A segment on HLN regarding the history of Mother's Day is reviewed, detailing how Anna Jarvis founded the holiday to honor her mother's post-Civil War "Mothers Friendship Day." The narrative highlights Jarvis's later crusade against the commercialization of the holiday by candy and card companies, whom she labeled "profiteers" and "termites." The hosts also note the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike, observing a general lack of public concern over the absence of late-night talk shows and scripted series.
