Because I'm Blonde

My fellow Bruce compatriot at Salon went to see Dolly Parton last night at Radio City, where she put forth amazing Dolly-isms such as, “Someone told me I should run for president. I said, don’t you think that we’ve had enough boobs in the white house?”

She also, apparently talked about her charities, which number in the ridiculous. Check out "Dolly Parton's Book-Giving Charity: You Can Read a Lot Into It" from the Washington Post a couple years ago.

For fuck's sake, look at this:

· Paying for college scholarships in Sevier County since the 1970s. She currently provides $60,000 a year in scholarships at the county's high schools.

· Starting the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation in 1988 to promote education in the mountains where she grew up.

· Addressing the area's dropout rate with a program that promised seventh- and eighth-graders a $500 check upon high school graduation if they stayed in school and did everything they could to encourage a classmate to also stay.

· Donating $100,000 in 1997 for a birthing unit at the local hospital so residents wouldn't have to drive to Knoxville to deliver their babies.

· Providing funds to schools for computers, teacher's assistants and supplies.

· Opening the Dollywood amusement park in 1986, which, as the state's top tourist attraction, employs 2,200 and bolsters the local tax base.

Not to mention the fact that she sends a book a month to every child in Tennessee from the time they are born to the time they are five.

Damn, girl.

Plus, look at those ta-tas.



God Bless America.