In Defense of Miley Cyrus

I am allergic to sanctimony. The Sean Hannitys are OK most of the time but their impulse to assert their moral superiority nauseates me.

I for one find Miley's VMA much more watchable than "Hannah Montana." For better or worse, Miley's career will not be determined by her entertainment value in the traditional sense of the term. Acting bizarre, outrageous or sexual has become essential, especially for female performers. Taylor Swift is on the Hasbeen express to Branson.  She can live a comfortable life as the next Alison Krauss but it is doubtful the paparazzi will follow her into her middle years in the same way they follow J-Lo or Madonna.

"Video Music Awards" are what they have been since their inception. There is no history of elegance on the red carpet. This is Howard Stern unveiling his Fartman character in 1992. It is all about tweaking the noses of the Hannitys and to politely afford them the opportunity to polish their halos in public.

MTV started out as Music Television. They shortened their name for the same reason Arts and Entertainment became A&E and The Learning Channel became TLC and The Nashville Network became TNN.

With a few notable exceptions--Hee Haw being the most obvious--music has not usually thrived on television. It did not take long for MTV to ditch the vids and install cheesy reality shows. Duran Duran was no match for a slob defecating in a hot tub.

Everyone knows about Miley's twerking but can anyone name the song she performed as she shared her skin with us? Does anyone care? Her music is immaterial to her success. She will unleash periodic publicity stunts to stay of the radar for years to come. That is how the game is played and all the piety in the would will not change that.

When Do Republicans Sound Like Obots?

When they discuss Marco Rubio. I used to like Rubio a lot more prior to Hannity et al getting all mushy with him. They get all gooey-eyed for precisely the same reasons that the press developed their "Big Slobbering Love Affair" for Obama in 2008.

He's young.
He's handsome.
He's clean.
He's articulate.
Oh, and he's ethnic too.

Rubio is also inexperienced. At two years in the Senate, he will have fifty per cent the Federal experience that Obama had when he was inaugurated. His executive experience is slightly broader than Obama 2008. He was Speaker of the House in Florida for two years and was a Councilman in West Miami. Yes, Rubio's resume is more impressive than the community organizer's but so is the resume of tens of millions of people.

There are several reasons why Obama is a failure but inexperience is probably the biggest cause for concern (although delusional thinking might be more significant.) If the Republicans nominate Rubio for vice president, his slim resume could be the ticket's Achilles' Heel.

I wish Fox News personalities would have a Chris Matthews moment where they admit the thrill up their legs. Then maybe we can move on. Rubio someday. Not 2012.

You Got To Be Kidding

I did not know Andrew Breitbart. He seemed like a good dude to me but the deceased look bigger in the rear view mirror. What will be his legacy?

I don't know but if the buffoons at Breitbart.com have nothing more than the tedium they offered up on "Hannity" last night, they should close the website in honor of their founder. Dumbass Hannity should never have let this video be shown. Do they also have security cam footage of a young Obama withdrawing funds on an ATM? That would have been more scandalous.

Had I posted this morning, I would have made the comparison to Al Capone's vault. But who has not made that comparison by not? Hannity is the new Geraldo and Breitbart's memory is trivialized. This was a joke. No wonder the MSM passed on this vid. They didn't want to put their audience to sleep.

The Unholy Alliance

Anyone but Obama! The Crypto-Marxist Infiltrator-in-Chief has made for strange bedfellows. I so look forward to the day we can send the Alinsky apostle back to the land of onion if for no other reason than I can once more feud with the Sean Hannitys of the world.

Hannity reminds me of an Obama supporter. In much the same way that Obama's sheeple play the race card, Hannity plays the martyr card with Tim Tebow. Every criticism of the hyper-hype of Tim Tebow is met with a claim of Christian persecution. This is absurd because the NFL has always been a religious hotbed. Remember Reggie White, the Minister of Defense? The tip of the iceberg.

Hannity et al have tried to inject the Hand of God onto the Tebow landscape. Tebow passed for 316 yards last week. John 3:16 says... Am I a lesser Christian if I voice doubt about God fixing football games?

Some denominations believe in context and reverence. Do not think for a second that members of these denominations have weaker faith because they are cautious about uttering when and where they discuss the Deity. There is more to the commandment: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" than the buffoonery of Jeremiah Wright.

Tebow is playing the Patriots tonight. Bill Belichick, for all of his football genius is in Year 3 of rebuilding his defense. That is a long time in NFL years. Brady and company are great but the Patriot defense is the worst in the league and one of the worst the NFL has seen in recent years. They have Vince Wilfork and not much else. Every play seems to be a scoring opportunity. Tebow might have a big game against these losers. But I'll be cheering for the Patriots and if the Patsy defense roughs up the new King of Hype, that won't bother me a bit.

Someday the social conservatives will do battle with the minarchists and I know where my allegiance will fall. But until the Comrades are sent packing, I will sing Kumbaya with Sean Hannity and his band of halo polishers.

The nausea will pass.
The nausea will pass.
The nausea will pass.