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On Ellen DeGeneres, George W. Bush, and the Power of Class Solidarity.
How a sporting event and the monologue in the aftermath have reminded us that money trumps all.
Recently, the viral video footage of comedian and famed talk show host Ellen DeGeneres cozying up to former Republican President George W. Bush at a Cowboys vs. Packers game seemed to garner far more national attention than the game itself. Due to the visibly pleasant nature of their interaction, Ellen received widespread criticism on social media from those of us on the left of the political system.
The criticism evidently was so intense and widespread that Ellen decided it was necessary to address it in the monologue during her show. In her remarks, she said:
“A lot of people were mad, and they did what a lot of people do when they’re mad: They tweet. But here’s one tweet that I loved: This person says, ‘Ellen and George Bush together makes me have faith in America again.’ Exactly! Here’s the thing: I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have. We’re all different, and I think that we’ve forgotten that that’s okay that we’re all different.”
Unsurprisingly, as yet another rich white Hollywood liberal, Ellen missed the…
