August 03, 2005

So Where Are the Celebs When You Need Them?

You know, I was beginning to count on the rabid rantings of the Hollywood Left for my daily entertainment. Silly spoutings from the likes of Michael Moore and Barbra Streisand, those leaders of the progressive party, made me laugh like no sitcoms ever could.

But Moore and Streisand have been eerily quiet of late.

There hasn't been a "Truth Alert" on Streisand's site since August 11, 2004. And on Moore's site, the last "letter" from "Mike" is dated April 16, 2004 (although there are plenty of misleading headlines entered by the Canadians who maintain the website for Mr. America).

The other usual suspects (Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, et al) have been quiet as well. Where is Sean's brilliantly penned (bad pun, sorry) article on the Iranian elections for the San Francisco Chronicle? The only Hollywood hotshot I can think of recently who has opened her yap is Jane Fonda, who announced an upcoming bus tour (powered by vegetable oil) to protest the Iraq war. We can hardly wait, Jane. Will you be bringing your own anti-aircraft gun to sit on?

Even Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo have been unusually quiet, save for their regular airtime. I guess they are too busy trying to downplay the unfolding scandal regarding Air America's unpaid "loan" from the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Clubs.

So what's up? One theory could be that, in the wake of LaLaLand's recent slump (some say the worst in 20 years) could have the stars more worried about the bottom line than getting involved in politics--something that has the potential to burnish reputations, but doesn't necessarily plump the pocketbook. (Remember Whoopi Goldberg getting sacked from her spokesperson gig over at SlimFast because of her nasty jokes at a Kerry fundraiser? That had to hurt, no matter how nonchalant she was at the time.)

Or how about a more direct reason...the fact that what these pampered airheads have to say doesn't really carry much weight with the thinking American public and they're starting to figure it out?

Whatever it is, I am disappointed that there isn't as much amusing stuff out there as there used to be. In the same breath, it's refreshing not to have to listen to people like Julia Roberts and Cher talk about how "embarrassing" and "stupid" President Bush is.

Like we don't despair at how embarrassing those who (unfortunately) represent America are to us? Oh well...I'm sure one of them will get in a huff about something sooner or later, and use the all-too-willing MSM to trumpet their discontent.