So does that also mean you think we should look down on those who fail to do such things? Even if their heart and soul are full of goodness and light? What if the person who "dropped out" wasn't a celebrity either but still full of goodness and light and love of humanity and all the world and out of that they did many good and sweet things for many people? It is that, that truly changes the world in ways more profound than we can possibly imagine.

I still agree though that we are totally obsessed with celebrities.

If you truly believe that either Bruce Willis or Chuck Norris have no way of getting their message out there you're reading the wrong newspaper. Besides Norris was sitting up there like a peacock for someone else in the beginning or don't you remember?

I'd like to see those numbers who voted for anyone "just because celebs told them too" now or in the past. I realize people can bee sheep, but usually they have many more reasons than "Mister Famous told me to."

But there were celebs who told people to vote for McCain, too!

Americans are no more or less obsessed with fame and celebrities than any other country or culture. It is natural for humans all over the world to fantasize about the rich and famous. By obsessing over what So-and-so is wearing and what Such-and-such said or how Someone-or-other does things is perfectly natural. There is a theory that such fascination is left over from a time when information was scarce and formal teaching was unheard of. By involving ourselves in the details of those more successful, we have always hoped that we could pick up on that "secret" or "magic" they have and learn to apply it.

Someone is really upset about the results.

You don't think there's any possible way that people thought Obama was right about the issues? You think that Bono says "OBAMA" on SNL and all the sudden people can't help but go to the poles? Really?