Reality Television

I had composed a long post about my take on the current state of affairs; the war, the protests, us vs. them mentalities, anti-anti-american sentiments, hope and fear, right and wrong and somewhere in between.

I deleted it. Christ - there're enough pundits out there and I don't need to contribute to the general landfill of politico posturing. With that said, I've decided that to take a page out of the Daily Show book. Truth is often funnier than fiction.

So this morning, as I am rigorously working on my crossword and 3rd cup of coffee, I glance up at the television, tuned to CBS, to see none other than Julie Chen "imbedded" in Kuwait City. I swear to god, I thought I was watching "I'm a Celebrity! Get Me Out of Here!" She could have been Melissa Rivers on Day 1. She was pissed. She just oozed "When I get out of here, one of you motherfuckers is going to pay for making me take this assignment!" Her scowl left no doubts that she had HAD ENOUGH! And it's only Day 3.

Julie was reporting on having to don her chemical suit the day before during a "Bunker Bunker" alarm (in Kuwait City!) and proclaimed to have "run towards shelter with the other troops and civilians" when in fact, the tape they were rolling showed her wearing her tight assed gap low-riders and a skimpy blue t-shirt slowly wandering towards a building as she tried miserably to get a gas mask on. It was such a CHORE! You could almost hear the huff and puff sighs as she dragged her feet.

"After 45 MINUTES in these suits it was very, very hot" she complained. "I had to drink FOUR bottles of water once we got the all clear!"

Poor Julie. Heaven help you if you are ever in any real danger...