Jerry Springer’s words of wisdom
2 comments May 21st, 2008
Used car salesmen, politicians, lawyers and journalists. None are high in the public’s eye as trustworthy characters, or so the conventional thinking goes.
And then there’s crazy talk show host Jerry Springer, who makes provocative comments in a speech he delivered to law graduates in Chicago. Edited version in today’s Chicago Tribune.
There’s something in it for all of us to think about.
My favorite: “It is perhaps inevitable that we are inclined to always be judging others. But let me share this observation. I am not superior to the people on my show — and you are not superior to the people you will represent. That is not an insult. It is merely an understanding derived from a life spent on the front lines of human interaction. We are all alike. Some of us just dress better — or have more money — or perhaps we were born into better circumstances of parental upbringing, health, brains and luck.”
Any of his comments speak to you?
