Mr. T Needs Work!

This is an angry editorial by Brandon, Editor-in-Chief of Political Musings. The opinions stated here are not necessarily the opinions of the entire staff, nor will they be polite or politically correct in any way.

OK, enough about Paris Hilton already. The reports in the media that I've been seeing seem to be very supportive of Paris; a person who has obvious issues with being responsible in any way, shape or form. Ms. Hilton was arrested in September of 2006, pleading no contest to DUI charges. While still on her 36 month probation, Hilton was again arrested in March 2007: driving on a suspended license, speeding, reckless driving and failing to enroll in a court-ordered alcohol education program. Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail. Since then there have been petitions circulating to have the judge be lenient of Hilton, though there have been a minority of petitions for locking her up and throwing away the key. Are we so shallow as a society, that these are the things we're worrying about? What kind of example are we setting for our children; the future leaders of our country?

One thing that disgusts me is California has a program, as many states do, that allows for each day of good behavior the inmate gets credit for 1-3 days time served. Ms. Hilton didn't even serve an entire week in jail. This means Hilton received 15 days of time-served credit for each day of good behavior. Who else gets this type of break? It also disgusts me that with all the fascinating and vitally important events that occur in the world every day; that 30% of the breaking news e-mails I received today involved Paris Hilton. Another Minor disgusting thing is a further 5% of those e-mails were sports/entertainment related. Since when did that kind of thing become news? It's gossip at best, and better suited for E! and MTV News; not AP, Reuters and, what is the world coming to - the FREAKING BBC - arguably the most distinguished and ethical news outlet in the world.

I know that I myself am the polar opposite of the vapid, fake breasted, teenage-bimbos and small-penised, $hit-for-brains 18-24 year-old males that EVERYONE markets to, but is there no middle ground? Can we watch some Laguna Beach, but after it's over, watch the 11 o'clock news? Could you put down the People and read an issue of Time once a month? Is it so hard to spend 3 hours once a year voting? Could you spend 5 minutes reading the free Indianapolis Star they provide you while you're slurping down that Fat Boy Sized Big Mac combo, instead of texting your semi-retarded friend that just got the new Tony Hawk game in at the Blockbuster he works at?

This country is going to hell-in-a-handbasket, not because the gays want to get married and adopt Pagan babies, or because some stoners want to smoke some weed without worrying about getting "pound-you-in-the-ass federal time" for it, or because some of us believe in a separation between The Church and The State; but because we are the fattest, laziest and bitchiest nation that has ever existed on the face of the planet. Its because Paris Hilton blamed her legal troubles on not being informed of her suspended license and probation by her publicist. Is no one responsible for their own actions anymore? Was she too busy e-mailing on her Crackberry when she was in court to listen to the Judge read her sentence? I'm ashamed of us.

I abhor violence, but I'm angry enough today to wish that someone would have shanked that anorexic freak-job when she was in the clink. The world would definitely be better for it.