Winning!

Time to take a breather, what shall we dissect briefly this fair morn? What's the deal with Charlie Sheen?

Actually forget that question, what's the deal with the sudden media frenzy surrounding Charlie Sheen? Sure, he was the highest paid actor on American television (it's now Hugh Laurie for House for interest sake) and yeah, he was in the news recently because there was some domestic dispute over who gets to bast the turkey during Thanksgiving. I'll give you he does sound a bit messed up right now.

Gary Busey ain't got Tiger Blood.

Thing is, why should we care? Why should the general public have any right to know anything about Charlie Sheen's current woes? Is it because he is famous? I'm sorry, that's not good enough. When you got the media forcing themselves down Sheen's (and our own) throats like this you expect to to have some urgent significant meaning. Something that will greatly affect our lives if we do not pay attention. I'm sorry to say dead or otherwise, Sheen's life doesn't make a spit of difference to my own or I wager yours.

Can you imagine what would happen if the media threw themselves feet first like they do into celebrities into important political figures or influential warlords? Yeah, you'd have a few dead, imprisoned or castrated journalists. Except, that's the kind of reporting that might change our lives. Given enough pressure on the right places, politicians might be too piss scared to step out of line.

Assange wears this curtain from his basement.

Except, I suspect celebrities make easy targets. It's like Gulliver's Travels, pinning down the celebrity to the chair and forcing them to talk about their dirtiest darkest secrets. Then the attitude is, well they're celebrities it goes with the territory. Some deserve it, some are attention starved, others have problems. In the case of Charlie Sheen I suspect he might be using the spotlight to escape his current domestic situation. Should the media really give a junkie his fix? Well as long as you continue buying that Heat magazine they don't care. As long as you remain star-glazed (I'm trying a new word out) and entertained they don't care if they show the last minutes of Sheen's career and potentially life.

Keep the tiger blood strong and winning.