{"id":719,"date":"2011-08-09T13:54:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=719"},"modified":"2011-08-09T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T17:54:31","slug":"stop-jerry-mandering-lewis-deserves-mda-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/08\/stop-jerry-mandering-lewis-deserves-mda-farewell.html","title":{"rendered":"Stop Jerry-Mandering: Lewis Deserves MDA Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, his appearances have become corny, cheesy and painful to watch but Jerry Lewis is the face of MDA.<\/p>\n<p>Let him say goodbye for cryin&#8217; out loud!<\/p>\n<p>The organization recently announced it was parting ways with Lewis after 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s fine and probably overdue, frankly.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a certain grace and class to show someone who is a very beloved television figure.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tribute to Jerry Lewis - Labor Day 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XhLp0o6wCpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Not a &#8220;don&#8217;t let the door hit ya&#8217; on the way out&#8221; treatment.<\/p>\n<p>I never thought I&#8217;d say this, but how about just one more song &#8230; before Jerry hits the road?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, his appearances have become corny, cheesy and painful to watch but Jerry Lewis is the face of MDA. 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