What is this Hollywood crap ??

[kentuck]

Movie stars coming in to red carpets, mixing with reporters and politicians, Democrats and Republicans? Something is wrong with this picture.

Is it any wonder the media is spineless and unable to report the truth about what is going on in Washington with our government and the politicians that we send to Washington to do our business?

Just like church and state, there should be a separation between news reporters and politicians. Coming to events such as this White House Correspondents Dinner is very much like a bribe, in my opinion.

Perhaps some folks do not have a problem with this?

[babylonsister]

1. I don't, I'm enjoying it. Pls. try to listen to the humor in it; it can be

entertaining.

[PSPS]

7. Entertaining? "Oops, no WMD under the chair!" HAHAHAHAHAHA

I agree with the OP. It isn't bribery, but it shows the incestuous relationship. They're all millionaires and safely ensconced in "the bubble." You'll never get any real reporting from these people. "On bended knee."

Just more Potemkin reportage from our Potemkin soviet-style "press" about our Potemkin democracy.

[babylonsister]

9. Then don't watch it. It's a roast of the media and the prez. If you can't handle

that, don't.

:shrug:

[Toucano]

10. Lapdogs

[Bluebear]

2. Funny you should mention.

In re: Perhaps some folks do not have a problem with this?


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8253422

[blogslut]

3. I disagree

As the child of a newspaperman who relished many Gridiron dinners, these kinds of things are fun as hell.

[HipChick]

5. I agree...

[monmouth]

4. Hollywood celebs like Alec Baldwin contribute to HuffPo and are very

attuned to politics. Versace...not so much, I get that...LOL.

[ShortnFiery]

6. It's gross, especially given the recent mine and oil rig tragedies of us "little people."

It's like Nero fiddling while Rome burns.

The wealthy elites within Politics, Hollywood and The Press schmooze and booze while the livelihood of multitudes of workers and small business people is destroyed by the Oil Cartels' negligence.

IMO, the RULING ELITES of all stripes truly don't give a sh*t about us "unwashed masses."

Oh but I missed the point, we must give Mika, et. al., a chance to show off THOSE awesome shoes? :puke:

[DoBotherMe]

18. Yes they are oblivious

To their own callousness. It hurts that no one seems to truly care. Dana ; )

[Toucano]

8. My sentiments exactly!

It makes me think of a guard dog partying with the fox.

If the affluenza doesn't get you, the famosis will.

[abelenkpe]

11. phew!

I thought this was going to be a bad review of movie I worked on. :p


Carry on. :)

[lxlxlxl]

12. OLD NEWS

x.x.x.

[Bluebear]

23. What is "OLD NEWS" x.x.x.?

[Cass]

13. I agree with you. It is too clubby of an atmosphere with the politicians and the press.

Also I wonder who the hell thought Kim Kardashian should be involved in this? Why are d-list celebrities invited to these events? Kind of cheapens the whole thing, imo.

[Peregrine Took]

19. Makes me want to puke to see them all yuckin' it up and back slappin'

and then I think of what's going on in the Gulf, with the unemployed, etc. They live in a bubble and we live in the back splash.

[LiberalAndProud]

14. They bleeped the President.

:wow:

[babylonsister]

15. On purpose! nt

[Webster Green]

17. Did he really drop the F bomb?

"This is a big fucking meal"?

Nah, I don't think so. I guess they set it up and beeped it live at the event.

I gotta watch that again. :rofl:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. I have a problem with it.

[chill_wind]

20. This is what they live for. We know

it's not a deep sense of accountability to us, the vast majority of the time.

It's prom night for the inside elite of the inside elite.

[bridgit]

21. Where else can you see the POTUS trying to be human & self effacing in front...

Of the A-list cocktail party & High Ball drinkers in DC?

[Quantess]

22. This has been going on for years and years, has it not?

Or do you think it's accelerating?