[the invisib1e hand]

Entertainers wrongly assume their fame, money and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks or mastery of a narrow skill.

or, more likely, a machinery engaged in the promotion of some seemingly attractive feature or gift.

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OK, so they didn't complete formal education. Neither did J.R. Simplot or Albert Einstein -- don't make me get out the list.

It isn't their lack of education that makes them idiots, it's their abundance of hubris.

[macamadamia]

"OK, so they didn't complete formal education."



I think their lack of education is PRECISELY the point when they themselves talk POINTEDLY about the man's intelligence. They say Bush is stupid, lazy, a monkey, not as smart as Kerry, and so on. But never mind that they as a group have little to brag about when it comes to formal education and when they comport themselves in crass and vulgar ways. Bush does indeed have an impressive formal education; many entertainers do not. A formal education and intelligence are not one and the same, but the two definitely overlap. A formal education is still, despite all the problems, a pretty good indicator of intelligence.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

or more likely ...

Return on their casting-couch investment.