Madonna , McCain and the Art of Self Importance

Lets be straight up , I'm all for free speech. If a culture is to be totally free , we need the freedom to debate ideas and convictions in the public arena. However , having said that what I find disturbing and maddening is when celebrities use their self inflated egos , thinking that they are somehow more savvy bout certain things to rant or put forth a idea without warrant , and then are afraid to step into the fray of debate. Madonna , who is on her new tour in Europe , apparently compared presidential hopeful , John McCain , to Hitler. Just as the Dixie Chick's did a couple of years ago when they called President Bush dumb, using a platform to personally attack a person's character , but not really engage in real debate over the issues or positions they disagree with and then offer alternatives . But this is a real low point, to portray or depict Senator McCain as a type of Hitler. It once again shows the self inflated importance celebrities have of themselves. It was a cheap and sick tactic on part of this shock queen , who has done stuff like this forever just to get her name in print , because it sure will not be her music . Of course her fans ate this up like pablum , loving every moment , not even realizing they are mere sheep in the hands of a master manipulator of the media. What is sadder , she was not called out by her fans to grow up. She should have the decency to apologize to this war hero ,and true patriot, but then again, that would take someone with a shred of decency, and Madonna has long showed , she has none.