Al Franken and Hollywood Money, a Marriage Made in Failure

This article talks about how scores of notable celebrities are falling over themselves to give former Saturday Night Live funnyman Al Franken money for his Minnesota Senatorial run against Republican Norm Coleman. Here’s my thought on this: those celebrities, and Franken, have no idea what they’re doing. My theory about celebrities backing politicos? The American people hate it. Mainstream America already thinks Hollywood celebrities are overpriced, overpaid, and overcongratulated doofuses, so whenever a gaggle of celebrity flocks to a political candidate and supports him, the guy always loses. Kerry? Gore? Anyone?

Look, here’s the deal: in small doses, mainstream America are willing to tolerate celebrities backing a certain political candidate. They don’t mind it. But when too many celebrities do it, it starts to look…bad.

Again: Kerry. Gore. Get it?

Watch your back, Al. It’s great to have celebrities on your side — just don’t tell the American people about it.

“And with your help, we can change — er, crap, I forgot my line.”

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