In a desperate attempt to win over prepubescent fans long before they're old enough to make a valid decision on whom to vote for in politics, George Dubya has made an appearance on American Idol.
Bush gave his usual speech, almost exactly four years after he declared victory in Iraq (er... that's "victory" in a war that is still going, four years later. Maybe it was victory in finding the "weapons of mass destruction"? Oh wait...) which included multiple usage of the word "America", a thank you to Bono and a forced joke.The taped message said, "We thank 'American Idol' viewers who have shown the good heart of America, We thank all the celebrities who participated, including Bono, and all the contestants who sang their hearts out for these children."
The lame joke part was when he turned to the first lady of the United States, his wife and said "Say Laura, you think I ought to sing something?"
"I don't know George, they've already seen you dance." She replied, in reference to a recent awkward looking Bush on stage with some colourfully dressed percussionists.
But we're not all skeptical here at Undercover. Despite the invasion of politics into people's everyday lives, the show did manage to raise a staggering $US70million for charities in Africa and for this, even us - the anti-Idol idols - support American Idol's efforts here.
The whole publicity stunt, however, is rather reminiscent of the 2006 film 'American Dreamz', who's tagline was "Imagine a country where the President never reads the newspaper, where the government goes to war for all the wrong reasons, and more people vote for a pop idol than their next President."
The film depicts a fictional American president (played by Dennis Quaid) who makes an appearance on a fictional American singing contest (known as American Dreamz) to boost his waning popularity. Sound like a story you've read recently?
