All your heroes are perverts, Mark Morford

[madokie]

The greatest military leader in a generation. The greatest cyclist of all time. The greatest college football coach and assistant on American record. The guy who does the voice for Elmo for the past –whatnow? – 28 years? Jesus, really? Him too?

One by one they fall, one by one they fail to live up to ridiculous or impossible standards, fall prey to undue pressure and temptation, are revealed to have kinkier tendencies, human frailty, addiction to fame or money, are too easily drunk on lust or power or culturally frowned-upon deviance in inelegant or sometimes illegal proportions.

Who is immune? You? The president? The pope? The dorky Christian NFL quarterback who thinks Jesus really gives a damn about his pass completion percentage? Nuns? Trees? Dogs?

Answer: No one. Not now, not ever, not even close. You know, just like Jesus intended.

the rest: http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2012/12/04/all-your-heroes-are-perverts/

[rucky]

1. Paul Newman

that's all I got

[union_maid]

3. Oh, that's a good one

Never heard anything but good about Mr. Newman. And the POTUS is still in contention. Nothing yet, I mean.

[orpupilofnature57]

2. ' Hero Worship ' by the B-52's

Like Lemmings jumping off a cliff, we adore what makes us sick, we're all perverts as soon as the bills are paid .

[Angleae]

4. Superman's a pervert?

Who knew?

[Fumesucker]

5. You have no earthly idea

http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

[Angleae]

9. And all this time I thought the reason he didn't get married was

that he didn't want alimony payments a few years later.

[rucky]

6. Why do you think they call him the Man of Steel?

[FreedomRain]

7. Morford is usually spot on

I haven't read any lately until this one, time to get back in the habit.

Mark Morford you're my hero!

oh damn....

[madokie]

10. Been my hero for years now too

[hifiguy]

19. He cuts through the BS as well as anyone

since the late, much-missed Molly Ivins.

"It takes no advanced calculus to realize the ruthlessly uptight Puritanism upon which our nation was so dreadfully founded has done more to poison the social pool than ten million porn movies, a cocaine habit and a revolving account on Grindr.

* * *

What ignoble and harmful idiocy, this “sin” gibberish. Was there ever a more disastrous concept foisted upon humanity? A more oppressive and tragic propaganda?


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As the Buddha said, “Sorry pal, but blind faith is total bulls-t, not to mention a cop-out. You gotta live it. You gotta figure it out for yourself. Every. Single. Day. It’s the only way.” He would know."

One of the finest columnists out there, anywhere.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

8. What a dolt...

Create a straw man argument, then try to appear intellectually superior when you knock it down.

He's not even an original dolt.

[JackRiddler]

11. You'd think it was comedy.

[madokie]

12. surely not

But then again the man has a way with words that not many have

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. Shame he doesn't also have a way with thoughts (nt)

[madokie]

22. I really don't know what to say to that

[Comrade_McKenzie]

13. Fred Rogers nt

[FSogol]

20. Good one. n/t

[malaise]

14. So true

There are no heroes

[Bake]

15. My heroes have always been cowboys

Still are, it seems ...

Thanks, Willie!

Bake

[FSogol]

16. Roberto Clemente n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

17. John Lennon

[Blue_Tires]

18. +1000