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There is a plethora of interesting people walking around this world who would be excellent subjects for profiling. I'm not entirely sure who I will ultimately settle upon, but I do know that I have a lot of candidates, both those I enjoy and those I detest, swirling within my brain.

Candidate the First: Rachel Maddow. I know. I know. The news people again. I'm probably far more concerned with news personalities than I should be, but they tend to dovetail well with my love of politics.
Rachel is actually a supremely interesting person who is exponentially smarter than I think the general public gives her credit for. Watching her show will give you the impression that she's a very intelligent woman, but that's really just scratching the surface. I shan't act as though I know all there is to know about her, but I am thinking about her many scholastic achievements of which I've read about in the past and if what I'm recalling is accurate, then it might surprise a lot of people..especially once they learn that she used to be a bike messenger in New York. Anyway, I wish more political personalities would be brave enough to come on her show for an interview (especially the really cocky ones who never do REAL interviews, but softball interviews; John Boehner, Eric Cantor, etc.) as watching Rachel demolish them would be infinitely entertaining.

Candidate the Second: Dr Michio Kaku. There. NOT a politics or news person. Dr. Kaku is an astrophysicist who does what many in his field seem unable to do: Make astrophysics fun and entertaining for the common person. He usually manages to do so without losing too much of the real science behind what he's explaining, either, which is doubly-impressive. Also, he gave me hope that a real, working lightsaber could theoretically be constructed in my lifetime. Always a bonus in terms of people deserving of profiling.

Candidate the Third: Glenn Beck. Yeah. I think profiling this man would be interesting if for no other reason then I haven't leapt into any rabbit holes in a long time and, frankly, I'm overdue. I'm not entirely sure if I could properly profile a man who traded in his hold on reality for a handful of paranoid beans years ago, but if worse comes to worse, I could do what he tends to do when talking about other people: Make shit up. But in all seriousness, forcing myself to objectively profile a man that has demonstrated a very high level of lunacy bordering on psychosis would not only be a fun challenge, but could help me understand why he is the way he is (besides the money).

Candidate the IV: Colin Meloy. Venturing into the world of music, I am interested to know more than I do about the lead singer of The Decemberists, one of my favorite bands. Granted, I'm not entirely sure if he falls under the title of either truth-telling or troublemaker, but I'm sure some cursory readings of bios and a trip through the Google could settle that within a few minutes. His music and his lyrics aren't your typical pop tune lyrical abortions...which stands to reason as you don't get labelled an "indie" band with Taylor Swift lyrics. Colin just strikes as likely being a very interesting guy to profile and learn some more about.

Candidate Cinco: There presently is no fifth candidate. Suddenly, I find myself leaning towards profiling Glenn "Goldline" Beck. I need to try to exorcise the snarky remarks about Admiral Batshit (because, let's face it, he's elevated himself well beyond the rank of Captain) here and now in the hope that they won't find their way in to my paper. At the same time, I'm too opinionated, especially regarding those with whom I disagree, and I know that my concern will be that by profiling Lonesome Rhodes some might view it as my agreeing with the maniacal things he says...
We shall see...

Keith is Gone...For Now. But There's Still Rachel Maddow. Thankfully.

It's late (or early if we want to get into semantics) so I'll just post the link and let you see for yourself. I'll get around to addressing this when I'm actually awake rather than in a walking-coma.

Rachel Maddow: 1. Faux News: 0