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huh-1[Blind Gossip] This female multi-hyphenate is one of those entertainers who is reeling from the fact that Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the Presidential election. However, her disdain for those who voted for him is a little bit humorous.

She was ranting about how ridiculous and unfair it is that all these uneducated people [meaning the Trump voter] should decide who the next President is going to be. The funny thing is that I happen to know that she never even graduated from high school!

Perhaps the memory of her own lack of formal education was frozen during a Botox session?

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Celebrity:

[Optional] Only U.S. citizens over the age of 18 are allowed to vote in our elections. If it was up to you, would you impose any other criteria about who should/should not be allowed to vote?

Please keep your comments civil.

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  2. TulipInBloom says

    Not sure about the multi-hyphenate. Could be so many since they usually start young. Not graduating doesn’t necessarily equate to dumb.

    If you need counseling after your candidate loses, you shouldn’t get to vote. Period.

  3. northofyou says

    The funniest thing is that HRC won the popular vote. Or it would be funny if Trump wasn’t the winner. We need to fix the broken electoral college system. US voters did not elect Trump. The electoral college did.

  5. Tinkerbell says

    Cher

    It will never happen, but would look to see some of the 100 Million or so votes that weren’t cast by Americans redistributed to other countries that are going to be affected by the outcome.

  6. taracu says

    I don’t think it’s necessarily hypocritical for the person to say that.

    Perhaps they mean uneducated voter in the sense that they are uneducated about the candidates, their policies, what they stand for, and a fundamental lack of understanding for critical topics that are taken seriously by Clinton (and all scientists) and shrugged off by Trump , who can’t be that stupid, but knows what side of his bread is buttered to get elected.

  8. Tia Gordita says

    There are really too many who fit the clues. They think because they entertain us, we should revere their opinions. We don’t have their platform, so they delude themselves into thinking they represent what we think. I’ve lived through enough elections to know that I will only agree with the results half of the time and the pendulum always swings the opposite way every 8 to 12 years. To the disappointed: suck it up, and move forward.

  9. danneka says

    guessing miley cyrus but not sure if she graduated.

    I attended a hollywood event where everyone was telling us to vote for Hilary. I’m like you know? I will vote for WHO I want thank you very much! Celebs think they can control the world.

  10. totallytopanga says

    Katy Perry

    Clues – she is a high school drop out, very vocal lately about how disapointed she is , she has a song on the frozen soundtrack, has had a lot of botox.

  12. tigtig18 says

    Cher

    only a moral criteria…we demand our rights, but we ignore our responsibilities, one of which is to be an informed citizen. The need of handholding to get people to vote or to register to vote is ridiculous.

  14. ladysussex says

    This could be almost half of the entertainers.

    Yes, if it were up to me people should have some sort of test to prove that they understand the issues, and what each candidate has actually said (excluding absurd propaganda) about those issues.

  15. KCeagle says

    I was going to guess Miley…but since botox was mentioned my guess is Jennifer Lopez.

    The multi-hyphen also made Lady Gaga a candidate. But I believe that she graduated from a private and exclusive all-girls school. So let’s go with J-Lo. DOH! 🙂

  17. theonyxzone says

    I’m pretty sure the blind is about Madonna but isnt it well known that she went to the University of Michigan?

    clue: Frozen

  18. GretaGuesses says

    Cher? She’s been on a rage, and was out marching with the protesters. I thought Kristen Bell first, because of “frozen”. but everything I read said she went to university. Cher’s face is frozen from Botox, and referring to a “memory” of her lack of education suggests that this is an older person, perhaps.

    As tender and emotionally immature as many of these special snowflakes are, maybe the voting age should be raised to 25. The overreaction to the election is ridiculous.

  20. Keeping Honest says

    All of them.
    I think a new law should be passed that rioters should lose voting privileges for a few years.

  21. NativeAtlantaGirl says

    I think every voter should have to pass US Citizenship-style test. Amazed at people who cannot name their representatives, or explain Electoral College, or about checks and balances. Yes, I understand it is restrictive but I seriously doubt our incoming president could pass it.

    I supported neither Trump nor Hillary, and I understand election fatigue, but the 2 Trump supporters I know had zero knowledge of his trial later this month and many other upcoming “incidentals.

    • josie says

      And most of use would FAIL! Most of use don’t even know the full Constitution nor the Bill of Rights. Only what little was taught in school or from watching television.

    • NativeAtlantaGirl says

      I took it a few weeks ago bc I had said Trump couldn’t pass it. They replied “could you?” I got 100/100 (I interned for a Congressman in HS, so a bit more politically saavy.)

      Most of the questions are not exceedingly difficult but shows that you have a basic understanding of government. If you paid attention to your high school Civics class, you should pass it.

      If people who respect our nation so much that they go through the lengthy citizenship process, including the test – for…

  23. lolachristina says

    idk who this is, maybe idina menzel if frozen is a clue?

    optional: I’d love for there to be a law that stops people from voting if they think whoever wins the election is the president the day after the election and can start making new laws as soon as the election is over. My brother actually thought this and posted ” I have a feeling trump will do great things tomorrow on his first day in office”.

  24. longtimefan says

    The Goddess Cher.

    Her education level- she’s Cher

    That person can laugh if they want to but she makes more money than them, and she’s awarded more prestigiously than them. She’s earned her right to speak. She’s Cher.

  25. jonesing says

    Madonna
    I’m a Democrat but I can’t stand most of the celebrities that talk a bunch of smack about “issues” in the news and what ought to be done. Oh, my god they’re so damned precious. I really think it’s come back to bite the Dems in the *.

  26. lulus mom says

    I didn’t technically graduate. I went on to get my GED, an associates, a bachelors, two minors and a masters. So, not sure it matters. High school isn’t for everyone.

  28. dreameroc says

    Geez it would be easier to ask which Hollywood bimbette supporting Clinton went to college
    Jennifer Lawrence – think she barely has high school by that test thing that dropouts do
    Eva longoria
    Cher

  30. jonty30 says

    Some people need to feel important, so they latch onto whatever makes them seem fashionable.

    No, people should not be forced into accepting what those who deem themselves as better decides for them. People have a right to decide for themselves how they think their lives can get better.

  33. lepidoteran says

    Miley?

    Madonna definitely graduated from high school. I think Katy Perry did. Not sure about others

    OPTIONAL: No, I would not require additional criteria. It is a right of all adult citizens [there are some restrictions – someone could be found mentally incompetent and some states don’t allow those with felony records to vote] and then their responsibility whether and how they choose to exercise that right.

  37. funkyhomosapien says

    I hate replying about politics, but respectfully, “not collecting assistance” isn’t very fair and kind of classist . Welfare doesn’t equate “lazy”. My dad, like lots of boomers, had very specific education and was downsized at 50. His career doesn’t exist anymore. He’s collecting assistance while actively looking for a job but not many employers hire 50yo men. In your book he wouldn’t be allowed to vote although he’s a victim of a govt that incited people to study in these now…

  38. Baileygirl says

    Agree with above but there are millions of Americans who were good citizens, paid taxes, and never committed a felony. People who were once productive but now have disabilities from ageing or injuries should be allowed to vote. Picture ID is a must. I hope Trump gets Congress to draft a bill so that fraud at the ballot box ends.
    I am sick of being preached to by uneducated celebrities. Dope slap to this frozen-faces freak.

  40. Moonpie says

    Katy Perry.

    But this also fits about 90% of Hollywood. Know it all, uneducated, entitled, elitist, ignorant, don’t vote although they pretend they do, disconnected from reality and the man on the street.
    Criteria:
    Over 18 (includes all over 18 regardless of who they are).
    US citizen (excludes all immigrants or undocumented people in the US)
    Must be alive (excludes dead people)
    Should not be on government assistance unless it is Social Security

  43. Neduardo says

    I would guess SJP.

    She has been working since she was virtually an embryo. I am sure that she received the legally required amount of education, which may not include the need to graduate from high school.

    Criteria to Vote: I am not sure that additional hurdles would help as I heard that a little over 50% voted. How about compulsory voting which is conducted on the weekend with more polling booths available? Some other countries adopt this model and it seems to work OK.

  44. sunshine702 says

    Cher?

    I agree with 4six2. A productive member of society. And if you need an i.d. to board a plane and check in for jury duty you should need it to vote.

  48. brjjrb says

    That would exclude a lot of stay at home moms who don’t pay taxes if they don’t work, poor people who don’t make enough to pay taxes, priests and other religious figures that survive on parishioner donations, Donald Trump because you know he proudly doesn’t pay taxes.

    Probably all government employees including members of the armed services who subsist on taxpayer dollars. Yes they pay taxes, but it is basically a refund to the taxpayer. They don’t financially support our country rather…

  49. rayodeplata says

    Celebrity: Beyonce

    Optional: I don’t live in the U.S. but I assume that people with convictions can’t vote, right? (in my country they can’t). I would especially ban people charged with hate crimes, violence, pedophiles and discrimination. But this would probably clash with the First or Second or whatever Amendment sooo…

  50. amagod121 says

    Cher never graduated rom high school and was at last night’s protests so I’ll go with her.

    Only criteria should be an adult legal citizen of the US. And non-felons, in my opinion. Otherwise you can get into blocking groups of people.

  51. MommyPalooza says

    JLo?
    Optional: I’m starting to feel like there should be a test on civics and how elections work.

  52. itstarapagain says

    I’d guess Beyonce although the entertainment industry is full of uneducated masses

    As to the other question, I will just say that I’m good with the new US naturalized citizens voting. They have to study for and pass a citizenship test that a high percentage of natural born citizens couldn’t pass. It’s about us history and government. Creates very knowledgeable new Americans

  53. plumplum says

    I guess Madonna .
    No other criteria except the age but the popular vote would be a good idea for presidential election. Many countries use this system without problem

  54. beancounter says

    The existing criteria has worked just fine for more than 200 years so no reason to change now. Unlike celebrities, our vote is the only time that the elites in Washington are forced to listen us. Taking away someone’s rights or freedoms because they don’t believe exactly as you do goes against everything this country is supposed to stand for.

  55. afternoondelight says

    Cher
    Everyone should be able to vote if they are citizens. I think one of the biggest problems we have is income tax. Why should you be punished for working? I wish we had the Fair Tax. A lot of anger is about the government taking people’s money to give to others.

    College educated white female here delighted by Tuesday’s results.

  59. wfreshie says

    is this cher? she was pretty upset…the president is selected by the electoral college so why do we vote for president?? we all have local stuff on our ballot to vote forthough

    • scumby says

      We vote so that citizens in every state has a say instead of tyranny. It’s like the World Series winner is based on the team with the most wins not the most runs scored.

  61. Cuddlebutt says

    Maybe she would like them to take a test….like the ones that kept blacks from voting back when they first won that right.

    • MrsBreeder says

      THANK YOU. High school diplomas or civics classes being “required” is nothing short of a literacy test to stop people from voting during Jim Crowe. But that’s okay…as long as it is “the other team” having to jump through hoops, most people seem OK with it.

  63. mommagoosed says

    I suspect this is Beyonce. Formal education doesn’t guarantee sense, nor does one need it to have an opinion or educate themselves on the issues that matter most to them. That being said, the only other qualification I would add is to show a valid ID, since I have to show a valid ID to get a job, get a library card, if I get pulled over while driving (God forbid, lol!), and in many other situations. Even when my Grandma returned her driver’s license, she got a picture ID for doctor’s…

    • prinny says

      I am Canadian, and we have to show photo ID to vote. Are you telling me in the US you do not??? Wow, really?

    • redstilettos says

      If you suggest someone should have to prove who they care, you get called names like bigot, racist, etc. You have to prove who you are to get a library card, btw.

    • tforce7878 says

      @prinny-Yes, really. It is the most ridiculous argument going on right now. We use ID for everything, but for some reason the USA likes the “honor policy ” for voting. Obviously, I have my opinions on why some politicians and constituents don’t want Voter ID, but that is a conversation for another day!

    • mommagoosed says

      Mind-boggling, isn’t it? Not trying to prevent any US citizen from voting, but I have to show ID for so many other things in life and voting should be one of them.

    • jennycee says

      As a fellow Canadian I thought the same thing – no ID to vote? But John Oliver actually did a piece on it and because the US system can differ so much from state to state it can be next to impossible for some people to have access to getting government ID. John showed areas in the US where you literally have to travel hours, and they are open 1 day every couple months – when you barely have money to get by how do you get there? By requiring ID you would be punishing people for being poor.

    • tforce7878 says

      @jennycee

      No offense to John Oliver, but he is not a U.S. Citizen. He is a legal resident (“green card” status). He cannot vote. He can have all the opinions he wants, but many states have said they will issue FREE ID cards for this exact reason. Nobody with any sense would want to take away a citizen’s right to vote or “punish” them! Asking for ID is not a way to disenfranchise voters, it is a reasonable request to cut out any possibility (some say its remote, some don’t) of voter…

  64. Molly7111 says

    Celebrity: Kylie Jenner
    Perhaps the equivalent of a high school education so they would have taken a history/civics/social studies class.

  65. Heathersmist says

    Education is not only a diploma. It’s an accumulation of everything that we experience from cradle to the grave. We are blessed to live right now, with everything literally at our fingertips…technology has allowed that.
    Agree that we should be responsible enough in researching all we can about the background of the matter, before casting our vote, from local measures up to a president. Too many vote blind affiliation to a specific party without knowledge.

  66. Goodgrief says

    Sarah Jessica Parker. I don’t see where she graduated high school, only that she attended. I have lots and lots of opinions. However, I won’t share them here.

  67. bertwheeler says

    Beyoncé.

    No, because it would never stop. It’s better to figure out why you lost, so you can win next time. Also, keep in mind that you can’t win ’em all.

  69. Gemzan says

    Miley Cyrus?

    First, I know plenty of college educated Trump voters, myself included, so this only-uneducated-rubes-voted-for-Trump narrative is ridiculous. Second, it’s just a few decades since you had to be 21 to vote. Now that we know the frontal lobe of the brain, which controls judgment, isn’t fully formed until the mid-to-late 20s, we should raise the age minimum back to 21 at the very least, 25 ideally. That ought to make this blind’s subject’s head explode . 😉

  71. QuitIt says

    I did not vote for Trump, but people who voted for Trump are not all racist and uneducated. Many of them saw both candidates as so deplorable, they voted the abstract issue as they saw it which was Globalism (Dems) vs Nationalism (Rep). Many thought this was an opportunity to restore some of the manufacturing and economic strength to the US which will be needed as the unbacked dollar loses value. Not so dumb. I think maybe electoral college is dumb.
    Celeb: Sarah Jessica Parker?
    No other…

    • hairsofthedog says

      This is an excellent point. For many voters, Trump was simply the lesser evil. It’s not that they like or trust him, but that they like and trust Clinton even less.

    • mduffe says

      Exactly. People don’t like Trump, they just dislike Clinton more. My state, Iowa, went to Trump this year and the previous 2 elections went to Obama. People really don’t trust Clinton.

    • LooLoo says

      Nearly every single person I know who voted for Trump voted for that reason. They don’t trust Hilary, and saw him as a lesser evil. A lot of millennials really don’t know everything the Clintons have done over the years. They take her at her word, and she knows all the buzzwords. None of this had anything at all to do with race.

  73. redstilettos says

    So many to pick from. Babs Streisand? I have a Master’s degree and voted Trump. Though I’m not a Trump person, he was better than Hillary who would sell us out to the highest bidder. I’m not a Libertarian, but have many friends who are, but they need to work themselves up on the state level before they can be a contender nationally.

    • wfreshie says

      yes cher never graduated…she had undiagnosed dyslexia…..didn’t realize until her child was in school and was diagnosed…cher recognized all the symptoms in herself

  76. MikeInSanJose says

    Perhaps some Civics classes, to understand the process. High school diploma might be nice, but usually the issues these people run on don’t require an education to understand, but it might help to understand ballot measures. And the current trend seems to be against intellectual, educated people in favor of electing the stupid, so there’s that…

    Our elected officials really only do what their owners/donors tell them to anyway…

    • MrsBreeder says

      Neither of my paternal grandparents had high school diplomas. They were both good, honest, hard working Americans. Requiring someone to have a diploma or take some civics classes is not any different than the “literacy” tests pushed during Jim Crowe.

  78. tforce7878 says

    Madonna. High school drop out. Left Michigan and went to New York City after dropping out. No matter what your political affiliation, celebrities live in an altered state of reality. Their life experiences are nothing like the life experiences of “average” folks. They yell from their ivory towers, but at the end of day, sure, they have problems like everybody else, but they don’t worry about the basics for survival-food, shelter, clothing, quality education and the cost of healthcare.

    • Moonpie says

      Preach. They rail against guns and the 2nd amendment but have armed body guards. Hypocrites the lot of them.

    • 4sixx2 says

      Amen , Moon. The DNC in Philly had an inner full fence and an outer full fence perimeter. One had to show gov’t id to get through. These SAME people who fenced themselves in on US soil and demanded id from American citizens, don’t want border protection or id to vote. Totally out of touch. smh.

    • CanaryCry says

      No, M went to the U of Mich @ Ann Arbor for about one year before heading to NC to participate in a dance program. Then she headed to NYC with – so she claimed – $35 dollars in her pocket & not much more to carry.

      Thank goodness she actually had a semblance of a work ethic & charisma to get her through. Even before she left her hometown, she always lived as if she were above everyone else. And now she wants Lola to follow in her footsteps.

  79. TeacherKat says

    Demi Lovato? Miley?

    Optional: I wish there was a way to fairly determine if people were educated about what they were voting on. Too many people don’t do their research and then we end up with something like proposition 57 in California; violent felons will now be up for early parole.
    As an aside, can we stop with the name calling based on who someone voted for? Just because you chose to vote one way, that doesn’t make the other side dumb, uneducated, racist, sexist, wrong, etc…

    • IamnotMe says

      *non-violent criminals. It alarmed me when you said violent criminals so I looked it up. Luckily, it was a misunderstanding or a typo.

    • TeacherKat says

      Unfortunately it’s not a misunderstanding or a typo. We only classify I believe 23 crimes as being violent felonies. The way the proposition was written, if it’s not one of those 23 felonies, people can be up for parole early. That includes people convicted of rape and sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, human trafficking and plenty others. We passed prop 47 that led to the reclassification and early release of non violent criminals (drug offenses, burglary, theft) and crime rates…

  80. Sawyer21 says

    Cher

    No, in a democracy all citizens over 18 years of age should be allowed to vote, people need to accept the result and support the President Elect.

  82. 4sixx2 says

    Well not Kristen Bell (Frozen)- she went to college. Someone with lots of Botox?

    Criteria to Vote: Legal citizens WITH government ID. Also… you must pay taxes and not collect government assistance. Some feel welfare comes from the “government” but it comes from TAXPAYERS. You should be required to financially support our country to get a vote in how it’s run. Those who pay should get to choose who makes the decisions.

    • 4sixx2 says

      I believe if you take more than you give to support this country, you forfeit your right to have a say in how it’s run and where tax dollars (that aren’t your tax dollars) are spent. Giddy up!

    • sanctuary says

      Actually people who receive assistance do file and pay taxes. And their assistance has witholding just like a paycheck. Also assistance is not permanent so how would you distinguish between periods of work or periods of disability? And most people who are on assistance live in rural areas. My background is in finance and a personal banker so i had to see under the hood of many people’s financial realities. I also spent time living in a rural state in a small town. Many people are self employed…

    • pj77777 says

      Public assistance is paid by taxpayers – if the people on welfare file taxes they get MONEY BACK that doesn’t belong to them – it belongs to the taxpayers! Anyone on welfare should have their tax return money returned to the general fund or to pay for OUR SSI pot of money that is missing. And further, to be on welfare should be short term until someone is on their feet – and that person should be actively looking for work or getting a job. They cannot stay entitled generation after generation.

    • Ginger Kitty says

      Please don’t judge people so harshly. A lot of tax-paying workers have a legitimate need for assistance because the jobs available right now in a lot of rural areas don’t pay enough to live on.

      (Which is why Trump won most of rural America…)

    • Holly8008Wells says

      I have known a lot of people on public assistance. Many of them signed up after unexpectedly hitting hard times. Guess what they did prior to that: worked. That means that they were taxpayers. To break this down further, they put into the system, too, and they used it for its intended purpose.

      I realize that it’s a lot easier to just perpetuate the stereotype of the high school drop out who had 12 babies and never worked a day in her life, but that is not the real face of the average…

    • Holly8008Wells says

      As well, a little bit of research will reveal that the government dips into SSI to help fund other projects for which they don’t have enough money. That’s the real problem.

    • 4sixx2 says

      I’m not judging people. Live the way you choose. If you pay more than you receive, you have a right to vote. If you take more than you give- you give up that right. Getting WIC or a power company assistance because you can’t make ends meet after working hard and earning pay is NOT ?what I’m talking about. I don’t pay for my kids’ cell phones, my taxes shouldn’t pay for anyone else’s.

    • mollya102 says

      What about all of the assistance we give to farmers? Aid goes out in many forms. Be very careful what you wish for.

    • lobsterbabe says

      Could not agree more! I am hoping Trump cracks down on welfare and makes it harder for the lazy people to stay on it. Hopefully the immigration problem will decrease with less reason to come over and take advantage of us hard working taxpayers.

    • jerseygrl31 says

      Poor you, those damn immigrants are taking advantage of you! (sarcasm) yeah, they STEAL your jobs. As farmers! Poor you! (more sarcasm and eye roll)

    • Holly8008Wells says

      That’s not why immigrants cross the border without proper documentation. They actually help to keep the prices low in the grocery stores. If the workers were actually paid above the table, and at the proper minimum wage, we would see a drastic uptick in produce prices.

    • lobsterbabe says

      True. But many also receive welfare benefits while working under the table, so the combination of their income and welfare equals more than a lot of college educated annual salaries. If everyones income was documented and contributing to taxes, and were not able to claim welfare benifits by working under the table, our taxes could be lowered. It is estimated that $113 billion a year is spent on welfare and a majority of that is on illegal immigrants. In my line of work I see welfare fraud on a…

    • LadyNebula says

      I work full time but have needed help from food stamps and healthcare. Sometimes life happens, and you need help. Even with a full time job. For me, I got cancer. Others may just not be able to make ends meet. Being on welfare should not stop someone from being able to vote.

    • MrsBreeder says

      So…let’s just imagine a grandmother. She’s in her 80s. Spent her entire life taking care of her family and volunteering in her community. Never worked past the age of 20. Collects social security. Or a family who had two “working class” jobs. Perhaps both (or one) got laid off. Receiving benefits now as the jobs, well, they’ve all been shipped overseas. You’re telling me none of those people should get to vote? I’m a stay at home mom. Officially my husband pays the taxes. Should I not…

    • 4sixx2 says

      Grandma collects SS that as paid into and earned (I imagine) by her spouse. Unemployment benefits are earned by working. God bless them, that’s how America should run. I’m referring to folks that receive cash, food, and housing but have never earned enough income to pay IN to those benefits. If that’s how one chooses to live, one shouldn’t get a vote in how our government (which is funded by tax dollars) is run.

    • josie says

      My hope is that some Never have to rely on Government, such as SS in old age, which will be gone after this administration.

    • Squeezes99 says

      Speaking of ignorant. I’m pretty sure Social Security, which has been around since 1935, will be here after this administration.

      IMO, too many Millineals are too uneducated and immature to vote. Today, I read that Lena Dunham used the term “undocumented Americans.” WTF? In what parallel universe if someone who sneaked into the country illegally an undocumented American? This is the sort of perverse logic and twisted propaganda that got Donald Trump elected.

    • Holly8008Wells says

      North America, Central America, South America.

      Admittedly, I think Dunham often misses the bigger picture and speaks about things which she doesn’t truly understand, but technically we are all Americans.

    • Amityvillain says

      Bless your heart, you must be thankful you never had to vote during the Great Depression. Can you imagine what it would be like to have the world go down in flames and you couldn’t get to vote on who runs your country and makes decisions for your country (pres and congress) just because you had to rely on a soup kitchen for a few years while your country was in a downward spiral.

    • 4sixx2 says

      This idea isn’t neatly wrapped and ready for a congressional vote. If you’ve always worked and hit hard times, that’s different. Perhaps if you’ve paid in more than you’ve ever received, you keep your vote. In any event, vote in the right folks when you can and you’d get your vote back when your on your feet. How many parents tell their kids- “you can make the rules when you pay the bills”? Same principle.

    • amber86 says

      Right on!!!

      Don’t worry about those who disagree, theyre the ones living off government assistance.

    • Grande Queso says

      The problem is a majority of the people receiving assistance make it a lifestyle. That is where the hard working minority becomes annoyed and votes for someone like Trump. I don’t think she meant everyone on government assistance is a “loser”, just the ones that take advantage of the system their entire lives and raise 10 kids without a job.

    • northernlight says

      Exactly. What about the mortgage interest deduction, child tax credits, public schools, etc. This is all government assistance.

      Remember that the typical welfare recipient goes on welfare once in her life, for a period of less than two years. This is a safety net–exactly what the program is designed for.

    • Holly8008Wells says

      Grande Queso, I’m going to need to see some actual statistics from unbiased sources that support that the “majority of the people receiving assistance make it a lifestyle.” I did a perfunctory search that resulted in links from HuffPo and US News that indicate your statement is inaccurate.

    • butwhatever says

      As a psychiatric patient my whole adult life, yes, I’ve taken more welfare than I ever paid into the system. I also babysat 3 summers for $25 a week, for kids whose parents were paying off 2 major surgeries. I volunteered at a preschool (10 years), sang in the local symphony chorus (8 yrs), and read for the local radio reading service for the blind (3 yrs). Now I help run a food pantry (5 years so far). All unpaid contributions to my community. But 4sixx2 thinks I don’t deserve to vote.

    • Baileygirl says

      If she he can write but not read i she is functionally illiterate. Comes in handy to sign contracts but what about her daughter.? Bad example for the child if mommy can’t read. She needs to learn how to read. Do it in private-you have the money to hire a private tutor. No one needs to know.

    • dreameroc says

      i don’t think beyonce cares
      hilary called her ghetto trash on a hot much during her concert
      i actually am starting to agree with israek forcing college student to train for 2 years in the israeli army

      never have i seen such crybabies in college waaaawiing over hilary the generation where they all got trophies in soccer games
      they need to get a grip there are en and women younger than them in iraq with real things to cry about

  84. shelaur22 says

    Miley? One thing that’s clear post-election: celebrity culture actually doesn’t have a stranglehold on the average American that people previously thought. All of Clinton’s famous supporters could not help her win. We don’t care how Ben Affleck votes!

  86. spaceship says

    Celebs egos are so big, that they actually think that everyone hangs on their every word, and really care what they say or think………….NOT!!!!! Most of us don’t give a dog’s poop about what celebs think or say, because not everyone worships or idolizes them. I find it laughable that they are all being so dramatic, crying about Trump winning and Hillary losing…………get off your high horses and deal with it!

    • Parade says

      It’s all for laughs, there’s nothing funnier than a celebrity trying to be relevent outside their present project or up coming project.

    • foraccts says

      @mollya102 I visit this site because I am curious as to the lives of the stars. I guess you could call it voyeurism. It’s like watching an accident happen, its hard to look away. I also hold a graduate degree and do not hold the opinions of the miscreants on these pages in any sort of esteem just because they are famous.

  88. MinnieMe says

    Kelly Ripa

    You need to successfully complete a US Civics course and be able to pass a short multiple choice test regarding the US Constitution every four years.

    • missmissy says

      I dont believe in any restrictions, but yes! Civics education. Even a basic understanding of the Constitution, our three branch system, and electoral processes has been lost. The level of civics education my kids get in school is pathetic… I guess that is what happens when we hire people trained to coach football, teach government.