Levi Johnston has gone too far.
He broke poor Bristol Palin's heart yet again, but that's OK. As Shakespeare wrote, "The course of true love ne'er did run smooth." He is running for mayor of Wasilla as part of a reality TV show, but that's also OK. Real Americans don't accept Unemployment Benefits. They seek honest labor. Levi has a child to support after all and that Wasilla job is the gateway to greater things.
Levi's problem is his ego. Asked whether he believed that people would take Levi's political aspirations seriously, his manger said, "People questioned Jesus Christ, so I definitely don't care about these mere mortals questioning Levi Johnston."
The nerve of us "mere mortals" questioning whether Levi's desire in running for office is to serve the people or to get on the air with a reality TV show! We "mere mortals" got it wrong 2,000 years ago questioning Jesus' motives. Levi is practically the same thing. You'd think that we would learn.
Forty plus years ago, John Lennon got in a ton of trouble by stating that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Actually, Lennon was correct. At the time (and possibly today), more people know the lyrics to "Rocky Raccoon" than know the words to The Lord's Prayer.
Lennon was not bad-mouthing Christianity, but simply stating a fact. It didn't matter. "Mere mortals" labelled the Beatles "the Antichrist". Of course, the boys from Liverpool never claimed Jesus-level immunity from questioning. This may explain why they are still beloved after two generations. I wonder if the "mere mortals" of 2050 will similarly revere Levi Johnston.
"Ah, what fools these mortals be."
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