Kim Kardashian: Shining Example for America’s Youth

Last week on the way to work I saw Alan Colmes (formerly of Hannity and Colmes) on the uptown 6 train, probably on the way to a taping at Fox. Let me tell you something-Alan Colmes sans make-up is not a pretty sight. Fox needed a shriveled, whiny-voiced, effete liberal for it’s viewers to demonize, I get it; but matching this guy up against Hannity’s youth pastor/quarterback looks on a TV show was stacking the deck, visually speaking.  It’s like the TV vs. radio audience in the JFK-Nixon debates: If you WATCH it, you get the impression Hannity always wins.  He’s smiling, and he isn’t ugly or sweaty!  But if you LISTEN, Colmes is the one scoring all the real points.

However much Colmes annoyed me by often remaining silent and letting Sean spout lies, he would sometimes get in a well-placed shot or two and make Sean all red-faced and flustered. He was mostly an easy target for Hannity and his guests, but he was not a complete pushover. Which is why I was curious about what Sean would do when Alan left the show–when he finally had a clear path to get his agenda across uninterrupted…

Answer: Sean is filling the time by addressing the major stories in our country today, like what Kim Kardashian has been up to lately.  Last week Hannity had Kardashian on his show FOR AN INTERVIEW.  Now Kim doesn’t DO anything that I’m aware of, but I have one up on Sean–I know why she’s famous.  Kim is famous because she took off her panties on camera and let a D-list rapper nail her point-blank in front of a camera, then leaked the footage all over the internet, seemingly on purpose.  Boom, instant popularity.

What’s great is that Sean’s producers forgot to tell him about this.  So on his show, he claimed Kardashian was a “role model” for young girls, and held her up as a shining example for the youth of America.  Literally the only reason anyone in America knows the Kardashian name is because we’ve seen her hoo-ha on camera. Now I don’t pretend Sean knew about this–clearly he does not believe America’s daughters should all become internet porn stars. I just point it out because it demonstrates how little research the guy does on guests, or you know, facts.

Then there was the segment Hannity devoted last week to exploring the practice of exorcism, and the incidence of demon posession–complete with lots of clips from The Exorcist.  The man devoted ten or twelve minutes to talking about the issue of demon posession in America today.  What’s next, Sean?  How to avoid contracting leprosy when we go get our water at the well?  Maybe a “how-to” episode for ark-building.  I’d like to see a Fox News survey of how many people had to cast out demons in the past year, but I’m actually afraid of what the results might be.

Out of everything the nation is facing, everything the guy could have talked about…demon posession and Kim Kardashian, really?  Well, whatever…we gotta fill that time-slot somehow I guess.  Way to remain relevant, big guy.

Last 5 posts by Steve

• Republicans Struggle to Stop the Bleeding - April 28th, 2009
• A Big Thank-You to Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter! - February 11th, 2008
• Tom Brady Under Suicide Watch - February 4th, 2008
• Giants Post-game Press Conference a "Cliche Nightmare" - January 21st, 2008
• Zits and White Hair - January 13th, 2008