As 2009 draws to a close, I’m looking forward to hearing a lot less about certain Americans in 2010. Some have become paparazzi targets because of their bad behavior; others are people who are just a little bit odd. A few are commendable, but are milking their moment of fame beyond the allotted 15 minutes.
At the top of my list of most annoying and overexposed people are Jon and Kate Gosselin. Every time Jon stepped out with a new adulterous it made news. Every time Kate had a screaming fit it made news. I can’t understand why newspapers, magazines and Web sites ran stories about every squabble the reality show couple had with each other. The eight kids won’t know how to live without cameras in their face. Unfortunately, Kate will get her own talk show in the spring (why should a single mother stay home with her eight young children?) so we’ll be seeing plenty of her.
Speaking of single moms with plenty of young children, here’s hoping octomom Nadia Suleman fades from view. Thankfully she didn’t get her own reality series, but I’m afraid we haven’t seen the last of the cosmetically altered craver of attention.
Sarah Palin, You betcha! Every outrageous blunder gets media attention. I haven’t quite figured out why a governor who quits her job in mid term to write a book enthralls so many people.
Chesley Sullenberger. Certainly the pilot is a hero for the way he handled the jet crashing into the Hudson River. But why is he still popping up on talk shows nearly a year later? To peddle the 340-page book (list price $25.99) he’s written about the experience.
Michael Jackson. The coronation the media bestowed upon him before, during and after his funeral made me think a saint had died. Jackson is dead. Just like Elvis. Look for more uncritical stories of how wonderful Jackson was in 2010.
Adam Lambert. We know he’s gay and is outlandish. Let’s stop giving him so much attention.
Al Gore. Why do news magazines keep running cover stories about what a global warming genius he is? They told us that years ago.
Mark Sanford. The South Carolina governor disappeared for days while sneaking off to see his adulterous partner in Argentina, then returned to hold a press conference explaining he had found his “soul mate.” Instead of resigning from office in an effort to salvage his marriage (as New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer did last year), Sanford ignored wife Jenny’s reconciliation attempts. He also narrowly survived impeachment efforts by his own political party. At least his presidential political aspirations for 2012 are kaput. So is his marriage (Jenny just filed for divorce). Gratefully his gubernatorial term is up this year. Maybe he should take some time figuring out how he forgot to be a role model to his four sons.
Miley Cyrus. She just turned 17, but I think she’ll be headed for an early divorce and drug rehab if she doesn’t engage in normal childhood activities.
Glenn Beck. Rush Limbaugh is rich enough. How can a Mormon right-winger prove to be an even more popular purveyor of divisive politics?
Tiger Woods. I wouldn’t mind seeing him on the golf course, but he seems destined for a year in the tabloids instead.
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