Moral Compass??!!

I just read that Madonna kicked off her "Sticky and Sweet" tour in Cardiff, Wales this weekend. She took some shots at Senator John McCain during the interlude between acts and flashed his picture up there with the likes of Adolf Hitler, images of destruction, global warming, and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. I don't belong to any political party and I don't consider myself a conservative or a liberal. I do however consider myself an American and a voter who doesn't understand nor need a "Moral Compass" such as Madonna or any other politically motivated celebutant or celebrity to show me the enlightened way to vote. Who does this woman think she is anyway? Just because her parents gave her a holier-than-though middle name, doesn't mean she is actually that. I could think of a couple of people that I would flash Madonna's face up on a giant screen with if I could. Hmmmm...lets see, Salome (if we had a picture), Mata Hari, Tokyo Rose..... just to name a few. I don't think she would like that too much. Why can't entertainers just entertain and not use their status to impress upon their fans their opinions?! I also want to say that I don't think there is anything "Sticky or Sweet" about Madonna and there hasn't been for years!!! Just entertain us people.... don't try to motivate us. Our own moral compass should be from what we feel and think. Judge for yourself don't let the media hype and the celebrities get to you. It truly is the worst form of idol worship and we just keep letting it happen.

Shamwow

Just when I thought I could get away from that Shamwow dude that always seems to be on the boob tube when I turn it on.... he is on the radio! I have satellite radio in my car but I decided to turn it to the regular radio the other day (Friday) on my way home from work. There he is Mr. Shamwow dude and his little sales pitch.

I don't watch television much because it is usually preoccupied with some sort of Doomsday or COPS show because of my three guys. I read a good bit but sometimes I like to watch a show or two on History, Nat Geo, or A&E. I also watch Tori and Dean Home Sweet Hollywood, but we just won't go there. I have never watched 90210? I think that was the right zip code? so I am not a fan of Tori Spellings, but for some reason I am drawn to the show like a moth to a flame. I don't know how I get caught up in that show or why, but I do. Maybe Tori and Dean have the Shamwow guy doing subliminal messages all during their show and that is how I am getting sucked in?!

So anyway even when I am on one of my nerd channels, I still can't get away from Mr. Shamwow. What really annoys me is when he goes "Are you following me camera guy?" What? He doesn't bother to know the name of the person he is working with? I mean really? How many people did it take to set up that commercial shoot? I am betting from the quality it was Mr. Shamwow and the camera guy probably in someones basement in lets say.... New Jersey? I am guessing because I am not good with Northern accents and I can't guess where this dude is from. Also, is it just me or does he look like Bill the Cat from Bloom County?


Then he talks about the Germans and they always invent good stuff?? Really? This is common knowledge?! I wonder if the German version of this commercial says Shamwow was created by Americans and that we always invent good stuff too? I also want to know who the heck spends that much money on paper towels in a month? I don't think I spent $20.00 on paper towels when my kids were toddlers.

In the words of Mr. Shamwow "I don't know... it sells itself, you're gonna love it!" I am gonna love it when this commercial runs its course and is off the air!