This morning coming to work, I heard about a new Reality Show. It is from Mark Burnett (survivor) and Myspace, an it is to find a Independent Presidental Candidate, an if you win you get $1 million not for you, but to go toward your campaign.

Now, does that mean anyone can try out for this show? Do you have to have some sort of education or nope just as long as you are 35 years of age you can run for President of the United States? What happens if you actually won? I realize he is trying to make a point, that more people vote for the American Idol then they do for the President of the United States, so why not make it a reality show?

Now $1 million for a campaign of this size is not all that much, Hillary Clinton has raised $19 million for her campaign and Sen. Barack Obama raised $24.8 million for primaries in the same period, so how far would $1 Million go for an unknown? Is it really to find the perfect candidate or just to screw around with democracy?

What has the world come to if we are going to try to have someone run from a Reality show? It is bad enough people are famous because of being on a reality series, if you ask anyone in the age group of 15- 29 years old who the Vice President is or the Speaker of the House, do you think they could tell you? Most Likely "NO" but they can tell you New York is or Pumpkin do you?
(HINT VH1 reality show).

Could they tell you why Alberto R. Gonzales (attorney general) has been at the Capital Hill hearings? Nope, but can most likely tell you why Lauren and Holly's friendship broke up on the show "The Hills" or who won American Idol, or who got kicked off of Dancing with the Stars. Believe me, I watch Reality shows too, but feel some things should be off limits or if they are really going to try to find a candidate to run for President, find someone worthy of the position an give them enough money to actually run a real campaign. Just a thought what is yours?