Clooney sick of 'liberal' being 'bad word'

WorldNetDaily ^ | December 11, 2005 | NA

[thegreatbeast]

Hollywood's George Clooney is making no apologies for being a political liberal.

"Yes, I'm a liberal and I'm sick of it being a bad word," the actor-director tells the Sunday Times of London.

"I don't know at what time in history liberals have stood on the wrong side of social issues. We thought that blacks should sit at the front of the bus, that women should be allowed to vote, that maybe McCarthy was a jerk, that Vietnam was wrong and strip-bombing Cambodia was probably stupid. We've been on the right side of all these issues."

[thegreatbeast]

Besides the studied ignorance of Clooney's musings on Iraq, 911 and WMD, he lauds Barak Obama as being the Great Uniter that will lead the Democrats out of the political desert. This caught my eye because hours earlier I caught a snippet of the hideous Maureen Dowd championing her dream ticket of Hillary & Barak. If BO is to be a serious player in Democrat schemes of the future, it is best that Republicans expose him for the communist thug that he undoubtedly is. Do it now before this guy's "legend" grows.

[markomalley]

Clooney: "Yes, I'm a liberal and I'm sick of it being a bad word,"

Memo for Clooney: You are no liberal. You are a socialist. Get it straight.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

"Asked if he felt any sense of vindication that two years after he was denounced as a traitor, he says his doubts about the war have become mainstream: "

Mainstream according to whom?? Everyone I know wants us to kick ass in Iraq..

[JLAGRAYFOX]

This guy George Clooney is a head case. His films go nowhere but into the black hole of obscurity, only patronized by the lunatic left. This idiot just doesn't get it, and never will!!!

[noDixieCan]

Clooney has no clue!

[diverteach]

And I'm just sick of liberals period.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Liberal is not a bad word. Conservatives don't use it as a bad word, we use it as a word to accurately describe people on the left.

It has a meaning about big government and social order that I believe is accurate.

It is those who subscribe to liberal "theology" that treat it as a bad word, because they recognise that a majority of americans don't LIKE that particular "theology".

I've never used liberal as a "prejorative" in the sense that you were a bad person if you were a liberal. I do frequently say that liberals are wrong, and that the liberal mindset is bad for the country, and fails to address or provide solutions for the problems we face.

[The_Reader_David]

Hmm, a self-answering question: history has shown us that Vietnam was right, and, with the opening of the KGB archives, that McCarthy was, too.

[paudio]

To some degree, I agree with him. Let the MSM start to call liberals, well, liberals. We leave it to the people whether it's 'bad' or 'good' word.

[carlo3b]

"Yes, I'm a ""liberal"" and I'm sick of it being a bad word,"

OK lets try this on for size, Clooney, you're an ""a$$hole"".. now that works for me.. :)

[atomicpossum]

"I don't know at what time in history liberals have stood on the wrong side of social issues.--that Vietnam was wrong and strip-bombing Cambodia was probably stupid.

That's good for a start. Then we can move into vivisection of the unborn, affirmative action, gun control, socialized medicine, moral relativism, promiscuity, peacenikism, etc., etc., etc.

Clooney would be toast in a debate, wouldn't he?

[Ditto]

There's nothing wrong with the word Liberal. Joe Lieberman's a Liberal and he isn't ashamed to tell people. There is a world of difference between Liberals like Lieberman, and Leftists like Clooney and the leadership of the modern Democrat party.

The only problem with Liberals is that there are very few them around anymore.

[gakrak]

How does a high school educated man whose only job has been acting get to be an expert on so many topics. He claims expertise in Politics, foreign affairs, civil rights, the constitution and of course war and the federal government. WOW, what a guy. He makes me want to puke. Amen.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

We thought that blacks should sit at the front of the bus, that women should be allowed to vote, that maybe McCarthy was a jerk, that Vietnam was wrong and strip-bombing Cambodia was probably stupid.

Let us break this down.

We thought that blacks should sit at the front of the bus,

That was Republicans dear. Not your "liberals".

that women should be allowed to vote

That ALSO was Republicans dear.

that maybe McCarthy was a jerk,

And totally correct I might add.

that Vietnam was wrong

That was why a Democrat president started it, a Democrat president expanded it and a Republican president ended it.

and strip-bombing Cambodia was probably stupid.

The ghosts of 4 million murdered Cambodians think you are a flaming moron. And I totally agree with them.

Not to mention a complete historical illiterate.

Every single thing that he says is wrong including "is" "and" and "the".

[Aussie Dasher]

Tell us George, is supporting pulling babies to pieces the right side of the argument?

[sono]

Liberal isn't a bad word ... but George, you're a simpleton.

[p. henry]

"strip bombing"? Perhaps he meant carpet mining.

[maggief]

I'm sick of George Clooney.

[nicmarlo]

"Yes, I'm a liberal and I'm sick of it being a bad word,"

In American politics, "liberal" is synonymous with "communist/socialist" and "progressive." Of course, so is "liar," "hypocrite," and "morally deficient."