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The top yahoo search item was “most hated person in America”. PG, once the most hated person at RedoBlue, saw something to write about. Why is the corporate media fanning the flames of opprobrium?  The answer might say more about America, than about the winner of the contest.
The impeccable NY Daily News reports :”Casey Anthony is officially America’s Public Enemy No. 1. The 25-year-old brunette acquitted of killing her daughter tops a list of the nation’s most hated people, beating out loathsome lowlifes like reality-show creep Spencer Pratt, Nadya “Octomom” Suleman – and even O.J. Simpson, a new poll shows. The survey was released Wednesday by California-based E Poll Market Research. Of the 1,100 responders, 53% said they were aware of Anthony, and 94% said they disliked her, the poll showed. Additionally, 60% of poll-takers called Anthony “cold,” while 57% said she was “creepy.” The rankings come from the firm’s E-Score Celebrity rankings, which rates more than 6,000 celebrities and public figures based on their public awareness, appeal and other attributes.”
The story is a publicity coup for E Poll Market Research. The Celebrity rankings are sold to companies who subscribe to the service. The idea is to find the ideal famous person to endorse your products. One wonders what would be a good product for Casey Anthony to endorse. Duct tape comes to mind.
Psychology Today has an article about Anthony mania. It is boring. The article has a header ad for a book, Kabbalah on SEX: Make Love, Make Light.
When you google the phrase “the most hated…”, the suggestion is for “The most hated family in America”. There seems to be a consensus for some Jesus worshipers in Kansas. They probably take pride in the designation. The fact that many Jesus worshipers share their overall values is conveniently forgotten. While one medium is more flashy, the message is the same.
Sheknowsentertainment adds little to the story. They have one comment: “Rick Patel • August 11, 2011 • 2:23 AM There is no way shapely, seductive super-hottie Casey Anthony is “most hated”. That dubious distinction belongs to nasty Nancy Grace.”
Jezebel reports that “Jesse James Is The Most Hated Man In America”. For those, like PG, who have memory/apathy issues, it is noted that Mr. James is not the bank robber, but someone who was married to Sandra Bullock. He done her wrong. “And sure, Bullock will recover, at least professionally. But James is a woman’s worst nightmare: the lying, the cheating, the hairline.”
Many of the people who should win this award are not known to the public. The functionary in the bowels of government that allowed banks to only keep a tiny percentage of cash in reserve, while they made riskier and riskier loans. The wonk who decided to let the 911 plot go on unimpeded. The person who outsources an American jobs to India. The government which allowed housing to be built, not knowing where the water was going to come from. The list goes on and on.
Maybe Buffalo Beast has the answer. They published a story, “The BEAST 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2005”. Number one was Pat Robertson, followed by Dick Chaney and George W. Bush. ( BHO was a little known Senator at the time.) Number four was YOU. “Charges: Silently enabling and contributing to the irreversible destruction of your planet. Absolving yourself of your responsibility to do anything about it that your immediate neighbors don’t. Assuming that it’s normal behavior to spend several hours each day totally inert and staring into a cathode ray tube. Substituting antidepressants for physical motion. Caring more about the personal relationships of people you will never meet than your own. Shrugging your shoulders at the knowledge that your government is populated by criminal liars intent on fooling you into impoverished, helpless submission. Cheering this process on.”
Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.