We were rummaging through our archives and came across an article ten years ago written by the Bucket’s resident crusty curmudgeon, Chester Einstein. In it, he laments how America seems to be fancying rude assholes and politeness and manners seem to be a thing of the past. Ten years on, with the rise of the King of Rudeness, Donald Trump, things seems to be getting worse rather than better.<\/p>\n
This is from our June 19, 2006 issue.<\/p>\n
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America Seems To Be Fancying Rude Assholes These Days<\/h2>\nRecently, as I was watching the incredible duel between that Tyler Hick and Nanny McPhee on American Idol<\/i>, it occurred to me; it seems that people in America seem to be infatuated with rude assholes lately. Not that Tyler or Nanny are assholes. On the contrary; they were delightful breaths of fresh, Mentos flavored air wafting through a flowery meadow. It\u2019s that asshole Simon Cowell that gets my dander boiling! And it seems that every show these days has to have a resident asshole spewing forth offensive expletives and rude commentary. Look at that new cooking show, Hell\u2019s Kitchen<\/em>. Those people are just trying to cook food for pete\u2019s sake and this chef rips \u2018em a new one. Of course, that\u2019s because nothing in America these days is entertaining unless it\u2019s IN YOUR FACE! <\/strong><\/p>\n Now I know a lot of you are saying, \u201cWell geeeeeeeez Chester! Aren\u2019t you in my face right now?\u201d Well con sarn it, this is different! I\u2019m in your face because I\u2019m old and I\u2019m supposed to be mad at you whippersnappers. I swear if I see one more youngun\u2019 talking on a cell phone while driving… Dag nab it! Now I\u2019m all discombobulated! What was I ranting about?… Oh yeah, America\u2019s fancying of rude assholes. Well folks, this phenomenon goes beyond T.V.; it\u2019s trickling down into every phase of life. I guess you could call it trickle-down insolence.<\/p>\n Look at the music young people are grooving to nowadays; that hippety-hop rappity crap that\u2019s all the rage. Now the beat ain\u2019t all that bad. I have to confess, I\u2019ve tapped a foot or two listening to that Snoopy Dog fella, but the lyrics are down right frightening. Everybody\u2019s capping each other\u2019s asses, slapping their hos and killing cops. Back in my day, we rebelled, but we did it subtly; like taking an extra cookie, or dipping pigtails in ink wells, or giving swirlies to that geeky kid who was always answering teacher\u2019s question. Poor Howie Hughes! I wonder what ever happened to that little nerd. But you don\u2019t see gentle rebellion like that anymore. Now it\u2019s drive-bys, shoot-em-ups and extreme payback. Everybody is all IN YOUR FACE!<\/strong> I\u2019m scared to watch MTV anymore.<\/p>\n Take a look at the political scene. Those right wing radio show hosts like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Michael Savage have made a name for themselves belittling opposing points of view, spewing forth hateful words and pouring gasoline on the fires of ignorance. Take a look at that Ann Coulter\u2026that is if you can. My God, she\u2019s a walking skeleton! She looks like a meth addict! Has she heard of the concept of food and eating? Anyhoo, she complains that liberals are evil, mean and rooting for the terrorists and then she calls those 9\/11 widows harpies and merry widows dancing on their husbands graves! That\u2019s about as rude and assholish as you can get! And then those so called \u2018compassionate\u2019 conservatives like David Horowitz enable her by saying stuff like \u201cshe\u2019s a national treasure\u201d. Oprah\u2019s a national treasure, you moron! Ann Coulter is just a miserable excuse for a human being! How\u2019s that for IN YOUR FACE<\/strong>, Ms. Coulter? I remember seeing a plaque on the wall in a brothel in Nevada once that stuck with me to this day. It said \u201cBe sure and wear a condom\u201d. Wait\u2026 that\u2019s not it… okay… I got it now. It said \u201cBe the change you want to be in the world\u201d. What a beautiful sentiment! Well, I guess the conservatives want the world to be rude, ignorant and full of hate.<\/p>\n Well, I\u2019ve gone beyond my rant limit set by Dr. Mesmer; I\u2019m still recuperating from my latest illness don’t you know. It\u2019s time to calm myself down with an episode of Jerry Springer. Nothing says peace and quiet like squabbling, overweight rednecks who like to make fools of themselves on national television. Jerry, you\u2019re an American treasure, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We were rummaging through our archives and came across an article ten years ago written by the Bucket’s resident crusty curmudgeon, Chester Einstein. In it, he laments how America seems to be fancying rude assholes and politeness and manners seem to be a thing of the past. 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