So, just my thoughts on some of the latest "celebrity" news.
Lance, oh, Lance. Where do I start? We drank your kool-aid for sure. And based on your snarky, arrogant attitude in your Oprah interview-you still kind of expect Americans to keep guzzling. You were the golden boy; nice looking, amazing athlete that beat cancer to win 7 Tours. I guess money really can buy anything. Almost.
...Everybody was doing it.... Ahem. Did your Momma teach you nothing of following a crowd? Good thing they didn't cycle right off a cliff now, huh?
... I only used EPO, testosterone and blood transfusions... I read something every single day about how sugar, caffeine, processed foods etc can cause cancer. Ya think maybe that crap had anything to do with yours?
Yes, Lance Armstrong did a lot for cancer research. No one can take that away for him. But was it his way of justifying what he knew was wrong? His way to ease his conscience? Like a former boss once said to me- "Kari, how hard you work, and how well you do your job does not justify being tardy every day". ( yes, I used to have a tardy problem, imagine that!) yep, late is late. Wrong is wrong now matter how you slice it, or inject it. (BTW, Dad, I've corrected that problem)
.....I can somewhat justify doing the testosterone because of my cancer.... Sure, I smoke crack, but hey, I had breast cancer.
I guess what bothered me the most was when Oprah asked him about what his most humbling moment was when the news began to break. He began talking about how he felt when Nike called and dumped him. And Trek. And all the other multi-million dollar endorsements that told him to take a hike. Or a ride. Elsewhere. But when the Livestrong foundation asked him to step down was the most humbling. Seriously? Not when the news broke and you had to look in your children's eyes who now know you are a liar? That wasn't the most humbling? I guess we all have different priorities.
Some of you will feel I am being too harsh and judgmental. We wanted to believe he beat all odds and did something NO ONE ELSE could do. Not once, but 7 times. Hmmm, again, a lesson from the parental units, if it sounds and looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Then again, we all believed that maybe two huge media machines such as ESPN and SI might have actually verified Manti Te'o's heartbreaking story of love and loss.
Two words: Fact. Check.
Oh, and a third-Heisman. So sad, even the story didn't boost you to a win. The trophy or the national championship.
Are we teaching our kids to win at all costs? That's what I think Americans really need to think about in regards to these two athletes. No doubt, lots of God-given talent and determination. But where did the drive to succeed override their moral compass? Or do they just think we are stupid? Cause a turd covered in chocolate, is well, still a turd.
I'm sure by now you are wondering how Taylor Swift fits into this equation of doping and lying. Well, I happened across an article about how Taylor might have eyes for Michael J Fox's son, and he responded to the story asking if she was the one who wrote songs about her ex-boyfriends, and once confirmed, stated she needed to stay away from his son. And as I read some of the comments from the general public about Ms Swift, I was kind of appalled. They all but called her a whore, said she was the problem her relationships don't work out.
Hello? Anyone heard of Jennifer Aniston??
Well, Mr Fox would you rather he hook up with the likes of say, Lindsay Lohan? One of the Kardashian disasters? Miley Cyrus? Crazy Britney?
I have yet to see any box-baring, vehicle exiting photos of Taylor Swift.
Any pot smoking, falling down drunk videos of her.
Any sex tapes of her and said suitors released.
Did she force all those guys to date her?
She is only 22 years old. If she ran off and married one of these douche bags, there would be Vegas odds on how long it would last. Say, 72 days?
Isn't this the stuff you are supposed to do when you are 22? I guess in Hollywood though, her life is half over. Don't grow up too fast sweet girl. It's not all its chalked up to be.
So she writes cheesy love songs when there's a break up. I have yet to hear anyone's name be specifically mentioned in any of those songs, and believe me, I've heard them all. A few thousand times. And she's made a fortune doing so. What's she doing wrong again? Please, fill me in. Cause if I could write and sing like her, I have a few choice words for some imbeciles I wouldn't mind making a few million off of. I'm guessing if those guys are feeling singled out and can relate to some lyrics in a song, can we say guilty conscience? I sure know I would have liked to have her songs to relate to when I was 17 years old and thought I was in love and then he drove back from college without telling me so he could take that whore out. Oh, wait, never mind.
And I would sure rather have my little girl admire the tall blonde who writes all her own music, can play multiple musical instruments, doesn't say a single cuss word or refer to drugs in her lyrics than the girl who gets Botox on her reality show.
Besides that, the bald kid loves him some Taylor Swift. And that's good enough for me.
So, if by chance you need a date to the Grammy's Ms Swift, the bald kid looks smashing in a tux. And this Momma would be happy to let him go with you!
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