Party Girl to Political Activist?

"If you blog it... it will happen," or so the saying should be. In my last blog I wrote about how the 'punishment' which Paris Hilton had suffered which was to serve out her remaining sentence in her home was not very fair. Soon after I posted it, I got word that the Judge in the case had summoned her back to court on Friday morning. It seems that the decision to let her go home and be on house arrest was a decision made by the Sherrif's Department in an effort to help allay Hilton's health concerns. The Judge was might peeved that this decision was taken without his expressed permission and so Hilton was hauled in to court on Friday morning and ordered back to prison for the full 40 days.

Hilton cried and screamed for her mother before being taken back to the county lockup for the start of her days in jail. Soon thereafter a statement was issued by her attorney in which she stated that she already was learning her lesson and that she hoped others would learn from her mistakes. She was grateful for the support she had received and wished to thank all those who took the time to write to her. She also indicated that she was shocked to see how much coverage was given to her when there were so many far more important issues going on in the world such as our troops serving bravely in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes. You read correctly. Hilton apparently is aware that there are troops from the United States serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and that there is an actual war going on and not just something that is shown on those 'news channels' between HBO and the rest of the premium cable channels.

So what changed in those handful of days to turn Hilton from a pure party girl to a suddenly politically active girl? Probably nothing. To think that jail time has had such a profound impact on Hilton is like saying that baseball owes everything to Barry Bonds. It's just not true. I view it at clear and obvious spin and popularity control. They want to make sure that in 40 days Hilton is not forgotton or marginalized. After all, her friends are all going through issues right now. Britney Spears is finally out of rehab and her bald head is finally filling out. Lindsay Lohan is apparently still in rehab after pictures of her passed out in a car (not driving thankfully) and holding knives to people's throats were released to the public. Hilton must have realized that she can rise to the top of this sordid pile by appearing more concerned about world affairs than we think she is.

I find it highly ironic that statements such as these are coming out now when there have been so many opportunities in the past for her to make such statements or make a difference. Hilton and the rest of her contemporary party animals and darlings of the media didn't become famous overnight. They have graced the gossip columns for years and there usual revelations were things like what style of purse is best while sipping Cosmopolitans and discussing "Sex and the City". Now they're making political statements? Watch out Al Gore. I think your Nobel Prize nomination is about to be supplanted by Paris Hilton's pleas for concern for America's military.

Hilton's exact medical condition has not been revealed to the public and so it's not certain where exactly this statement is coming from within that brain of hers (if it even is her brain coming up with the concept). She's currently confined to the medical ward so that she can remain under supervision. I guess this is the closest she can come to a normal lifestyle for a while. Even though she may not have her usual servants around her, I guess a doctor and team of nurses doting on her is probably better than being confined to a cell all day. If her statements are real and genuine then perhaps we should send more party girls like Hilton to prison. After all, many of these girls end up being bad role models for young girls and if prison is going to knock some sense into them, then by all means, open up the doors to county and make it the newest fad for celebrity women.