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The New THOMA$ REPORT on Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:36:45 PM
I get so tired of
hearing this actor or that television show host "endorsing" this
candidate or the other or making some stupid comment on politics. (Barbara Streisand comes to mind, as the purveyor of the most stupid comments going). What makes them think that mere "celebrity"
gives them special qualifications others don't have to "endorse"
candidates? Just being famous is not a "unique qualification" to
offer an endorsement of a political candidate. As Pat Sajak (a celebrity) says,
"The idea that a top-ten television show or an Oscar translates into some
sort of political wisdom doesn't make sense to me. Trust me, one's view of the
world isn't any clearer from the back seat of a limo." And that's usually
the most a big celebrity sees of the world. Yes, they have the right to
"speak up," just as any citizen does. But we should put such
"endorsements" in context, and take them for what they're worth,
which is next to nothing. (Pat Sajak)