- Posted 6/4/07 at 1:34 PM
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Paris Hilton
I know, I know. I should be giving my limited blog time to something more deserving like the presidential debate… or good lord, what will become of our beloved Tony? But how could I resist posting what will likely be one of the most infamous photos of the decade?
Does Paris Hilton deserve jail time or not? I will hold my silence, but this morning, the almighty foursome of “The View” now powered with a D-lister, ruminated over the evil and good of Ms. Hilton. Interesting… Paris has chosen not to up her thread-sheet count, but instead takes a hard cell in a Los Angeles county jail. She does this with hopes that she will lessen the flood of hate mail and press from the world at large. Paris is allegedly upset and confused over the animosity that swirls around her. (Hmmm.) Who really knows the woes of a Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or poor Britney for that matter. But one thing this Brand Girl has learned, is the only thing we can seemingly control, whether brand or girl –– is our behavior. Situations are situations, but the drama, high or low, is well… usually ours. It can be tough. In defense, I do now understand how difficult it can be to stay sane and real while running around in the vacuum of all things that are beautiful, entertaining and surreal in L.A. It’s crazy, but after awhile you can begin to believe your own exhaust. (Hello – LA LA land.) Maybe a little jail time for Paris will be the very thing she needs. (Look what a time-out did for Martha Stewart.) But as a very wise guru of mine says, “it’s okay to live in LA. Just don’t let LA live in you!”
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I totally agree. And nothing wrong about being patriotic.
Great insights…I don’t think the audience cares who wins the awards, they just want to see the “show” so they have something to talk about the next day…and BTW- the Chrysler commercial was my favorite! Anything that promotes America building something again is ok with me…I guess I’m just a sucker for patriotism…
Nice article! It makes a great deal of sense. These companies spend so much to attain new clients but rarely put forth the effort to keep their existing ones happy. Everything is an argument or an angle. I guess they think we will forget.
I ask this lovingly Steve: by any chance, are you wearing a tie and nursing a martini?
Looking at Obama’s overall rising star these past years (and especially thinking back to who even knew his name prior to 2004), he is a media genius indeed. Yet at the same time, just as he’s not a Muslim (although 24% of the public still thinks he is), he’s also not the political Messiah his campaign painted him to be. In offering an opinion about this widening disparity between the myth and the man, which any Brand Girl is entitled to do, I simply pointed out some of his media missteps since taking office. Speculating that Obama might be a one-term prez unless he gets his media act and his policy act together—and playing nice with one another—is no more a diss than thinking Derek Jeter was playing kinda dirty when he faked getting hit by a pitch to get on base. That’s not dissing, and it’s not even playing party politics. It’s just stating the obvious.
And ’cause I can’t resist: when out with a girl, especially a bipartisan one, allow her a chance to take a full swing when at bat in a pennant battle of the minds. I’ll bet the house that she’ll get beyond first. And she won’t have to fake a thing either.
Funny piece but a faulty premise.
Obama is still a media genius. He’s controlling the debate and has accomplished more in his first two years than any President since FDR. Sure his approval numbers are down but we are in a the middle of a severe recession. Regan’s numbers were similar in 1982.
He has tried to be bipartisan but what does he get for it? The GOP even filibustered small business tax cuts (until two GOP senators who are retiring broke off yesterday). The public knows this. While they are anti-incumbent, they trust the GOP less than the Dems. And despite the GOP’s concerted efforts to block efforts to stimulate the economy (so they can hope to pick up more seats), the economy will turn around and the the POTUS’s appoval ratings wil improve with the rise in GDP.
And when out with boys, especially thoughtful ones, it’s probably not a good idea to diss Obama; not if you want to get to first base.