Scarlett Johansson won a one-year lease on a $2.2 million condo in Miami’s South Beach as part of a Super Bowl contest. She drew the lucky key that unlocked a specially designed “glass” house featuring a replica of the condo. Other celebs who tried to win the lease were Kevin Federline, Robert Downey Jr., Ashanti, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart, Terry Crews from “Everybody Hates Chris,” ANTM winner Cari Dee, Stacy Keibler, Adam Rodriguez from “CSI: Miami,” and Joey Fatone of N-Sync. Business Wire says:

“Johansson’s new South Beach crash pad is a direct Bayfront lanai unit at Flamingo South Beach. The three-bedroom, three bath condo has recently undergone a complete renovation and features a stunning contemporary design with a mix of sleek cabinetry and countertops, stylish kitchen and bath fixtures, exotic wood floors and natural stone surfaces.”

Ya, what a great idea! It’s not like there’s any homeless people in this country. Let’s build an upscale oceanfront housing community for the rich… and we’ll have free drawings so we can give-away the condo’s to those in no need. What a freakin’ joke! But hey, I guess it’s right in line with those award show gift bags worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, CEO’s making 800 times the amount of their employees, and Exxon Mobile making a record breaking annual profit of nearly $40 Billion while motorists struggle to afford the ever-evolving gas prices.

According to a report last year by the National Coalition for the Homeless:

“In 2005, 71 per cent of the 24 cities surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors reported a six per cent increase in requests for emergency shelter. Even while the requests for emergency shelter have increased, cities do not have adequate shelter space to meet the need.” It goes on to say: “Over the course of the year, 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness.”

Come on people… It’s time to wake up! Not to knock Scarlett Johansson, because lord knows I’m a huge fan, but it’s really time we stop celebrating our celebrities like they’re almighty and start dealing with the issues affecting all of our daily lives. You’d think that real estate developers could come up with a better promotion than giving away a one-year lease on a $2.2 million Bayfront condo to a celebrity. Hey fuck-heads! How about developing some housing for the homeless? The least they could have done was award it to Kevin Federline. After all, for all intensive purposes, he is homeless.

Stripped from eME, by Stewie.

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