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| Jaye and his ol’ BFF, Joe Munem |
Dave Jaye is back and starring on
YouTube, circa the 1990s.
Someone has compiled a fewbroadcasts of the former state senator’s cable access show into 8 ½ minutes of
hilarity. With some clever editing and
tape loops, the presentation makes Jaye look like a buffoon. Yet, the notorious
ex-lawmaker needs no help from the cutting room floor.
hilarity. With some clever editing and
tape loops, the presentation makes Jaye look like a buffoon. Yet, the notorious
ex-lawmaker needs no help from the cutting room floor.
It’s rather astonishing what Jaye
got away with on a routine basis back then. In an age when controversial
statements by public officials instantly become fodder for Facebook and
Twitter, it’s impossible to imagine that Jaye, who was happy to spout off on
camera, would have survived in today’s political atmosphere.
got away with on a routine basis back then. In an age when controversial
statements by public officials instantly become fodder for Facebook and
Twitter, it’s impossible to imagine that Jaye, who was happy to spout off on
camera, would have survived in today’s political atmosphere.
Here’s the former Shelby Township
Republican calling for life sentences for repeat criminal offenders: “Lock ‘em
up for good, or at least until they’re 70-years-old – unless they’re perverts.
Lock’em up forever, or at least until we get the death penalty, whichever comes
first. Fry ‘em, or keep them forever.”
Republican calling for life sentences for repeat criminal offenders: “Lock ‘em
up for good, or at least until they’re 70-years-old – unless they’re perverts.
Lock’em up forever, or at least until we get the death penalty, whichever comes
first. Fry ‘em, or keep them forever.”
Jaye refers to “looney-tunes”
defenses of violent juveniles. The problem, he agrees, is that there’s too many
single moms raising kids (“it is a sex thing”) and not enough disciplinarian
fathers (“sometimes you need your Pop to whack you on the fanny”).
defenses of violent juveniles. The problem, he agrees, is that there’s too many
single moms raising kids (“it is a sex thing”) and not enough disciplinarian
fathers (“sometimes you need your Pop to whack you on the fanny”).
Jaye is now best remembered for
drunkenness, spending time in jail, domestic violence and getting kicked out of
the Senate. What you notice when you watch the video is that Jaye had an
obsession with tough law enforcement – and the word “pervert.”
drunkenness, spending time in jail, domestic violence and getting kicked out of
the Senate. What you notice when you watch the video is that Jaye had an
obsession with tough law enforcement – and the word “pervert.”
Over at Deadline Detroit, Jeff
Wattrick had a little fun with this audio/visual trip in the way-back machine
to a time when politicians like Jaye thrived.
Wattrick had a little fun with this audio/visual trip in the way-back machine
to a time when politicians like Jaye thrived.
Wattrick wrote: “What camera
wouldn’t love Jaye’s creepy smile, his bad comb-over that leaves you wondering
if he’s wearing a hair piece, and his fun demand that Detroit Mayor Dennis
Archer submit to a drug test? You know, because Archer was (maybe still is!)
one of those blacks! In Detroit! Then there was the time Jaye “joked”
about Native American casino operators trying to scalp him. Classic.”
wouldn’t love Jaye’s creepy smile, his bad comb-over that leaves you wondering
if he’s wearing a hair piece, and his fun demand that Detroit Mayor Dennis
Archer submit to a drug test? You know, because Archer was (maybe still is!)
one of those blacks! In Detroit! Then there was the time Jaye “joked”
about Native American casino operators trying to scalp him. Classic.”
What you won't read about is how many people he was verbally abusive to and how many people he hurt. I know of several who were not treated right on his staff, not paid and taken advantage of. He's burned a few bridges, hope he will start to try to mend them now.