Not sure if this is common knowledge among my generation, or if Jerry Springer is still a household name for younger generations, but apparently he used to be an amazing mayor with strong progressive convictions. The This American Life episode that covers his story makes it sound like he probably would have run for president by now, had some scandals and unfortunate marketing tactics not gotten in his way. It also discusses how he's trying to make a comeback, but man...so much baggage. The guy has boatloads of charisma and apparently backed up his big talk several times while he was the mayor of Cincinatti. Click the link for one of the better TAL stories I've heard (the rest of the episode is not so bad either.)Update 5/21: here's an edited transcript of his brutally honest commencement speech at the Northwestern Law School (which I won't get in to.)
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