American Farmer

Ok - can I just rant for a moment?

I just clicked on a link to see some of the Emmy fashions this year. First - no. I never do that. But for reasons which I shall clarify in a later post, I did. But, here's the thing, I was watching these folks dolled up walking the red carpet and they were wearing red and yellow and white and gold and I actually didn't see any women in black - to which some fashion designer who was there on the scene also noted - and then they interviewed this other woman. Her name was...I don't know. Someone famous. I can't actually identify more than say...10 movie stars. Anyway, this famous somebody-or-another said that she had seen all these women dressed in blacks and greys and muted colors (and maybe she did and those folks weren't filmed) and then they asked her what that meant (bizarre in its own right) and she said, "It means America is depressed about the economy and the war." That may not be an exact quote, but it's really close.

Ok, here's my rant. If the people who showed up to walk the red carpet at the Emmy's wore potato sacks - while that would be highly amusing - I seriously doubt that would be reflective of "America". What does the Emmy nominee have to do with the farmer in Iowa? When's the last time the farmer dressed up in a $20,000 dress and pranced down the red carpet? Or the teacher in Texas or the factory worker in Florida?

I could say more, but really, why bother? I guess I was just amazed that there are people who can turn evening gowns into politics.

And now my rant has run out of steam...

posted by Headless-in-GR @ 8/29/2006 12:52:00 PM

 

Comments:

so very true...

# by:  spookyrach : 10:47 AM

 

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