MEDICINE, SHOWBIZ AND THE CIRCUS

See, it gets you to look at all the attractions and keeps you entertained that you end up not looking at where you're going. You don't need to be a kid or to be senile to get lost in the circus.

"Perversions of a Doctor" is what they have named it. And most would agree, rightly so. The world points their fingers at one man. But no one seems to see that it never was a one-man show.

Of course he is wrong and of course he's perverted. But then again, we all are in one form or another. The only difference being that we don't choose to keep copies of what we do in bed. It's sex for crying out loud! We all juggle like acrobats and bend like pretzels. If you don't or refuse to even try, then by god you must never have had sex with someone more than once. I shouldn't even be convincing anyone that it only becomes a scandal when someone else finds out. And this, most definitely is.

MEDICINE

Four years of pre-med, then four years of med. A year of internship and then the board exam. And if you're still alive, you can go in to residecy training for 4-5 years more to become a consultant.

The medical profession is not for any other person. It's for the intelligent who can comprehend knowledge from a library far greater than that of any other field. It's for the determined; for those who can bear long years of sacrifice and dedication to a jealous lover that is medicine. It's for the emotionally sound; individuals who can hold in their bellies unimaginable amount of emotional abuse and somehow convince themselves to see such as constructive criticism. It's for the wealthy, for none could finish it without financial stability. And lastly, for the strong; those who have the resistance to be exposed to disease and be subjected to physical abuse and somehow miraculously still remain unaffected long enough to be able to reach the dream.

For the few who have all of these qualities, survive and become a doctor, the only other thing left to do is never to make an error. In this profession, to err but once is all it takes for all the years to become an MD to slip away like sand in your hands. It really isn't fair. But then again, who said that the world was?

Needlesss to say, such a monumental blunder such as this, could only end badly for any doctor. He doesn't need his liscence revoked. His practice was dead when this scandal started.

SHOWBIZ

What I can not comprehend is how that actress ever became a victim. Even before all this, you could google her name and find more than a thousand hits, half of which showing here nude. Her movies show her nude. The magazines show her nude. Calendars show her nude. You see her in clubs and bars half nude. Then this scandal comes out showing clips of her nude and dancing and all of a sudden she's a victim? What's new? Has everyone else gone blind and retarded?

It's amazing how people respond to a woman crying. She wasn't exactly screaming rape in the video when she asked if the camera could see clear what's behind her. I don't think I've ever seen her dance that well on TV either. But I guess she was never really recognized for her acting, cause in a magnificent display of talent, she cried on national TV and everyone bought it. Now roll out the red carpet and give her the trophy.

Kudos for a memorable performance but consenting to putting yourself in a compromising spot doesn't make you a victim, it makes you an idiot. If everyone else continues to eat this up, then they must be idiots as well.

THE CIRCUS

The senator spearheading the "protection of women's rights" by pursueing this case is nothing but a fraud. He is a hypocrit who has never lifted a finger to help other victims of scandalous videos before. The only reason he's doing what he's doing now is because this is a high profile case and he wants his name in the papers. It's really quite ironic to find this known womanizer at the forefront of this battle; a futile attempt to make the public forget that he is infact also a pervert with a sex drive which puts a rabbit with raging hormones to shame. Make no mistake, he is not a hero but an insect taking everything that he can get.

Every other political figure is jumping on the bandwagon to get their name on print. From the womanizing senator's plot to draw limelight to Mr. OMB chairman who, basing on hearsay, declared that an accomplice is actually a fraternity brother (which is a baseless and eroneous assumption), all strengthens the probability that their ulterior motive is campaigning for the next election.

The story plays out so predictably. The circus is eager to come to the rescue of the boldstar in distress to gain the favor of the people. The boldstar is in distress because of a career threat and nothing more. The doctor will lose his practice whether or not he loses his liscence. And, whether I like it or not, more and more people will be stunned and captivated with all the razzle dazzle and shananigans.

In the end we would have all borne witness to a story in which everything went wrong. But when the curtains fall, everyone would still get up from their seats to a standing ovation because the show went on and didn't fail to entertain.