Paul McCartney.
Images of the Beatles.
From the innocuous "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to the drug-laden "Revolution # 9."
"She Loves You" to "Let It Be."
"I Saw Her Standing There" to "Hey Jude."
Ahhh... The Beatles.
The shock of John Lennon's long-ago and senseless murder. The sadness of George Harrison's death -- far too young -- from cancer. The good fortune of Richard Starkey -- er... Ringo Starr, undoubtedly the luckiest no-talent drummer on the face of the planet, who found himself in the right place at the right time in the early 1960s.
And now, the embarrassment of "Sir" Paul McCartney joining the ranks of the extremely self-important. Rarefied air, that. Rubbing elbows with the likes of spellcheck-challenged Barbra Streisand, Hugo Chavez/Fidel Castro-loving Danny Glover, Bush-hater Sean Penn, "If Bush is elected, I'm leaving the country" Alec Baldwin, Bush-basher Matt Damon, left-wingers Tim Robbins and his former "significant other," Susan Sarandon, hater Janeane Garofalo -- oh wait, she's not even a celebrity, just a foul-mouthed, ugly little person...
...the list, sadly, goes on and on.
Celebrities who think that their celebrity status means that their views are somehow important to the rest of us.
Now, the 67 year-old former heart throb has seen fit to inject himself into American politics.
Regarding the grand American experiment called Barack Hussein Obama, which doesn't seem to be going so well these days, Sir Paul admonished,
“I’m a big fan, he’s a great guy. So lay off him, he’s doing great.”Well.
There you have it. Straight from the top. Obama's a "great guy." Thanks, Paul -- I never would've realized... And thanks for the observation that "...he's doing great." Oh wait. I get it. Good to see you still have that wry British sense of humor, eh?
Then, last night, the former fab-four member (say THAT fast six times...) had to get in a dig at...
...hope you are seated
wait for it...
Former President George W. Bush.
After receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from
“After the last eight years, it's great to have a president who knows what a library is.”
Maybe, in a parallel universe, there are celebrities who entertain, rather than try to dazzle us with their political acumen.
Can I move there?
Skip
Hey,
ReplyDeleteSorry but, Paul McCartney's a bit of an idiot when it comes to putting his foot in his mouth. He seems to think that, at three years past 64, he's still cracking up the audience with his Hard Days Night antics.
For the most part, I believe popular singers shouldn't talk in public. It just never seems to work out quite right.