decent documentary on him. This isn’t it.

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(The Center Square) – Josh Schoemann, the only Republican currently in the race for governor next year, is criticizing Gov. Tony Evers’ approach to the next state budget by comparing it to his plans in Washington County.

“In Washington County our budget cycle starts right now, and it’s not due until November. We will propose our budget goals to the County Board in the next couple of months. We will share ‘This is what we’re thinking.’ It gives them months of time to think those through, give us feedback, and [have] that kind of dialogue,” Schoemann explained in an interview on News Talk 1130 WISN.

Schoemann said that is far better than the approach Evers is taking again this year.

“That’s not how government is supposed to work,” Schoemann said. “It’s not the vision of the governor. It’s not the vision of any one person.”

Evers and the Republican legislative leaders who will write the budget have been involved in on-again, off-again budget talks this month. On Thursday, the governor’s office said those talks were off once again because of gridlock in the Senate.

“Ultimately, the Senate needs to decide whether they were elected to govern and get things done or not,” Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback said in a post on X.

Schoemann’s criticism of Evers is nothing new. He has long been a critic of the governor and has turned that criticism up since launching his campaign for governor.

But the recent criticism was also aimed at other Republicans who may jump into the 20206 governor’s race later this year.

“Nobody else in this race on the Republican side, being rumored to this point, has the executive leadership of skills and history to be able to show ‘This is how I’ve done it before, and here’s how we’ll do it Madison,’” Schoemann said. “The results in Washington County speak for themselves.”

Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany is also rumored to be looking to get into the Republican race. Before he went to Congress, Tiffany was a Republican lawmaker in Madison.

Businessman and veteran Bill Berrien is also on the short list of likely GOP candidates for 2026.

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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin budget negotiations have reached an impasse with both sides pointing fingers at the other in Wednesday afternoon statements.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Republican Legislative leaders backed out of negotiations after he agreed to “an income tax cut targeting Wisconsin’s middle-class and working families and eliminating income taxes for certain retirees.” He said Republican leaders would not agree to “meaningful increased investments in child care, K-12 schools, and the University of Wisconsin System.”

Republican Assembly leaders said the two sides were "far apart. Senate leaders say Evers’ desires “extend beyond what taxpayers can afford.”

“The Joint Committee on Finance will continue using our long-established practices of crafting a state budget that contains meaningful tax relief and responsible spending levels with the goal of finishing on time,” said a statement from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Finance Co-Chairman Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam.

Evers said that there were meetings between the sides every day this week before the impasse.

“I told Republicans I’d support their half of the deal and their top tax priorities – even though they’re very similar to bills I previously vetoed – because I believe that’s how compromise is supposed to work, and I was ready to make that concession in order to get important things done for Wisconsin’s kids,” Evers said.

Senate Republican leadership said that good faith negotiations have occurred since April on a budget compromise.

“Both sides of these negotiations worked to find compromise and do what is best for the state of Wisconsin,” said a statement from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Senate Joint Finance Co-Chairman Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green.

In early May, the Joint Committee on Finance took 612 items out of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal, including Medicaid expansion in the state, department creations and tax exemptions.

Born previously estimated that Evers’ budget proposal would lead to $3 billion in tax increases over the two-year span.

Wisconsin Policy Forum estimated that the proposal would spend down more than $4 billion of the state’s expected $4.3 billion surplus if it is enacted.

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“Title IX exists to protect women and girls in education,” said Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for Civil Rights. “It is perverse to allow males to compete against girls, invade their private spaces, and take their trophies.”

In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning males from participating in female student sports, and he has threatened to block California's federal funding for continuing to defy his order. With California facing deficits in the tens of billions of dollars each year, it's unclear how the state would offset any losses or pauses in federal funding.

Notably, California Gov. Gavin Newsom hosted conservative pundit Charlie Kirk on his podcast and told Kirk that he thinks it’s “deeply unfair” that boys are participating in girls’ sports.

When asked later at a press conference what this means for state policy, Newsom demurred, painting the matter as a marginal, non-issue not worth his time.

“You're talking about a very small number of people, a very small number of athletes, and my responsibility is to address the pressing issues of our time,” said Newsom.

The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs student sports in California, has since responded to Trump’s threat by announcing a new pilot program to allow girls who otherwise would have qualified for sports finals had the finalist spots in girls’ sports not been taken by transgender-identifying boys to participate in said finals.

Title IX was signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1972 to ensure that schools could not discriminate against female students. It requires they be provided with equal opportunities to engage in athletics, extracurriculars and education.

DOJ’s letter of interest says it is investigating whether California’s Assembly Bill 1266, which requires transgender-identifying students to be allowed to participate in sports consistent with their gender identities, violates Title IX.

“As a result of CIF’s policy, California’s top-ranked girls’ triple jumper, and second-ranked girls’ long-jumper, is a boy,” wrote the DOJ. “As recently as May 17, this male athlete was allowed to take winning titles that rightfully belong to female athletes in both events.”

“This male athlete will now be allowed to compete against those female athletes again for a state title in long, triple, and high jump,” continued the DOJ. “Other high school female athletes have alleged that they were likewise robbed of podium positions and spots on their teams after they were forced to compete against males.”

Should the DOJ find California is in violation of Title IX, it says it will “take appropriate action to eliminate that discrimination, including seeking injunctive relief.”

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