Bring in the Clowns

Distractions have long been used to occupy those who are witness to events.  That is why clowns are part of a circus…to keep your mind occupied with trivialities while the main act is being assembled.

Enter Glenn Beck, without the clown suit but with the same intent…distract and entertain, providing just enough amusement in a short time frame  to ensure that the crowd’s attention remains diverted from The Gang.  This clown will point to one freak show, and then another, while the crowd oooh’s and aaahhh’s at the wit and wisdom of the clown.

The clown in the circus is just an actor.  Glenn Beck, too, is just an actor…just one clown of many along with Keith Olberman and all the other’s who will try to keep the crowd focused on ‘left’ and ‘right’, ‘conservative’ versus ‘liberal’, Democrat versus Republican.

Meanwhile, The Gang is getting ready for the next main act.  When it rolls out, you’ll wish the clown had stayed…or at least you’ll wish you had paid attention to what was happening on the other side of the circus ring when you were paying attention to the clown.

But…you didn’t, and you still aren’t.

And only when the curtain closes will you realize that there really is…

…”one born every minute”  (P.T Barnum, co-founder of Barnum and Bailey Circuses, describing ’suckers’)