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Get ready for the blacklisting of Vince Vaughn
Hotair ^ | 02/25/2015 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 02/25/2015 12:29:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Breaking: Movie star and epic wedding crasher Vince Vaughn has come out of the closet. No… not that closet. The other one.

Vince Vaughn just came out of the closet, but it’s not the one you’re probably thinking of. No, he just exposed himself as a gun-loving libertarian, which might just send Hollywood liberals into an apoplectic rage.

Apparently these moments of personal revelation took place during an interview with Playboy.

Vaughn committed what many in Hollywood will consider three “immortal sins” in a recent interview with Playboy magazine as reported by Breitbart.

Firstly, Vaughn admitted to being a fan of pro-liberty former Congressman Ron Paul and described his political views as Libertarian. Secondly, he came out as pro-Second Amendment. Thirdly, he committed what his commie Hollywood colleagues may believe is the unpardonable sin, he basically called affirmative action a form of racism.

“I’m a very big fan, yes,” Vaughn said about Ron Paul. “Ron Paul woke a lot of people up to the fact that government can’t handle everything for you,” he said when asked if he would support a Ron Paul presidential candidacy in 2016…

Hochman then asked the popular actor whether he owned a gun, to which Vaughn replied, “I believe in the right to defend yourself if need be. Hopefully, you’re never in that situation, but I think you’re fairly naive to believe there will never be a cause for self-defense. But again, I believe it’s up to the individual,” he contended.

When asked if he was a fan of affirmative action and racial quotas, Vaughn replied with a question. “Do you believe that using race as a factor in evaluating a person is a good way to operate?”

I’ll confess to not having seen a lot of Vaughn’s films, not out of animosity for him, but just because I don’t get to the movies nearly as often as I’d like. The only ones which jump to mind are Wedding Crashers, (which was hilarious) Couples Retreat (dreadful) and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which he had a solid supporting role in.

During our recent discussion of the Oscars, I had asked where the rest of the conservatives were in Hollywood. (I mean, there have to be more than just Clint Eastwood, right?) The general consensus seemed to be that there probably were some, but they were few in number. Most of the tribe in Tinseltown came up from a liberal arts background and were steeped in progressive dogma from an early age. What few rebel conservatives we might find making a living were probably in deep cover, not wanting to jeopardize their livelihood by having the liberal dominated power structure shut them out of all future projects.

That’s probably still a valid working theory, and Vaughn might be the exception that proves the rule. I’m not sure why he would pick this particular time to fess up, though, or why he would do it in a Playboy interview. Vince has enjoyed a fair measure of success, but he’s still a long way from being a relatively untouchable icon like Eastwood. And tossing those comments out there in what essentially seemed like a few throwaway lines doesn’t seem terribly strategic. Was this just a lapse in an absent minded moment or does he have some longer game going on?

He was attached to Pursuit of the Truth with Blaze TV and Glenn Beck, and that project dates back to 2012 when it was initially announced. Was that an early indicator? Hard to say. But whatever the motive, he’s put it out there now. We’ll just have to wait and see what sort of retribution is coming his way.

ADDENDUM: When discussing politically incorrect stars, we probably shouldn’t forget about Adam Baldwin. Most recently, liberals have been trying to ban him from some sci-fi and fantasy festival in Australia because he might make the ladies feel unsafe.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 02/25/2015 12:29:43 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

His movies are still tasteless crap.


2 posted on 02/25/2015 12:33:32 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
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To: SeekAndFind

Doing us a favor getting blacklisted. His movies alone deserve his blacklisting.


3 posted on 02/25/2015 12:35:05 PM PST by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: SeekAndFind

He did the “Start you engines” call at Daytona the other day, for what that’s worth.


4 posted on 02/25/2015 12:37:19 PM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: SeekAndFind

Old news. I even saw him punch Will ferrell’s face when the 2 argued about Bush. Highly patriotic too.


5 posted on 02/25/2015 12:37:26 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: napscoordinator

He was great in Swingers. Classic guy’s film.


6 posted on 02/25/2015 12:37:48 PM PST by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
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RE: I even saw him punch Will ferrell’s face when the 2 argued about Bush.

Was that in a movie? Or was it for real?


7 posted on 02/25/2015 12:38:57 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

[ He was attached to Pursuit of the Truth with Blaze TV and Glenn Beck, and that project dates back to 2012 when it was initially announced. ]

Beck does have his own studio in Texas, I think they should recruit all the right and freedom leaning actors and talent from Hollyweird and start competing against them, If they play their cards right they could turn Hollyweird into a Ghost Town...


8 posted on 02/25/2015 12:39:28 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: VA_Gentleman

He has a few good ones but he really has become a has been. So this little article he wrote won’t even matter much to most.


9 posted on 02/25/2015 12:41:03 PM PST by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: SeekAndFind
“Do you believe that using race as a factor in evaluating a person is a good way to operate?”

Such an obvious question -- but one which the liberals simply don't understand.

10 posted on 02/25/2015 12:45:51 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s estimated to be worth $50m. Assuming he’s not a big spender, that’s plenty to retire on without having to work another day in his lifetime.


11 posted on 02/25/2015 12:46:19 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Real. I worked on the set of a movie which I will not name and ferrell was visiting one of his lefty pals. Dumbass goes full blown libtard bragging about how HBO paid him on doing the Dubya hour show and ragged on Vaughn. Vaughn called Ferrell an overpaid untalented hack. Big lefty actor ferrell was visiting calmed both down and Ferrell gave Vaughn the finger. ferrell then took a swing at Vaughn and Vaughn hit back, dropping Ferrell to the ground. Good thing it happened during a break on the set because we were bored as hell and this entertained us crew slaves...


12 posted on 02/25/2015 12:49:14 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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Was it this one?

13 posted on 02/25/2015 12:51:04 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

Vince is funny as hell.


14 posted on 02/25/2015 12:52:38 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Sans-Culotte

One movie he did was based on a French movie with the same director and wasn’t well done.


15 posted on 02/25/2015 12:54:59 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Vendome

He is funny. So is Jon Cryer.


16 posted on 02/25/2015 12:55:48 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: dainbramaged

“Start you engines”?.......................he speak Japanese?..............


17 posted on 02/25/2015 12:58:21 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have enjoyed Vaughn’s acting in a few movies. He isn’t the matinee idol type but he does have sincerity, which is much more important. I really enjoyed Wedding Crashers.


18 posted on 02/25/2015 12:58:53 PM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: max americana

He is my new hero. I hate ferrel, he is so untalented and not funny at all. I only liked Vaughn in MADE. good movie.


19 posted on 02/25/2015 12:58:58 PM PST by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I liked him in “Starsky and Hutch” (plays the bad guy), “Dodge Ball”, and “Fred Claus”.


20 posted on 02/25/2015 1:01:31 PM PST by rusty schucklefurd
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