Teen Choice (Popularity) Awards

it seems that this week politics abounds, no matter where we run somebody is being "nominated" while others are pushed out of the spotlight. What is most incredibly noticable especially in an event dominated by impresionable youngsters and in turn transforms an imitation democracy into the preschool version of a popularity contest.

I mean, who awards some kid (Ryan Sheckler) for having a "cool" myspace page? What has this world come to? Then after that award was announced a portion of the show entitled "Ask the Jonas Brothers" was mentioned (but not aired immediatley afterwards). Still the concept of asking a few kids why they're so hot/cute and will they go out with them hardly warrants a portion of the show to be dedicated to them. I swear television standards have just plummeted over the past few years. Have any parents out there noticed how much this garbage affects their intelligence on average?

I'm serious, check out Ryan Sheckler's myspace page or the Jonas Brothers comments and questions site and see for yourself how intelligence levels have been retarded in recent years simply due to the lack of intelligent tv programs. I mean, it's there so kids are going to watch it (i mean, lets face it), but can we not control to an extent the quality of programs being watched? Please??