Hollywood is Draining

So I'm sitting here watching the Emmy awards for who knows what reason (I would blame my roommate who turned it on in the first place-- but she has long since been driven out of the room by my yelling at the television. Unfortunately, I still have it on.)....anyway, I'm sitting here watching a parade of smug, pretty people who think they know what's best for the world if only the rest of us would listen. I don't suppose it would be any better if they were smug, ugly people.

But the fact remains that they have been given a forum because they are "entertaining". So why they must take that forum and use it to tell me what they think about world events is beyond me. The man in the Arby's drive-thru doesn't tell me what he thinks should happen in Iraq before handing me my roast beef. The lady at the library doesn't insist that she give me her plan for social security before allowing me to check out an audio book. So I don't see why these people who are paid to make unreality real think we want to hear it from them-- especially on a night when they get all prettied up to pat themselves on the back for being oh so great.

If I want news, I'll turn on CNN....not E! Entertainment Television (though lately the line between the two is admittedly starting to blur more and more)

And before you say it, yes I know it's my fault for watching in the first place.