And Some of Them Can't Even Act

Victor Davis Hanson wants to know why Hollywood actors seem to enjoy jumping on liberal bandwagons so often...

What's so disturbing about our leftist celebrities lecturing us on what has gone wrong after September 11? Nothing, as long as we realize why they do it.

Entertainers wrongly assume their fame, money and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks or mastery of a narrow skill.

In fact, what do a talented Richard Gere, Robert Redford and Madonna all have in common besides loudly blasting the current administration? They either dropped out of, or never started, college. Cher may think George Bush is "stupid," but she -- not he -- didn't finish high school.

If these apparent autodidacts are without degrees, aren't they at least well informed? Not always. Right before the Iraqi war, Barbra Streisand issued an angry statement assuring us Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iran.

Hanson has plenty more, but I found myself disagreeing with one thing. The title of the article was "Elegant Nonsense". I don't think much of the tripe served up by the acting elite is elegant.