Shall We Dance?
By GAIL COLLINS
NYT
Although this has certainly been a tough August on many counts, it is important to remember the little moments of pure joy. One of which was hearing the news that Tom DeLay is going to be a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
I know. It takes very little to make some people happy.
Reality TV plus politics — this could be the start of something big. Right now in Congress we have six senators who are supposed to be coming up with a health care plan, and all we’ve got is conference calls and gridlock. What if we locked them in a house together and made them compete every day for valuable prizes? Don’t miss the final episode, where the winner gets to decide whether or not there’s a public option.
DeLay’s entry into the world of competitive TV dancing is also the answer to two critical problems facing the American economy. One is a serious celebrity shortage. This is something I really didn’t see coming. But the proliferation of low-cost reality shows on television has drained the nation’s hitherto-robust supply of slightly famous people to the point that last year’s “Celebrity Apprentice” featured a woman whose claim to fame was opening briefcases on “Deal or No Deal.”
(More here.)
NYT
Although this has certainly been a tough August on many counts, it is important to remember the little moments of pure joy. One of which was hearing the news that Tom DeLay is going to be a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
I know. It takes very little to make some people happy.
Reality TV plus politics — this could be the start of something big. Right now in Congress we have six senators who are supposed to be coming up with a health care plan, and all we’ve got is conference calls and gridlock. What if we locked them in a house together and made them compete every day for valuable prizes? Don’t miss the final episode, where the winner gets to decide whether or not there’s a public option.
DeLay’s entry into the world of competitive TV dancing is also the answer to two critical problems facing the American economy. One is a serious celebrity shortage. This is something I really didn’t see coming. But the proliferation of low-cost reality shows on television has drained the nation’s hitherto-robust supply of slightly famous people to the point that last year’s “Celebrity Apprentice” featured a woman whose claim to fame was opening briefcases on “Deal or No Deal.”
(More here.)
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