Last night, I was thinking about "scandals" over the past year and how unbelievable the behavior of some people can be. What causes people to do the crazy things they do and why do so many people seem to have the warped sense of entitlement that they do? I don't remember so much of stuff like this happening when I was a kid. We had scandals and all but it just didn't seem so widespread and ridiculous. I know this is going to make me sound really curmudgeonly and old but I think reality TV and technology have a lot to do with this. Everybody wants a show, no one wants to actually work for a living and computers and cell phones and the like make cheating and having affairs a drop in the bucket. *gets off soapbox*.
So here, in no particular order except for my top pick, are the top 10 scandals of the year for me.
1.) Coming in in the top spot, My boyfriend Rod Blagojevich. Unless you've been hiding under a rock you know that this schmecksy little man faced federal corruption charges regarding the appointment of President Obama's vacant senate seat. There were also a slew of additional charges but the fun here was in his extremely delusional personality. He has made for scandal. Just looking at his hair makes me laugh. He still maintains his innocence despite huge amounts of evidence to the contrary. For some reason, I am totally in love with him. *NY's resolution to self, stop going for the bad boys*
Subcategory: Cheating Manwhore Bastards:
2.) Senator John Edwards and the pregnancy that brought down his presidential campaign. Remember this? Cool guy, great wife and family, had everything going for him? Cheats on his wife with an unstable nutcase, gets her pregnant and uses close friend/business associate as a cover up? Everything came crashing down , he was exposed, made requisite Oprah appearance with angry wife...end of story. *Fades into obscurity*
3.) South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and the Argentinian lovah/soulmate scandal. This dude didn't even know how to cheat correctly. He basically disappeared for 5 days, turned off his work phone, a search party was sent out for him while the entire time he was in Argentina with his "lovah" for whom he made really cheesy, embarrassingly gushy proclamations of love for on national television whilst his beleaguered wife sat by with the beleaguered wife grimace.
4.)Tiger Woods. Tigers Woods. Tigers Wood? Tiger Would? Tiger Tiger Tiger :( 'nuff said.
5.)David Letterman bribery scandal. Dave was basically the victim (if you could call him that) of an extremely lame shakedown bribery attempt from the ex boyfriend of Dave's former lovah. This little lady was also involved with the briber who seemed to be jealous and pissed off and saw Dave as the answer to his financial problems. This man actually managed to accomplish the impossible with me. He made me see the cheater in a sympathetic light. For me, Dave actually came our smelling like a rose. BRIBERY FAIL.
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6.) Bernie Madoff. wow. Just...Wow. If the dictionary had photographs next to definitions, this mans picture would be featured next to the word "douchebag". He's not even a "douche". To me, a douche is a person who has committed a single act of douchery, a douchebag is someone who has committed several acts of douchery. Actually Madoff could be dubbed a 'douche lord". He is above and beyond and has set the precedent for others to follow.
7.) Balloon Boy. Ah, the Heene family. Lovely people. Pretending their 6 year old son had floated away in a homemade balloon.Attracted worldwide attention, closed the airport, called out the national guard, etc etc. Oh and guess what? It was a hoax. Mr and Mrs Henne thought this would be a cool idea and help them get a reality TV show. Only problem was, their 6 year old son sold them out during a TV interview and admitted that they did it for a TV show. Ahh the mouths of babes. I despise Mr and Mrs Heene more than I can say. They are disgusting individuals who deserve jail time for the trouble and worry that they caused. They are a fine example of everything that is wrong with people today.
8.) Chris Brown beating up Rhianna. Widely leaked pictures of a battered Rhianna circulated. Terrible story. Anyone who supports this mans career or buys his music after this is a meathead, plane and simple.
9.) Tareq and Michaele Salahi crash a state dinner at the White House and manage to bypass all security without and invite. They mingle freely with the likes of Vice President Biden and Cheif of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Oh, guess what? They too are aspiring reality TV stars just as those idiotic Heenes are. Can we please stop making reality TV shows? It seems to be bringing out the lowest common denominator in people.
10.)Michael Jackson dies. Wow. It's not like we didn't see this coming but still, it was quite the shock and so surreal. The whole celebrity drug culture became quite the topic du jour for a while. Actress Brittany Murphy's recent death raised the issue again. I don't know what to think of MJ's personal trials and tribulations but I don't think anyone could deny his immense talent. RIP Mr J.
So there you have it, that is what came to my mind when reviewing 2009, I'm sure there are more out there but these were the outstanding ones for me. I hope this next year is a peaceful and prosperous one for you and you achieve everything your heart desires! Thank you for coming here and reading my babble, I hope you've found a chuckle or two here and I promise to bring you a few more next year, kisses and hugs and a very safe New Year to everyone!....xoxoxoxoxox
LMF :)
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