Your Curmudgeon does not have much time for that aura of entitlement which surrounds celebrity. I have even less patience for that sense of entitlement when a celebrity decides that fame alone is sufficient to rationalize a foray into politics. Being in the public eye is not equivalent to being in the public service.
Consequently, it comes as no surprise that the Franken run for the U.S. Senate doesn't have me bouncing for joy. Nope, if Al wants to get into politics, that's great- but I'd be a little bit more willing to support him if he started building a record of public service- maybe running for a position in state legislature instead of starting off gunning for the freaking Senate.
Still- Al gets a LOT of press, and money- simply because he is a celebrity. Let us, you and I, examine some of the contributors for Al's Senate campaign:
Now, if you are thinking, like I am, "I didn't know Larry Hagman, Ben Stein, and Lucy Lawless lived in Minnesota!", I've some news for ya. They DON'T live in Minnesota.
But they are all willing to put their money in to help determine who should represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.
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