# America is all about celebs now **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 4, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329 "2017-01-04T18:58:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/1 "2017-01-04T18:58:17Z")
And that is a big reason Trump won. He was on TV 14 years before he ran. Other than Clinton nobody else had nearly the exposure he did. When other celebs run they almost all win: Al Franken Jesse Ventura Sonny Bono Clint Eastwood Arnold S. Reagan and so on the other night Maria Carey flubbed a song. And there was major coverage all over the media, NY times, Washington post, CBS, ABC, etc. How do you explain that coverage for a flubbed song on TV? Because she’s a big name celeb. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/2 "2017-01-04T19:01:19Z")
Slow news day? ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/3 "2017-01-04T19:03:09Z")
No dude, it’s more that the political class in the USA is a worthless adjunct of the owners of capital. Really, what is the point of votig for a Wall Street front. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/4 "2017-01-04T19:07:40Z")
At least Carey has actual talent unlike a lot of celebs. You probably know which ones I refer to with no or little talent . ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/5 "2017-01-04T20:13:44Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > When other celebs run they almost all win: The list of celebs who’ve run for office and lost is a much longer list. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-all-about-celebs-now/776329/6 "2017-01-04T20:24:18Z")
\*\*America is all about celebs now \*\* Then why isn’t Kris Jenner aka Kardashian our new president? She’s got the babes, the booty, and a bombastic, load mouthed, egomaniac for a son-in-law who is also Trump’s friend, who controls his Kanye West mouth even less than The Donald. The Kardashian/West administration will be huge in 2020. They apparently own the content of TV and several magazines just by showing their butts. They do not need donors beyond the sperm. Be careful what you wish for. I could a tale unfold whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood.