Do you think it's right for those celeberties,in show business to openly critize the office of the president

Question

Even if they have an opinion, which is ok, should they have the right to call our "elected officials" nasty names ? This is not right. Just because they have the celeb. status,should not give them the right to demoralize our elected officials. If you or I
do that, we will be under FBI watch. And rightfully so.........
they give no suggestions on solving problems, just rotton
remarks.

Answer 1

Absolutely, they may be celebrities, but first they are citizens and every citizen should and does have that right. There have been enough rights taken away during this corrupt and criminal administration. .

Answer 2

Civil discourse should not be suppressed.
The OPERATIVE word here is CIVIL.
When behavior becomes less than civil, there must be restrictions on what is allowed to be published.
The argument will be made that what is CIVIL is a matter of opinion, but then it should be incumbent on the one making a questionable statement to prove the veracity of their charge.
If they can't, our CIVIL laws must DEMAND some charge of liable and the one making the charge should be publicly ridiculed. That is what is not done and laws should be made to enable frequent use of such liability charges.
When a husband and wife in Chicago made an accusation that Bill Clinton was responsible for the death of someone (sorry I don't recall the exact details) that couple was put in jail for quite som time.
But that was the Clinton Administration and the News Media was all for it. Do you have any idea what the results would be if the Bush administration were to take such action?
Remember, we used to fight duels over what is now common practice.
I blame the mass news media and their obvious bias.

Answer 3

Every citizen has a right, an obligation, to make whatever comments they wish about the gov't...that's exercising the right to speak freely. it must be exercised, or it may be lost.

what bothers me is the overwhelming preponderance of leftist attitude that gets all the Press, because the Press is Leftist, too...thru and thru, to the core...how do I know that? try 20 years in radio and tv...very few conservatives working in that industry...they are usually shunned and evicted if found to be anything less than a card-carrying commie-lib.

when my brother was in Iraq ( three tours of duty so far ) the cameras would roll if the locals had a gripe about the Americans, but would be put away if a pro_American demonstration would happen--and those happen all the time, we just don't see it.

he told me that it is hard for those young guys over there to see the US press saying one thing, and them experiencing something absolutely opposite to that on the ground, in country.

oh, and one more thing...Clinton never won a landslide anything...is it hadn't been for Ross Perot, we would have not been subjected to that immoral white trash redneck, and the blue dress, vince foster's murder, ron brown's murder, and probably 9/11 would have never occurred.

Answer 4

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


It is not just right to question and criticize our leaders, it is required of us as Americans. But also take each remark with a grain of salt. Realize that you are listening to their comments with your experiences in mind, not with theirs.

Whether a celebrity or anyone else criticizes our government with or without a "solution" to the problem, their opinion is still critical to the health of our society. Without government criticism, the US would turn into Communist China.

Answer 5

Do you even realize what you are saying? Everyone has the right to say anything they want about the government, good or bad. The first amendment to the constitution guarantees that freedom. Some of you people have been out of the loop or something. Get a copy of the constitution and read it. The F.B.I. has way to much power. The fact that it can read your e-mails or even what I'm typing here is criminal and treasonous.

Answer 6

Yes they have the right but it is not correct. I would like to see all the liberal Hollywood nuts protest in other Countries and see what happens to them. Our Country is the Greatest in the World (not perfect) we have our freedoms because men and woman died for our freedoms. If anyone wants to protest peacefully,I don't have a problems with that, we they get out of control the need to stoped,shot,etc.
We can stop these kooks by not supporting their movies,show,talk show,etc. Let the Sean pinheads and the Rosie pig Odonnell we will not support them.

Answer 7

Only if they have an informed opinion - not just the babble that we usually have to hear.

For example, if someone grew up with their dad as a farmer, they could speak about what's going on with farming. However, the vast majority of these celebrities grow up in a world of wealth and privilege. They know nothing about the REAL world or holding down a real job or two just to pay your bills.

For example, they don't want us to have guns, but they all have armed body guards. They live in a world of double-standards.

Like that fat chick country singer. In front of a foreign audience, she openly criticizes the President, but she doesn't say what she thinks he's doing wrong or why she's "embarrassed that he's from Texas." Then she cries and whines when people criticize her.

Boo hoo.

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Answer 8

If it was all right for right-wing celebrities (Heston, Nugent, Schwarzenegger, etc.) to say nasty things about Bill Clinton -- who was actually elected, in a landslide, twice -- then it's equally all right for left-of-center celebrities to say unkind things about George W. Bush, Our Appointed Leader.

I'm not including Tom Selleck or Bo Derek in the first category. They actually seem thoughtful about their conservatism. If more "conservatives" argued the way they do, liberals might not have to argue the way the more vocal ones do. The fact that Bo looks fantastic at 50 has nothing to do with it.

Those right-wing celebrities don't offer any solutions, either, unless you count "Kill 'em all!" And if you or I are under FBI watch for simply publicly disagreeing with Bush, then it is not only our RIGHT to criticize him, it is our SACRED DUTY.

Answer 9

It is called freedom of speech. Get over it.

If a celebrity thinks that the President is doing something objectionable, they have as much right as anybody else to criticize him. Why is it acceptable for business leaders to mouth off about things that affect their world, but actors or writers cannot?

Is it right for us to organize boycotts of the Dixie Chicks simply because they are ashamed to admit George W. Bush is their President? How does their political viewpoint affect their music?

The sad fact is that you conservatives do not believe in free speech any more than you believe in free markets. You claim to, but your vindictive behaviour towards dissenters and your lust for corporate monopolies reveals you as liars.

Free speech protects you, too. Sometimes I think that is a pity.

Answer 10

I think celebrities should only comment on the President or any other elected official if asked about it. Otherwise they should just stick to what they do best. If the media asks, then they can answer those questions. I hardly think anyone should care what about a celebrity's opinion. A celebrity is no different than anyone else when it comes to political opinions. Celebrities are no more intelligent or aware than we are.

Answer 11

Having an intelligent opinion is another animal and they should not be able to take advantage of their celebrity status to overshadow the rest of us! Deport Sean Penn, Jane Fonda, Micheal Moore, Rosie Mc Donnell, Cindy Sheehan, nambla, pro illegal alien advocates like LaRaza and all environmentalist extremists !