This has me steaming. In the latest Apprentice series, where candidates compete against each other on business tasks, the field was finally narrowed down to two candidates: a older, overweight, ultra-competent, Texan, family man, and a much younger, hot, skinny, not-as-competent, female New York lawyer.
Guess who won? That’s right, the ultra-competent Texan got kicked to the curb, while the hot, young, female eye-candy got the job. I don’t know the its because of ageism, or that Trump leans towards hanging out with hot, young, females, or for ratings, or it’s a sign of our times: the hot, younger, sexier, yet less able candidate, gets chosen over the more competent one.
Is this why we picked Obama? Of the two, Obama was definitely younger, and some even find him attractive. Is this what happens when we pick eye-candy or feel-good over competency? We get an inept President who keeps those “wrong direction” numbers high.
Well, if you ask me, its long past the day when competency should rule again, age, sex, “hotness” notwithstanding. As soon as you discard merit as your top criteria, you get sub-standard results. I guess some people are ok with that: I know I’m not.
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