Mainstream personalities such as Fox News host Jeanine Pirro recently warned Swift not to “get involved in politics.”
Who is Pirro to tell any celebrity not to get involved in politics? Apparently the Right is worried. Not like there isn’t any precedent:
- Ronald Reagan
- Jesse Ventura
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Mehmet Oz
- Donald Trump
With the exception of Oz, all actually won office, and all except Ventura were Republicans. Ventura was with the Reform Party.
So it apparently works when celebrities run for office. Maybe Swift should run for president.
Oh, no, she is not qualified because she is not old enough, per the constitution. She is only 34 now. However, she would be 35 by inauguration time. Close enough for me.
There is another candidate running who is not qualified, that one for instigating an insurrection in the past. It does not seem to stop him.
Whether any of these people know how to govern does not seem to be a question anyone is asking. You just have to be popular, rich, willing to spend lots of money and time, and win elections.
So Pirro, in my opinion, is way out of line telling a celebrity not to get involved in politics. If I were Swift I’d get involved out of spite.