Will Work for Fame--and 100K

This is why I'm a little peeved when people act as though "American Gladiators" signals the downfall of our culture. "Gladiators" is a show where people are rewarded for working hard and being the best in the competition. If you're better at climbing rock walls than your opponent, you win that round. If you swing a mean pugil stick, glory will be yours. If you can shoot a ball into a basket while being tackled by a former star of gay erotica, to you go the spoils. There's work. There's merit. There's deservedness. This is as it should be. What would Lincoln watch?

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