Move Over, Henry Kissinger, it's Sean Penn's Turn to Speak

Call me the strange one but I can never recall a time in my life when I was watching an important issue or event unfold in the news only to find myself thinking, “Hmmm.  I wonder what Brad Pitt has to say on this subject?"  On the contrary, when it comes to national policy or, say, the interpretation of the Constitution, it simply never occurs to me to be curious about Rosie O’Donnell’s opinion.

It is one of my many great pet peeves in life when celebrities use their celebrity status – acquired through such noble and esteemed endeavors as acting, singing and ball playing -  in order to exploit a captive audience and broadcast their opinions on topics completely unrelated to their areas of “expertise.” By a wide margin these celebrities tend to lean left in their political views, and needless to say I have some theories as to why that is.

Once again I’m going to invoke a past blog essay I wrote theorizing that the liberal mindset stems from a lack of mental maturity.  Liberals, in fact, exhibit many behaviors that we most often associate with children, and this is demonstrably true in the case of many celebrities.  Generally speaking I think it’s fair to say that people who gravitate to the entertainment business enjoy and seek out attention more so than the average person does; they are inordinately driven to satisfy their egos (Charlie Sheen comes to mind), which is why, I surmise, so many feel the need to impose their influence on us politically so they can demonstrate to us how much smarter or more altruistic they are than us average folks, and this brings me to one trait in particular common among this bunch and that is their flippancy when it comes to cheating. 

Cheating, you say?  Why, CW, how does that come into play here?

Well we know from watching leftists in all walks of life that cheating is par for their course.  Whether it’s Acorn instigating voter fraud, local politicians refusing to enforce illegal immigration laws, democrat congressional leaders trying to insulate their members against consequences for improper behavior, or the constant lies they tell – they cheat.  So why should we be surprised when liberal celebrities insert themselves into debates where access is typically reserved to people whose legitimacy was earned either through elections or as a result of being bona fide experts on the subject at hand?   We should not be surprised, is the answer.

Recently I read the book “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.  It was written in a time and place when it was openly acknowledged that your assets and income dictated your status in society and automatically entitled you to certain respect (as opposed to now where we pretend that it doesn’t).  In one scene a ‘Lady’ of vast wealth and property presumes to inflict her opinions upon all who come across her path, weighing in on every small detail of how they should live their lives.  It’s quite ironic to me that our celebrity liberals, who would undoubtedly decry this Lady’s sense of entitlement based solely upon wealth and class, see no parallels with their own elitist behavior. 

I don't care what Lady Gaga thinks about the illegal immigration fight in Arizona.  I don't care how George Clooney feels about Iraq.  It greatly offends me when people like Bill O’Reilly or Sean Hannity invite actors and singers on their shows to opine on or debate matters of national importance.  In fact, I stopped watching Hannity a long time ago partly for that reason.  Furthermore, if I were a celebrity invited on one of these shows I would decline, and I would suggest that, since there apparently are no relevant qualifications for justifying one’s presence there, they should give my spot to any average person off the street.