to Gwyneth Paltro in appreciation.
A message from me to celebrities
who feel compelled
to announce their
outrage/shock/umbrage/extreme displeasure/deeply felt anger
at the treatment of
Native Americans/ African-Americans/ Hispanic Americans/ Proto Americans
LGBTs/ Muslims/ Atheists/ WASPs
the Homeless/the Oppressed/the Persecuted/the Unemployed
the Tired/Poor/Huddled Masses
NEA (teachers)/NEA (artists)/ AFT (teachers again)
SEIU/AFSCME/UAW/Teamsters
Emily’s List/La Leche/Code Pink
NOW/ PETA/ AARP/ ACLU/ ADA
Sierra Club/Common Cause/Greenpeace/Amnesty International,
By any Republican
Presidential/Senatorial/Congressional Candidate (especially ahead in polls),
former candidate for Vice-President (female),
Supreme Court Justice
(always Scalia/Thomas, often Roberts/Alito, sometimes Kennedy, never the others)
Big Oil/Big Banks/Big Business
The Military-Industrial Complex
Halliburton/ Dow Chemical/Exxon Mobil/J. P. Morgan Chase/Wall Street in general
Big Brother (except the TV show)
Bill Maher
(except for his treatment of Ben Affleck recently)
Rush Limbaugh/Fox News/Rupert Murdoch/Laura Ingraham
Meghan Kelley/Glenn Beck
Chris Christie (limited: okay when hugging Obama,
not okay when chastising union teacher)
Rand Paul/Paul Ryan/Marco Rubio/
Mitch McConnell
(limited to the present, but past political positions held prior to achieving minority leader status okay)
Republican Wars on Women/ Welfare/ Food Stamps/ Unemployment Insurance
Planned Parenthood/ Obama Care/ Minimum Wage Workers
Gun Control/ Gay Marriage….,
Please, I’m begging,
Stop embarrassing yourselves.
Stick to what you do well
e.g. Matt Damon/ Gwyneth Paltrow/ George Clooney/ Bruce Springsteen
unless your celebrity is due only to self-promotion
e.g. Kim Kardashian/Kevin Federline/Paris Hilton/,
then please, just keep quiet.
cornvillenutmeg 
I hope you are not asking only our “liberal” celebrities to stop commenting on “conservative” personages and social issues. But, on the other hand, shouldn’t we encourage all citizens to be informed and express themselves? Now if you are saying that you resent anyone who uses the power and reach of celebrity status, regardless of political bent, to shoot off his mouth, then I agree with you. Don’t I recall John Wayne sounding off with great regularity on matters beyond the silver screen?
By: Louis Philip Salamone on October 13, 2014
at 8:08 am
Informed. Ah, yes. As Captain Hook declared, That’s where the canker guh-naws! I know it would give you heartburn, but take a double dose of Mylanta and tune in any of the network morning shows that feature celebrities offering analysis. Just one exposure ought to do for you.
By: cornvillenutmeg on October 13, 2014
at 6:24 pm
Love it!
By: M L on October 13, 2014
at 2:03 pm