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by dylan604 1636 days ago
I have no idea if this applies to Mr Madden, but sometimes when you become wealthy, you expect people to cater to you and the little people don't matter. "Cutting" line to get to the front wouldn't even seem as a faux pas to them. They just expect to be served with priority.
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Occasionally I do dumb shit that probably comes off as a jerk move, but it is unintentional ... and I am neither wealthy nor old enough to claim dementia. I try to cut people slack, and even famous people can't be Mr. Nice Guy 100% of every day, even if it seems like that should be their personality.
John Madden had dementia so it's entirely possible he just did the same thing every day without even knowing what he was actually doing.
Again, I wasn't trying to slander Mr Madden. I was just countering the comment about wealthy people "just wanting to be left alone".

I actually met Mr Madden, and he was not an asshole at that time. So definitely not insinuating anything against him.