I lost 30 minutes of my life the other night when I sat down and watched TV with my wife. Nothing was on good, i.e. reruns of Law and Order, so we watched 1 vs. 100. But during the show it finally dawned on me why celebrities and their opinions carry so much weight on the masses. Most are clueless to the world outside their line of sight. Case in point, the contestant was asked “Who is the President of Iran?” Now if you’re not familiar with the show you’re given three answers to choose from. The contestant didn’t know. She had to ask for help. So her help came when two of the “mob” members were selected. One had selected the right answer and the other a wrong answer. The contestant was then able to ask why they chose their answer. Both responded something along the lines “I don’t know, it just sounded right”. Luckily the contestant, who I might add was a dentist, was able to guess correctly.

During this whole episode it dawned on me. Some Americans have no ideal what’s going on in the world. Thank God Rosie and others are there to educate them.

SPIFF1669 on January 28, 2007 at 6:59 AM