When the Famous are Fallible

I was listening to an interview with Heather Mills, the ex-wife of Paul McCartney. She was being questioned by Richard Greene on his Air America radio show. Mills made the claim that being on a vegan diet could absolutely reverse type one diabetes in two weeks. She offered no proof, no studies, no nothing to back up such an assertion. Greene did note that she is not a doctor. She could not dispute that but said that "she studdied a lot" what ever that means. Studied with whom? Studied what?

Because they are famous, some how or another celebrities can say anything without challenge. In fact, that is the premise of Green's radio program. It's called Hollywood Clout. He brings on a variety of entertainers to pontificate on their beliefs, be they political, dietary, medical, or whatever.

Why do we think that their opinion about the Obama health care proposal is any more important or relevant than the person that cleans their house?

I've always believed that in our country, we worship at the alter of fame (or infamy), looks, money or power. Some how intelligence, character or education doesn't quite measure up.