[rebuildus]

Pay careful attention to the people the elite choose to get us to like...

[BipolarBob]

Ye should know Kanye West is no more. He doesn’t exist.

[ShadowAce]

Any guesses as to the next one?

[alexander_busek]

I realized right then and there that certain people are “placed” into our consciousness in a positive way, as “sleepers.” They will spend some years building up name recognition as they are constantly promoted in a positive way. And then, at the “right time,” that person who now has a mostly positive connotation in the public’s mind, and who now commands worldwide name recognition, will suddenly “come out”–in Rosie O’Donnell’s case, as a radical feminist, unrepentant lesbian, and gun control advocate.

Mixture of the "Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy" and Observational Bias.

At the same time, thousands of other completely unknown people "come out" as feminists, lesbians, etc. But since they aren't "famous," no note is taken of this.

Also, since you can't "come out" as a traditional conservative, believer in a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, or such (well, you could - but no one would consider that newsworthy), we don't see any reporting about celebrities etc. "coming out" as reasonable, stable persons.

Also, one gains "brownie points" in the popular consciousness by "coming out" as a "liberal do-gooder," "tax-the-rich advocate," etc. One gains no such points for coming out as a Libertarian.

Also, Hollywood stars are, for the most part, left-wing radicals.

The entire premise of this article is deeply flawed.

Regards,

[avenir]

But it doesn’t work. No one’s worldview is changed by a Rosie O’Donnell, etc. Actually, their “coming out” strains the celebrity relationship with the offended part of the public.

I was watching an old Jiminy Glick (Martin Short character) interview with Rosie on YouTube. One of the comments said, “I’d forgotten what she was like before she lost her mind. Thanks for the video.”

[metmom]

I don’t like any of the celebrities they foist on us.

They are immature spoiled brats that think they are funny, when I don’t know any real people who behave like them.

[sauropod]

No worries. I detest Bidet.

[kiryandil]

The ComeOnManchurian Candidate...