Guilty as charged, I guess, MikeF.... And, yeah-- let's united against leader-worship. It's unAmerican.

Thanks Erik!

Sure. But that has to be equally applied, and of course the self-same people who lament Sean Penn talking politics love that Robert Duvall or whoever is an outspoken conservative.

In the broader sense, I'm with you in that I don't think people check their freedom of speech at the door when they become famous. We can and should judge the content of what they say with equal criticism of any one else, but there's this idea out there that public figures just shouldn't talk about politics. But in America, everyone gets to say their piece, and it's really the fault of reporters for constantly sticking microphones in the face of these people if they don't say things worth listening to.

Sorry not to include you above-- I just looked at the Series and saw only Erik and Mark, all apologies!