IDOL, Cable Mini-rant, and Chick fil-A

                         

American IDOL

People who know me know that I’m a big fan of American IDOL.  JLo and Steven Tyler have announced that they will not return for next season.  When it comes to American IDOL, I haven’t been this shaken since other judges have announced their respective departures.

·         Mariah Carey is a replacement judge for Season 12.  I think she’s an excellent choice, because, like Jennifer Lopez, she‘s really pretty and has twins.  Mariah used to be a singer, which is a big plus too, I think.

·         Aretha Franklin is really mad because people aren’t taking her seriously when she says she wants to be a judge.  All I have to say is, I’m so glad to hear that Aretha Franklin isn’t dead, as I had mistakenly believed.  If she has twins, I’d say she'd be a slam dunk.

·         Charlie Sheen wants to be an IDOL judge.  I think if Charlie wore scarves and said “over the top” and “beautiful” a lot, the change would be just about seamless to us viewers.

History Channel

·         Why don’t they just change the name to “Pawn Channel”?

Discovery Channel

·         The network should capitalize on recent headlines and show a few people being eaten by alligators and sharks. 

Chick fil –A

As long as no ones rights are being denied, the tenets of free enterprise and capitalism should be the sole drivers of this “news event”, with NO government intervention. 

I’m really not interested in the philosophical opinions of the owner, but if they bugged me enough, I might avoid patronizing his business. Or I might decide that I disagree with him but LOVE his chicken.   As long as his feelings aren’t reflected in his hiring practices or the public’s access to his food, who cares? 

I understand that the business is closed on Sundays, which reflects the owner’s religious views, but that impacts gay and straight chicken lovers equally, right?

 I do wonder if the marketing people for the chain have heard their brand slaughtered by the press and public during the coverage of this silliness. I’m hearing people refer to the company as “Chick Filla” and “Chick File- ah”.     Sure, it’s “fil-A”, supposed to be pronounced “Filet”, but if NO ONE “gets it”, maybe you should just call the business, “Chick Filet”.