Reality TV

It appears the end might be near for the Kardashian fun fest.  After all the hullabaloo with that wedding and for it to be over after 72 days, I think the public are starting to get a little wise.  There's an actual petition online to get the Kardashians off the air and I think about 95,000+ have signed it so far.  I also saw an article online with the headling "Why do talentless celebrities become stinking rich."  Because people watch them on tv, that's why.  People sit on their couch and watch other people live their lives.  That's pretty pathetic.  Ok, I'll be honest, I've watched some of these shows.  I even got sucked into Jersey Shore at one point only because it was so unbelievable what I was watching these "characters" do.  And these same characters have made alot of money.  I remember watching a few episodes of The Hills as well and those characters looked like they were in a coma compared to those on Jersey Shore. 

So a boycott of the Kardashians may ensue but we should really boycott alot of these reality shows.  There are a few that you might actually learn something from, like Million Dollar Listing.  That show could give one a glimpse of the real estate market and the negotiations involved, which is always interesting.  On Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice, you could learn a few business theories, if you listen carefully.  But outside of that, watching others get drunk, fight, piss and whine about silly things is a waste of time and we should all get off the couch and go live our own lives.

LuLu

I love the fall, my favorite season.  The weather gets a little crispy and its sweater time.  I know others love summer or spring for alot of different reasons but fall has always been special.  Since its the holiday season, I added the drawing on the right, by Anne Keenan Higgins, my favorite artist.  I love everything she does, especially a character she draws - LuLu.  She's the girl about town.  And she's a Republican.  Just kidding.  But I would have to guess that she would be someone independent, speaks her mind but is careful not to hurt or injure in any way.  She votes, as is her civic duty, knows about history and current events and cares about what's going on around her.  Maybe we create characters that we think we'd like to be.  Ask someone the type of character they would create and you would find out alot about them.  Because we instill a little of ourselves in them.  What we think is noble, important, valuable.  And besides, creating is our nature.

Pandering

"Each time that Mitt Romney changes his position on an issue to conform to the extremist consensus among his rivals for the Republican nomination for president, its one more sign that extremists now completely dominate the GOP and that there's no place any longer for moderates in that party."  Jan Ting, www.blog.cagle.com, Nov. 7, 2011.

Is this true?  Feels true.  Especially if you listen to crowd reactions at the debates.  I've written about this before and its still baffling to me.  I'd like to think that the extremist only make up a small part of the GOP and that they happen to cheer the loudest but now I'm wondering if I'm wrong or a little naive.  Are most Republican's extremists?  Or is it that the moderates remain silent?  And as long as they remain silent, no candidate will realize that their vote is important as well. 

I believe a candidate would garner more respect for standing on their own two feet instead of pandering to whatever group they feel they need to in order to win the election.  But John McCain did that and some say he didn't win the election because he was more of a centrist. 

So here we have a group of candidates who want to be the next president and I'm not really that impressed with any of them.  Its a little depressing.  Perry's oops was the biggest thing searched on YouTube.  Is this going to be his Howard Dean moment?  Whether it is or isnt, the question isnt which candidate is doing the best pandering, the question is, do their positions make sense and is it in the best interest of the Country?  I certainly hope that between now and next November, all voters will do enough homework to dig a little deeper into what each candidate is proposing. 

For starters, the flat tax issue....