The Governor’s wife, the beloved Maria Shriver was stopped by police for talking on her cell phone. This is just my opinion, but I think it is funny and OMG, so human! These are the kinds of things that brings everyone down to the same level and let’s us know we are all human. But here’s the thing, NOBODY in this world is more important to me than my daughter, my son and my grandson. Others and the media and the paparazzi may try to encourage me to think otherwise, but they can’t. However, if my daughter or son or grandson were stopped for talking on a cell phone, without a hands free device, in a state that forbids it, it wouldn’t make headlines!

Although, as I said, this makes Maria human, gosh is it really newsworthy and do we have to be inundated with every little detail of it? TMZ shined one of the brightest spotlights on Maria and her law breaking ways by putting up two pictures of her holding her cell phone while driving; one from July of this year and the recent incident.

Maria isn’t alone. The California Highway Patrol has issued more than 150,000 citations since the law went into effect July 2008. In Los Angeles County, where Brentwood is located, the Superior Court has set the cost at about $93 for the first ticket and $201 for the next one, meaning Shriver would owe at least $300 in fines and court fees had she been caught by police both times. Do you think Maria paid her fine?

Daddy Schwarzenegger – who voted the California law prohibiting use of cells phone while driving without a hands free device into effect – called out his wife and vowed to take “swift actions” on Maria. lol. I read one article that says the remedy would be to get her a driver! Absolutely! Let’s make the rich and famous look even more rich and famous! Get them a driver! Let’s not make her get a hands free device (that I’m sure cell companies are lining up to give her for free!) like the rest of Californians, uh uh. The most sensible way to resolve this monumentally issue is to get her a driver so she doesn’t have to bother with the hassle of that pesky hands free device! Now you know I am being facetious right?

Let the record show, I like Maria Shiver and Governor Schwarzenegger. I think Maria is the epitome of classiness x 2! Being one of Oprah’s best friends she has been on her show several times. Hearing her talk about their family values and standards and how they are raising their children is amazing! They employ a very normal and down to earth parenting style. Their kids do chores and work for what they get! They do not believe in kids getting any and everything they want just because they can afford to give it to them. They worked for what they have and their kids will work for what they get. I like that. With that being said, I am not at all surprised she was caught with an antiquated cell phone and I think it is classy that she chose to donate her archaic phone to help domestic violence shelters.

I’m just not sure that we had to know all of this. I guess if nothing else, it reiterates to Californians and all other states with this law in effect; you cannot drive and talk on your cell without using a hands free device! Gotta love a Governor’s wife who will take one for the team!

Holla back!

P.S. – I’m told (well I read)… Schwarzenegger has previously warned his then-16-year-old daughter that if she ever violated the law, “she’ll be taking the bus.” Whatever!!!