Gere slams Bush for runaway pride

NY Daily News ^ | April 22, 2004 | Rush & Malloy

[presidio9]

Richard Gere's quest for spiritual enlightenment has yielded one epiphany: Bush must go. The longtime disciple of the Dalai Lama took issue with what he sees as Dubya's faith-based war in Iraq on Tuesday when the actor was honored by the American Museum of the Moving Image. "One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side," Gere told a Waldorf-Astoria crowd that included Denzel Washington, Kim Cattrall, Tim Robbins, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Matthew Modine. "Especially when he's the President of the United States."

Gere told us that testimony before the 9/11 commission shows "there were some serious mistakes made. Like everyone else in this country, I would just like to know the truth. ... I think we deserve a regime change."

Most of the evening saw Gere in a merrier mood. Climbing on his chair, he clenched a napkin in his teeth after a clip was screened showing his hot tango sequence with Jennifer Lopez in the forthcoming "Shall We Dance?"

Diane Lane called him "your silver-haired sexiness." Hector Elizondo said that between "American Gigolo" and "Pretty Woman," Gere "helped the entire prostitution industry."

Louis Gossett Jr. recalled that his combat with Gere in "An Officer and a Gentleman" left him with "a hairline fracture in the ribs. But we never had a cross word. Deborah Winger took care of that."

Winger was conspicuously absent. But Winona Ryder, who was said to have feuded with Gere on "Autumn in New York," came and called him "my favorite person."

Sharon Stone looked great but needed five takes to get out a simple introduction for the USA Network taping. "Now you know why I'm not on Broadway," she apologized.

[LiteKeeper]

I guess when you don't know God personally it is hard to imagine that anyone else can and does. Too bad for Richard.

[lilylangtree]

Yo Dickie Gere, go spend more time with the Dalai Lama to achieve more enlightenment because you sure need a reality check bad.

[Patrick1]

And take your gerbel with you.

[Bommer]

How can you take a man seriously who uses his colon as a habitrail for Gerbils.

[JohnMac]

What happened to his pet gerbil?

[presidio9]

Richard spends more time talking to Raggot the gerbil.

[FormerLib]

Hey, not so fast! I wanna hear if the gerbil would like to make a comment.

[TheBigB]

Over/under on the number of gerbil jokes is 17

[ErnBatavia]

"Gere slams bush".....not according to the underground; it sounds likely his preference in slamming is anatomically different.

[jimbo123]

Help!

[codyjacksmom]

Well, I was a fan of his. And I thought he was hot. No more. The man is lacking in the smarts category.

[techcor]

Richard Gere can take his opinion and give it to his gerbil. Think about it.

[Moby Grape]

The American people slam Gere for runaway ignorance.

[Mudboy Slim]

To quote another FReeper from yesterday, "An Officer and a Gerbilman!!"

LOL...MUD

[governsleastgovernsbest]

never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side, especially when he's the President of the United States."

We've all heard this accusation made many times against W. The only thing we haven't heard is an example of W saying anything along those lines.

[mlbford2]

LEMIWINKS,,,run, run.~~ Sout Park

[Always Right]

Over/under on the number of gerbil jokes is 17

Where can I put $1,000,000 on the over?