So I guess a huge secret about me is that I'm kind of obsessed with celebrities. In most of my free internet time I'm usually found somewhere between TMZ and The Superficial. It's an unhealthy habit and it will probably kill me one day, but it's like a terrible, horrible car wreck and try as I might I have to slow my car down and crane my neck out the window. I just can't look away.
Just like everything, celebrities have a lot to say about the election. We all know and also care very much that Speidi are endorsing John McCain (famous for what?!) and we've all seen the "Yes We Can" video (I won't even mention Obama Girl).
To me, it seems that McCain has picked a celebrity vice presidential candidate. She's on the covers of magazines in the grocery store! She's all over TV! She has intruded into, I would say, most American thoughts for the past few weeks that she's been around. I definitely do have to hand it to McCain since Obama's campain seems hidden in Sarah Palin's huge shadow. No one could have done the job better. There is no one that could have been a greater threat to the cult of modern womanhood than Sarah Palin. What a terrifying choice! I've already decided that when I graduate and we have a president Palin or McCain I will be moving out of the country in protest.
All interjecting with my personal views aside, what I'm really interested in are the celebrities views. They have some great things to say about this vice presidential hopeful who doesn't even know what the VP does (around 1:55 and 2:50). I feel like they are becoming a loud voice for those of us who feel kind of powerless and voiceless in the hugeness of the country and the anonymity that comes along with it. They are saying things that I am feeling in my heart of hearts about Sarah Palin ranging anywhere from Pamela Anderson's seemingly uninformed "She can suck it, quote me" to Matt Damon's vision of the "really bad Disney movie" where McCain dies and the hockey mom becomes president with all access to the nuclear codes (I am so terrified). Diddy's video blog 16 is probably one of my personal favorites:
I feel like he really brings up some valid points, and a lot of my fears.
And who can ignore Tina Fey doing a completely spot on impression of this crazy lady?
So the lady is nice, she's cool, but who wants someone to lead us who can't even bear to make fun of herself and swears she watched the above clip with the sound down and found it funny? Really, where is the humor in that? It also furthers the idea that all women's brains aren't created equal, contrary to republican belief. Hillary's been on SNL, and Sarah can't even watch a satire of herself ("I can see Russia from my house!" resonates between my ears when I look at a picture of her now).
It's only September, but I will be so thankful for November to cast my Green Party vote for the first time in a presidential election and cross my fingers that the celebrities did their jobs and have somehow deported Palin back to where she came from (Russia. Circa 1860. yes, she reminds me of totalitarianism. snap.) with their witty banter and super informed ideas. I am so serious about moving to Spain.
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I agree with the majority of what you have to say. Sarah Palin does seem to be a celebrity running mate. All she has really done so far is to grace the cover of every magazine she can striking poses that make her look intelligent, while her family stands in the background making her look like the all star soccer mom. When is the last time she got to spend the day in an SUV running her multiple children from game to game?
Many celebrities are very outspoken about whom they are voting for, while this isn't a bad thing when the celebrities know the facts, do we really want Pam Anderson and Paris Hilton making our choices for presidency sound appealing? That doesn't help the candidate let alone help us (the little people) get our opinions out there. I feel like with all the celebrities out there making snide comments about presidential and vice presidential candidates that we both support and don't support we need to have a vote about which celebrities will be the outspoken supporters for our side!
But all in all I am with you. As soon as I graduate I am right there on the plane to Spain with you.
I do think that the media has turned Sarah Palin into a celebrity. Just like people want to know a little more about what Brad Pitt is doing, so they can feel like they know him. People want to know Sarah Palin. I personally dont care who celebrities are voteing for. I dont understand why they think their opinion matters more than the rest of Americas. The campaign for both McCain and Obama should be careful though because I think that all the celebrity support Kerry recieved cost him the election. Most older voters can not identify with Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan(Obama turned her down)and this turns them off. I hope that Obama wins the election but I dont see myself leaving the country if he doesnt.
Everytime I see Sarah Palin on magazine news stands i feel like gagging... I agree with you when it comes to the media making her into a celebrity running mate. I feel like the media does a lot to sugar-coat things; such as making her and her family look like the "perfect", wholesome American family that everybody would want to be. I feel like she has a lot of issues, since she's so anal and strict on certain things. I can't believe she wants to cut the cost of sex education in public schools. Does she not understand how important it is for kids these days to know those things? I feel like she's wayyyyyyyyy too conservative and really needs a reality check. Also, I think the celebrities trying to help with the campaigns are pretty funny and clever. If I were a celebrity, I honestly think that I, too, would try to help out as much as I can when it comes to spreading the word. If you're a celebrity with many fans, why not try to make a difference and get everyone to vote? It certainly wouldn't hurt to try.
Anywho, my vote is definitely for Barack Obama.
I am also glad that celebrities are making their voices heard in this campaign - I hope more people will become interested in these elections through them. It's interesting how Palin and Obama are like celebrities themselves as well (and Michelle Obama too).
Let me just say, that if McCain and Palin take office...I'll be your next door neighbor in Spain. =] I think what some of the celebrities are saying are very interesting and I hope they inspire young people to vote. But at the same time, I do worry about the less educated celebrity opinions having an impact on the voters' choices.
I agree with your statement of how this campiagn has become so influenced by celebrities and the media. I also find in interesting that we take thier opinions so seriously. But most of all, I feel like with the way celebrities are and the fact that they are so outspoken plays a large role in thier involvement. I don't think that candidates are "asking for it," however, as long as it is going thier way they certianly aren't complaining. With a media driven society the involvement of celebrities and in Paris Hilton's case, socialites, because I don't know if you can really consider this girl an actual celebrity, is inevitable. Whatever the case may be, whatever celebrities say and opinions they have, its important for all of us to make the decision we feel is best. I know that sounds like such a cop out...but its the truth.
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