Autograph

So this morning as I was at work enjoying the day, a man came to the mail room window to ask about receiving some books for "The Forum." This is an annual leadership conference that my school holds every spring break for the past four years including this year.
This year the school is getting former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura to speak during the conference,the school is rush along with cleaning and finishing an overdue construction project out front in order for the school to be spic and span for Mr. Bush.
All of these things happen make me think about when I was growing up and we had to clean the house in a day and fix things for when we would have family coming in and such.
Getting back to the guy at the window. He said that he is receiving 750 books of George W. Bush's book on leadership. The title fails me right now. Anyway he was wondering about how to get it to were he needed them and so forth. But in the conversation I asked if the former president of America would be signing books. He quickly replied "No!" with a small laugh.
This was funny to me.
On top of that I found out that the former president doesn't allow cell phones out, because he doesn't want pictures taken on them.
He will have a photo opt session for all of the high contributing donors to SEU though.
Now I am not knocking the former President. I am just thinking that have we really gotten this bad? Have we really came to the place in life were people are to big or good for candid pictures and and autograph here and there. I find it very funny that at a leadership forum for screams servant leadership and being with the people. The main speaker doesn't allow contact with anyone not paying high dollar for it.

Ahhh I can not understand how this can be ok. We need to be people not some high lifted up, glorified, idolized, imagized(don't know if that's a word) type.
Just be real with me please.
Dear Mr. Bush,
Let me have and autograph and a word please.
Sincerely,
Concerned American