(Re) Chic

Miley Cyrus has gone from Hannah Montana to Hooker. And I don't think its an improvement. Via Beanstocked News In a world where sex sells I think we are rapidly losing any decent role modeling that could be providing by our celebrity teens.  Between posing for Vanity Fair to pole dancing at the VMAs Miley Cyrus is a far cry from the girl next door who HAPPENS to be a celebrity vibe that was portrayed on Hannah Montana.  And I find this to be a grave disservice to our youth.  The young girls who watched every episode of Hannah Montana are now watching Miley head in the direction so many former Disney stars have gone.  From Britney to Christina all sorts of former Disney stars have moved away from their wholesome role modeling roots too uber-sexy, uber-skanky roles that border (if not cross) into inappropriate. I can just see the young girls now emulating Miley Cyrus with hooker boots and pole dancing.  Because you know there are young girls that ...

I have been trying to read up on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize because while I think its great that our President has won such a prestigious international award I'm a little worried about the repercussions.   A lot of people are speculating that a part of the reason that Obama has received this award was because of the comparison between his work in the international arena and that of the previous administration.  I don't want the Prize to be awarded as an insult to the Bush Administration, I want it to be awarded because of what has been accomplished.   Which brings me to the second concern, what has been accomplished.  While I agree that Obama has done more to better international relations in his 9 months as President than seemed to happen in Bush's term in office, he really has only been in office 9 months.  And for those of you who are arguing that he did so much before he entered office I will agree with you there as well, but he has not yet d...