For_IF Some_DD ,_, a_AT1 Search_NN1 for_IF Celebrity_NN1 Is_VBZ Worth_II Any_DD Risk_NN1 Fame_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 spellbinding_JJ power_NN1 in_II American_JJ society_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_MC1 thing_NN1 that_CST can_VM trump_VVI wealth_NN1 ,_, talent_NN1 ,_, breeding_NN1 and_CC even_RR elected_VVN office_NN1 ._. 
Reality_NN1 shows_NN2 and_CC social_JJ Web_NN1 sites_NN2 like_II Facebook_NP1 long_RR ago_RA knocked_VVD down_RP the_AT barriers_NN2 that_CST kept_VVD ordinary_JJ people_NN trapped_VVN in_II obscurity_NN1 ._. 
And_CC instant_JJ renown_NN1 is_VBZ nothing_PN1 if_CS not_XX democratic_JJ ._. 
Michaele_NN1 and_CC Tareq_NP1 Salahi_NP1 ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 who_PNQS sneaked_VVD into_II the_AT Obamas_NP2 '_GE first_MD state_NN1 dinner_NN1 on_II Tuesday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ,_, are_VBR loopy_JJ ,_, through-the-looking-cam_JJ versions_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 East_NP1 Germans_NN2 who_PNQS tried_VVD to_TO climb_VVI over_II the_AT Berlin_NP1 Wall_NN1 and_CC flee_VVI Communism_NN1 during_II the_AT cold_JJ war_NN1 :_: the_AT odds_NN2 are_VBR bad_JJ and_CC the_AT risks_NN2 are_VBR real_JJ ,_, even_RR deadly_JJ ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 foolhardy_JJ few_DA2 do_VD0 make_VVI it_PPH1 through_RP ._. 
The_AT Salahis_NN1 are_VBR now_RT famous_JJ ,_, or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 infamous_JJ ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 have_VH0 not_XX yet_RR suffered_VVN any_DD serious_JJ consequences_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE security_NN1 breach_NN1 at_II the_AT dinner_NN1 in_II honor_NN1 of_IO the_AT prime_JJ minister_NN1 of_IO India_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Virginia_NP1 arrivistes_NN2 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 promote_VV0 wine_NN1 ,_, polo_NN1 and_CC themselves_PPX2 --_NN1 had_VHD larger_JJR ambitions_NN2 than_CSN just_RR meeting_VVG and_CC greeting_NN1 President_NNB Obama_NP1 and_CC Michelle_NP1 Obama_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ they_PPHS2 did_VDD with_IW impunity_NN1 ,_, and_CC hobnobbing_VVG with_IW the_AT Bidens_NP2 and_CC Rahm_NP1 Emanuel_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 apparently_RR donned_VVD black_JJ tie_NN1 and_CC red_JJ and_CC gold_NN1 sari_NN1 to_TO raise_VVI Mrs._NNB Salahi_NP1 's_GE chances_NN2 of_IO making_VVG the_AT final_JJ cut_NN1 for_IF the_AT reality_NN1 show_VV0 "_" The_AT Real_JJ Housewives_NN2 of_IO D.C._NP1 "_" (_( Camera_NN1 crews_NN2 followed_VVD the_AT couple_NN1 this_DD1 fall_NN1 but_CCB a_AT1 full_JJ cast_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX yet_RR been_VBN announced_VVN ._. )_) 
And_CC in_II all_DB likelihood_NN1 ,_, the_AT stunt_NN1 that_CST drove_VVD a_AT1 dumbfounded_JJ Secret_JJ Service_NN1 to_TO apologize_VVI ,_, infuriated_VVD the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Homeland_NN1 Security_NN1 and_CC stunned_VVD the_AT nation_NN1 did_VDD the_AT trick_NN1 ._. 
Bravo_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX yet_RR said_VVN it_PPH1 would_VM drop_VVI the_AT dashing_JJ blond_JJ Mrs._NNB Salahi_NP1 ;_; Larry_NP1 King_NN1 has_VHZ already_RR booked_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF his_APPGE show_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Washington_NP1 social_JJ climbers_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 plan_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ lunatic_JJ and_CC dangerous_JJ ._. 
So_RR did_VDD the_AT father_NN1 who_PNQS pretended_VVD that_CST his_APPGE son_NN1 was_VBDZ trapped_VVN in_II a_AT1 runaway_JJ balloon_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_II much_RR the_AT same_DA reality-show_NN1 fevered_VVD way_NN1 ,_, so_RR did_VDD Jon_NP1 and_CC Kate_NP1 Gosselin_NP1 when_CS they_PPHS2 ripped_VVD their_APPGE marriage_NN1 apart_RL on_II camera_NN1 ._. 
Richard_NP1 and_CC Mayumi_NP1 Heene_NP1 ,_, the_AT parents_NN2 of_IO Falcon_NN1 ,_, the_AT so-called_JJ Balloon_NN1 Boy_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR not_XX as_RG lucky_JJ as_CSA the_AT Salahis_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 briefly_RR held_VVD cable_NN1 news_NN1 in_II their_APPGE thrall_NN1 last_MD month_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB after_CS the_AT local_JJ Colorado_NP1 sheriff_NN1 concluded_VVD that_CST the_AT 50-mile_JJ balloon_NN1 chase_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fake_JJ ,_, Mr._NNB Heene_NP1 pleaded_VVD guilty_JJ to_II a_AT1 felony_NN1 charge_NN1 of_IO falsely_RR influencing_VVG the_AT authorities_NN2 and_CC faces_VVZ jail_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB even_RR that_DD1 may_VM turn_VVI out_RP to_TO be_VBI worth_II it_PPH1 to_II the_AT Heenes_NP2 ,_, amateur_JJ storm_NN1 chasers_NN2 who_PNQS appeared_VVD twice_RR on_II ABC_NP1 's_GE reality_NN1 show_NN1 "_" Wife_NN1 Swap_NN1 ._. "_" 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT letdowns_NN2 of_IO fame_NN1 nowadays_RT is_VBZ that_CST precisely_RR because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ so_RG easily_RR and_CC widely_RR bestowed_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 grows_VVZ ever_RR more_RGR fleeting_JJ and_CC faint_JJ ._. 
Perhaps_RR because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR pitching_VVG their_APPGE own_DA science-based_JJ reality_NN1 show_NN1 to_II production_NN1 companies_NN2 ,_, the_AT Heenes_NP2 took_VVD absurd_JJ chances_NN2 ,_, behaving_VVG like_II addicts_NN2 recklessly_RR chasing_VVG the_AT next_MD high_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE television_NN1 projects_NN2 are_VBR apparently_RR stillborn_JJ ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX mean_VVI the_AT Heenes_NP2 --_NN1 or_CC the_AT Gosselins_NP2 or_CC the_AT Salahis_NN1 --_NN1 will_VM never_RR be_VBI heard_VVN from_II again_RT ._. 
Even_RR bad_JJ or_CC addictive_JJ behavior_NN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE own_DA reality_NN1 niche_NN1 ,_, notably_RR in_II the_AT sanitarium_NN1 soap_NN1 operas_NN2 of_IO Dr._NNB Drew_NP1 Pinsky_NP1 ,_, the_AT star_NN1 of_IO "_" Celebrity_NN1 Rehab_NN1 With_IW Dr._NNB Drew_NP1 ._. "_" 
Not_XX everyone_PN1 on_II his_APPGE shows_NN2 shakes_VVZ off_RP a_AT1 drug_NN1 ,_, alcohol_NN1 or_CC sex_NN1 habit_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 few_DA2 do_VD0 briefly_RR revive_VVI their_APPGE B-list_JJ careers_NN2 ._. 
Long_RR before_II reality_NN1 television_NN1 came_VVD along_RP ,_, fame_NN1 turned_VVD some_DD people_NN crazy_JJ and_CC some_DD crazy_JJ people_NN sought_VVD fame_NN1 ._. 
The_AT insane_JJ sometimes_RT do_VD0 horrible_JJ things_NN2 to_TO get_VVI attention_NN1 :_: John_NP1 Hinckley_NP1 Jr_NNA ._. 
said_VVD he_PPHS1 shot_VVD Ronald_NP1 Reagan_NP1 to_TO impress_VVI the_AT actress_NN1 Jodie_NP1 Foster_NP1 ;_; Mark_NP1 David_NP1 Chapman_NP1 told_VVD his_APPGE first_MD parole_NN1 board_NN1 hearing_VVG in_II 2000_MC that_CST he_PPHS1 shot_VVD and_CC killed_VVD John_NP1 Lennon_NP1 to_TO get_VVI noticed_VVN ._. 
(_( "_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ feeling_VVG like_II I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ worthless_JJ ,_, and_CC maybe_RR the_AT root_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 self-esteem_NN1 issue_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Chapman_NP1 said_VVD ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT transcript_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 felt_VVD like_II nothing_PN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 felt_VVD if_CS I_PPIS1 shot_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM become_VVI something_PN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX true_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. "_" )_) 
Reality_NN1 television_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX create_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ psychiatric_JJ illness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD give_VVI a_AT1 platform_NN1 to_II the_AT nutty_NN1 and_CC marginally_RR disturbed_VVN ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 is_VBZ still_RR a_AT1 relatively_RR new_JJ disorder_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Secret_JJ Service_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 security_NN1 force_NN1 entirely_RR devoted_JJ to_II protecting_VVG the_AT president_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE family_NN1 from_II assault_NN1 and_CC assassins_NN2 ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX trained_VVN to_TO screen_VVI for_IF people_NN who_PNQS will_VM risk_VVI arrest_NN1 and_CC breach_VVI every_AT1 safety_NN1 barrier_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC sense_NN1 of_IO social_JJ decorum_NN1 --_NN1 for_IF something_PN1 as_RG mundane_JJ and_CC flimsy_JJ as_CSA media_NN attention_NN1 ._. 
