There's nothing like experiencing (again and again) the peerless doltishness of Hollywood celebrities. The most recent display of the all-too-familiar collective idiocy emanating from the bowels of tinsel town was brought to us by Matt Damon. (It's a pity too because I liked some of his movies...) On the the candidacy of Gov. Sarah Palin, Damon offered these insightful words:
"I think that pick [Sarah Palin] was for political purposes. But in terms of governance, it's a disaster...You do the actuary tables, there's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin...It's like a really bad Disney movie, The Hockey Mom. 'Oh, I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska,' and she's president...She's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd."
Damon's bizarre screed continued but, out of a deep consideration for the time and standards of the readers, I'm going to pull the plug.
Hmmm...when sizing up degrees of absurdity, which comes out on top:
a) An elected official from middle America with a strong record of accomplishment (not to mention an 85% approval rating from her constituents), who stands a good chance of becoming the next vice president?
or
b) The rank hutzpah of a delusional screen performer who is desperate for relevance in the real world and thinks that what he has to say regarding serious, grown-up matter is actually worth listening to?
Maybe if Palin dances on "Ellen" she'll earn the endorsement of Damon.
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