Sometimes the funniest nuggets turn up in surprising places, such as this celebrity column in the LA Times.

Human rights activist John Prendergast, a foreign policy advisor to the stars, met with President Obama and his new Sudan special envoy, Air Force Gen. J. Scott Gration, this week to discuss the deteriorating situation in Darfur.

Hollywood stars need foreign policy advisors? Hilarious. Such pomposity!

And really, if anyone really cared what some actor thinks about foreign affairs, can’t they read for themselves? Trust me, these people have plenty of dead time on their hands.

Which brings to mind cartoonist R. Crumb’s hustler-guru, Mr. Natural, who had a sign on his desk which read “Let me do your thinking for you.”