Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Why do you know what Rosie O'Donnel and Gwenyth Paltrow think politically?
It has never even crossed my mind to wonder what those peoples' political views are.
I see and read a lot of stories about bubble headed celebrities... Paltrow hosts fund raisers for Obama at her home, so it's in the context of what she says at such events. In fact, Obama attends fund raisers hosted by Hollywood big-wigs quite frequently (for someone who unceasingly bashes the rich).
Low information voters get their cues from people like that. While I don't follow the personal lives of any Hollywood Celebs, their views and quotes are sometimes discussed on shows I watch and listen to, simply because the U.S. is so heavily into pop culture and a lot of voters get their news and opinions from there. That is, in fact, how Barack Obama got elected in the first place.
Six months ago, Rush joked about comedians (e.g. Jon Stewart) being the new journalists . Six months later, we find out that Meet the Press actually wanted Jon Stewart to become the permanent host. Reports are that Stewart could have written his own ticket.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/10/08/report-nbc-tried-to-hire-jon-stewart-to-host-meet-the-press/