If last week's events in Washington, DC brought you hope for a new America, than today's news of the box office results should have been a reality-filled smack in the face. 

While millions of Americans chose to do something the country has never done by making an African-American president, over the weekend millions of Americans chose to do something the country always does - watch really bad movies. 

Take a look at the box office numbers . Go ahead, I'll be the guy waiting right here with the disappointed yet not surprised smirk on his face. Are you back yet? Great. Let's move on. 

Did you notice what was on the top of that list? Yes, a movie called Paul Blart: Mall Cop. The number one movie in America is about a fat man on a Segway protecting a mall. Meanwhile over here in Hollywood, where I live they are passing out trophies to movies like Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler but the rest of America is just caught up in the mall cop craze. Really?

I'm an optimist. I saw what optimism did for Barack Obama. I also saw what Barack Obama did for his favorite baseball team's gear, sales of White Sox hats are up. Way up. 

When you want to find the latest pictures of Hollywood socialites and talentless divas at their worst, with childish white writing paintbrushed on their faces, you turn to Perez Hilton. 

When you want to find out the latest news from the tech industry, you turn to...Perez Hilton? What?

Apparently, the blogger who attracts millions of girls who should be doing something productive with their days took some time out from drawing on Lilly Allen's face to read the front page of Yahoo!  

Today, Hilton posted the news that Intel would be cutting 6,000 jobs. Unfortunately he didn't give us his expert analysis on why the chip maker had to turn to massive lay offs. That would have been worth the read, sure it would have included use of the words LOL and Eww and BFF.