The Dixie Chicks

[scaeagles]

To address Reagan and his children, I would suppose his adopted son Michael would disagree with you wholeheartedly. His other children? Probably not.

I am not suggesting that either republicans or democrats are without faults? Not in the least. There are plenty of drunk and abusive republicans. There are plenty of drunk and abusive democrats.

What I am referring to is, say, a Martin Sheen. He seems to think that because he can go sleep on a sewer grate for a night that he understands what it means to be homeless. Or a group including Barbara Streisand that goes on a "rolling hunger strike" where they skip a meal in protest to the war, and then pass it along to the next in line while just having a bigger dinner. Publicity stunts. I am sure republican celebrities do the same, but far more fall on the left side of the aisle politically, so it is more evident (at least to me).

There are so many who do good. Take Bono. Left side of political spectrum. Quietly goes about his business of providing real assistance to the needy in Africa, both in fund raising, soliticiting political assistance from elected leaders, and using his own money. I have no idea where John Travolta falls politically, but after Katrina he took his own money and own 737 and flew tons of supplies to people who needed it.

So, no, I do no criticize "Hollywood" as whole. But most of Hollywood is on the left side of the spectrum, so when there are stunts from the outspoken in Hollywood, my criticism falls on the left.

I do no expect anyone to "fully" walk the walk. What I don't like is the animal farm approach of someone telling someone else what they can do while doing he opposite themselves. Robert Redford - a huge environmentalist, except when is comes to his own property in Colorado, where clearing trees to build ski slopes is fine (my details on that are a bit sketchy, bu if I recall correctly i is something similar to that).