Truth in advertising...

I was attempting to watch TV last night but it was commercial after commercial for political candidates…I swear there were more commercials than actual programming. I wouldn’t mind if they were Super Bowl quality as it might be worth my time to see how they could spin their positions into something funny and entertaining. The truth is there's nothing funny about any of them and their plans so guess their commercials should be equally uninspired! I would, however, like to see the idea below turned into a commercial.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/27360516/?GT1=43001

Amy Borkowsky is trying to buy a Super Bowl ad to attract a man…the wrinkle is that it costs $3M and she’s a bit short (of the amount…not in height). For those who know me, they can attest to my continued bachelorhood in spite of all my efforts to find Ms. Right. I sympathize with her plight as I’ve had my fair share of mismatched set-ups (being single doesn’t make her perfect for me…), narcissists, super freaks and my personal favorite, “Like I could ever be interested in you…” girls who are holding out for Brad Pitt. For the last group, I often suggest a personal trainer, plastic surgery and a healthy dose of humility because no decent guy worth having would put up with that kind of self-absorbed bullsh*t.

Kudos to Amy as she seems grounded and realistic in her search….especially in evaluating what works for her:

“I’m not looking for Mr. Perfect,” she told a TODAY Show reporter Friday. “I’m looking for Mr. Perfect-for-Me.”

I’ve always advocated self-awareness and understanding of one’s self when looking for a partner because the “perfect by everyone else’s standard” person may not be the “perfect for you” person.

Now, what could ruin this great story…introducing Kathy Lee Gifford. Seems she has not disappeared into obscurity (as much as I had hoped she was gone from the public consciousness forever) but has a gig on the Today Show. In her typical asinine way, she fired off the following quote:

Gifford said, a bit sarcastically. “She’s probably a math whiz, too. I’m sorry, there’s a little bit of discrepancy between $1,000 and a million dollars. Give me her number. I will call her and talk to her. I am older and wiser now and I will talk to her.”

As a person who uses statistics every single day in my job, I have to ask, “What the hell’s wrong with being a math whiz?” When did being smart become a liability?

Of course, the idiocy continued as she proceeded to dispense some sage wisdom:

“She should go to her local church or her local synagogue or her local bowling alley and meet a nice guy who’s looking for a nice girl,” she said.

Huh? Local bowling alley? First, I’ve NEVER seen a bowling alley in Manhattan. Secondly, why would anyone take relationship advice from a woman who’s husband repeatedly cheated on her (he did some FREAKY things with his flight attendant mistress in case you forgot the sordid details) and then she stayed with him! Sorry Kathie Lee but your right to give advice on relationships expired at the moment you gave up your self-respect and last shred of dignity to keep a philandering husband for the dollars.

The other host of the show had equally awful advice:

“You don’t want someone who you’re going to meet on a Super Bowl ad,” Kotb added.

The second rule of dating is never discount the method/place you meet someone as you never know where “perfect for me” is going to pop up. To make a statement like the one above only confirms why the host is still single…you limit your choices then you limit your success. It’s as simple as that…

Maybe I’ll send her a few dollars as I applaud the initiative (don’t know that she’ll find her perfect person but I'm sure it will be a great story) because she's at least trying and that’s all you can really do at the end of the day…It’s all any of us can do.

If you want to contribute or just want to know more about Amy: superbowlsinglegirl.com (pass it on!)