[McBa1n]

Why does anyone listen to celebrities and journalists who not only are unqualified to discuss these matters, but are by definition some of the dumbest and untalented people we have on the planet?

Actors are just like musicians. 0.001% succeed and become millionaire celebrities, and the rest keep living in basements supported by their friends and family while they try to make it big because they can't do anything else.

You're incredibly wrong on this. There ARE proper journalists out there - if they don't work for fox, they are 'liberal media' on these boards. There is no standard to being an 'expert'. An expert requires someone who reads a dickload about facts. Sometimes celebrities are ahead of the curve on matters. Crap, MOST politicians just tow the party line because, well, they are on some 'team' and they have to win regardless of their moral compass.

Just because you got big at an entertainment category does NOT exclude you from the argument - your awareness does, as well as the fact that most entertainers have WAY MORE TIME than us shmucks to follow politics, because, well, they make lots of money and can have extended downtime to read, rather than tune into Hannity or Bill O every night.

Again, it's about awareness, and reading sources rather than watching a channel with a CLEAR political agenda. That's where most politically aware people get it done, but again, if you watch fox, your viewpoint is already not yours, norst if their disinformation hits you - you're already done.

There are more journalists than we'll ever know just trying to report about important issues. Heck, most of them do it due to principle and get 0 money out of it - they do it because they give a shite. Although, it's a LOT easier to be blonde or hate black people and tow the Republican party line ever day and get a huge payday, just look at fox, that's how they all win.

But the underlying point is about 'facts', something most morons on these boards ignore because there's a Muslim African President that carries about the SAME agenda as "W", but he's actually FINISHING things like dealing with Bin Laden or pirates or whatever ****** up situation he has to deal with. Sad part is, we fell for the lies, just like the douches that were even worse - the ones that voted for "W" TWO times. F'n hell. Just read facts and know your neighbors and their lot in life, you learn a lot. And also pay attention to journalists - some suggestions - read Al Jezeera, BBC or CBC, you'll learn more about what's going on in this country than any of the major media bullshitters out there - and again, if fox is your source? You're irrelevant.