Comments on: Wilt Chamberlain was a Nixon Man: A Brief History of Celebrity Political Endorsements

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:46:45 +0000

Sherri, it just isn’t true that Barack won’t pledge, and I have to wonder why you would lie like that? Are you by any chance a local celebrity, too dumb to fact-check, or do you just guzzle the koolade too fast? And why can’t you stay on topic? We’re talking about celebrity endorsements, not whether the candidate’s wife is a drug addict or not.

By: valerie

valerie — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:14:25 +0000

Who cares what celebs think. Best to ask the people who run the local convenience store. You’ll get sound advice, at least.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:52:23 +0000

I love the story of Paris Hilton’s Endorsement of John Kerry, and then the fact that she forgot to vote.

By: herman king

herman king — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:39:21 +0000

Celebs have the right to endorse and some are not afraid to take highly controversial positions. Charlie Sheen and Willie Nelson got ridiculed because they can see what everyone could see if they would take their heads out of their asses.

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:18:57 +0000

‘Normalcy’ was in evidence in speech, print and in dictionaries at least as early as 1857.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:35:27 +0000

Very nicely done, Miss Linda! I pay very little attention to media hooplah about what celeb is endorsing who, because it doesn’t really matter to me, but this was a nice slice of history and politics. Can’t wait to see more from you!

By: Mikes

Mikes — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:10:35 +0000

Don’t forget that more credible members of the celebrity intelligencia: Paris Hilton and Puff Daddy, supported John Kerry

By: Moon

Moon — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:40:17 +0000

Celebs might be dumb as rocks, but they are smarter and more consistent that right-wing pundits like Limbaugh, O’Reilly and Krauthammer.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:46:00 +0000

This article reminds me of how my fairly conservative mother always gets upset when celebs endorse candidates. She thinks its unfair when they “use” their fame to stump, but apparently she is totally cool if they use their fame to get elected. It seems that instead of worrying that much about endorsements Republicans skip the middle man and make their celebs into politicians. Linda maybe your next article can be on famous poles like Jesse Venture, the Govenator, and Ronald Reagan…

By: Julie "Asian"

Julie "Asian" — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:53:27 +0000

haha! i loved this article! great perspective and research on political history that actually interested deliberately non-politcal me.

willie’s real nice and all, but in my everyday life, it’s more like: What Would Britney Do??

thanks, miss linda! can’t wait to read more!