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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204378)	4/27/2007 11:37:36 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793999

I was just writing that thought to MD. We have a strange tendency to extend legitimacy into other areas to people who are successful in one area, even if it's completely unrelated. And, oddly, the people themselves begin to believe it. A good friend of mine is an ER doc, very bright. I listen to him about matters of health, but when we talk politics, the gloves are off. He's very liberal, and until Bush, I was conservative. Being a doctor gives him no particular political edge unless it's in matters of health care. As far as I can tell, Sheryl is doing no harm in advocating toilet paper economy. Unless it's in causing a plethora of some really bad toilet jokes to go the rounds.

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204378)	4/27/2007 11:59:16 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793999

it's about celebrity.... the only reason why anyone gives any weight to the ramblings of a sheryl crow or a natalie maines or a rosie o'donnel or a alec baldwin or a barbra streisand or a george clooney or even a has-been celeb like belafonte.....is because they are famous....i'm convinced that what is at work here is a drive (once celebrity is attained) for real relevance, i mean imagine being beamed into classrooms of millions...gotta have something important or relevant to say, right??? and of course they're all saying the same things..... cant remember the author, but someone wrote a book after the dixie chick brouhaha, entitled 'shut up and sing' great title and sentiment, but it ain't gonna happen (hmmm... as i was rattling off my little list of the celeb-cogniscenti ...was doing so in the hope of sparking my memory for a non-lib.... but....i'm sure someone will point out the token non-lib celeb that disproves my point<g>).....