Just when we get to a point where no more can possibly strike us as insane:
1. Britney Spears loses custody of her kids. AND IT'S ON THE NEWS. Why does our culture care about her? A good friend was partying with her the night before the Emmy's and declared, "Wow, she looks even worse in person. Her breasts have apparently been replaced by flapjacks."
2. OJ Simpson makes like the Cincinnati Bengals organization (http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/nfl/article_1183059.php/Cincinnati_Bengals_2006_Training_Camp_Preview all on his own. Unbelievable. I think the guy might go on a three state rape spree, start printing counterfeit money, and take up dog-fighting, just to complete his transformation to career criminal. Has anyone checked the man's VCR? He may be pirating videos in his spare time
3. James Spader (!) beats James Gandolfini for an Emmy. The only way this could have shocked me more is if he'd actually physically beaten Gandolfini for the Emmy. I'm not TV guy, but Jesus, I don't live in a closet, either.
What blows the mind is how all of these items are hot-point issues. I mean, the NFL is facing a scandal that is growing by leaps and bounds (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/070918&sportCat=nfl&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1) which means women nationwide may have their husbands back on Sundays in just a few years, the former Fed chair who is widely regarded as the architect of the greatest economic surge in American history indicates a recession a 1 in 3 possibility http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/18/fed.interest.rates.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch, and AlQaeda now is targeting comedians http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/15/qaeda.cartoon.ap/index.html, and all our media clowns focus on are the lifestyles of the inane?
I think we've jumped the shark as a society. Now excuse me while I go watch 14 hours of reality TV.
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