Charlie's Angels

Charlie Sheen uses an escort agency!

Okay, so it's not really news, but....


Maybe this is why Charlie's so believable on "Two and a Half Men"; he's playing himself. We are inundated with info of this sort daily, and we can choose to either ignore or wallow. Guess which I vote for? Salacious? Absolutely.

Now if we compare this to the Spitzer deal, Charlie is throwing a lot of money at these girls. Reportedly 25K a night. Of course, since his engagement last year, he's stopped using Nici's services, so that's cool. Ever wonder why there's a public fascination with this kind of thing? Could we guys be jealous? Speaking for myself, there is no way I could be jealous....well, okay, yeah, I am a bit. Are there better ways to spend money? Sure. Are there more fun ways? Well....

I'm not going to get into whether this stuff should be legalized,that's a debate that will most likely never be finished satisfactorily,and I am far from a master debater. Come on, you just knew I'd throw in a joke like that somewhere,didn't you? It's a certainty Sheen is nobody's idea of a role model, so other than hauling his already soiled reputation through yet another bog, who's getting hurt? Besides me, I mean, and I don't think anyone cares if I consider him a role model. I don't want to emulate him; not only can't I afford it, but I don't have that energy level anymore.

I could find other things to do with that kind of cash. I'm pretty sure all of us could, but this is the age of conspicuous consumption, and what's more conspicuous than 4 or 5 escorts showing up at your door? You've just gotta know these celebriteases are fully aware we're going to find out. We're never shocked anymore, and that's kind of a shame, but we are titillated, and for those of you keeping score, that was cheap shot number two.

Don't forget, these news flashers do a great job of distracting the public from the meaningful events of our world, so I'm sure somebody's pleased when scandal hits. The sordid doings of our entertainers keep our attention off the sordid doings of our leaders and the global villains, and I suspect they're fine with that. Come November, however, keep in mind we get the government we deserve, and our elected ones are a lot like Charlie. The only difference is we won't get 25K when they're done with us.



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