RIGHTWINGSPARKLE

While running on my treadmill this morning I watched the rerun of the 2004 MTV video awards. The entire show was a please go vote fest. P. Diddy showed up every 10 minutes or so reminding everyone to 'Vote or Die.' People in the audience were given t-shirts with the 'Vote or Die' slogan printed on them. People were holding signs that said "Choose or Lose." They tried really hard not to say anything overtly partisan, but when some of the music stars say things like "we need a change," it isn't hard to figure out which side of the ailse they come down on. When John Mellencamp begs you to vote, you KNOW who he wants you to vote for since he did performances for Kerry, for heaven's sake. You especially know if you saw or heard any of the interviews P.Diddy or Russell Simmons (Hip Hop mogul) gave during the Democratic convention.

If you have ever seen Simmon's house on MTV's 'Cribs,' then you know he has more money than God. I have NEVER seen such a house. Not even the multi millionare sports stars have nothing close. Finally at the end of the program during OutKast's song, they have dancers dressed up like normal people going into 'voting booths' on stage while red, white, and blue balloons come down like they do at conventions.

It gave me great satisfaction watching the show to know that all that money, fame, stardom, and media attention did not buy this election. All that star power, all that money, all that push from the richest well known music industry giants couldn't sway the American people.

That just ROCKS! (pardon the pun)