Can somebody help me with the latest embarrasing outbursts we've been seeing for the last few months? Is this lack of self-control, decency, and protocol becoming the norm? But then, I guess when you have the start of this phenomena start with Jessie Jackson saying something negative about the President before he could even get in office good, and the whole world being privy to it, what can you expect? I think that started the ball rolling and gave everybody license (including the person who is supposed to be the biggest "example setter"-the President himself) to do the same thing.
After Jessie (who is lower than the bottom on my "like list") spilled his cup of hater-ade, we turn to our Chief Commanding Officer admitting that he didn't have all the facts on the case of a police officer arresting his friend Henry Gates, yet publicly he said the officer acted "stupidly." Next up, we get Rep. Wilson who quite audibly and pointedly told the Pres he lied during one of the CCO's speeches/addresses. Move on to Serena Williams, whom everyone respected in the game of tennis, who loses so much control that she threatens to shove a tennis ball down the throat of a line ref, AND, as if that wasn't enough, we get Kanye "master at losing control-no tact" West who just completely embarrases and robs another singer of her earned moment in the spotlight. I can top that one still, because we end these charades by having the President (yes, our leader again) overheard calling Kanye what he (Kanye) was truly acting like...a jack***!!! What twittering or tweeting can do for you or against you!! Be careful what you say folks! Someone may be listening!
Yeah, I hear ya--"Everyone makes mistakes, no one should have leaked what the Pres said, everyone gets angry and out of control sometimes, we're all human, yadda, yadda, yadda." Okay if that's the case, what do YOU have to say about all of this? Comment or give me your OUTBURST!
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We've had a lot of discussions in our family about that same thing, but we did not remember the Jessie Jackson outburst. One thing I think is that celebrity types rarely suffer consequences for anything. They can say or do almost anything, and when they are called out on it, they just apologize then make an excuse ("I was drunk.") and go on as if nothing had happened, with no real repercussions for their indiscretions. (There are a few exceptions, like Imus, but those are rare.) Most people just get a lot of attention, and isn't that what they want?
I will never understand how people can have a microphone in their face and not think that just maybe, what they say is being recorded. Public figures have to always assume that somebody is listening to everything they say!
Anonymous, I agree. Public figures, especially ones that are high profile and have been in the public eye or spotlight for years, know that not having any privacy just comes with the territory, and they should live with that in mind at all times. When did we stop being responsible for what we say or portray?
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