Popular Culture

Welll, she turned in a stinker performance during group day.  It's over.

Looks like Sarah Palin supporters won't get the chance to elect the next American Idol.

Emily Hughes is thru to the second half of Hollywood week.

Can Sarah Palin supporters elect the next American Idol?

Still a relevant question....

I have the perfect project for conservatives looking to make inroads in popular culture.  Considering the importance pop culture has in shaping political narritives, we need to make inroads here beyond 24.  As Rush said last week:

if conservatives do not find a way to dent the pop culture, it isn't going to matter what happens in Washington.  It's unrealistic to expect that every bit of entertainment culture the American people are exposed to is a hundred percent dyed-in-the-wool liberal and then expecting on Election Day to go vote for liberals.

That's why we need to rally to elect Emily Hughes the Next American Idol.  She's the girl who sang "Barracuda" in her Audition; she was AWESOME!  Unfortunately, her audition tape isn't anywhere to be found on the web, but I did find this preview clip on AOL; she's also in this commercial.

Why is this a good idea?

1) The Popular Culture - I mentioned this above and it bears repeating: We Need to Make Inroads in the Pop Culture.  This is the perfect opportunity in which to do so.  Idol already has the largest audience on TV.  Idol's audience already skews to the right.  Is there any better place to begin?

2) She Rocks - Paula said she could make it into the top 5.  Paula's right.  With a committed fan base, she could win the whole thing.

3) She'll get Sarah Palin covered in the Entertainment Media - This is an essential step to reaching low information voters.  It will keep Sarah in the public eye, without exposing her to the jackals in the drive by's.  5 minutes on Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, or TMZ will net far more votes than sucking up to the drive by's by going on Meet the Press.  Force the drive by's to cover TMZ!

4) E-mail addresses and Cell Phone #'s - We can collect them, a la Obama, for use in a future political campaign.

5) She Looks Cool - She has pink hair and tats up and down both arms.  That can only help us in the 18-29 year old crowd.

Thoughts/suggestions?