“Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.”
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Of course my never ending quest to find concentrated pockets of intelligence are coming up short. Perhaps I’m watching the news too much. I have a sudden yearning to stick my thumb out and hitch a ride on the closest UFO available.

That reminds me piss on the folks who didn’t want Mos Def to play Ford…you tossers. Anyway the country is stupid. Our leaders are stupid. We had a discussion in the office about who could step up to be the next great leader. Since politics are slimy and you need people with money to back you, any politician is out. I can’t name a strong black leader who is gaining momentum. So we figured the person has to be rich. Atheletes tend to slip into leadership roles easily, but this is where people have been knocked off:

Magic:
The country has a hard enough time voting for someone who’s single, but a black man with H.I.V. it won’t happen.

Jordan:
Jordan could have done it except for the gambling and infidelity. Now follow me on this…I don’t have a big problem with these. I find it hard to expect someone who people have looked at as money in the bank since college or high school to really be faithful. I mean most star athletes marry someone right away cause after the money is coming in it’s hard to trust people you meet. Alot of times even those marriages are like political ones. The gambling. If I made millions a year it wouldn’t mean much to me to bet 20k on something random. Hell I figure if Jordan bet you 20k he’s being nice to you by not jumping out of your range. However the hint of scandal is worse than actual scandal, speaking of which…

Kobe:
Kobe had a good chance…until his scandal. I’m not a fan, but I don’t hate him. I don’t believe he did anything wrong, but the hint of scandal. He actually had to go to court. Now he’s lucky to have a new commercial out. Some say his infidelity is his downfall, but once again…when he was a senior in high school the whole country knew about him. He got married then got drafted I expect some extra-curricular git down. Now he’s tainted. No leadership for Kobe.

Shaq:
Shaq has the best chance out of all these guys. No scandal, championships, he is an honorary cop. The only things that go against him are as follows: Shaq-Fu, Kazaam, Steel, and any other multimedia venture. I think people can’t take Shaq seriously.

I won’t put any football players on the list because in the NFL you get fined for wearing the wrong color socks so those cats are conditioned and anyone who doesn’t fit the mold is demonized. I don’t like baseball and most of the stars are from another country anyway. So here it is my #1 choice for who could be the next big leader…

Oprah:
She’s got the money and the influence. I mean if I write a book and she says it’s good I’m rich. If she brings me on and I make her unhappy the country hates me. She can do it. The problem is I know she won’t. I’m not just saying that because I don’t like the fact that she’s always on the cover of her magazines…which I hate. Give someone a chance dammit! Like the man said she gives away cars to make sure they don’t come down on her. So everyone go home tonight and pray for Oprah to go Angela Davis on America. She could have white suburban house wives wearing black leather and berets. Maybe I’m just a dreamer though. Oprah’s revolution will be televised!!!!