Former American Idol Kelly Clarkson merely lip-synchs for charity
MICHAEL J. MCLASKEY
Senior Opinion Writer
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: Opinion
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On Thanksgiving Day, Kelly Clarkson sang in the half-time show of the Cowboys-Jets game, officially launching this nation's oldest charitable fundraising drive, the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign.
This year, the Salvation Army launched the "e-Kettle," where people can make donations online. This year, Clarkson is the honorary chairperson for both Red Kettle operations.
Clarkson told the press that you can donate to her e-Kettle, which should be found at www.kellyclarkson.com. But it's not there.
It would seem that someone with her fame-power could generate a lot of charitable giving, but an extensive search of her Website produced no kettle.
And since I couldn't find the kettle, I couldn't find out how much in donations she's generated thus far, because she hasn't followed through on her advocacy.
I would be willing to chalk this up to an inefficient webmaster, someone who doesn't update the Website as often as they should, but no - there are press releases from more recent than Thanksgiving on her site, and an even bigger surprise came when there was no news of her half-time event at all. Her Wikipedia entry did mention the game, but there was no mention of the Salvation Army.
What about your fans, Ms. Clarkson?
Common sense stipulates that if you have a fan site, and you want your fans involved in your career (what performer can do without their fans?) you tell them about every event you perform at, especially big media events like NFL half-time shows.
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Gina
posted 12/09/07 @ 9:38 PM MST
"That's why I sent an e-mail to her publicist at RCA Records, Roger Wydanowski, asking if he believes that Ms. Clarkson is fulfilling her obligations to the Salvation Army. (Continued…)
Amanda
posted 12/09/07 @ 9:59 PM MST
Too bad Roger doesn't work for Kelly anymore.
Sarah
posted 12/09/07 @ 10:09 PM MST
Are you seriously blaming Kelly for this?? Do you think she really has any control over her website?? Of all the bad things in the world to talk about, you choose this?? someone who is very dedicated to their charity, but there is some miscommunication between her charity and her webmaster? It is obvious from the lack of information about anything on her website that she does not have a good webmaster. (Continued…)
Jules
posted 12/09/07 @ 10:19 PM MST
I's am a member of Kelly's fanclub and there was an announcement posted on the site and many comments on the community section of the site. Kelly would give the shirt off her back, she grew up very poor. (Continued…)
Haley
posted 12/09/07 @ 10:29 PM MST
You know the old saying "no good deed goes unpunished". It's so true in this case. Pathetic.
aggie
posted 12/09/07 @ 10:38 PM MST
Are you kidding me about your Kelly Clarkson story. If you have to go to Wikipedia for your information, that is pretty sad. When she first came out with being a spokesperson, it was posted on her several of her websites. (Continued…)
Martin
posted 12/09/07 @ 11:43 PM MST
If you wrote this article to get graded, I hate to tell you would have gotten an F for failure. Going to wikepedia for information is lazy reporting because everyone knows it is not accurate. (Continued…)
Marie
posted 12/10/07 @ 6:38 AM MST
first: get your facts straight
second: GET A LIFE!!
Andy
posted 12/10/07 @ 7:03 AM MST
one of the worst cases of bad college journalism I've seen in a long time. Your headline isn't even accurate. Congratulations, buddy!
ashley
posted 12/10/07 @ 8:26 AM MST
really?
you are angry because you couldn't find an e-kettle on Kelly Clarkson's website?
get over yourself and donate some other way. it is not the spokesperson's job to handle these things. (Continued…)
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