I’m just a girl from a trailer park. I can’t believe I’m here.

Oooo-kay. That’s enough self-love for one night. Flip off the Oscars. Time to blog for a few minutes before bed. (Though blogging is sorta self-love, too. Nevermind.)

We were double booked for parties today. A baby shower in Brooklyn at 1:30 and a birthday party in Westchester at 3:30. I drove out to the Brooklyn and met up with Steve and the boys later in Westchester.

New Jersey to Brooklyn to Westchester to New Jersey. That meant lots of time in the car. Lots of time in the car borrowed from my parents. Lots of time in the parents’ car with a radio that only plays conservative talk radio. As I sat in god-awful traffic heading into the Lincoln tunnel and later navigating through the depths of Brooklyn, I listened to discussion on the topic of the day — the Oscars and the Hollywood establishment.

The radio people are very upset at Hollywood for lots of reasons. First, there are not enough conservative movies or actors in Hollywood. Sure, there’s Mel and the Passion, but that’s it. He’s no match for the army of lefites — Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and so on.

Second, the movies that don’t have any political message are objectionable because they aren’t upbeat. The radio host was very upset with Sideways. Major downer, baby. He said that more suitable subject matter would be uplifting, show our troops in a positive manner, and celebrate the American way of life. The average American thinks that those artsy, Miramax films are wierd. (Personally, I am a big fan of wierd. Just saw Napoleon Dynomite, which I don’t think would please the radio people much. )

Third, it’s clear that ideology rather than profit drives the Hollywood establishment, because the Passion of Christ made a ton of money. If they were solely driven by a profit motive, then they would make more religious films.

Fourth, it’s an Establishment. Hollywood is dominated by a few, very liberal individuals, whose aim is to indoctrinate the masses. (Well, they must not be very effective. Both houses and the president are controlled by Republicans. Is that an Establishment, too?)

The host urged a boycott. Stop going to films and handing them $8.50 to see some wierdo go on about his preference for Pinot Noir and disgust for Merlot.

Do you think that the radio dude made any good points? For every Fahrenheit 9/11, should there be an opportunity for a conservative film maker to do his thing? Is there something elitist about the Oscar night that turns off average Americans? The expensive jewels and corny self-love speeches could be turning people off, as much as the politics.

(spell check and links tomorrow)