Yikes

The Pop Life: Forget Radio, Musical Path to Success Is TV, TV, TV: "To many in the music industry the question is whether the new breed of television-bred pop stars will have lasting careers, considering the nature of their exposure. But perhaps there is a more serious matter at hand. It is fortunate, for example, that a forthcoming vote-in reality show, 'American Candidate,' in which would-be presidential candidates will battle to be No. 1, will be on Showtime and not on a major network. If the ratings are as good as those for 'American Idol' or 'Survivor,' there's a chance that the candidate could actually end up in office. And that's potentially a much scarier prospect than seeing Paris Hilton (who's recording a CD) at the top of the pop charts."

And I could see it happening, too.