[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'254246\' date=\'Jan 8 2011, 12:56 PM\']Ted has a great hard luck story, and it's not like he was asking to be thrust into the spotlight; he just wanted a second chance after admitting he screwed up. And although he's been all over the place the last few days, he does seem genuinely humbled by what has happened. I'm rooting for him.[/quote]That's my problem; it isn't a great hard-luck story. You don't become homeless by random chance, most of the time. He did some bad things, and now he's paying for them, and I don't like that companies are tripping over themselves to cash in.
Chris is right, life isn't fair, and sometimes things like this happen. But I'd also want to teach my kids to look beyond the story that the media wants to portray and to ask questions and to look for deeper meaning, and not just say "That sounds good, I'm going to run with that," and to actually work hard when things get tough, and not hang your hopes on becoming a Youtube sensation, or becoming the Next American Idol, or hoping that some game show will pick you because your story fits into their agenda and they'll snow you with cash and prizes. And if you do grab that brass ring, hold on for dear life, because it could take you to places you never dreamed.