Hollywood Elitest Types

Let me ask you something. When you go to a concert, any concert, whether it be Garth Brooks, Metallica, or Jay-Z, you pay typically big money to see these artists perform. Concert tickets can go for hundreds of dollars each for seasoned artists especially. So when Barbara Streisand does a concert, I would expect her to, you know, sing. I don't care about the political views of my favorite artists. I go to a concert to see them perform, not to hear them shove their views down my throat while I spend a couple hundred bucks per ticket.

Her last "Farewell Tour" wasn't. So she's tricked people into thinking that this new tour will be her final one. As expected, ticket prices skyrocketed. Personally, I'd be very upset if I went to her previous tour thinking that it was the final one and have her do another one. The previous tour ticket prices were outrageous. This tour is no different.

Unfortunately, her behavior at this particular concert doesn't seem to be too far off of what's going on in Hollywood these days. Just because a person is a good actor/singer/director, doesn't mean that they are all of a sudden experts in politics and "saving the world". So when I see George Clooney, Sean Penn, Barbara Streisand, hell, even Bruce Willis, spew their opinions on world matters, I cringe a bit. Typically, they will go out on any show or do any interview and spit out how George Bush is the Devil/Hitler/Child Molester all in one. What I DON'T see them doing is offering up ideas. If you don't agree with the way I run things, feel free to criticize. However, you lose credibility when you don't offer an idea on how to run things differently while still achieving the same goals. For example, everyone seems to hate the idea of the PATRIOT act. Mainly for the new powers that members of the FBI get and admittedly not using strictly for terrorism cases. Fine. If you have a better idea on how to rid the world of terrorism and those who would gladly slice your head off or slam a tanker truck into a building, or cut the cables on the Brooklyn Bridge, then please, by all means, speak up. Tell me your wonderful ideas. Don't give me the "let's get to the root of the problem by offering jobs and education crap" That's to prevent future jihadists. I'm talking about the ones who are actively planning events to kill innocent men, women and children now.

So Barbara, we don't need your political enlightenment. We can think for ourselves and form our own opinions. That's what America is all about. Remember Barbara, just because you're able to reach millions of people, doesn't mean you know jack shit and have the right to tell us how to think. So stand up there, sing, and entertain people that paid upwards of $750 per ticket to see you. You have the right to say what you want, but you don't have the right to an audience.

I run a right slanted political blog. My opinions are just that, opinions. There's plenty of people who hate every word I say and would disagree with my beliefs. But that's why we live in the greatest country in the world. We have the freedom to say "I don't agree".

Travis