Please welcome Holly Cara Price for another edition of The Price Point. Today, she’s taking a look at the controversy surrounding Obama’s speech for classroom students, which seems to be drawing fewer angry reactions now that the text has been posted online.
I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts on this whole kerfuffle. For my part, I’ll say I pretty much agree with Holly.
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By Holly Cara Price, Agent Provocateur and Head Snoop at Snoop* du Jour
Perhaps you did not know that on June 2, Paris Hilton got up, dusted herself off, and marched bravely back into Reality Show Wacko World for Season 2 of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF. I understand. It’s been a busy summer, and we’re not even halfway through it.
All the gory, fascinating details of the Paris Hilton Franchise… after the jump
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This week in The Price Point, Holly Cara Price takes a look at the Michael Jackson Aftermath, and she discovers how mourning the star has become its own business.
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He wasn’t nearly as well known as Farrah Fawcett or Michael Jackson, but Sky Saxon, a garage rock star from the 1960s, also died yesterday.
Despite the hubbub caused by major celebrity deaths, Holly Cara Price noticed his passing, and in this week’s Price Point, she’ll tell us why we should notice it, too.
Take it away, Holly…
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This week, the recent War of the Words between Sarah Palin and David Letterman is the subject of my ire. I mean, seriously, Sarah! As far as I’m concerned, as to the matter of her family being fair game for pundits and late night talk show hosts, the Thrilla from Wasilla gave up all rights to the universe for all time when she stepped out into the national spotlight at last year’s Republic National Convention.
I’m sure you’ll recall that night when we first saw Alaska’s Chief Executive on the RNC stage. She was all tricked out in her nicey-nice vice-president-elect outfit and her fire engine red high heels (see above), with cute husband and family in tow. Yes, family in tow, in their entirety – including unmarried, pregnant teenage daughter Bristol and infant son Trig, a Down Syndrome baby.
To my mind, the moment Palin dragged that baby out into the bright lights and loud noises and germfest free-for-all of the RNC—making him a political football that she could parlay in her so-called crusade for special needs children—all bets were off. If he had been a healthy baby boy, then he would have been sleeping in the hotel with a babysitter watching over him, not getting paraded in front of the world. N’est-ce pas?
To recap: two weeks ago, Letterman cracked a joke about Palin attending a baseball game. “One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game: During the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.” The shitstorm began shortly thereafter, as the Palinator accused Letterman of promoting the rape of underage girls. He had, of course, been referring to Bristol, the unwed young mother, now of legal age. But Palin had been at the game with her younger daughter, Willow, now 14, so she chose to believe Letterman was referring to Willow in his joke.
Media madness ensued. Showbiz Tonight called it the Sarah Palin-David Letterman Smackdown. Even the National Organization for Women backed Palin in her outrage, which is pretty amazing considering she is the opposite of everything they stand for. And Letterman apologized on-air. Not once. Twice. There was even a “Fire David Letterman” rally outside his studio at the Ed Sullivan Theatre. Fully forty people showed up.
The last time I checked, there was a First Amendment that guarantees our rights to freedom of speech, and that seems to cover nutjobs like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly (who have been accused of everything from encouraging people to vote across party lines to sway elections in their favor, to encouraging right-wing violent actions like the recent murder of Dr. George Tiller). But somehow, Sarah Palin believes it does not cover late night talk show hosts like David Letterman, and she’s willing to try to raise a national debate about how he hates women and young girls.
The Price Point’s final word on the matter: Pot. Calls. Kettle. Black.
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Yo, everyone. Mark here. Until next Tuesday, I’ll be on vacation in Key West and Miami, where my activities will include attending a wedding that’s being taped for a reality show on the Style Channel. They tell me the nuptials will prominently feature a pop song I co-wrote called “Sugar Rush.” I’ll keep you posted.
Things are going to be quiet around here for a few days, but before I go, I’m thrilled to turn the reins back over to Holly Cara Price, who’s here with the latest installment of The Price Point. This week, Holly can’t stop thinking about Jon and Kate Plus 8, and she’s about to tell you why…
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Welcome to The Price Point! Every week, media expert Holly Cara Price, who does everything from research television projects to run this sexy website, will analyze the corner of the entertainment universe that is most consuming her.
For her first installment, Holly’s tackling subject that we love to discuss here at The Critical Condition: Advertising. Take it away!
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