[RobFromGa]

My wife always says when I'm on a rant against people like Julia Roberts, that I'm always telling everyone my opinions, why shouldn't celebrities be able to do the same?

This article provides additional ammunition against celebrities being given too much leeway to influence Congress. At the very least, government shouldn't allow these people to testify unless they are the most qualified among all the possible people to do so.

Having a group of actresses who played farm housewives in movies testify regarding farm legislation just takes the cake.

Next they'll be asking Martin Sheen, who plays the President on the West Wing, what his opinions are re: politics. What? they already have, I am shocked, I tell you shocked....

[Constitutions Grandchild]

I have no objection, so long as the rest of us have the same access and our opinions carry the same weight. Babs broke my heart when she hooked up with Clinton. I truly found her talented, funny, witty (so long as the lines were written, I suppose)and I will miss never hearing or watching her again. That did it. Her opinion certainly carried weight in my book. I wasn't alone in my boycott. Julia was just another pretty face, no great loss. The same with Baldwin, my entertainment won't suffer from the loss of either. I'm sure my voting with my feet won't make much difference, but it's something I feel strongly about and will continue to do. Clinton was my president, even though Julia thinks Bush isn't hers. The shame Clinton brought this nation was equally borne by all. By the same token, Julia will never have to hang her head over G.W. as far as I'm concerned, and yes, he is her President. If she'd studied her government as well as she studies her scripts she would know that.

[cascademountaineer]

Is this any way to write the laws of the world's most powerful nation?

No, but its not suprising.

Its just basically McPolitics.

Heavy on the cheese but low in substance.

Society is really beginning to suck.

[cascademountaineer]

Next they'll be asking Martin Sheen, who plays the President on the West Wing, what his opinions are re: politics.

Actually...