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# PJ and a Plug - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/pj-and-a-plug/
- Published: 2008-05-20T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T17:42:45.000Z
- Description: P.J. O’Rourke is a serious thinker. But this is too good to pass up: All politics stink. Even democracy stinks. Imagine if our clothes were selected by the majority of shoppers, which would be teenage girls. I’d be standing here […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson

P.J. O’Rourke is a serious thinker. [But this is too good to pass up:](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-orourke4-2008may04,0,6539887.story?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

> All politics stink. Even democracy stinks. Imagine if our clothes were selected by the majority of shoppers, which would be teenage girls. **I’d be standing here with my bellybutton exposed.**

No, P.J. [No, you wouldn’t.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%5FJ.%5FO'Rourke?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

(Ht: [Joe](http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com))  
And now for something completely different. [My brother writes:](http://decorabilia.blogspot.com/2008/05/read-this-now.html?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

> A little while ago, Jenni Hargis, a former neighbor and total sweetheart, fulfilled a dream of a lifetime and met Ellen Degeneres. What I didn’t know: she danced on *Ellen*, and is now part of their contest for [Dancer of the Week.](http://ellen.warnerbros.com/polls/dance/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)  
>  
> On this here blog, I don’t ask for much. But today, I’m demanding. Go now, and vote for Jenni. [She’s Dancer #1](http://ellen.warnerbros.com/polls/dance/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).

A former neighbor, Jenni is a bright young lady with a rather remarkable story. If anyone deserves to win, it’s her. Go forth and vote.  
And no, I will never link to the Ellen Degeneres show ever again.

(Serious blogging returns tomorrow.)