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The problem with big-name entertainers is that they are surrounded by an entourage of yes men (or yes women), they are totally insulated and removed from the real world (like left-wing academics), and no one challenges them on anything. Up until now, they've been able to make their inane assertions without anyone responding. That's changed. They have their right to free speech, but so do we, the public. If we don't like what they say and do, we're free to comment, too, and we will not just shut up and mindlessly continue to buy their albums, see their movies, and watch their TV shows. What a shock it must be for them!

Your comments are absolutely correct!

I mean think about it: just about all the well-known stars of the Hollywood Left live extremely cloistered lives, living in large mansions with heavy security, always travelling around with armed guards nearby, shopping at only the most expensive shops, and surrounding themselves with toadies that agree with their every whim.

This is why I'm not surprised they are getting upset people are actually disagreeing with their views. The Hollywood Left doesn't understand in today's highly-connected world of the Internet and 24-hour news channels ANYTHING they say will be spread around the world in a matter of seconds.

I just read Simon Cowell's book, "I Don't Mean To Be Rude, But...," and he talks a lot about this phenomenon. One story in particular involved Mariah Carey. She'd cut a duet with his British band Westlife that he thought was awful and refused to release it. The terrified record company told him he'd have to tell her, so he said fine.

He arrived at her studio to find her surrounded by a huge entourage, all telling her that everything about her was wonderful: she was so beautiful, her clothes were perfect, all her ideas were brilliant, etc. He said he told her the song she'd produced was rubbish, and he wouldn't release it because it would damage both her career and Westlife's. He said you could have heard a pin drop: the entourage gasped and went dead silent. This had NEVER happened before.

He told her he'd only release it if he could completely replace the production behind the voice tracks. She agreed, he did, and it was her first number one hit after a long slump. But he said this was typical of many stars, who lose touch with reality because they surround themselves with people who insure they never hear a negative word. That's probably why Ronstadt was so shocked when her audience dared to rise up and tell her she was full of it.