Diamonds, Engagement Rings & Diamond Jewelry in popular culture

Meghan McCain, daughter of former Presidential hopeful John McCain, has penned another book.  While the content of the book, called “Dirty, Sexy Politics”, promises to bring us all of the insight and intelligence for which her family is known.  The reason it will sell, however, is because it features the blonde posed on an elephant’s head, provocatively holding its trunk in front of her.  If she had released it before the election, perhaps the Republicans could have won over the significant “horny male” demographic that was not enticed by the sex appeal of her Dad’s running mate, Sarah Palin, who has never posed provocatively with anything.

"After I do this shot, I'll tell you how I feel about Universal Health Care"

Weighing in on this latest political offering is our favorite conservative commentator, Snooki from MTV’s Jersey Shore, whom Meghan McCain sought out for an interview.  After confessing to a crush on the seductive Senator, Snooki revealed that “the only reason [she] voted for your father was because he was really cute and [she] liked when he did his speeches.”  It is just that sort of acumen that made Snooki a worthwhile pundit for the fledgling author’s book.  That, and her ability to wear obscenely short skirts and kiss random boys for the viewing pleasure of the many influential interest groups that tune into Jersey Shore each week.

As for the fate of Snooki’s show, it seems that almost the entire cast will be returning for a third season, still called Jersey Shore, although season two was shot in Miami.  The only person not returning will be Angelina, the girl that no one really liked anyway.  She didn’t do anything controversial or fun, and doesn’t enjoy eating pickles each morning like Snooki does.  The rest of the group held out for a while, hoping to get another raise, but now they have all signed on again and we can look forward to another drunken, fight-filled series.

In the meantime, the odd-looking Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, our favorite shirt-shy, diamond studs-wearing self-proclaimed “guido” has made the absolute most of his sudden fame.  In addition the predictably releasing an abs-centric workout video featuring him and attractive women who were clearly paid to be there, he “created” his own clothing line and (wish I was kidding) recorded a rap song called “The Situation”.  It has a sound quality that makes one think that it was the show’s own Pauly D who mixed the track in his basement while coming down from a vicious hangover.

Although all of the cast members have become recognizable figures, Snooki almost caused a breakdown in contract negotiations when she told the press that several of them were “jealous” of her because she gets more attention than most of them.  However, without a wealth of job opportunities for young people who consider getting drunk, hooking up with strangers, and going to the gym to be “work”, they all signed on for yet another season of the same.

One can only hope that Meghan McCain takes time out of her book tour to drop in on the cast during filming.  It’s not like she can do any more damage than her father already has.