From that glorious online source, wikipedia....
Media career
In early 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a 19-year-old socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond [...] the New York tabloids".[5] The leak of her then three-year-old sex video in 2003 fueled an "Internet frenzy" a week prior to the premiere of The Simple Life, leading to speculation that it was a deliberate publicity stunt.[6] Hilton has strongly denied such claims and stated she was "embarrassed" and "humiliated" by the publicity brought by the tape.[7]
In recent years Hilton has gained recognition and income by appearing in television, movies, television commercials, and modeling photographs. According to Forbes Magazine's annual Celebrity 100, Hilton earned approximately $2 million in 2003-2004,[8] $6.5 million in 2004-2005,[9] and $7 million in 2005-2006.[10]
Fashion model
Hilton began modeling as a child, appearing first in charity events.[5] In 2000, the then nineteen year old signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management.[5] Hilton has since worked with the top modeling agencies Ford Models Management in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertisements, including Iceberg, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano.
Actress
Hilton and Nicole Richie (adopted daughter of Lionel Richie) starred in the 2003 FOX hit reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived with a family on their farm in rural Altus, Arkansas. Highlights of the show included the girls performing various jobs, making out with the local boys, and numerous instances of them shown as "fish out of water". It was followed by two more seasons on FOX: The Simple Life 2: Road Trip and The Simple Life 3: Interns, and another on E!: The Simple Life 4: ' Til Death Do Us Part. A fifth season to be aired on E! is currently in development stages.[11]
Hilton has appeared in minor and supporting roles in the feature films House of Wax (2005), The Hillz (2004), Raising Helen (2004), and Nine Lives (2002). Her role in House of Wax won the Teen Choice Award for "Best Scream", and earned a "Choice Breakout Performance - Female" nomination, and a "Best Frightened Performance" nomination at the MTV Movie Awards 2006. Hilton landed her first lead roles in 2006 with the straight-to-DVD releases National Lampoon's Pledge This! and Bottom's Up with Jason Mewes. She also appeared in cameo roles in Zoolander (2001), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Wonderland (2003), and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004). She has also acted in the short subjects QIK2JDG (2002) and L.A. Knights (2003). Hilton has several upcoming theatrical releases in which she is the lead role, including The Hottie and the Nottie (2008), and an untitled superhero movie involving Stan Lee.
Hilton also starred in 1 Night in Paris (2004), an unauthorized sex video with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, for which she received directorial credit. The film earned three AVN Awards in 2005, including "Best Selling Title of the Year". Hilton originally sued Salomon over the release of the tape, but settled out of court in July 2005. According to reports, Hilton was awarded up to $400,000 and planned to donate a percentage to charity.[12] However, in a 2006 interview with GQ magazine, she stated: "I never received a dime from (the video). It's just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charity for the sexually abused or something."[13]
Plans for Hilton to lend her name, and also star in a cartoon series which follows the animated life of herself, her sister Nicky, and her dog Tinkerbell are in production.[14] Hilton has also guest starred in episodes of The O.C., The George Lopez Show, Las Vegas, American Dreams and Veronica Mars. Hilton's voice was used in See Paris Die! a viral animation promoting House of Wax and appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, when she claimed to have trade marked the term "that's hot".
Hilton has also appeared in several music videos, including It Girl by John Oates (of Hall & Oates fame), Just Lose It by Eminem and Caught Up In The Rapture by Won-G featuring Gizelle.
Recording artist
Hilton is the founder of Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records, which she created in 2004. Though Heiress Records' only release as of yet has been Paris, Hilton has said that she plans to sign new artists in the future.
Hilton began work on an album in 2004. The album; Paris, was released on August 22, 2006. Before release, Hilton hinted that her album would feature a number of genres, such as pop, reggae, and hip-hop.[15]
Paris debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200.
Producers for Paris include Greg Wells, Kara DioGuardi, Jane Wiedlin and Scott Storch. Hilton collaborated with Fat Joe and Jadakiss on the song "Fighting Over Me". The first single from Paris "Stars Are Blind", produced by Fernando Garibay, was released for download on June 20, 2006 and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Turn It Up" and "Nothing in This World" followed "Stars Are Blind" as worldwide singles. Hilton is already planning and recording tracks for her second album, including a new song called "Daddy's Little Girl".[16]
All Music Guide stated, "...it's more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too."[17]
In August/September 2006, it was revealed that underground artists Banksy and Danger Mouse replaced 500 copies of Hilton's debut album in various UK record stores with their own parody remixes and cover art. Along with completely reworked liner notes that included topless photos of Ms. Hilton slathered with slogans like "Every CD you buy puts me even further out of your league", Danger Mouse has replaced Hilton's original songs with his own remixes and given them titles such as "Why am I Famous?", "What Have I Done?" and "What Am I For?" Banksy has doctored pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show Hilton topless and with a dog's head.[18][19]
Paris Hilton has her own channel in YouTube which is currently the #34 most subscribed channel of all time on the service, with over 10,000 subscriptions and 2,000,000 views.[20]
Paris Hilton was recently named as one of the "Hottest Women of Pop/Rock" by Blender Magazine, citing: "She's a paparazzi magnet, amateur-porn icon, pop singer and self-proclaimed all-around 'sexy blonde bitch.'"[21]
Other activities
In the autumn of 2004, Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose co-written by Merle Ginsberg, which has full color photographs of her and gives her tips on the dos and don'ts of living as an heiress. Hilton was reportedly given $100,000 in advanced payment for this book. Some in the media panned the writing as amateurish, and the book was parodied by Robert Mundell on The Late Show with David Letterman. Nonetheless, the book became a New York Times bestseller. Hilton followed it up with a designer-diary, also with Ginsberg?-Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All To Me. Aimed at her young fans, it contained pages encouraging fans to write about their goals, their friends and family, boys, celebrities they admire, etc. Hilton plans to release another book in 2007.
Hilton has helped design a collection of purses for Tokyo, Japan label Samantha Thavasa[22] and has also been involved in the design of a jewelry line, The Paris Hilton Collection, for Amazon.com.[23] Hilton launched the Paris Hilton Limited Edition Watch Collection brand during a news conference at the Tourneau store in New York November 30, 2005. Hilton's 18kt white gold and diamond encrusted watches that she helped design[24] start at $100,000.[25] Hilton also has plans to launch a fashion line.
Hilton began her own chain of nightclubs known as Club Paris in 2005. The first of which in Orlando, Florida has been a major success. The second located in Jacksonville, Florida opened July 1, 2006, she has also opened a popular Club Paris in the Gold Coast, Australia.[citation needed] Hilton is in talks to develop further clubs in Las Vegas, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Cancun, Mexico. She also hopes to take the clubs to overseas markets and to expand the clubs to become five-star hotels featuring accommodation and casinos. Paris was fired in January 2007 by the owner of Club Paris, Fred Khalilian, after she had failed to attend several scheduled appearances.[26] An upcoming reality show created by Khalilian will feature 18 women competing to be the next 'Ms. Club Paris USA', who will then replace Paris as the face of the club chain.[27]
Gameloft, a developer and publisher of mobile games, previewed a Paris Hilton-branded mobile game called Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). As of May 26, 2006, Gameloft's press release states that "...the company decided on a title to reflect the fresh, dynamic and sexy appeal of the heiress extraordinaire."[28]
In early May of 2004, Hilton was involved in the creation of a fragrance line by Parlux Fragrances. The perfume would be aptly named Paris Hilton. Hilton said, "It's really hot. I mixed all these scents together...it smells so good".[29] The perfume launch was a success. Originally set to be a small release, demand was high and necessitated a wider release before Christmas of 2004. The launch was followed by a 47% increase in sales for Parlux, which was predominantly due to sales of the Hilton-branded perfume.[30] After the success of Hilton's perfume, Parlux Fragrances released Paris Hilton for Men, a cologne for Hilton's male admirers, as well as another fragrance called Just Me by Paris Hilton, which is available for both women and men. Another perfume titled Heiress by Paris Hilton was released in October 2006. A counterpart for men, Heir by Paris Hilton, has also been released by Parlux, with a new line of color cosmetics set to follow.[31]
In November of 2004, Hilton participated in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Citizen Change campaign to encourage youths to vote in the presidential election. She drew criticism after it was revealed she had neither voted, nor even registered to do so.[32][33]
Yup, ZERO evidence...
Looks like evidence to me.
By the way, watch out liberals.....the next generation of the Nascar redneck wing of conservatism is coming on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQPEsa5e7K0
Fox, your linked piece has to do with free trade, not tax cuts for the wealthy. No one, I think, is opposed to free trade.
Does it really make sense to you that this country ran huge deficits so as to cut taxes for the super rich, people who don't need, and didn't ask for, the cuts? The cuts are stupid, and typical of Bush's actions.
I think every respectable economist has stated that the cuts are a negative for the country. They produced very few jobs, and mostly went to people who were not likely to use the money for job creation (e.g., Heinz and Hilton). The massive national debt largely produced by Bush is weighing down the country, and make us a poorer nation. Greenspan recently made a statement to this effect.
Interestingly, Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy, and the country realized huge job creation and prosperity during his terms of office. Essentially everything Bush as done as governor and president has been for wealthy individuals and corporations.
Have you seen the movie Idiocracy?
Advocate wrote:Fox, your linked piece has to do with free trade, not tax cuts for the wealthy. No one, I think, is opposed to free trade.
Does it really make sense to you that this country ran huge deficits so as to cut taxes for the super rich, people who don't need, and didn't ask for, the cuts? The cuts are stupid, and typical of Bush's actions.
I think every respectable economist has stated that the cuts are a negative for the country. They produced very few jobs, and mostly went to people who were not likely to use the money for job creation (e.g., Heinz and Hilton). The massive national debt largely produced by Bush is weighing down the country, and make us a poorer nation. Greenspan recently made a statement to this effect.
Interestingly, Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy, and the country realized huge job creation and prosperity during his terms of office. Essentially everything Bush as done as governor and president has been for wealthy individuals and corporations.
The link I gave you discussed the tax breaks at some length. The link I gave Maporsche dealt with free trade.
And if you think Clinton only raised taxes on the rich you weren't paying attention.
I swear that you people who think the hard working people of America ought to be paying more ought to just be doing fund raisers and contribute all your money to the govenrment. The problem is solve.d You're happy. The rest of us who think we benefit the country more by spending the money ourselves instead of giving it to the government to spend are happy. Everybody could be happy.
But please stop being so generous with MY money.
_________________
--Foxfyre
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
McGentrix wrote:From that glorious online source, wikipedia....
Media career
In early 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a 19-year-old socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond [...] the New York tabloids".[5] The leak of her then three-year-old sex video in 2003 fueled an "Internet frenzy" a week prior to the premiere of The Simple Life, leading to speculation that it was a deliberate publicity stunt.[6] Hilton has strongly denied such claims and stated she was "embarrassed" and "humiliated" by the publicity brought by the tape.[7]
In recent years Hilton has gained recognition and income by appearing in television, movies, television commercials, and modeling photographs. According to Forbes Magazine's annual Celebrity 100, Hilton earned approximately $2 million in 2003-2004,[8] $6.5 million in 2004-2005,[9] and $7 million in 2005-2006.[10]
Fashion model
Hilton began modeling as a child, appearing first in charity events.[5] In 2000, the then nineteen year old signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management.[5] Hilton has since worked with the top modeling agencies Ford Models Management in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertisements, including Iceberg, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano.
Actress
Hilton and Nicole Richie (adopted daughter of Lionel Richie) starred in the 2003 FOX hit reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived with a family on their farm in rural Altus, Arkansas. Highlights of the show included the girls performing various jobs, making out with the local boys, and numerous instances of them shown as "fish out of water". It was followed by two more seasons on FOX: The Simple Life 2: Road Trip and The Simple Life 3: Interns, and another on E!: The Simple Life 4: ' Til Death Do Us Part. A fifth season to be aired on E! is currently in development stages.[11]
Hilton has appeared in minor and supporting roles in the feature films House of Wax (2005), The Hillz (2004), Raising Helen (2004), and Nine Lives (2002). Her role in House of Wax won the Teen Choice Award for "Best Scream", and earned a "Choice Breakout Performance - Female" nomination, and a "Best Frightened Performance" nomination at the MTV Movie Awards 2006. Hilton landed her first lead roles in 2006 with the straight-to-DVD releases National Lampoon's Pledge This! and Bottom's Up with Jason Mewes. She also appeared in cameo roles in Zoolander (2001), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Wonderland (2003), and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004). She has also acted in the short subjects QIK2JDG (2002) and L.A. Knights (2003). Hilton has several upcoming theatrical releases in which she is the lead role, including The Hottie and the Nottie (2008), and an untitled superhero movie involving Stan Lee.
Hilton also starred in 1 Night in Paris (2004), an unauthorized sex video with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, for which she received directorial credit. The film earned three AVN Awards in 2005, including "Best Selling Title of the Year". Hilton originally sued Salomon over the release of the tape, but settled out of court in July 2005. According to reports, Hilton was awarded up to $400,000 and planned to donate a percentage to charity.[12] However, in a 2006 interview with GQ magazine, she stated: "I never received a dime from (the video). It's just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charity for the sexually abused or something."[13]
Plans for Hilton to lend her name, and also star in a cartoon series which follows the animated life of herself, her sister Nicky, and her dog Tinkerbell are in production.[14] Hilton has also guest starred in episodes of The O.C., The George Lopez Show, Las Vegas, American Dreams and Veronica Mars. Hilton's voice was used in See Paris Die! a viral animation promoting House of Wax and appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, when she claimed to have trade marked the term "that's hot".
Hilton has also appeared in several music videos, including It Girl by John Oates (of Hall & Oates fame), Just Lose It by Eminem and Caught Up In The Rapture by Won-G featuring Gizelle.
Recording artist
Hilton is the founder of Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records, which she created in 2004. Though Heiress Records' only release as of yet has been Paris, Hilton has said that she plans to sign new artists in the future.
Hilton began work on an album in 2004. The album; Paris, was released on August 22, 2006. Before release, Hilton hinted that her album would feature a number of genres, such as pop, reggae, and hip-hop.[15]
Paris debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200.
Producers for Paris include Greg Wells, Kara DioGuardi, Jane Wiedlin and Scott Storch. Hilton collaborated with Fat Joe and Jadakiss on the song "Fighting Over Me". The first single from Paris "Stars Are Blind", produced by Fernando Garibay, was released for download on June 20, 2006 and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Turn It Up" and "Nothing in This World" followed "Stars Are Blind" as worldwide singles. Hilton is already planning and recording tracks for her second album, including a new song called "Daddy's Little Girl".[16]
All Music Guide stated, "...it's more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too."[17]
In August/September 2006, it was revealed that underground artists Banksy and Danger Mouse replaced 500 copies of Hilton's debut album in various UK record stores with their own parody remixes and cover art. Along with completely reworked liner notes that included topless photos of Ms. Hilton slathered with slogans like "Every CD you buy puts me even further out of your league", Danger Mouse has replaced Hilton's original songs with his own remixes and given them titles such as "Why am I Famous?", "What Have I Done?" and "What Am I For?" Banksy has doctored pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show Hilton topless and with a dog's head.[18][19]
Paris Hilton has her own channel in YouTube which is currently the #34 most subscribed channel of all time on the service, with over 10,000 subscriptions and 2,000,000 views.[20]
Paris Hilton was recently named as one of the "Hottest Women of Pop/Rock" by Blender Magazine, citing: "She's a paparazzi magnet, amateur-porn icon, pop singer and self-proclaimed all-around 'sexy blonde bitch.'"[21]
Other activities
In the autumn of 2004, Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose co-written by Merle Ginsberg, which has full color photographs of her and gives her tips on the dos and don'ts of living as an heiress. Hilton was reportedly given $100,000 in advanced payment for this book. Some in the media panned the writing as amateurish, and the book was parodied by Robert Mundell on The Late Show with David Letterman. Nonetheless, the book became a New York Times bestseller. Hilton followed it up with a designer-diary, also with Ginsberg?-Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All To Me. Aimed at her young fans, it contained pages encouraging fans to write about their goals, their friends and family, boys, celebrities they admire, etc. Hilton plans to release another book in 2007.
Hilton has helped design a collection of purses for Tokyo, Japan label Samantha Thavasa[22] and has also been involved in the design of a jewelry line, The Paris Hilton Collection, for Amazon.com.[23] Hilton launched the Paris Hilton Limited Edition Watch Collection brand during a news conference at the Tourneau store in New York November 30, 2005. Hilton's 18kt white gold and diamond encrusted watches that she helped design[24] start at $100,000.[25] Hilton also has plans to launch a fashion line.
Hilton began her own chain of nightclubs known as Club Paris in 2005. The first of which in Orlando, Florida has been a major success. The second located in Jacksonville, Florida opened July 1, 2006, she has also opened a popular Club Paris in the Gold Coast, Australia.[citation needed] Hilton is in talks to develop further clubs in Las Vegas, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Cancun, Mexico. She also hopes to take the clubs to overseas markets and to expand the clubs to become five-star hotels featuring accommodation and casinos. Paris was fired in January 2007 by the owner of Club Paris, Fred Khalilian, after she had failed to attend several scheduled appearances.[26] An upcoming reality show created by Khalilian will feature 18 women competing to be the next 'Ms. Club Paris USA', who will then replace Paris as the face of the club chain.[27]
Gameloft, a developer and publisher of mobile games, previewed a Paris Hilton-branded mobile game called Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). As of May 26, 2006, Gameloft's press release states that "...the company decided on a title to reflect the fresh, dynamic and sexy appeal of the heiress extraordinaire."[28]
In early May of 2004, Hilton was involved in the creation of a fragrance line by Parlux Fragrances. The perfume would be aptly named Paris Hilton. Hilton said, "It's really hot. I mixed all these scents together...it smells so good".[29] The perfume launch was a success. Originally set to be a small release, demand was high and necessitated a wider release before Christmas of 2004. The launch was followed by a 47% increase in sales for Parlux, which was predominantly due to sales of the Hilton-branded perfume.[30] After the success of Hilton's perfume, Parlux Fragrances released Paris Hilton for Men, a cologne for Hilton's male admirers, as well as another fragrance called Just Me by Paris Hilton, which is available for both women and men. Another perfume titled Heiress by Paris Hilton was released in October 2006. A counterpart for men, Heir by Paris Hilton, has also been released by Parlux, with a new line of color cosmetics set to follow.[31]
In November of 2004, Hilton participated in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Citizen Change campaign to encourage youths to vote in the presidential election. She drew criticism after it was revealed she had neither voted, nor even registered to do so.[32][33]
Yup, ZERO evidence...
Ok, you got me. Paris Hilton is very adept at signing her name/likeness to everything that is thrown her way. That is the mark of a successful business person. Forget bringing companies that are dying back to life, that's not successful story; Paris Hilton GAVE PERMISSION for a video game company to use her NAME/LIKENESS, now that is truly acheiving something. THAT is the mark of success.
Also she "was involved" is a purfume line. As in, "She let a purfume manufacturer use her NAME". I wonder how much else she was involved in? pricing, manufucturing, marketing, advertising, competetive research, customer engagement/testing, etc.
She a great role model for a business person to strive too. I'm sure they'll assign her best selling book "Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose" CO-WRITTEN (read: she signed her name) by someone else to be studied at Harvard Business School. Her 'unauthorized sex tape' will be required viewing for all MBA programs.
Hard working people? You mean like Heinz, and the Walton, Dupont, and Mellon heirs, et al. Those are the people who got the vast majority of tax dollars.
Advocate wrote:Hard working people? You mean like Heinz, and the Walton, Dupont, and Mellon heirs, et al. Those are the people who got the vast majority of tax dollars.
Only because they paid most of the tax dollars. They got a far less percentage of cut than I did, but a 1% cut on several million is going to be a lot more in dollars than a 100% cut on $30,000 or $40,000 or so. You can't get around that.
It was the middle income people who got the far larger percentage in tax cut and then who benefitted from the economic surge generated by the tax cuts the more affluent received. Conservatives know that it is counter productive to punish people for hard work and being productive and therefore successful.
PLEASE read the tax information I linked for you. It will explain so much if you'll just read it.
_________________
--Foxfyre
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Advocate, I believe you should follow foxfyres' example and not read anything you don't inherently agree with prior to reading it.
maporsche wrote:Ok, you got me. Paris Hilton is very adept at signing her name/likeness to everything that is thrown her way. That is the mark of a successful business person. Forget bringing companies that are dying back to life, that's not successful story; Paris Hilton GAVE PERMISSION for a video game company to use her NAME/LIKENESS, now that is truly acheiving something. THAT is the mark of success.
Also she "was involved" is a purfume line. As in, "She let a purfume manufacturer use her NAME". I wonder how much else she was involved in? pricing, manufucturing, marketing, advertising, competetive research, customer engagement/testing, etc.
She a great role model for a business person to strive too. I'm sure they'll assign her best selling book "Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose" CO-WRITTEN (read: she signed her name) by someone else to be studied at Harvard Business School. Her 'unauthorized sex tape' will be required viewing for all MBA programs.
She made 7 million dollars last year... did you come close to that?
Maybe someone can direct me. I looked in the papers and couldn't find where Bush will travel to Iraq to help them celebrate their fifth year of being liberated.
McGentrix wrote:maporsche wrote:Ok, you got me. Paris Hilton is very adept at signing her name/likeness to everything that is thrown her way. That is the mark of a successful business person. Forget bringing companies that are dying back to life, that's not successful story; Paris Hilton GAVE PERMISSION for a video game company to use her NAME/LIKENESS, now that is truly acheiving something. THAT is the mark of success.
Also she "was involved" is a purfume line. As in, "She let a purfume manufacturer use her NAME". I wonder how much else she was involved in? pricing, manufucturing, marketing, advertising, competetive research, customer engagement/testing, etc.
She a great role model for a business person to strive too. I'm sure they'll assign her best selling book "Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose" CO-WRITTEN (read: she signed her name) by someone else to be studied at Harvard Business School. Her 'unauthorized sex tape' will be required viewing for all MBA programs.
She made 7 million dollars last year... did you come close to that?
Nope, not close. I already gave in, you win. Paris Hilton will be talked about for years to come and her successfulness will be an inspiration to MBA's for years to come. She is the ultimate business person, a role model for all Americans.
Typical conservative, you're measure of success stops at the pocket book. 7 Million = "successful business person".
maporsche wrote:McGentrix wrote:maporsche wrote:Ok, you got me. Paris Hilton is very adept at signing her name/likeness to everything that is thrown her way. That is the mark of a successful business person. Forget bringing companies that are dying back to life, that's not successful story; Paris Hilton GAVE PERMISSION for a video game company to use her NAME/LIKENESS, now that is truly acheiving something. THAT is the mark of success.
Also she "was involved" is a purfume line. As in, "She let a purfume manufacturer use her NAME". I wonder how much else she was involved in? pricing, manufucturing, marketing, advertising, competetive research, customer engagement/testing, etc.
She a great role model for a business person to strive too. I'm sure they'll assign her best selling book "Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose" CO-WRITTEN (read: she signed her name) by someone else to be studied at Harvard Business School. Her 'unauthorized sex tape' will be required viewing for all MBA programs.
She made 7 million dollars last year... did you come close to that?
Nope, not close. I already gave in, you win. Paris Hilton will be talked about for years to come and her successfulness will be an inspiration to MBA's for years to come. She is the ultimate business person, a role model for all Americans.
Typical conservative, you're measure of success stops at the pocket book. 7 Million = "successful business person".
You said:
maporsche wrote:Could you show me where that link says that Paris Hilton having more money to spend on designer clothing does not create more jobs in countries where this clothing is made?
I was not saying anything against free trade, just pointing out that Ms. Hilton spends a lot of money on clothes, and now has a little mroe to spend.
All I did was point out that it wasn't the tax breaks that gave Paris Hilton money to spend, rather work (a 4 letter word for liberals) gave her money to spend on designer clothes.
Her TV shows provide many people with jobs, her perfume and purse lines provide people with jobs, her parents hotel chains provide people with jobs, her providing her name to a videogame provides people with jobs.
It's not how much money she makes that makes her successful, it's the work she does to make that money that makes her successful.
McGentrix wrote:
You said:
maporsche wrote:Could you show me where that link says that Paris Hilton having more money to spend on designer clothing does not create more jobs in countries where this clothing is made?
I was not saying anything against free trade, just pointing out that Ms. Hilton spends a lot of money on clothes, and now has a little mroe to spend.
All I did was point out that it wasn't the tax breaks that gave Paris Hilton money to spend, rather work (a 4 letter word for liberals) gave her money to spend on designer clothes.
Her TV shows provide many people with jobs, her perfume and purse lines provide people with jobs, her parents hotel chains provide people with jobs, her providing her name to a videogame provides people with jobs.
It's not how much money she makes that makes her successful, it's the work she does to make that money that makes her successful.
You're arguing a point that I never made. I never said that Paris didn't work for her money. I said that the tax breaks GAVE PARIS
MORE to spend. Are you trying to tell me they didn't?
THEN, YOU made the laughable point, that you've now backed away from, that Paris "is a successful business person". All of my points since then are towards proving this to be completly and utterly UNPROVEN at best, and false at worse.
I'm sure you know plenty of people who make money yet are not successful. Success is about more than making money, yet that seems to be the only thing you've tried to use to prove your point that she "is a successful business person".
McGentrix wrote:All I did was point out that it wasn't the tax breaks that gave Paris Hilton money to spend, rather work (a 4 letter word for liberals) gave her money to spend on designer clothes.
Her TV shows provide many people with jobs, her perfume and purse lines provide people with jobs, her parents hotel chains provide people with jobs, her providing her name to a videogame provides people with jobs.
It's not how much money she makes that makes her successful, it's the work she does to make that money that makes her successful.
I like your logic.
You're right. It's not a question of how much she works, or how much she earns. It's a question of how many people have a job, thanks to her.
I guess that means that Santa Claus is the most successful businessman in the world, given that he provides
millions of people with jobs.
Wouldn't you agree?
Mr Bush said on Monday:
"It can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude that our best option is to pack up and go home. That may be satisfying in the short run...."
"Satisfying" must have a different meaning over there.
Satisfying would be if Bushco would be made to answer for their criminal mismanagement and lies.
In his day, Einstein was a celebrity, just 'cause he was smart. Today, we literally consider money as a better measure of worth than intelligence. Einstein then, Paris Hilton now. Progress?
old europe wrote:McGentrix wrote:All I did was point out that it wasn't the tax breaks that gave Paris Hilton money to spend, rather work (a 4 letter word for liberals) gave her money to spend on designer clothes.
Her TV shows provide many people with jobs, her perfume and purse lines provide people with jobs, her parents hotel chains provide people with jobs, her providing her name to a videogame provides people with jobs.
It's not how much money she makes that makes her successful, it's the work she does to make that money that makes her successful.
I like your logic.
You're right. It's not a question of how much she works, or how much she earns. It's a question of how many people have a job, thanks to her.
I guess that means that Santa Claus is the most successful businessman in the world, given that he provides
millions of people with jobs.
Wouldn't you agree?
I will leave it to your Mom to tell you about Santa Claus.
