Sycamore's Interactive War Diary

[elSicomoro]

It's interesting to see the backlash against celebrities speaking out on the war:

--VISA has pulled its commercials featuring Martin Sheen. And apparently, ratings for "The West Wing" have not been so great...although, this season has been a clunker overall anyway.

--Don Cherry, host of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, went into a 7-minute pro-US tirade 2 weeks ago during his "Coach's Corner" segment. CBC has apparently pulled that audio file off its site, and he has received both praise and criticism for his remarks. In his defense, he was basically goaded by co-host Ron MacLean to speak out about the war.

--Many country stations are refusing to play songs by the Dixie Chicks, after singer Natalie Maines said she was embarrassed that the president is from her home state of Texas, to an audience in London last month.

--A sign was hung on a statue of Wayne Gretzky outside Skyreach Centre in Edmonton that read "U$ Lackey." Gretzky is a vocal supporter of Dubya and the war in Iraq.

I understand that celebrities are under a microscope, and they should know that what they say could be subject to scrutiny. But in the end...who really cares what a celebrity thinks about the war? They're not fighting it, they're not involved in it, they're really no different than you or me in the end.

Fortunately, I have not yet received a backlash for my anti-war stance...and for that, I thank you.

Not that anyone really cares what I say either.