My hero this week is actor Alec Baldwin. Though he is a liberal Democrat, Baldwin has done something good for soldier Resha Kane:

“He read the article, was affected by it and offered to help with her education,” said Mike Canright, a Patriot Guard Rider and family friend of the soldier. “At times it's been overwhelming and amazing that it happened.”

But despite his politics Canright said Baldwin was moved by the article and eager to help.

“I believe in his sincerity when he says we can set politics aside to support our troops,” Canright said.

My hack this week is another actor, John Travolta. He is lecturing people about global warming, when he himself owns several jets:

Travolta's five private planes – a customised £2million Boeing 707, three Gulfstream jets and a Lear jet – are kept at the bottom of his garden in the US next to a private runway.

I have no problem with him owning the planes, or flying them. I just think he should be consistent. It seems to me that if Danny Zuko was serious about this issue, he'd get rid of the jets. Carbon offsets are for rich elitists. Or is saving the environment just for the rest of us?

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