Don't Give A Rat's ASS What You Think: EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER KICKS ASS

[matcom]

screw you naysayers!!

if your watching this tonight your CRYING

Socialism at work my friends.

its a BEAUTIFUL THING my brothers and sisters

"community" helping people who need it.

i KNOW its for the cameras BUT i do believe this is a good GREAT thing

[Midlodemocrat]

1. I am right there with you, Matcom.

I think it is a great, great thing. If it inspires just one person to do for someone else, the mission has been accomplished.

Plus, it gives me some kick ass ideas for my own home.

[xultar]

2. Matcom, did you get some from the Mrs? You haven't posted much

this weekend. :rofl:

[deadparrot]

3. I love watching it, too.

It's nice to see something productive coming from reality TV.

[Spinzonner]

4. Corporatism at work

Public relations at work. An hour-long advertisement.

Annoying production values.

Suck-ass host on uppers - even if they're his own.

Charity is what you do for no or minimal self-promotion, this is just thinly disguised advertising.

Spending incredible amounts for a few people is not the same as benefitting the community at large.

And I find the parasitical, exploitive emotionalism disgusting.

[matcom]

5. they are helping people

we start with one, it spreads to MANY

TV shows need to make $. that isn't ALWAYS evil

i, frankly, shop at SEARS FOR this promotion and thank them every time i visit.

don't help ONE person next time if you can't help them ALL :eyes:

[Spinzonner]

6. The problem is

by maximizing - for the showmanship effect - the amount spent over the fewest possible people, the least overall benefit results.

Never said it was evil - just not charity. If the show's rating decline sufficiently, will Sears continue its so-called charity activities anyway ?

Shop anywhere you like.

Its the balance of benefits over costs that's the problem. How many people could be benefitting if similar resources - money and manpower - where used that they use to beild virtual palaces for one family ?

[matcom]

7. if someone helps ONE person in this day and age

its better than 99.9% of the rest of the fuckers out there

sorry. i refuse to be that much of a jerk my whole life. typically, the people on this show DESERVE it 10-fold

better ONE than NONE

[Spinzonner]

9. I don't know how to measure 'deserve'

much less multiple it by 10

And better multiple than one overdone.

It's a distraction and a salve. Makes too many people think enough is being done by overdoing and OVERpublicizing a spectacle.

[matcom]

10. perfect Republican response

no "distractions" even if they ARE good. nice.

[Spinzonner]

13. Ah, the sign of a nuanced mind

Labeling - so you can dismiss - someone with whom you disagree.

Time to go back to your oddity reporting.

[MrSandman]

8. A major can of kick ass...

I love that show.

[maddezmom]

11. bawling my eyes out

just caught the tail end....shooting star. O8)

[Midlodemocrat]

12. OMG, me too.

I can't stop weeping about that littlest boy.