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So I was walking through a pharmacy the other day when I saw the Time magazine issue “Top 100 influential people” where I saw Madonna (who turned out to be Lady Gaga) and Bill Clinton standing side by side. I was curious so I opened up the magazine and checked it out. Then I almost started vomiting.
I’m not saying that I was going to blow chunks on my shoes because of their choices, I’ve come to expect stupidity in media of the masses. What pained me was who was writing what. The main thing that popped out at me was that there was an article about Sarah Palin by Ted Nugent and then (I couldn’t believe it) an article about Glenn Beck by Sarah Palin.
Here’s my gripe. These are opinion articles about people by their biggest fans. I read both these articles hoping for a gleaming beam of understanding. The much sought after “why” was no where to be found. All I found was “I like this guy/gal. You should too! Let me run down a list of ambiguous and/or irrelevant compliments.” I wish I could see something concrete, a list of accomplishments for one would be nice.
I can see why Steve Jobs is on the list, he runs one of the most influential technology companies in the world (helped to found it with his pal Steve Wosniak). But what in the world do two political circus acts helping to keep this country divided bring to the table other than chaos? I remember right-wing television reminding the left summarily to “shut up and support the president, he’s in charge now after all”. Now that the shoe is on the other foot it would seem we just switch roles; big boys take the blame and tell people to get in line with the new order while the under-dog undermines the big dog’s authority with hear-say and speculation.
But I digress…
Prince was on the list too… what the fuck has Prince done to get on the top 100 list? Are we really putting leaders of the free world next to circus acts? Makes me sick.
Good entertainment if it wasn’t for the fact that this fiction is being sold as fact and people buy into it.
