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no_to_war_economy Donating Member (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:41 AM
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Anna Nicole Smith: She Died for Your Sins
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Maybe you think that's a little strong?

But she did. She died for all of you who watch "American Idol" week after week - that's 33.5 million of you, by the way - making that cruel show the most popular program in America. For six years running.

And for you who cast more votes for the last Idol winner than for the last president of the United States.

And for you deluded men and women who think surgery is the way to a happier life, who never understand that beauty is only skin deep, who go on television shows to get nose jobs and who risk your lives to get your stomachs stapled.

"a new Pew poll finds that most Americans say the media overdo celebrity news - but they watch it anyway: 61% said the media have overplayed Smith's death, but 11% followed it as closely as the 2008 presidential campaign (13%) or Super Bowl (11%)... Cable news networks, entertainment programs and mainstream media Web sites all spiked after Smith's death... CNN, for example, devoted 90 minutes of uninterrupted coverage to Smith's death when her body was discovered, longer than it gave President Bush's State of the Union address."

http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0227-37.htm

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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:44 AM
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:58 AM
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5. What do you mean?
She served her purpose and made her contributions.

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Little Wing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:44 AM
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2. I don't watch Idol. Do I get to kill her again?
:eyes:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:44 AM
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3. Yeah, but you only get to vote for Prez ONCE in a cycle.
On Idol, you can vote every week.

Bake
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:53 AM
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4. There is No Voter Supression in the Vote for "American Idol"
No provisional ballots to get thrown out.
No challenges from Repiglican operatives.
No Repiglican police coming around to intimidate lawful voters.
No Repliglican politicos changing our votes after we cast them.
No waiting in line for hours.
No finding that you are in the "wrong precinct" after waiting hours in line.
No Diebold Repiglican Electing machinez.
No mysterious airplane crashes.

also no requirement to be an American citizen or of voting age.
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:59 AM
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6. I've never used the block thread function
still resisting, willpower fading.
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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 11:59 AM
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7. are you calling her a martyr??
(big brother is my fav....and i do vote in evry election...hmmmm..i've pounded pavement for govenor schweitzer for over 1000 hrs...i like o kick my heals up some nights and watch some really entertaiing fools of TV)
so sue me
:)
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:42 PM
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8. It's not a cruel show. It's a cruel world. Read up. nt
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:43 PM
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9. Kinda like Elvis taking the drugs for me?
'Cause he knew that every pill he'd eat
Would be one less on the street
Elvis took 'em all for you and me.

-- Pinkard & Bowden, "Elvis Was a Narc"

Bake
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:44 PM
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10. Anna Nicole Smith: As Good as Jesus, or Better Than Jesus?
You decide.
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2nd_Amendment_Rules Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:44 PM
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11. Who cares
I do not care that she is dead. This is not news people.
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