He seems a bit, I don't know, smarmy...

By now you have heard that Mike Richards is out as the new host of Jeopardy! because it turned out that in 2013-14 he had a podcast that maybe 37 people listened to, but which he filled with sexist and other inappropriate comments. 

"I will be stepping down as host effective immediately," Richards said in an email to staff, and that seemed to be the result of his comments about people. 

"His disparaging remarks about Jews, women & Asians are no laughing matter,” the Anti-Defamation League said.  “Stereotyping is an entry point to hate and his apology lacks acknowledgment of its harm. This reported pattern warrants an investigation."

Richards was also in a jam over allegations that he treated women improperly when he worked on "The Price Is Right."

"We support Mike's decision to step down as host," a Sony Pictures Television spokesperson said. "We were surprised this week to learn of Mike's 2013/2014 podcast and the offensive language he used in the past. We have spoken with him about our concerns and our expectations moving forward."

And here is the crazy thing: He gets to keep his job as executive producer! The company that hired him to do that said, "It is our hope that as EP he will continue to do so with professionalism and respect."

Yes. Because he has demonstrated a lengthy history of both of those qualities.

Listen, like 95% of America, I could give a rat's brass about who the host of Jeopardy! is. It's been fun all summer hearing people handicap the chances of the men and women involved in the boat race of tryouts to replace the late Alex Trebek, when all along they had chosen this clown who spoke so foolishly in public - including negative comments about someone's contributions to charity - and then tried to succeed a man noted for generosity in deed and in spirit. 

No, I don't care about him. But please try to tell the young people in your life that the Chinese say the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago, by which I mean that the things you say and do on social media will stick around for twenty years, yea, twenty decades, so keep your future in mind when you're dealing with your present.