{"id":858,"date":"2012-10-24T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highplainsblogger.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/24\/celebrities-embarrass-their-political-icons"},"modified":"2012-10-24T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T20:18:00","slug":"celebrities-embarrass-their-political-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=858","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities embarrass their political icons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2012\/10\/19\/liberal-commentator-alan-colmes-calls-for-eva-longoria-resignation-as-co-chair\/?cmpid=cmty_other_Liberal_commentator_Alan_Colmes_calls_for_Eva_Longoria's_resignation_as_co-chair_of_Obama_campaign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2012\/10\/19\/liberal-commentator-alan-colmes-calls-for-eva-longoria-resignation-as-co-chair\/?cmpid=cmty_other_Liberal_commentator_Alan_Colmes_calls_for_Eva_Longoria's_resignation_as_co-chair_of_Obama_campaign\">http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2012\/10\/19\/liberal-commentator-alan-colmes-calls-for-eva-longoria-resignation-as-co-chair\/?cmpid=cmty_other_Liberal_commentator_Alan_Colmes_calls_for_Eva_Longoria&#8217;s_resignation_as_co-chair_of_Obama_campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eva Longoria is gorgeous and from I understand a quite capable actress.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also a loudmouth and a lout, based on what she reportedly said about Mitt Romney. Longoria is supporting Barack Obama. She referred to Romney with a \u201ct-word\u201d that rhymes with \u201cswat.\u201d Enough said about what she uttered.<\/p>\n<p>But she is just the latest example of why celebrities do not need to garner undue attention because they support a presidential candidate. Longoria\u2019s utterance has prompted quite a bit of discussion in recent days from commentators who say she ought to resign from whatever position she has in the Obama campaign. I don\u2019t think she occupies an actual post. She\u2019s just a celebrity who\u2019s lending her name in support of the president.<\/p>\n<p>Before we paste the boorish celebrity label on liberals, let\u2019s be mindful that both parties have their share of show biz crassness.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit A of this behavior during the 2012 campaign has been the Motor City Madman, right-wing rocker Ted Nugent who some months ago made a statement that the Secret Service interpreted as a direct threat against President Obama. Nugent said if the president is re-elected, he (Nugent) would be dead or in prison; many observers believed Nugent was referring to harm he might seek to bring against the president.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity endorsers don\u2019t lend any expertise to these campaigns. They do provide a laugh or two along the way. Yes, they also cause considerable heartburn among the candidates they intend to boost.<\/p>\n<p>With friends like these \u2026<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2012\/10\/19\/liberal-commentator-alan-colmes-calls-for-eva-longoria-resignation-as-co-chair\/?cmpid=cmty_other_Liberal_commentator_Alan_Colmes_calls_for_Eva_Longoria&#8217;s_resignation_as_co-chair_of_Obama_campaign Eva Longoria is gorgeous and from I understand a quite capable actress. She\u2019s also a loudmouth and a lout, based on what she reportedly said about Mitt Romney. Longoria is supporting Barack Obama. She referred to Romney with a \u201ct-word\u201d that rhymes with \u201cswat.\u201d Enough said about what she uttered. 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