Why?

Chevy Chase went on an expletive-laced tirade against George Bush yesterday at the Kennedy Center. Here's one of his obviously-genious-inspired comments:

"I'm no (expletive) clown either. ... This guy started a jihad."

The thing here is not really the expletives. I don't expect actors to have a massive vocabulary when they're not reading a script. It's also definitely NOT that I think Chevy should not be allowed to say those things. We, as Americans, have every right to make fools of ourselves, and we do so with abandon.

No, the real issue is Hollywood. Why, why, why do actors and actresses think that the rest of the world gives a rat's hairy behind about what they think politically? Some of the best actors of our time: Robin Williams, George Clooney, and now Chevy Chase (Alec Baldwin omitted intentionally because I used the word "best") have all made complete asses of themselves in recent months and years. Why? Hollywood, please leave the thinking to those of us who live in the real world! Do what you do well, but stop trying to do real work!

This one strikes me particularly hard. Williams, I knew he was a commie early on. Clooney is fairly generic...if I had his genes, I could do the job. Chevy, though, is a guy who can make me laugh at the drop of a hat. But, nooooo, he just had to come along and tarnish his image with me. Dusty Bottoms, you disappoint me. Just shut up.