Originally Posted By mawnck Well, Perez Hilton did it last year. What could go wrong? >>The Miss America Organization (MAO) announced today that Rush Limbaugh has been named as one of the national judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, which will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 30 and broadcast live on TLC. Limbaugh will be one of a panel of seven distinguished judges that will help decide which of the 53 contestants will capture the Miss America 2010 title and serve as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network, as well as introduce the first Go Green platform for MAO.<< <a href="http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/10/08/hot-off-the-press-rush-limbaugh/" target="_blank">http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews...imbaugh/</a>
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The Miss America Pageant is being turned into a reality show similar to "America's Got Talent" or "American Idol". Inviting controversial people like Limbaugh and Perez Hilton to appear as judges is nothing more than a ratings game strategy.
Originally Posted By dlkozy wow-Rush Limbaugh. At least I consider him more distinguished than Perez Hilton-who has done-what?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>wow-Rush Limbaugh. At least I consider him more distinguished than Perez Hilton-who has done-what?<< Perez Hilton - who I can't stand - is at least in the entertainment industry. This just shows what we've always known: Rush claims to be an entertainer when it suits him, then a serious commentator when it suits him. In reality, he's neither; just a poisonous windbag who's bad for our country.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Anytime you do not have discussion it becomes dangerous for our country. Limbaugh does just that. Love him or hate him=he provides discussion. Perez Hilton provides nothing.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>he provides discussion<< Making racist commentary is not really "discussion."
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Perez Hilton draws penises on photos of celebrities. That's not the same as "journalism."
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Limbaugh does just that. Love him or hate him=he provides discussion.<< What possible discussion does he provide? He sits on the air three hours a day talking to his listeners. When they call in, they all agree with him - if they don't he cuts them off so he can roundly abuse them without being interrupted. I see absolutely no evidence that Rush Limbaugh provides "discussion."
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I see absolutely no evidence that Rush Limbaugh provides "discussion."<< Can you show some evidence that Perez Hilton offers anything positive to society?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Can you show some evidence that Perez Hilton offers anything positive to society?<< Not a bit. I've already said I can't stand Perez Hilton. Good god - is it "Argue for the Sake of Arguing" in WE's today? How on earth does anyone in their right mind get my condemnation of Rush Limbaugh equals that I'm all for Perez Hilton? And it's the bloody Miss America pageant. What a stupid thing to judge anyway. I took issue with claiming that Rush Limbaugh is somehow a better choice than Perez Hilton and I certainly took issue that he provides "discussion." Both Perez Hilton and Rush Limbaugh are a total waste of space. The difference is that there are people stupid enough to actually take Rush Limbaugh seriously.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>is it "Argue for the Sake of Arguing" in WE's today?<< No, and why would you say such a thing? Do you hate America that much, ecdc?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>No, and why would you say such a thing? Do you hate America that much, ecdc?<< LOL! Yes, I suppose I do. Or maybe it's just like most days - I wake up and see some good news about our country, then it turns out half of my countrymen ruin the party by getting drunk and hitting on the Bride and her mom.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Or maybe it's just like most days - I wake up and see some good news about our country, then it turns out half of my countrymen ruin the party by getting drunk and hitting on the Bride and her mom.<< Sounds like a normal weekend in my family....
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Can you show some evidence that Perez Hilton offers anything positive to society?" That would be nearly impossible. Conversely, the same can be said of Limbaugh.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Can you show some evidence that Perez Hilton offers anything positive to society?"*** ***That would be nearly impossible. Conversely, the same can be said of Limbaugh.*** Oh, I don't know about that. I think there's a strong argument to be made that if not for the notoriety gained by opposing Limbaugh, Al Franken might never have become a United States Senator.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 "The Miss America Organization (MAO) announced today that Rush Limbaugh has been named as one of the national judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant[...]" I'd commend the MAO on this stroke of marketing genious, except... jeez, it's such an obviously logical move. In the eyes of the Religious Right/Conservatives, Perez Hilton -- and, by extension, "the gays" -- created a true National Martyr out of Miss Jean Precum (or whatever her name is) last year. Since last year's pageant, that vacuous bimbo has been making the conservative Christian circuit, vilifying Hilton, gays, and liberals in general. She whines that nasty gays want to be mean to her and to threaten the American way of life and to defile the beautiful and pure institution of The Miss America Pageant. Conservative Christians/Republicans have been eating that stuff up. MAO is a business, not a charitable organization -- a BIG business that has been losing audience and profit. But then the Perez Hilton thing happened. And then the "Poor 'Miss America' Girl Bravely Takes on the Godless!" campaign catches fire with the cons. WHAT LUCK for MAO! So MAO has recognized how it can capitalize on last year's incredibly fortunate (for them) controversy, publicity and sympathy. Promoting that they have a (totally unqualified) Super-Conservative Icon as a judge will provide them a ratings jump like never before.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "In the eyes of the Religious Right/Conservatives, Perez Hilton -- and, by extension, "the gays" -- created a true National Martyr out of Miss Jean Precum (or whatever her name is) last year." OK, this is funny. I wonder who else gets or sees the joke.
