Buffoon

Buffoon buf�foon Pronunciation: (")b&-'f�n Function: noun Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone 1 : a ludicrous figure : CLOWN 2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person - buf�foon�ish /-'f�-nish/ adjective I'm going to have to go with Definition #1 in applying this to Jesse Jackson, who is protesting the fact that ESPN's "50 state tour" does not include the District of Columbia. Oh, my God. His deflation before the national stage has been getting more & more painful to watch for a long time now. He has been "a ludicrous figure" since, at the very least, 1984 when he ran for President under the "I'm so far left I can't even walk down the street without getting swimmer's ear" ticket. He must know several things that I don't. From where I sit, he is a very silly man who has managed to stay in the news only because if you run a corporation, and Jackson has you in his sites, you will hand him a large bundle of cash. Take away the inevitable success of those glorified, sensationalized, long-drawn-out liquor store robberies, and Jackson loses his coverage and therefore his livelihood. Would this latest protest not make that happen? I would think so. That is what I would have guessed. But since Jesse Jackson apparently disagrees, I defer to his superior expertise in this matter, and expect his career to keep on humming along. I do think there is an unemployment line somewhere with a place for him. He'll be there, just as soon as his supporters start to think "wait a minute...how would I like it if some bozo 'protested' any little thing I did? Cream in my coffee, wine instead of beer, elevator instead of stairs...why, I wouldn't like that at all." Just a simple thought flickering between a few pairs of ears, and he's out of a job. I do think it'll happen. Sucks to be him.