George Clooney to sort out Darfur crisis

What's better than a celebrity? Nothing, that's what. They're perfect godlike specimens, swanning around the globe being incredible while you go about "working hard to make an honest living" and "maintaining some sort of perspective" like the loser you are.

And what's better, then, than when a celebrity enters the political arena? The answer's the same: nothing. We should all be grateful that actors and musicians want to use their collossal talents to deal with some of the big issues in the world. Take a look at the Darfur crisis, for example - a hellish miasma of conflict and mass killing. Who better to draft in than the man from Ocean's Thirteen? Yes, George Clooney is in town - and he's meeting the Prime Minister.

Drawing on his hugely relevant experience on the set of From Dusk Til Dawn, George Clooney has taken the mantle of United Nations Ambassador For Peace and is determined to help solve one of the modern world's biggest humanitarian disasters. Gordon Brown, only the piffling leader of a mere country, apparently sat in awe as the star of both The Peacemaker and One Fine Day outlined his vision, before proclaiming 'I am Clooney, my child. And I know. And I know."

Ahhhhhh, look. We're sorry. We're just being sarcastic. Westmonster is sure that Clooney's heart is in the right place. But - seriously. How long is this cheapening of the political arena going to continue? How long before every single decision ever made has to have a celebrity endorsement otherwise the masses just switch off? Will it get to the stage when people will only march against wars provided Jodie Marsh is going to make an appearance? How long before politics isn't politics anymore?

Ken Livingstone has remarked of the London mayoral election: "this isn't Celebrity Big Brother." And he's right. For now.

Written by C J Davies on 9 Apr 2008 12:16 AM. Permalink