It's no secret that Carrie Underwood would love her newlywed husband, Mike Fisher, to be traded to the Nashville Predators from the Ottawa Senators so that he'd be closer to home. Not that long ago, I remember reading in passing that he requested a trade there for that reason.
I didn't give it much attention because hockey is a major sport. Players rarely demand WHERE to be traded, let alone because his woman wants him to live in a particular city. It seemed very unlikely to happen.
Hockey is a multi-billion dollar industry, and unless a player is a free agent, he has no say where he plays. If Mike Fisher did indeed demand to be traded to Nashville, as it likely happened, he has lost all credibility in the locker room and in the sports world in general.
Now, some media outlets are trashing Underwood and Fisher, and some Ottawa stations are even pulling her music from their playlists. This has the Carrie Underwood fan(antics) up in arms!as they flock to her defense. (At least it gives them a break from whining about her perceived ACM Entertainer of the Year snub).
Most of Carrie's crazy fans are of the female demographic. Most females don't "get" sports, hockey especially. Hockey is a brutal, man's man sport where players will keep on playing even after having some teeth knocked out. Mike Fisher is going to face a bunch of criticism from players all around the league. Essentially, he's lost his Man Card as far as most of his peers are concerned.
I expect him to be teased in the locker room, ridiculed on the ice by opponents, and harassed by opposing players.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Carrie Underwood Fans Put "Fan" in Fanatical
The ACM's recently announced their 2011 Nominees, and all of the Carrie Underwood fans are in an uproar because their beloved Carrie didn't get nominated for Entertainer of the Year. My twitter time-line has been teeming with her fans complaining about it. Here's a quick example of what I've read...
-"Last year they had 8 nominees, this year only have 6...it's a conspiracy!" Even though they usually only have 5.
-"Her record label didn't push her this year so they could push others."
After seeing more tweets like this, I mused aloud on twitter, "I see a lot of Carrie fans are bitching she didn't get an EoY nominee, and that they have less nominees than last year...stop your bitching! If Carrie Underwood wasn't good enough to crack the top 5, she ain't winning anyways!"
Now, I stand corrected, as this is the award that recently became fan voted. So technically, she could still win if she wasn't in the final 5 (actually 6 this year), but that's only because Carrie fans are devoted and hard-core enough to find ways to beat the system. Be honest Carrie fans, how many different email addresses did you create just so you could vote for her last year?
There's even a petition going around to formally complain about it. Seriously? C'mon folks...it's just a TV Awards Show, one of 4 now in the genre alone. They're nice for bragging rights and it's nice to have a trophy on the mantel, but I promise you that Carrie isn't losing any sleep over this, and neither should you.
I find Carrie Underwood to be one of the most beautiful gals in entertainment. I challenge you to find someone with a voice as good as hers. For some reason though, she has a lot of crazy (in a bad way) fans. They will attack you if you don't praise her, they will attack other country singers and their perceived lesser level of talent (Taylor Swift anyone?), use pictures of Carrie instead of pictures of themselves for their profile picture, and spend their free time browsing for people speaking negatively about Carrie just waiting to pounce on them. Don't ya'll have anything better to do?
After making my comments several hours ago, I'm STILL getting all kinds of vile attacks sent to me on twitter about it. I've been called loser, pus*y, bit*h, and told to shut the f*ck up. It cracks me up. I imagine many of them have been crying themselves to sleep because of this "fiasco."
Carrie has great record sales, a successful tour, and is all over the place. Sure, she warrants consideration. But so do many other deserving artists that never get nominations she's gotten. Carrie to me is similar to Taylor Swift in that they're hugely popular, but aren't exactly "country." Carrie has some songs that can qualify as country, but much of her music, like Taylor's, belongs on Pop or Adult Contemporary stations, not country.
So what's your opinion of Carrie Underwood and her ACM "snub?" Does part of you hope Taylor Swift wins the Entertainer of the Year Award just to see the Carrie fans go over the ledge?
-"Last year they had 8 nominees, this year only have 6...it's a conspiracy!" Even though they usually only have 5.
-"Her record label didn't push her this year so they could push others."
After seeing more tweets like this, I mused aloud on twitter, "I see a lot of Carrie fans are bitching she didn't get an EoY nominee, and that they have less nominees than last year...stop your bitching! If Carrie Underwood wasn't good enough to crack the top 5, she ain't winning anyways!"
Now, I stand corrected, as this is the award that recently became fan voted. So technically, she could still win if she wasn't in the final 5 (actually 6 this year), but that's only because Carrie fans are devoted and hard-core enough to find ways to beat the system. Be honest Carrie fans, how many different email addresses did you create just so you could vote for her last year?
There's even a petition going around to formally complain about it. Seriously? C'mon folks...it's just a TV Awards Show, one of 4 now in the genre alone. They're nice for bragging rights and it's nice to have a trophy on the mantel, but I promise you that Carrie isn't losing any sleep over this, and neither should you.
I find Carrie Underwood to be one of the most beautiful gals in entertainment. I challenge you to find someone with a voice as good as hers. For some reason though, she has a lot of crazy (in a bad way) fans. They will attack you if you don't praise her, they will attack other country singers and their perceived lesser level of talent (Taylor Swift anyone?), use pictures of Carrie instead of pictures of themselves for their profile picture, and spend their free time browsing for people speaking negatively about Carrie just waiting to pounce on them. Don't ya'll have anything better to do?
After making my comments several hours ago, I'm STILL getting all kinds of vile attacks sent to me on twitter about it. I've been called loser, pus*y, bit*h, and told to shut the f*ck up. It cracks me up. I imagine many of them have been crying themselves to sleep because of this "fiasco."
Carrie has great record sales, a successful tour, and is all over the place. Sure, she warrants consideration. But so do many other deserving artists that never get nominations she's gotten. Carrie to me is similar to Taylor Swift in that they're hugely popular, but aren't exactly "country." Carrie has some songs that can qualify as country, but much of her music, like Taylor's, belongs on Pop or Adult Contemporary stations, not country.
So what's your opinion of Carrie Underwood and her ACM "snub?" Does part of you hope Taylor Swift wins the Entertainer of the Year Award just to see the Carrie fans go over the ledge?
Friday, February 4, 2011
So Which Party is Pro-Big Business Again?
This email was forwarded to me today...unfortunately, the original author wasn't credited for writing this, but I thought the point it made was so strong that I had to share it anyways. Republicans are always being accused of being pro-big business, while Democrats always claim to be "for the little people." With Democrats in power over the past few years, this points out something different. Tell me, what do YOU think?
The United State government took dramatic attempts to "save the economy"
during the late, great financial crisis, resulting in a massive increase in
US government debt. But who was really saved?
New estimates from the Gallup group show that almost 1 in 5 Americans are
either unemployed or underemployed, working less than they would like.
Commodities prices have risen, driving increased food and energy costs
around the world; a gallon of gasoline is about 17% more expensive than it
was a year ago. Housing is the biggest asset for most Americans, but house
values continue to decline. With far fewer jobs, rising costs for basic
goods, and falling house prices, clearly it was not the working class that
was rescued.
On the other hand, stocks, held disproportionately by the wealthy, have
doubled in value from crisis lows, bonuses for those working on Wall Street
have hit record levels, and star hedge fund trader John Paulsen personally
made $5 billion last year.
Essentially, the government engineered a massive transfer of wealth to the
corporate sector, at taxpayer risk and expense.
President Reagan used to say: "The most terrifying words in the English
language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" The lower
you are on the food chain, the truer that statement becomes.
The United State government took dramatic attempts to "save the economy"
during the late, great financial crisis, resulting in a massive increase in
US government debt. But who was really saved?
New estimates from the Gallup group show that almost 1 in 5 Americans are
either unemployed or underemployed, working less than they would like.
Commodities prices have risen, driving increased food and energy costs
around the world; a gallon of gasoline is about 17% more expensive than it
was a year ago. Housing is the biggest asset for most Americans, but house
values continue to decline. With far fewer jobs, rising costs for basic
goods, and falling house prices, clearly it was not the working class that
was rescued.
On the other hand, stocks, held disproportionately by the wealthy, have
doubled in value from crisis lows, bonuses for those working on Wall Street
have hit record levels, and star hedge fund trader John Paulsen personally
made $5 billion last year.
Essentially, the government engineered a massive transfer of wealth to the
corporate sector, at taxpayer risk and expense.
President Reagan used to say: "The most terrifying words in the English
language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" The lower
you are on the food chain, the truer that statement becomes.
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