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Originally Posted by Evil Milkman
I agree with you that a celebrity's opinion shouldn't matter more in substance than any average Joe or any expert on a particular subject. However, people tend to listen to the collective celebrity mouthpiece and conversations and debates spark. This is one of those instances where people who have never heard alternative views on 9/11 may be inspired to think more deeply about the subject than they might have otherwise.
Having said that, obviously it's most important for speculation to not be the end result in a formal decision-making process. People in this instance should not take Willie's word for it, while at the same time not take the EPA's word for it that the air was safe to breathe immediately following the attacks at ground zero.
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Listening to celebrities as a means to spark debates? Meh, I guess. Personally anytime any of them start talking about anything other then their latest movie I tend to tune them out.
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Originally Posted by Evil Milkman
George W. Bush puts on make-up and plays make believe every day. Why would anyone care what he though about a political issue? Well, 30% of people approve of his views, anyway.
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I care about what GWB says and does because he's the POTUS. Like him or not, for the time being, he's the President and what he does and says matters greatly simply due to the office he holds. Personally I think he's taken the meaning of "Failed Presidency" to a whole new level. I'd even use the term incompetence but I'd hate to insult incompetent people every where by the comparison. But he holds the office of the President of the US and thus requires attention regarding his opinions. Now if he starts talking about Willies latest release I'll tune him out.