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Celebrity Cult

Isn't it interesting that the GOP's favorite assault on the candidacy of Barack Obama is that he is inexperienced and is nothing but a celebrity? Perhaps they forgot about Ronald Reagan?

Before being elevated to the role of God the Father in the Republican pantheon, Ronald Reagan had been a two term governor of California from 1966-1974. Prior to that, he was a celebrity. The Great Communicator began his career as a radio personality and an announcer for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. He signed his first movie contract with Warner Brothers in 1937, the first step in a career as a B movie actor that would span three decades. In addition to his heights as a thespian, the co-star of such memorable fare as Bedtime for Bonzo was best known as a celebrity spokesman for companies such as General Electric. Perhaps being a celebrity in politics is not so bad after all.

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