Oprah says "Why would anyone stay in Chicago? "

[Steve-o]

Whats a matter Oprah? Is the "global warming" making it too cold for you here in Chicago? I figured with all that blubber you'd be juuuust fine here. Guess not. Youll get alllll the heat you want in CA with those wildfires scorching your arse!

[alyssa luvs mojitos]

Hey, don't rip Oprah. It's actually 2 degrees warmer here when she's in town! lol

[SJaye]

Originally Posted by lenniel

Well, that's exactly the problem. There are people stupid enough to care what a celebrity (most of whom don't have much beyond a high school education) thinks about the world and politics and will actually vote or think a certain way because some self-important media ***** (no, I'm not calling Oprah a *****....) tells them that's what they should think.

People look to others to make decisions for them, be it a celebrity, a politician, or both (arguably some people are both) to shield themselves from the responsibility they have to take for potentially making a poor decision. It is an epidemic! So many people seem incapable of coming to grips with the fact that they did something bad, they always have to blame someone else! People who use celebrities for their decision-making are pre-emptively delegating blame for what goes wrong in their lives. If something does go wrong, they will simply chose a different celebrity, or "role model" to follow, and repeat the cycle. As a society we need to get back to making decisions and taking responsibility individually.