RR Urban wrote:

Eric Miller wrote:

My take on entertainers and celebrities, whether they're actors, athletes,
musicians or whatever is...

They're not paid to think, they're paid to entertain us.
They certainly have no business spouting off on political issues.
They're trained monkeys.
So shut up and do what you're paid to do!
Dance for me, monkey, dance!

I presume that goes for Charlton Heston as well? Ahnooold? Ronnie? Or just
the ones whose positions on issues disagree with your own?

|Rich Ahrens

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Hi stranger,

Haven't you been in 'hibernation' from rah since the
end of February 2002? You're awakened by this
little skirmish?

Nope. Don't know what gave you that impression. I've been otherwise
occupied and haven't posted a lot, but I've been in and out of here
regularly all along. I've posted in here nine out of 12 months this year,
including tweaking you for missing Pville again. (You could have driven!) I
even posted *from* Pville in May.

Makes me wonder who's *really* been hibernating, Bob!

Don't you think the mighty Capt Zoom is gonna
feel terribly slighted if he ever gets wind of this? g

Not sure I follow that one. But if you think it will make him feel better,
I'll repost a few of my favorite quotes from the 1980 NTSB hearing[1] which
found Jim Campbell:

"...not medically qualified to exercise the privileges of any class of
airman medical certificate now or for the next two years, due to the fact
that he does have a personality disorder that makes him unable to safely
perform those duties at the present time or within the next two years."

and:

"I think as a result of his personality disorder the Respondent, as
testified to by both Dr. Powers and Dr. Pakull, has and will in the future
- at least for the next two years and somewhat beyond - exercised poor
judgment.

"He has shown a lack of impulse control, feels little guilt or willingness
to assume responsibilities for his own acts, and would prefer placing that
blame on something else or someone else, rather than accept the
responsibility himself."

Think much has changed since then? Is "somewhat beyond" measured in decades?

Barnyard BOb -- nothing but questions

There ya go - a couple more questions for you...


[1] http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ousterj/zoom/se-4661.html

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