Posted on 05/23/2010 4:27:00 PM PDT by dennisw
Thanx !
“Jeremy Irons is hard working actor who has earned his riches. He should not be laying a moral rap on the little people that is based on lies. An actor must be good at pretending. They get so good they fool themselves.”
He is no different than Al Gore who flits around the world in a private jet, lives in a huge home, and moves on ground in large carbon spewing SUV’s and limo’s while demanding the rest of the world cut back use of energy. No different than President Obama who fires up Air Force One for a date night with Michelle in New York. No different than Nancy Pelosi who demands and gets private government jet service to whisk her to and fro.
Today’s celebrity and political elites live a lifestyle of luxury, decadence, and conspicuous consumption while demanding the rest of us conform to their dictates regarding behavior and resource consumption. They are no different than the European royalty of the 1700’s against whom our founding fathers rebelled over far less intrusion in their everyday lives than today’s ruling elites exert over our existence.
How about 0bama’s most recent White House blowout? The visiting president of Mexico was used as the excuse to spend millions on a lavish outdoor party. Beyonce was one of the entertainers
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