Anyone else annoyed by "celeb-fest?" (controversial, stats, Obama)
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As long as the celebs are paying for their own celebration who cares. I believe the Obama's are sponsoring a first ever veteran's ball and the neighborhood ball. I'd much rather watch the beautiful people than ever have to listen to bush again.
Clip:
While the Obamas may be the biggest celebrities of the evening, they are not the only ones. Adrian Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon and Kerry Washington will all be at the inaugural gala sponsored by the Creative Coalition, an arts and entertainment advocacy group.
Apparently, Sting thought the party was worth stopping by. He offered to perform and will be a headliner along with Elvis Costello and Sam Moore. He will also perform at the Huffington Post’s gala on Monday night. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/we...w/18balls.html
Well you know George Bush had NOTHING to do with it!
He was only in power for 8 years and is innocent of everything, after all he is
the soon to be former Messiah.
No, I'm simply poor with a son in college who's trying to move Heaven and Earth to remain there. So, sorry, if we can't take solace in glitzy celebrity gowns and a whole bunch of frivolous spending. It seems VERY tacky when our country is in a world of hurt.
A lot of folks would agree with you. With so much of the theme today having been the common and ordinary folk this does seem contradictory.
Or is it just me who wishes the celebs would tend to their various dysfunctions and not commandeer the Inauguration? I don't recall it being this bad in previous years. The celebs were pretty hoo-haw Clinton but I don't think there were several celebrity-driven balls.
It's a pretty stark contrast when you watch the network news, hear about all of the job losses and retail closings then see a commercial for Celeb-fest, featuring a dancing Obama.
Actually yes, but it just doesn't begin or end with this Obama inauguration.
Our entire culture is now steeped in celebrity-hero-sports worship to the point it is mind numbing. We treat our Presidential elections as though it were a game show with a never ending series of partisan debates designed to illicit zinger lines and usually avoid tough and controversial issues facing our country.
While we spend countless dollars and billions of collective hours sitting in front of the tube melting what is left of our porous spongy brains and using money we haven't yet earned to watch football, nascar, etc... there is some guy sitting in a lab somewhere developing a cure for some disease that may help millions of people and he does it for less than a Congressional aid makes. If he succeeds, he gets a golf clap, a pat on the back and a silver plated commemorative plate set and then forgotten about.
So the Obama Fest of all, we have finally put the finishing touches on where U2's world wide concert meets the Griswalds, now pass the dorito's.
No, I'm simply poor with a son in college who's trying to move Heaven and Earth to remain there. So, sorry, if we can't take solace in glitzy celebrity gowns and a whole bunch of frivolous spending. It seems VERY tacky when our country is in a world of hurt.
A lot of folks would agree with you. With so much of the theme today having been the common and ordinary folk this does seem contradictory.
I think it does. Most folks I know are pretty somber right now. I'm not saying the Inauguration has to be somber, but you'd think they'd at least recognize that the nation is hurting and all of this glitz is pretty tacky. Pomp and circumstance, dignified proceedings, sure. Putting the celebs on parade, no.
Actually yes, but it just doesn't begin or end with this Obama inauguration.
Our entire culture is now steeped in celebrity-hero-sports worship to the point it is mind numbing. We treat our Presidential elections as though it were a game show with a never ending series of partisan debates designed to illicit zinger lines and usually avoid tough and controversial issues facing our country.
While we spend countless dollars and billions of collective hours sitting in front of the tube melting what is left of our porous spongy brains and using money we haven't yet earned to watch football, nascar, etc... there is some guy sitting in a lab somewhere developing a cure for some disease that may help millions of people and he does it for less than a Congressional aid makes. If he succeeds, he gets a golf clap, a pat on the back and a silver plated commemorative plate set and then forgotten about.
So the Obama Fest of all, we have finally put the finishing touches on where U2's world wide concert meets the Griswalds, now pass the dorito's.
Yep, I agree with you. It's really sad. Nothing is realistic or dignified anymore. I reread Brave New World recently and dang if it isn't coming true.
If it's annoying you, maybe you should turn off the tv and stop reading a forum dedicated to talking about the election. Take a walk. Read a book. Play a game. Do some exercise. Bake cookies (but maybe not Obama cookies, lol).
Um, I know I've said it at least a few times here but I CAN'T walk. I'm disabled. But, of course, you knew that and figured you could have fun with it. Pretty sick, but typical. No wonder you're such a fan of Joe Biden.
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Pretty sick, but typical. No wonder you're such a fan of Joe Biden.
