Coming soon to the 2008 presidential campaign: Pick me! Pick Pickler!
Posted on 05/09/2006 2:06:18 PM PDT by beeler
One of three "American Idol" viewers believes a vote to FOX's wildly popular talent-search program counts at least as much as voting for president, according to a new survey. Pursuant, a Washington, D.C., research firm, said 35 percent of those polled felt they were making better use of their time voting for the next Grammy hopeful than in a political election. "There is something about people who felt maybe their vote in the last elections didn't count, but with 'American Idol' . . . [they're] hoping to propel someone to stardom," said Melissa Marcello, president of Pursuant.
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The woman is also a democrat and Union activist.
figures.
That's what the movie - AMERICAN DREAMZ was in effect saying.
Apparently there seems to be more truth to the parody than we expected.
Now let's just talk those who answered that way NOT TO VOTE, at all for anything!
This article is dated May 03.......
Good. It's keeps the Hollywood idol worshiping types away from the important ballot boxes! This isn't really a bad thing.
While I agree that the average American voter is a dolt (or at least horrifically un- or under-informed), we must acknowledge the level of citizen frustration with our Government inherent in such voter attitudes.
People really do NOT feel their votes count any longer. Politicians run one way, govern another........from BOTH parties. There is significant "voter fatigue", with most feeling that no matter who they vote for or what party....the result is the same: ever-higher spending, ever greater flaunting of the Constitution, a horrifically bloated Federal bureaucracy that refuses to be cut back, pork barrel projects for the Congressmen's own districts (really needed or not), etc. etc. etc.
That's it! The libs are going to go for the American Idol view of electing a president. 13 weeks, we vote for the nominees via a 900-number or an online voting system and we kick out the least vote getter of the week, until it's down to the final two.
Hell, you don't even need to vote. The MSM will tell you who amongst their polls is the bottom vote getter and they can take care of the first 10 weeks for you.
Yeah, that's the presidential ticket!
Well, I voted for Chris and I'm Conservative.
Explains USACNNGALLUP poll results...seems there is some linkage.
I urge all liberals who feel that their vote in the last election didn't count to give up on the system, do nothing but watch American Idol, and never vote again.
"There is something about people who felt maybe their vote in the last elections didn't count,
These “people” would be known as “moonbats” and of course they believe in the power of voting for American Idol. They also believe Bush orchestrated 911 and the mainstream American media has an overwhelming rightwing bias.
Pancake batter is smarter and less lumpy.
This is exactly why America wasn't founded as a true "democracy" as we know it. People weren't even allowed to vote unless they owned property -- i.e., they had demonstrated a certain level of responsibility and demonstrated that they had an obvious stake in the actions of the government.
Coming soon to the 2008 presidential campaign: Pick me! Pick Pickler!
but did you vote 50 times?
Me, I'm rooting for Taylor.
To tell you the truth, if someone sits around every week voting on that crap, I don't want them voting for the President.
No offense to any reasonable, conservative AI fans out there--I'm sure there are some, and I have my "guilty pleasures", too...
The dumbing down of American has been accomplished. We are defeated.
Rabble rule ping!
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