Someone brought out their "Jump to Conclusions mat," I see.

What I got from this piece is only sluts and weirdos vote Democrat. While nice, decent girls vote Republican.

So, vote Republican or else you're a freaky, lesbian whore.

/sigh...guess that means I am gay now.
//Let me get the body glitter and the bullwhip.

Your blog is bad...and blogger should feel bad.

blahg

So much wrong here....

First, Swift actually writes her own stuff so she rakes in publishing royalties other "stars" do not. (Whether she SHOULD write her own stuff is another question.) As a result, of course she is making millions more than would SEEM to be possible just looking at the pop culture landscape.

But more importantly TFA has got it backwards -- as long as significant chunk of America can lose itself in a "saccharine sweet" "squeaky clean" pseudo-culture why would that cohort care one way or the other about the reality of dysfunctional American politics?

FTFA: "Holy corn balls."

That's... adorable.

America is going to vote for Mitt Romney because Taylor Swift made $57 million last year. No, seriously. That's the actual argument stupid and didn't get the memo in 2008/2009 went the nation almost went into another Great Depression because 1 or 2% didn't make enough money.

I can play this game too.

Taylor Swift sells so many CDs because her trailer dwelling, wal-mart shopping fan base can't figure out how to download music. A lot of them probably don't even own one of them there computer things.

The blogger thinks Taylor supports romney because that's what she tells him in his mind while he's fantasizing about raping her.

Your blog is an embarrassment to your family and your children despise you.

coeyagi: coeyagi: Ok, so the argument is that 57 million dollars was spent on Taylor Swift, who provides a wholesome conservative image, therefore lots of people out there are conservative.

(checks box office receipts for Ted).

54 million. In 1 weekend.

Oh, and Magic Mike made 32.9 million for a combined total of about 83 million for liberal pervasive nudity and profanity.

YOUR BLOG SUCKS, BLOGGY.

87 million (FTFM). I need coffee.

I think you do need that coffee. There is a big difference on what someone earns for the year and box office receipts. But I agree, the blog sucks.

Maybe we should ask Enya who she supports.

FTA: "America is so over weird costumes and gay references and glitter. Taylor's spot at the top might mean we're entering an era of, gasp, conservatism."

It "might."

It "might" also be the result of her being pushed as well as artists like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z and Kanye.

You "might" have come to the same conclusion had you used perhaps "The Jonas Brothers" or "Hanson" or any number of other artists whose squeaky-clean image was part of their selling point.

You also "might" want to believe that a return to some sort of "roots" preference in modern music means that the core values change as well. Bob Dylan would, of course, tell you how wrong that actually is. and he is a guy that has been in there for the long run.

He has had breaks between albums longer than Taylor has had a career.

Oh, and your blog sucks.

Well, she is a perpetual beard, which is definitely a product of conservatism.

I suspect when it comes out that there were all double bearding situations, her conservative star will plummet.

Iceman_Cometh:
I think you do need that coffee. There is a big difference on what someone earns for the year and box office receipts. But I agree, the blog sucks.

Not really, in that the two are equally valuable in determining the moral values of Americans and in predicting the next president. In a word, useless.

If I base my political opinions on how much money the person advocating them makes or has shouldn't I support the views of Bill Gates?

People who call themselves "patriot," always seem to have no idea what patriotism truly is.

So, this woman seems to be a inflexibly-partisan-mommy-blogger-regressive-nationalist with the attention span of a bucket of old cheese.

I know someone who is connected to the Nashville music scene, and a few years ago he was showing us pictuces from a photoshoot of the next big star Nashville was going to be pushing (which turned out to be Taylor Swift)...and the pictures were of her (about 15 years old at the time, I think) inappropriately writhing around on a pool table. We were pretty aghast that the photographer was asking this of a 15 year old girl.

So, yeah, that's the clean, squeaky image I have of her.

/// I know, pics, or it didn't happen....sorry.

The success of Justin Beiber means we're going to unify with Canada.

grokca: 12349876: The success of Justin Beiber means we're going to unify with Canada.

We don't want you.

But, I'm handy.

grokca: 12349876: The success of Justin Beiber means we're going to unify with Canada.

We don't want you.

Too bad. Just lie back and think of England.

The main premise seems to be that, since inbred hicks enjoy country music, and also vote Republican, that Mitt Romney will lose the election in 2012. Did I get that right?

Sock Ruh Tease: The main premise seems to be that, since inbred hicks enjoy country music, and also vote Republican, that Mitt Romney will lose the election in 2012. Did I get that right?

Our studies have found the Homo Hillbillius, the proverbial savage beast, is soothed when listening to major G, C, and F chords played with minimal electronic processing. He finds more minor sounds are confusing and enraging. This is bad news... for Obama and his funky jive.

ariseatex: Someone brought out their "Jump to Conclusions mat," I see.


Taylor Swift, ughhhhhh.

I refuse to believe that Taylor Swift isn't secretly a kinky little minx.

FTFA:What do you think of Taylor's #1 spot?

I imagine it's quite tight and tender. As is her #2 spot.


/I'll be in my bunk

snowshovel: I know someone who is connected to the Nashville music scene, and a few years ago he was showing us pictuces from a photoshoot of the next big star Nashville was going to be pushing (which turned out to be Taylor Swift)...and the pictures were of her (about 15 years old at the time, I think) inappropriately writhing around on a pool table. We were pretty aghast that the photographer was asking this of a 15 year old girl.

So, yeah, that's the clean, squeaky image I have of her.

/// I know, pics, or it didn't happen....sorry.

A ghast? TURN UNDEAD!

mekki: What I got from this piece is only sluts and weirdos vote Democrat. While nice, decent girls vote Republican.

So, vote Republican or else you're a freaky, lesbian whore.

/sigh...guess that means I am gay now.
//Let me get the body glitter and the bullwhip.

Well hello there.

After the payola is doled out to the piss-factory radio stations across 'Merika, after the A&R NashVegas scum get paid for their deeds, after the publicity machine payroll, the band royalities, the producers, after Live Nation takes their cut of the loot, after all those people, this broad is bringing home maybe $5-8 million a year. That's still f*cking extraordinary, and nothing to dismiss, but she ain't knocking back $57 million.

To see the future of her career, see Juice Newton.

ox45tallboy: Demetrius: Hey, she's just asking questions here.

Oh, and her blog sucks.

Wow, her blog does suck. Other articles recently filed by Lindsay Mannering:

Amazing Virgin Mary Image Found on Tree in ... New Jersey?\

Lea Michele & Cory Monteith's Dinner Date PDA Was Cute but a Little Much

Kellan Lutz Wears Live Alligator for Hot New Lacoste Ad

For f*cks sake, why are we paying attention to this?

And this was all I needed to know.

"Second cheapest wine" and "Bikini waxes for tweens?" -- why is this cafemom not on the registered sex offender list? Oh, and the RMoney staffer who penned the article specifically for this.

coeyagi: Ok, so the argument is that 57 million dollars was spent on Taylor Swift, who provides a wholesome conservative image, therefore lots of people out there are conservative.

(checks box office receipts for Ted).

54 million. In 1 weekend.

Oh, and Magic Mike made 32.9 million for a combined total of about 83 million for liberal pervasive nudity and profanity.

YOUR BLOG SUCKS, BLOGGY.

Avengers, eleventy billion dollars, and a big part of the plot is about "green energy" (and Tony's self-sustaining tower). Not to mention the blue cube (Fox News logo) turning people into mindless zombies. And the military's pretty much always wrong/in the way/trying to blow up NY while the heroes are trying to save it. Hell, they have a pinko commie Russian on their team.

This story has reminded me that someone made a Taylor Swift songmetal, with the original vocal track

spongeboob: grokca: 12349876: The success of Justin Beiber means we're going to unify with Canada.

We don't want you.

what about just the North East and and West Coast

OK, here's the deal.

North East, West Coast, Southern Nevada, Arizona and Florida (but you have to kick everyone out of the last two first).

Then we can talk.