worse, better

If Newt Gingrich’s popularity in the polls has climbed in-spite of his do as I say never as I do mantra… if he can proclaim any indignities that he may have been accused of on all the intervening forces out to get him…if he can wash away the truth and embellish it with his made up facts…then congrats to this man because fame can only loom in ones life despite the flaws because those who want this man to be their president seem to have lower standards and ideals for the leader of this nation.

If Kim Kardashian’s rehearsed life is revered and she is a cultural Icon and all she does in life is vogue for the cameras…if her sham of a wedding is dissed and discussed and her lack of respect for anyone but Kim is applauded…if her extravagant gluttonous and greedy life style is glamorized and made glossy…then congrats to this lady because fame only happens when others striving for less in their own lives live vicariously through people with disregard for respectable behavior. They become a cartoon character.

If Herman Cain’s arrogance for women, ignorance of history, inability to understand foreign policy makes him a suitable candidate for president…if his goon of guards restrict the press to ask questions, deny free speech responses and he is still invited to speaking engagements…if his lack of respect for the average voter, his scorn for the unemployed or underemployed, his disregard for open access to presidential candidates is embraced by his followers…then congrats to this man because his 15 minutes of fame is now prancing toward and hour and he still takes himself seriously enough, encouraged by those whose own depth and honor are missing, to pursue more fiction, less truth and disregard for anyone who is not Herman Cain.

If Rush Limbaugh’s harangues, fabricated versions of truth, replacing facts with his fiction make him numero uno on talk radio…if he can bolster bigotry, rant racist tomes, and incite hate through innuendo creating division and divide…if he can provide enough fodder for the fools, enough rants for the ridiculous, enough crap for the compliant…then congrats to this man for selling so many bridges like the one in Brooklyn to so many finger pointing, its their fault not mine, lets stereotype so we can feel better about selves lemmings and losers.

Haven’t we learned throughout the history of civilization that tyrants, hypocrites, dictators, demigods, false prophets, and people who are no more than a façade became immortal not because of their wisdom or zeal but because people stopped thinking with their brains and instead took up their emotions and fears and like the lemming let themselves be led. Haven’t we seen the rise of mere mortals to become bigger and bolder only because humans didn’t ask questions didn’t stop to think before they acted, didn’t mind having someone else speak what was on their own minds when it comes to hate, bigotry and bias.

Whether it is dunces running for president, cultural quirks, or a drug addicted radio personality, none of these men and woman could be hero’s heralding millions of dollars and tons of importance if the everyman and everywoman did not permit these vagabonds, interlopers, empty shelled self serving to survive. Newt, Kim, Herman Rush would not be so scary if we all finally took of their masks and revealed them to be useless, users. Just simple people with simple minds.

So sad that we have the power for better but end up with worse.