Hollywood Liberals Hate Free Speech

ChronWatch.com ^ | April 16, 2003 | Kevin Willmann

[stratman1969]

Actor/Director Tim Robbins hates free speech.

So does his long-term partner, Susan Sarandon, as well as Janeane Garafolo, Martin Sheen, The Dixie Chicks, Mike Farrell, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Harry Belafonte, Ed Asner, Danny Glover, Chrissie Hynde, and other ''anti-war'' celebrities.

They only love free speech when they are using it to bash the military, President Bush, and America, both in our own media and overseas. However, when the American consumer, offended by their blame-America first rhetoric, reacts with petitions and boycotts, the words ''blacklist,'' ''undermining free speech'' and ''suppressing dissent'' are used by these celebrities.

Hollywood is scared, because it is getting the message where it hurts; in the wallet. Movie receipts for March were down 18 percent. Martin Sheen lost an advertising spot with Visa, and the Dixie Chicks may lose Lipton tea as the sponsor of their tour. Janeane Garafolo’s new ABC-TV show is now the target of boycotts. And then there is the duo of Sarandon and Robbins.

The couple has signed ''statements of conscience'' against both the war on terrorism and liberation of Iraq. They have spoken at rallies sponsored by communist front groups A.N.S.W.E.R. and ''Not In Our Name.'' At the Academy Awards, they flashed Winston Churchill’s ''V'' symbol, which the ''peace'' movement hijacked from the inspirational British leader. They used every public opportunity to push their views on the people of America, who gave them the gift of fame by supporting their work over the years.

Now Sarandon and Robbins are getting a response they don’t appreciate one bit. The United Way canceled a fundraising appearance by Sarandon after complaints by members, fearing the event would become divisive. Most recently, the Baseball Hall of Fame canceled a tribute to their 1988 baseball movie Bull Durham for the same reason.

Robbins used an appearance at the National Press Club on Tuesday to lash out at those of us who dared get uppity with celebrities like him. He accused the White House and conservative media of a conspiracy to silence dissenting voices. Additionally, Robbins also accused the President of fracturing unity after September 11, 2001 with the ''either you are with us or you are with the terrorists'' speech. All this outrage is because these two pampered celebrities didn’t get their egos stroked for some 15-year-old movie.

I’ve got some advice for you, Tim: ''Grow up, little man!''

[Thud]

Freedom of speech means freedom from government regulation, not freedom from private action. We're all free to tell someone, "You're full of ****!" and organize boycotts of their products/services.

The First Amendment just means the government has to stay out of it.

[Diogenesis]

Who loves and respects America [and who does not]?
(pick A or B, the correct answer will take you elsewhere)

Hollyweird Scum:

or Freed Iraqis?

[Mark]

Well, if his opinions hurt him fanancially, then shouldn't the taxpayers make up the difference?(/lib /commie /sarcasm)

[WorkingClassFilth]

Here's a thread all about the Dixie Chunk and Lipton's PR response to complaints:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/878245/posts

A boycott is already going on in my house and we're confirmed tea drinkers.

[nicmarlo]

Hollyweird and the liberals only believe Free Speech applies to them; any and all CONSERVATIVE RESPONSE i.e., criticism/boycott, is deemed by the left as HATE SPEECH and/or a violation of Freedom of Speech.

[Pharlap]

Almost all of the "Hollywood elite" have a high school education and it shows. Their intellectual dishonesty and general lack of integrity in advancing their agenda (to put a leftist in the White House in 2004) is what leads them to their mindless attacks and allegations. Similar approaches were not so much the basis of "McCarthyism" as they now assert, but the Communists, to whom "truth" was and is whatever advances their cause. That's why Lenin is reputed to have referred to the likes of Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, and those of thier ilk, as "useful idiots."

[xJones]

He accused the White House and conservative media of a conspiracy to silence dissenting voices.

What dimwit doesn't understand is that it is average citizens outraged by them, average citizens who also have that right to free speech and economic decisions. Dimwit needs to realize that this isn't the "good old days" when only the left-wing side was heard.

[Wsno1fan]

There is going to be a movie on CBS starring Susan Sarandon either this Sunday night or next Sunday. How can we find out who the advertisers will be and boycott their products and write them and tell them the reason why. I'm so tired of these two-bit celebrities thinking we care what they think! They were looking in the mirror when government and history class were going on! It's got to hit their pocket book in order for them to shut up! I also wish that everyone would band together and NO ONE attend a movie at the theater. Maybe when they tally the weekend box office takes (and it won't take long to add up a few liberal dollars) they'll wake up and realize the American public DOES NOT want to hear their babble anymore.

[zingzang]

It's all the same with that crowd. They live in a fantasy world where their handlers tell them how wonderful they are, and nobody ever says that they are idiots for freaking out when they get a regular coke instead of a diet coke. Now they see that people are free to speak out in opposition to what they spout, and they don't like it at all. I hope all of those high school grads (the hollywood leftists) end up on 3am infomercials or in low budget porn.

[UncleSamUSA]

The most incredible assertion by this anti-American scum is that there is a conspiracy to "silence" him and his ilk.

Quite the contrary.

If there is one group of people that refuses to shut up, and refuses to stop spewing the same crap they have been spewing for months now is it the anti-War brigade like Robbins, Sarandon and their fellow travelers.

THEY are the ones that refuse to shut up, refuse to admit the war was a success, and refuse to admit that Bush and Rummy were right.

And it is 100% American of me to vote with my wallet and boycott everything any of these punks decides to act in, be it movie, TV show, commercial or whatever.

We are all gonna boycott these jerks until it HURTS them big time. Then we are gonna boycott some more.

[Tacis]

But, do you notice how they are all signing from the same hymnal now? There was one of those especially nasty, creepy Clintonistas on Hannity & Holmes last night and he made it clear to me that the America-haters have published their talking points memo. He claimed something like, "It is a sorru day when disagreement with the administration is met with censorship" or some such silly nonsense. He was smart enough to stay away from McCarthyism, as most of them are, because McCarthy had a wonderful approach it was just that Stalin's media in this country was able to spin it, something they couldn't do today.

All these leftie, America-hating goons are free to say what they want. Just like the rest of us, they may pay a price for their views. He, in an anoymous context, there is little price to pay. But, on a saopbox, useing one's celebrity, the price can be pretty high.

[RooRoobird14]

Good idea--I will write to the sponsors!!! Can anyone help with this?

[Lockbox]

“Your inhuman attacks will not break our glimmer of hope, we shall overcome the hate of the terrorists with love to become stronger, cleaner, better educated and more unified...........and every time a terrorist strike hits America, we will convert abandoned lots into baseball fields for the children”.

Tim Robbins @ National Press Club 2003

[wayoverontheright]

He accused the White House and conservative media of a conspiracy to silence dissenting voices.

He made this statement while standing at the podium of the National Press Club. Is this Alice in Wonderland?

These people are construing disagreement with what they are saying as "suppression". I guess they're just not used to this kind of "trouble in paradise".

What this is is a plea to the media to help them stifle OUR dissent.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

"Some are more equal tha others"

The Pigs from George Orwell's Animal Farm

[Ga Rob]

He is such a dolt.....

[rj45mis]

I've already determined to do as you suggested.

[BlueYonder]

Sarandon and Robbins are getting a response they don’t appreciate one bit.

I bet Susie and Timmy miss the old days, when the public just listened like a bunch of unwitting dupes and had no way to talk back. Now that the public can talk back - talk radio, Internet, email, etc. -, it's just no fun anymore to be a full-time, washed up has-been celeb.

Sniff, sniff.

Talk back's a b!tch.

[Hugin]

A few years ago Susan Sarondon was part of the campaign to get Dr. Laura's TV show off the air. Guess she and Tim never heard that what goes around comes around.