'Liberals' for Lions

Here's a recent gem of a comment from one of Hollywood's finest; the one and only Robert Redford.

"Our country has hit a point where we have lost so much," he said. "We have lost lives, we've lost sacred freedoms, we've lost financial stability; we've lost our position of respect on the world stage."

Who appointed Robert Redford to speak for America? Or for that matter, any of Hollywood? What is the deal with these filthy rich movie makers who 1) believe they are somehow mainstream and 2) think that because they produce fiction and live in a make-believe world- they can speak for the rest of us. How did entertainment and politics become so fused that you can't tell where one stops and the other begins?

I feel the US is on the way up. Maybe not society, mind you, evidenced by the degradation of the family and the dominance of reality TV... But specifically, Mr. Redford, what sacred freedoms or financial stability have YOU lost? As for respect from our world neighbors... That is such a cop out. Which ones? China- where human rights are a fallacy and the vast majority of the country runs on coal burning plants? Where's Al Gore's outrage over that? What other country could you, Mr. Redford, have accomplished what you have and enjoyed the freedom to do it? Name one. That's how we got to be the greatest nation on earth- We didn't care what others thought and just did the right thing. Please, do us all a favor and spare us your America sucks speech and go to whatever country serves you better.