Steve Irwin
The Machiavelli household is a big fan of Steve Irwin and sees no reason for all the hubub about this "demonstration" nor its comparison to Michael Jackson’s infant dangling. First, the man is a professional croc handler; Michael Jackson is not an experienced acrobat. Secondly, Steve Irwin is not completely self-absorbed whereas Mr. Jackson isn’t aware of the existence of anyone else on the planet. Finally, no one has questioned Irwin’s sanity whereas Jackson? Well, if you don’t question it you’ve gotta be nuts.
It seems to me that some of the people who are gunning for Irwin don’t always buckle up their own children in car seats, or don’t have working smoke detectors in their homes. These are greater threats to children than Irwin’s apparent misdeed.
