Why do Democrats like celebrities who are outspoken about politics, but hate Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly?
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Democrats hate any one who doesn't share their point of view, which is strange because they really don't have a point of view that stays constant.
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If a person likes the actor or actress, they should respect their political beliefs (or maybe even listen to them and change your mind about things!)
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My guess is that you will have a lot of democrat responses saying something along the lines of "republicans are idiots" or whatever emotional illogical name-calling response they can muster up.\n\nI will try to answer as easily as I can.\n\nDemocrats (aka Left Wing - as they tend to sit on the left side of the senate/house floor) are usually known as "Liberals."  While I very much dislike Liberals, they generally represent personal liberties and civil rights (i.e. gay rights, pro-choice).  This is usually a good thing unless it is taken to the extreme which both sides usually do.  Although they cannot put a name to it, they also usually have what I call a "Robin Hood" theory: steal (higher tax) from the rich to give to the poor (welfare).  Depending on your stance on capitalism and companies, you may agree or disagree with this.\n\nRepublicans (aka Right Wing - as they tend to sit on the right side of the floor) are usually known as "Conservatives."  They are usually stereotyped as the uptight religious group.  Most support capitalism and the growth of businesses.  Again, this is generally good unless taken to an extreme.  They are generally more traditional and stand against radical social change as they can see the effects that it can potentially have on our society as a whole (i.e. pro-life, heterosexual marriage).\n\nReally when it comes down to it, both sides like to play issues such as abortion and gay marriage against each other because that's what the sheep voters usually only care to see on the surface.  Both sides are equally as corrupt and plagued by scandal after scandal although they will both blame each other for being worse.  And none of them really truly represent you.
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Comedians have been bashing politicians since there have been politicians. That's why the United States have freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Not just the freedoms to say what others want to hear, but the freedoms to speak from the head and from the heart.\n\nAnd now I choose to exercise my freedom: Bush is an idiot, this "war" is futile, and I miss the days when Clinton was getting something that our "president" couldn't handle. I would rejoice if I could get my glass back up to half full, kind of like ... oh yeah ... my GAS TANK !!!!
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It is because of the inflated self- sexual image that they have and is fed well by the fans...\nparticularly if both parties are celebrities, nobody in the world can bring them down to earth !!
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Because the NOW is the political muscle of the Democratic Party, and anyone the Democrats don't like gets buldozed over.\n\nIf you're looking for ideals and credibility from Liberals, you're gonna be looking for a LONG time.
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Major leaders of the democrat party are afraid to present themselves to news exposure because in doing so they are subjsect to criticism.  That would take the focus off negative news portrayed in the media against Republicans,  \n\nThe strategy of democrats, planned to a great deal by Chuck Scchummer of NY is a negative campaign, since they have no platform at all of answers to the problems present in the nation and internationally.  These leaders, Pelosi, Dean, Reid, Obama, Clinton are all very left leaning and when they do present views, the majortity of the middle class are NOT that necessarilly enamoured with them.\n\nThey find it safer to hide until after elections.
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Because Letterman doesn't have the intelligence and knowledge to actually engage in a conversation of equals with O'Reilly. The only thing Letterman knows is what's on his cue cards or what his 20 paid joke writers have already laid out for him to ad lib. He is over the hill and a typical main stream media liberal hack who loves Streisand and Jane Fonda and any perky, cute, skin-baring starlet who comes on his show. He's fluff. O'Reilly's tough.
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I am a Democrat, a real one.  One who believes in free speech, not speech just for my side.  One who believes in free expression, including of religion.  One who believes in equality, not special rights for certain groups.  One with ethics.\n\nI would never vote for First Lady Hilliary Clinton (respectful, always for the service she did our country, regardless of patriotic disagreement with some of the Clinton administration's policies), because she calls people names, spreads unfounded rumors, and even lies when it serves her purpose.  I would not vote for anyone who did so, and would hope that Republicans will continue to seek ethical, responsible men for their political ticket.\n\nOther real Democrats (not the childishly boorish people who are presently claiming the title) and I will be seeking an ethical representative for our party ticket.  One who is an American first, who respects majority vote and our electoral system, and has a party affiliation second.\n\nKeep speaking up with good questions like this, and don't tolerate the name-calling, sedition, and rumor-spreading, regardless of who does it.  Certainly don't elect them.\n\nExpect a person of character for the Democratic ticket in time.  We're back, and standing UP for the U.S.A. again.
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Savage is a bit "edgy"... Hannity is good, an interviewer, and advocate of conservative values.... Limbaugh is the grand daddy of em all, he is a teacher, a proselytizer of conservatism. \nActually I like Glenn Beck best of all... his "fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" is a good balance. He tries to explain right and wrong rather than left and right or Republican and Democratic. He also is one of the few that "gets it" in regard to the Islamic Jihadist. He understands the danger that not only the US is in but the whole world is in from them.
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I like lots of democrats  Joe Lieberman Ed Koch Zell Miller Dick Morris and Republicans I like are Rush & George Bush and there are people in both partys I despise but what I would really like is for the best in both partys to form a super party and kickout all the jerks
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It's because these poor dopes believe everything that Rush and O'Reilly tell them. They break it down to mush that the uneducated, angry and bigoted can relate to. How sad that they have been brainwashed into voting against their own interests.
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Most celebrities aren't smart enough to speak for themselves without offending half the country, much less speak and act on behalf of millions of people. There are so many that are so irresponsible that having their own political party would be very disadvantageous to people who need help. \n\nCelebrities are talking heads - they become famous for repeating something someone wrote. They cannot answer a question without their publicist and when they are caught off guard, we all know what happens *cough* Michael Richards, Tom Cruise, Britney Spears.\n\nWe want intelligent people to govern the country - I'm not saying we have that now, but I'd rather have someone run for office because they believe they can help, not because they played a president on TV.\n\nDon't get me wrong, not all celebrities are morons. But it's the moronic producers and money hungry agents that keep bailing them out and providing obscene excuses for their actions.
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Liberals hate Conservatives because Conservatives know the difference between right and wrong and call out Liberals on their actions. No one likes to be told that they are wrong or what they are doing is wrong.\n\nAs a Conservative, I get aggrivated when Liberals think they know all of life's answers and they act like intellectuals when actually they are not very smart.
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Look to a couple of their major "spokespeople" for your answer - Hilary Clinton, a woman who has so little self respect she puts up with a philandering husband; Howard Dean, the party chairman who scares the daylights out of me; and last but not least, John Kerry, whose inane comments proved that a high dollar education does not equal intelligence.\n\nMake your own decision.
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B/c generally speaking the democrats try to publicly align themselves to the "poor" and "minors".  This is what they say in public avenues, whereas their personal opinions sometimes turn out to be quite the contrary.\n\nBut look at Hillary Clinton on MLK day, she made a speech comparing the republicans to "plantation owners".  The democrats specificially target the poor and what are considered to be "minorities" because they make a large % of voters and thus they hope to get their candidates into office by playing those cards.
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I like both Rush and O’Reilly, but for different reasons.  You really have to go through Rush’s orations closely to find the true meat and useful information.  However, he is a great spinner.  I remember his earlier days when people were actually asking him to run for political office.  His answer that was to explain “I am an entertainer, not a politician.”  I still look at him as an entertainer.  He is fun to listen to, but I make my own decisions.\n\nAs for O’Reilly, I like him because he has shown on several occasions, he is willing to bash the Republicans as much as the Democrats.  Yes, he is a conservative thinker, but if the Republicans or a specific Republican is doing something he doesn’t agree with, he has no problem with saying so.  In other words, he is a conservative thinker that does not hold to any specific party line.  If he agrees with something, he says so.  If he doesn’t agree with something, he tells you why.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, they contribute differently.  Rush contributes entertainment and makes you think about your beliefs regardless if you agree or disagree with him.  O’Reilly contributes commentary based on his belief that is based on less rhetoric and more on actually evaluating the issues.  \n\nI don’t completely agree with either of them, but I do enjoy listening to both.