Who were you, John Wayne?

I'm not big on "heroes."  I believe very few people, if any, ever deserve to be looked up to as a hero.  There's Jesus, and then after that, there's a big drop off to the next possible candidates.

John Wayne is one person I consider in the conversation, along with Dale Earnhardt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Biblical King David, and Mighty Mouse.  BULLET POINTS

• Earnhardt was a working class dude that did that what it took to succeed...but he had well documented problems with women and people in general.
• Eisenhower I consider almost exclusively for his fantastic Interstate System that we all use extensively in our travels.  Being a 5-Star general in WWII doesn't hurt his odds, either.  Any biography or website could give you criticisms, though.
• King David RULED.--literally and figuratively.  He did however have that little run-in with Bathsheba who happened to be married, but not to him.  Andddd, then there were his concubines.  Oh, Davey.
• Mighty Mouse is indeed a hero.  He is also fictional.  I especially love the online description of Mighty Mouse found on Dr. Wik E. Pedia's personal website:  "He would dole out a considerable amount of punishment, subduing opponent cats to the point of giving up their evil plan and running away."  Like the other guys, even Mighty Mouse had multiple girlies-Pearl Pureheart and Mitzi. 

Now, as for John Wayne.  On screen at least, he didn't fall into many moral traps.  His on-screen persona was tough, upstanding, moral, trustworthy, perseverant, and understanding.  In real life though, he had 3 wives, 2 divorces, and at least one reported affair.  Not to mention homeboy used a hair piece later in his career which I did not know until Dr. Wik E. Pedia told me today.  "What's wrong with him using a hair piece?"  He tried to deceive me; that's what's wrong with that.  He also smoked too much which undoubtedly led to his early departure from this world to Glory. 

What am I getting at?  I don't exactly know.  I guess there are no real heroes, although you can look at all of those people's ideals and values and they'll be pretty solid.  Do as they said, not as they acted. As for Jesus, you can do as he said and acted...At least you can try.  Dude was perfect.