Heroes in America never stay heroic forever.
The reason so many of our most iconic historical figures - Martin Luther King, JFK, Abraham Lincoln - remain revered is that they died relatively young. Given time to live out their entire lives, they would have eventually ended up co-endorsing oatmeal with Wilford Brimley. Nobody remains dignified to the end.
The fall from grace just happens faster for some than others. When Don Imus insulted the Rutgers University (RU) female basketball team as ...