Dumb Jerry Springer is certainly the correct adjective.
http://content.time.com/time/special...721110,00.html
When your introduction to the media is being chastised (and surviving!) being outed for paying a prostitute with a (personalized!) personal check, that sort of charts the course of your career. When Cincinnati says "Meh, that's OK, we'll re-elect you anyway" that charts their course, too.
Chip