Saturday, May 28, 2016

Comedian masquerading as an intellectual

There is no link. The headline came into my mind when reading a piece on Penn Jillette. I have seen his face and sort of heard his words on a cable news show -- maybe CNN, maybe Fox News. I was not impressed.

Jillette says he is an atheist and a libertarian because of his credo – “I don’t know.” He’s not an economist or historian, either, but he is not slowed in expressing opinion on those. Or on religion, even though he does not know.

Jillette is far from being the only entertainer who believes he/she is an expert in all things or some sort of intellectual. Words of advice: You are not expert in anything just because people buy tickets to watch you perform.

Part of my dislike of Jillette is his beard. Far too many men (one is too many) wear a beard style that makes the face look like a pussy. Jillette wears only the chin part of that style, so he must be a half pussy.


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