A Quote I Agree With

In Jeanette Walls' column The Scoop about the controversy of the possibility of Britney Spears making an appearance at the Republican National Convention,

"... the [Traditional Values Coalition's] executive director, Peter LaBarbera, tells The Scoop, though 'a few people have argued that the Democrats have all the Hollywood celebrities so we need her star power, but I think that could be played to the Republicans’ advantage. . . . [Many] Americans are sick of celebrities’ political views being shoved down their throat.'"

YES! YES! YES! YES! YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

'Scuse me; I got carried away.

I know I've made other entries about celebrities and their opinions. It's obviously a sore spot with me. It's not because I disagree with some of them. It's because they act like they're authority figures for their causes and their demonization of anyone who disagrees with their opinions. That's when they cross the line.

The other thing that bugs me about celebrities and artists is how they try to shield themselves under the guise of free speech whenever they're admonished for their words and/or actions. With freedom comes responsibility; how you act and what you say can be held against you when it adversely affects other people. When their feet are held to the flames, they scream that their free speech is being violated. Heiferdust!!! And for those who get vulgar for the sake of vulgarity or because, "It's free speech; I can say whatever I want!" My response to that is, "You're confusing free speech with flatulence, and I'm tired of you stinking up the place!!"

But that's just MY opinion ...