Letters to the Editor
Undercover Mother
Published Letters: 7 Editor's Choice: 1
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We all know that crap is king, ...
[Read the article: Obama statement on Palin pregnancy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In today's society, when you step into the public spotlight (especially when running for political office) YOU SHOULD KNOW that these things WILL COME OUT. Obama is a bit naive in assuming that something family members may do WON'T be reported. It SOUNDS nice to say that family members are off limits, but TRUST ME... with the proliferation of camera phones, video camera, text messaging, and the web... EVERYONE is an instant paparazzi. The sad fact is that sometimes the truth won't fit in a few seconds of a camera phone video loop.
Sadly, we live in a fickle society. Your friends WILL/MAY sell you out for the almighty dollar. Ask yourself, when a picture of Kate Moss turned up showing her sniffing cocaine... was that photo REALLY taken by overzealous paparazzi OR... someone EXTREMELY close to her? Close in terms of physical proximity? It looked like a camera phone picture, which means one of the people she trusted SOLD HER OUT! Don't be surprised if the picture came from someone sniffing with her.
Sarah Palin's teen daughter being pregnant has NO AFFECT on her ability to do the job.
BUT... the best is yet to come... Though time has passed... the media STILL baits the Angelina/Jennifer Aniston cat fight-to-be. Ask yourself, why else have we become so fascinated by Brad and Angelina? Why do media reports STILL compare the two women? Why was Jennifer REALLY voted GQ's Man of The Year? It damn sure isn't because she's a man. Rather, because her man dogged her in the WORST way possible and we want to see the cat fight between two of the "beautiful people". Not that she needed it, but the situation helped boost Angelina's popularity. And Jennifer became America's second sweetheart or should I say MAN OF THE YEAR! THANKS GQ! Was the situation NEWS or gossip? The SAME way the media trashed Jamie Lynn Spears for being a pregnant teen and rumors surfaced that she'd be dumped from Nickelodeon's Zoe 101, Sarah Palin's teen daughter is fodder for the media. I don't support teen pregnancy, but I don't think her being pregnant has ANY affect on whether her mom is qualified to do the job. It's just a matter of a Republican being knocked off their "high moral horse". The reality is that you can raise your children with the best of values... but as a parent ... YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHO THEY ULTIMATELY SLEEP WITH! It happens to Democrats AND Republicans. While the story is true, it's GOSSIP!!!!! It has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING. Teen pregnancy happens to the rich, the poor, the Black, and the white.
WAKE UP OBAMA! As Don Henley said quite fittingly... people LOVE dirty laundry
I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something, something I can use
People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry
Well, I could've been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around
We got the bubbleheaded bleach-blonde, comes on at 5
She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
It's interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry
Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet?
You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry
You don't really need to find out what's going on
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie
Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
When it's said and done, we haven't told you a thing
We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry