OK...Election fever has officially taken me over. Now, in addition to being the pop culture whore that I profess to be, I also risk becoming a politico! I have added CNN to my list of television channel favorites on my remote. (Well, I always had CNN Headline News in my favorites, but I gotta say...Wolf Blitzer's 'Situation Room' is a must-see on the daily for me now). Before we get to the REAL important stuff, let's take stock of what's going on in politics...
As of today, February 21st, 2008...
1- John McCain is trying to dodge the silver bullet that could kill his presidential hopes (a damning expose in The New York Times) by DENYING- with a capital "D"-that he had been , errrr, improperly involved with a female telecommunications lobbyist (who, incidentally, looks like a younger version of his current wife/sugar mama, Cindy. Hmmmm...)2- Hillary Clinton is GAGGING over the onslaught of support her political rival Barack Obama has amassed by winning 11 straight electoral contests in a row. Apparently, Clinton thought by now it would be a toss up between her and a staunch Republican over who would be positioning themselves for the right to perpetuate the strangleholds of both the military-industrial complex and general corporate greed in this country (thanks for the warning, President Eisenhower!). Apparently, in addition to underestimating Obama's political acumen, she also hadn't counted on people actually believing Obama's "rhetoric" of hope and change beyond Super Tuesday.
3- Mitt Romney is cursing his advisors who told him to "suspend" his fight for the Republican Nomination and ascede to the Republican machinery by officially endorsing McCain, his former rival.
4- As a result of McCain's New York Times writeup, Mike Huckabee is chomping at the bit and restraining himself from issuing the almost irressistable "I told you so" while (literally)making his last stand at The Alamo. Maybe he'll take a break from building his bible-beating coalition aimed at challenging Roe vs. Wade long enough to reinvigorate his bible-beating conservative coalition to back him as the Republican Presidential candidate- whereupon, if hell freezes over and he indeed WINS the general election, he will undoubtedly challenge Roe vs. Wade as soon as he possibly can.
5- Barack Obama is probably finding it harder and harder to refrain from flashing a knowing grin as McCain and Clinton fight their respective sysiphusian battles for credibility. Or maybe he's scratching his head as to how he could beat Clinton 11 times in a row- by WIDE margins- and STILL have to wait until the contests in Texas and Ohio to find out if he will be the Democratic Nominee...
Think About It!!!
Now, onto your (never) regularly-scheduled program- Questions for the Zeitgeist!!!
1- Isn't the Fox Channel's animated series "American Dad" the funniest thing on TV right now? Isn't the resident alien Roger (who's voice is rather similar to the late great Paul Lynde) the most FEY cartoon character to hit animation since the Flintstone's resident alien The Great Gazoo?
2- Show of hands: who thinks they should just commit Britney Spears and check on her in 5 years?
3- But seriously, aren't we hoping against hope that Britney doesn't end up like Anna Nicole Smith?
4- With ABC's most popular show Grey's Anatomy seeming to have jumped the shark, wasn't it smart for Kate Walsh to jump ship over to her own "Private Practice"? Given his, errr, "experience" on Grey's, what is Isiah Washington going to do now that the show that allowed him to retain some semblance of dignity as an actor,"The Bionic Woman", is being cancelled?
5- Aren't we happy that the" blue-eyed soul" vocal powerhouse Taylor Dayne (who's new CD "Satisfied" is in stores now) is back on the scene? Shouldn't she do a shoutfest/duet with that OTHER blue-eyed vocal powerhouse Christina Aguillera?
16- If for no other reason than it showcases her infamous strut, isn't Naomi's commercial for Sobe Life Water the best 30 seconds a fashionista could ask for? (In the words of Beyonce..."Do the Naomi Campbell..walk! Naomi Campbell..walk! Walk across the room like Naomi Campbell...").
One more thing...Is Naomi EVER going to age??? Is she sleeping in the same hyperbaric chamber that MiJac is rumored to have slept in back in the day?
7- Aren't we waiting with bated breath for Queen Latifah's results from Jenny Craig?
8- Scarlett Johannson and Natalie Portman on the cover of W magazine or La Lohan on the cover of New York Magazine...which is hotter?
9- Now that Fidel Castro has officially stepped down, will cigar afficionados be able to get a "good Cuban"?
10- With its REAL-LIFE modelling challenges and its well-connected (and well-meaning) judging panel, Is Bravo TV's "Make Me A Supermodel" poised to give Tyra's "America's Next Top Model" a run for its money?
FLASHBACK...Speaking of Taylor Dayne
Even though the name of her new CD is called "Satisfied", weren't we more than satisfied in the 80's when she begged us to "Tell It To My Heart"?
