Do We Really Have To Pay For These Morons?

My heart and prayers go out to all those that were impacted by Hurricane Ike.  I couldn’t believe it when the Weather Service put out the warning of imminent death to be caused from this storm; because it was only the second time they had done that.  People evacuated the areas that were predicted to be hit hardest around Galveston, Texas.  Many left in their own vehicles, but many others were bussed out by hundreds of buses that were provided to help those that needed it.  Many of the buses that left were far too empty.  The reason, thousands of morons who decided to wait out the storm and remain in harms way.  Now we’ve had to rescue some of these people, because they became stranded or hurt.  Hats off to the tremendous and courageous job of the rescuers working in the Galveston area.  But, it is costing us money and time to have to go in to an area where everybody was told to leave, an area that was predicted to have certain death from this storm just so we can rescue these morons.  Since I can be charged for riding in an ambulance to the hospital if I am injured in a car accident, we need to find a way to charge these people a special moron fee.

Lindsay Lohan Backs Obama

I’m sure this is just what every candidate wants.  One of Hollywood’s biggest skanks and an obvious role model for binge drinking cocaine fiends everywhere has come out in support of Obama.  Even when a star has a good reputation, most candidates have seen a negative backlash caused by these types of announcements.  Maybe it’s because so many of them do it in a very self-important way such as announcing that they will leave the country if their candidate is not chosen.  Maybe it’s just that they come off so negatively or so venomously attacking the other candidate or those that would vote for them.  Either way its proof that these morons need to stick to what they do best, which is to read lines that were written for them.  Hey that’s a lot like Obama.  Maybe Lindsay thinks that Obama would be her type of President.  You know the kind that shows up late and unprepared for work after an all night drinking and drug fest.

Pelosi Needs To Relieve Rangel

Democratic Representative Charles Rangel is the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.  Currently Mr. Rangel has some ethics problems due to unreported income and unpaid taxes.  This man is the head of the committee that helps write the tax code and laws of this country and he doesn’t understand that he too has to pay taxes.  This man needs to be removed now.  It’s like leaving the fox in charge of watching the chickens.  Pelosi, what the hell are you waiting for.

Remember Alec Baldwin, the actor that promised to leave the country if Bush was elected?  Now the next "I think I'm an important person and people should listen to me" idiotic celebrity has uttered a similar promise.  Susan Sarandon has promised to move to Italy or Canada if Obama is not elected. 

Why wait?  Go now, and please take any other similarly clueless super egos with you.  Once again proving that some people are better at reading lines others have written for them (Obama), then saying what they think.

 Update on Alec Baldwin:  He never left, and he is doing quite well for himself.  Love his work on 30 Rock.  

I admit it.  I grew up an award show junkie.  I’m talking about the real award shows like The Oscar’s, The Emmy’s, The Golden Globe’s, The Grammy’s and the MTV Video Awards.  Not these phony award shows like the American Music Awards or the People’s Choice Awards.  The shows were sometimes entertaining and amusing and occasionally offered a real highlight performance.  For some reason I found the stars incredibly fascinating.  Mind you, this was before tabloid TV hit the airwaves, not allowing you to actually idolize anyone anymore, because they are always able to find some bit of dirt on everybody.

At some point, during one of these shows I hit the age of political enlightenment.  One of the presenters was going off on a rant about some atrocity in the world that they felt strongly about.  I was instantly turned off.  Mostly for the star that had created this horrible feeling, but also for the award show I had been enjoying.  How dare they destroy my viewing enjoyment.  I still watch these shows when I can, watching for the chance great performance, but wary of what each star will say.

Why is it that people famous for entertaining us, think that what they have to say is so important to us mere mortals?  What makes them feel that self-important?  Incredible ego, I suppose, which is the same thing that made them entertainers to begin with.  Why is what they say more any more important to me than what my drunken Uncle George has to say?

Over the years, the one common thread has been that these people made famous by saying or singing lines that were written professionally for them, sound like complete idiots when they need to speak for themselves. (Too obvious a place for an Obama reference.) 

Presidential election years just serve to increase the number of these shallow attention seekers.  By all means, I am glad that these characters have opinions.   I just wish they would keep it to themselves.  I admire the stars that silently spend their money or time to work for their causes or candidates.  I believe there is more substance in this than seeking the limelight.  I don’t think the publicity hounds realize the negative effect that their endorsements can have on their career.  Like many other people I find myself avoiding movies with stars that endorse or music from singers that endorse anything that offends me.  The same thing happens to those that support my opinion from those opposed.

Is there any chance of moving up the election? If we have to wait until November, I may be left with no one to entertain me.