I nominate the following
Jesse Jackson
Jennifer Lopez (J-Ho)
George W. Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Don King
Madonna
Eddie Van Halen
Allen Greenspan
Well, between them Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Eddie Van Halen & Don King have earned somewhere in the area of $1,000,000,000 and they did it without winning the lottery or inheriting it, so they must have good business sense, so they get taken off your list.
Care to try again?
Jesse Jackson but not Al Sharpton? Okay.
Don King, J. Lo. and W seem to be making the most of their limited potential.
IMHO Alan Greenspan is a very wise man; don’t get his inclusion.
I would add Rush Limbaugh (he’s a smart guy but I cannot stand his opinions)
Anyone who continuously loses big money gambling and won’t get help.
As much as I love him, Dennis Rodman did not make the most of his limited potential in the financial arena.
This is merely personal opinion. I believe they all (with the exception of EVH) whored themelves to make their fortune, which in my opinion makes them idiots. EVH is an idiot because he wont do a reunion tour with David Lee Roth
A little harsh, dear WSLer.
And I thought you included him because he lost his lovely wife.
well that too. I mean cmon, I’d stop drinking for that
rsvp9146 -
First, you can’t just toss out a list there with no justification. When you’re labeling people as “idiots,” you might do well to explain why you feel that way.
Second, why this is in Cafe Society is a mystery, since it involves opinions that cover more than the cultural arts.
And third, cmon you guys - this is obviously just an opinion, so let’s not turn it into a stupid rant.
Moderator’s Note: Since the list in the OP does indeed include an assortment of politicians as well as entertainers, I’ll shoot this over to IMHO.
Bud Selig
Jimmy Smitz - why oh why did he leave NYPD Blue?
Mark Furman
Rusty Yates
John Rocker
David Koresh
The Heaven’s Gate guy
Jerry Springer
Actually, I like Jimmy Smits. I wish he had not left the show.
How about Rep. James Traficant of Ohio? The guy’s on trial in front of the House Ethics committee to be the second Congressman expelled since the civil war, and there he is, sticking out his butt and threatening the committee with his “gastric emissions”.
Sounds like an idiot to me.
What are you 12… maybe 13 years old?
While those on the list may not be your flavor of the month, no one on your list is an “idiot” and most have more intelligence and/or talent at what they do than you could ever hope to aspire to in your moistest wet dream.
BTW Einstein it’s Alan Greenspan
Mike Tyson must be a contender, if by ‘idiot’ you mean ‘blowing your massive potential in extremely foolish ways.’
Pshaw. It’s obvious you’re not a Cafe Society moderator! Or IMHO, for that matter.
I’ve got a better idea. Uninformed OP, little elaboration, listing people as idiots… smells like a rant to me. Off to the Pit!
Yeah, I know, I’m not an IMHO mod either. So sue me.
Ah, we’re in the pit, so we can now nominate rsvp9146 for the award?
I’m glad to see that all the idiots are American. Takes the pressure off the rest of us.
Oh, I missed Thatcher.
But she doesn’t count, because you have to be human to be an idiot.
Wouldn’t touring with DLR be whoring hisself out?
Since when are whores idiots? Prostitution is often a very smart career move.
It all depends on what your priorities are.