Pet Peeve #102

Ok, I am straying from my usual topics here and venturing forth into yet another rant on a particular pet peeve of mine.....celebrities in politics. Oh yes, I know you've seen them. They stand there in all their glory and talk about the government and how awful everyone is being to each other and how horrible America is. Then they go to their private dressing suites (that are nicer than most 5 star hotel rooms) full of fresh flowers and catered food to wait while their personal assistants arrange for their private jet to refuel. They have a limo ride home to a gourmet dinner cooked by their personal chef and then a quick 5 hour work-out in the home gym before bed. Don't get me wrong, they are most certainly entitled to the rights and liberties afforded all citizens of this country, including the perks associated with being rich and famous. Go for it! More power to you! BUT, please don't stand on your diamond-studded soapbox and think that because you are high profile you have special knowledge that the rest of us poor normals don't have. We may love your movies and follow the gossip about you, but that doesn't mean anyone thinks your opinion means any more than the homeless guy begging for nickels on the street corner. In fact, in my humble opinion, it means just a little less. So some advice to celebrities in general: have all the opinions you want, it's a free country and people fight hard every day to keep it that way for you, but when you're being interviewed-especially on foreign soil- do us all a favor, remember where the paychecks ultimately come from and stick to what you do best...reading from a script.