No value in politics at Oscars

This year I am refusing to watch the Oscars. Why? Because I expect part of every speech will include some political message, just like the Super Bowl ads, sports, etc. Why would we, the common people who work hard and go to their films or games (thus supporting their lavish lifestyles) listen to people who live in gated mansions, drive million-dollar cars and then have the gall to tell us how to live and think. Listen up, Hollywood! Hear this, NFL! People are no longer the star-struck audiences of the '40s and '50s. Your opinions no longer have much influence on us.

We pay your inflated salaries. We can now form our own judgments. And besides, if you had any credibility and true honesty, Rosie O'Don-nell and Cher would have followed through on their promises to move to Canada. Yet they're still here, because this country and its people provide their livelihood.

Beware, Hollywood. The tide has turned. I'd like to see what would happen if Americans boycotted all movies and sporting events for a week. No, let's do a month.

Eleanor Wasielewski

Round Lake Park