Ah yes, another masterpiece has been produced over there at the Weekly Standard. The New Know-Nothings by Matt Labash is nothing short of entertaining. With lines like this about Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Yeah, I don’t know who that is, an actor I guess):
“He trudges along the campaign trail with three-day growth and shabby ski-hats, looking like an appetizer-sized version of Michael Moore. (All he’s missing is 100 pounds and a point of view.)”
Along with this gem in criticism of Sean Combs (AKA Puff Daddy, P Diddy, or “Mr. Diddy” as Labash says):
“Easy cynicism coupled with unrealistic optimism are the twin poles of most celebrity political documentaries.”
This all ties in very cleanly with my hatred of MTV and their appeal to get underinformed 18 year-olds to vote for MTV endorsed candidates. Watching MTV makes me feel like I’m in middle school again. Perhaps I should spend more time worrying about the zits that still pop up on occasion, the latest clothes from Abercrombie, or latest shitty, but ever-so-popular video of which I can see about 1/2 while they show it once a day on TRL.
If MTV wants to improve politics, they should stay the fuck out, or even encourage political abstinance. They stuck their little noses into the music industry over 20 years ago, and we can see how well that worked out.
MTV: Bad for music. Bad for politics. Good for idiots and skanks.
