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But in this head-spinning year of celebrity obsession and backlash, did we gain anything by listening in on Alec Baldwin’s private phone message to his daughter, or watching camera-phone footage of David Hasselhoff drunkenly scarfing down a hamburger, or reading Charlie Sheen’s alleged e-mails to his ex, Denise Richards?

And the answer from FBLA is yes, yes we did. We learned that fame, fortune and talent do not equate good judgment and a refined sensibility and that trashy behavior is not confined to the obese who shop at Wal-mart, drive SUVs, vote Republican, eat at chain restaurants and give their children kre8tive names.

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