Seriously... how much more do we, as a country, find it necessary to publicly demonstrate our overall "junior high" mentality when it comes to being more concerned with appearance than substance?! I have nothing against attractive people. I consider myself to be reasonably attractive. But I care MORE about what kind of person I am. And when it comes to politicians all I care about is their character make-up, integrity, intellect, and ability to assess situations and make wise, informed decisions.
The currently obsessive press coverage about how unbelievably good looking Barak Obama is, and how beautiful his wife, Michelle Obama, is, serves to clearly illustrate my point. He's our PRESIDENT not the homecoming king for Pete's sake. You would think that we have coast to coast trolls residing in our country and all previous presiders of this haven for hideous beasts known as the USA were Quasimoto impersonators to varying degrees of success with it. Like we have never seen a nice looking human being before! Let alone in office! (gasp, ooh, ahh) Is Barak Obama in charge of the United States or Project Runway? Are we actually on some kind of broad scale reality show rather than partaking in citizenship of a progressive nation? What's it called? Citizen Vain? Because if that's the case, I want to read my contract. I at least want royalties on syndication and merch! Our so-called journalism is starting to look like a hallway full of hormonal materialistic nitwits passing notes about who's the cutest kid in class and who lit the last match, signifying certain death in a house of ill repute. I can see it now, Meet the Press becomes TeenBeat by years end. And the jokers (with a few exceptions) running around at press conferences with cameras, pens, notepads, and recording devices are actually a bunch of second rate Sum Cum Loudmouth graduates from Clown College.
Again with the digressing! I can't help myself. I write how I think, and how I talk - usually. All this gawking and squawking about the physical beauty of our political leaders and wanna-be leaders has gotten out of hand. I would blame it on Hollywood, but it's we the people who buy into the hype. Hollywood is just a side-effect of the shallow-souled base that places more value on looks than heart/mind/soul. At least the aforementioned politicians don't look like they've had any 'work' done to look good. But you never know what tomorrow will bring. At the rate we're going, we'll be dubbed "The United States of Botox" before you know it. It's pathetic. Somebody please tell those idiots in showbiz " hey... pssst... we can tell when you have unnaturally inner-tube like inflated lips, implanted jawbones, and nips, tucks and drawstrings to hold your face up". You aren't fooling anybody. I suppose I am digressing again... but I make a necessary point. You see, it's all part of the materialistic narcissism running rampant in this huge dysfunctional family known as my country 'tis of thee. Who has the the coolest this, the newest that, the biggest bank account, the sexiest elbows, the whitest egads-where-are-my-sunglasses veneered grin has eclipsed the importance of the other part of the American Dream. The one that Martin Luther King so elegantly defined in his "I have a dream" speech. If he were here today he would likely bear the expression of Munch's "Scream" and be hellbent on pounding the pavement with a new and riveting lecture series entitled "Somebody Wake Me The Hell Up, I'm Having a Damn Nightmare".
Before I get off of my soapbox, a.k.a. "high horse"... I would be remiss if I did not go on record pointing a finger at professional sports and the music industry for their part in this sickness. Overindulgent, self-obsessed athletes and ego-maniacal music makers and moguls are both a cause and a symptom of the same social and moral disease plaguing this country that propels the looks of Sarah Palin ahead of the weight of her thoughts and words. Swine flu pandemic? This moral decay of epic proportions should be called the "Mine Flu".. it's all about I, Me, Mine... blah, blah, bling, bling... Where's the vaccine production on this one? Far, far behind the latest technology to make our exteriors outlast our insides, you can count on that.
Let's see, I think I have covered the basics. The media, the music industry, Hollywood, professional sports... and the suckers who buy into the unrealistic images thrust before us on a daily, if not minutely, basis.
WHICH brings me full circle... back to the topic at hand. The obsession with Sarah Palin's looks. Yes, it's true she is a very good looking woman. Her name may sound a bit like Sarah; Plain and Tall but she far from fits that kind of description. Sarah Palin is a really attractive person. Can we acknowledge it and MOVE ON! to what used to be known as the i.s.s.u.e.s.?
Note: I, myself, am guilty of using make-up, getting my hair highlighted, constantly dieting - the usual middle-classed, middle-aged, middle-amercan glamour treadmill. I also wear black quite often - it's slenderizing. And I shower. I remove body hair (namely mowing my legs and armpits, and tweezing rogue facial hair - mostly in the brow area). And I use cheap over the counter teeth whitener. And I take vitamins. So, in my own mainstream way, I am part of the problem I just blasted away about. I like to refer to my specific type of behavior where this is concerned as 'normal'. But that would still be denying the fact that I do try to 'enhance' my physical condition and appearance. They say admitting it is the first step... I'm just holding myself accountable.
I stand by my original complaint. Pay attention to what Sarah Palin is really talking about when it comes to politics, and less attention to what Sarah Palin is wearing or how shapely Sarah Palin's calves might be.
(I wonder what teeth whitener Sarah Palin uses?)
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Here's Lookin' At Ya (with the same frozen expression for approximately 6 months),
Sherri Faye
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