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Are You Awake? No? Good, You’re Fired.

A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.

At Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, hip-hop egotist Kanye West enrages fans by not starting his set until 4:25 a.m. Yes, 4:25 in the morning. Score: 12

Yes, Barack Obama would've been nuts to accept public campaign financing and pass on a potential $500 million war chest … But a promise is a promise. And he broke his. Score: 27

In a low moment for a franchise that's had plenty, the New York Mets fired Willie Randolph at 3 a.m. EDT, 3,000 miles from home, after a victory that night. All class. Score: 88

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