Posted on 04/21/2003 8:49:49 PM PDT by TomAdkinsCC
Hollywood Learns Political Hardball
...A little chin music for Tim Robbins
Tom Adkins 4/17/03
Little Timmy Robbins is crying foul. The forever-whining co-star of "Bull Durham" was un-invited to the movie reunion by Baseball Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey, who noted, "this institution should never be used as a platform for public pro-war sentiments - nor public anti-war sentiments."
Wary of the minor-league antics of Robbins, nag Susan Sarandon, and the rest of "Team Left", Petroskey did what every good coach does: he stole the signs. Robbins and Sarandon will turn breakfast into a noxious political tirade if there's a camera and an audience. They could never resist spoiling an all-American picnic. Rather than let these boors ruin a lovely day of fun, family and baseball, Petroskey launched a high-and-hard one under Robbins chin and sent him squealing to the next closest thing to a liberal Mommy: the National Press Club. Drunk with importance only a second rate fading star can muster, Robbins threw a tantrum, pouting about the evil conservative conspiracy, a cold wind blowing, the world is against him, blah, blah blah…
Apparently, Robbins believes the First Amendment requires the world to build a personal stadium for his free speech rights, where we all must stop our lives, and adore him whenever he speaks. He is genuinely surprised…no, angered that others will fight viciously to protect their equally powerful right to ignore him. Don't we know the script? And right now, America is not in the mood to hear him.
For some reason, the Hollywood playground is fascinated with politics. But it's more a social contest to dazzle friends and get invited to the right cocktail engagements. "Did you see Barbara on ET last night? Have you seen Sean's new tan? He just got back from Iraq, you know. FAAAAbulous pate, dear..."
Not satisfied with boring parties and embarrassing Oscar's speeches, Robbins, Sarandon, Streisand, Farrell, Garafolo and a few others formed a minor-league team and installed themselves as starters. When these "Washington Wannabe's" make a stupid play in their bizarre exhibition games, we just laugh. After all, they're the clowns of the political minors. It doesn't really count.
But it's one thing to pretend to have a "nuclear" fastball. It's quite another to throw strikes against major league competition. Now that Robbins, Sarandon and their friends are taking swings in the big leagues, the game steps up. Batters smack bad pitches over the fence. Runners steal second when you aren't looking. The pitchers pitch faster. A lot faster. Tick someone off, and a fastball might just buzz by your ear.
Meanwhile, as America's clowns protested in the streets, George Bush won a big playoff game in Iraq with a well oiled military and political machine, blowing strike three past Saddam Hussein and serving notice to the world's other terrorists and tin-pot tyrants. THAT is championship caliber ball, folks.
In the political majors, there's no room for juvenile antics, Congressional Democrats notwithstanding. Few appreciate incessant infantile attacks on the President during wartime. In the real political class, issues are literally life and death. We play hardball. And for all their trash talking, Hollywood can't play in the big leagues. Robbins best pitch was, "It is time to get angry! It is time to get fierce!" But when Petroskey dusted Robbins with a 95 MPH fastball, Robbins curled up and cried. Hey, Timmy...don't you know? There's no crying in baseball !!!!!
Here's how it is, you big wussy… Most Americans got a major wake-up call on September 11, 2001. And over the following months, they figured out that 40 years of liberal policies, from indecisive handling of terrorists to anti-American self loathing had a big hand in creating the terrorist strikes. And now? They love America. They will fight for their country. And if you don't like that? Expect a lot of nasty sliders at your face and spikes-high slides into second base. They'll even throw popcorn and dump beer on you after the home team whups your butt. And right now, Hollywood is on a long losing streak.
If you want to make a jackass of yourself in Hollywood, go ahead. But Running the world is a tough league. We play for keeps. If you can't hang with the big dawgs, stay on the porch, Timmy. "Team Hollywood" may lead the Hot Air League. But when it comes to political hardball, the Hollywood All-Stars are strictly bush league
That's the luxury of being a liberal. It's always somebody else's fault.
IN THE VOICE OF HANNIBAL LECTOR: "That was good".
Well, of course it's somebody else's fault when a couple of Hollywood looney tunes fall flat on their faces after trying to use the President of the Baseball Hall of Fame to poke a stick in the eye of the former Managing General Partner of the Texas Rangers baseball club who just happens to now be the President of the United States.
Stupidity like this is breath-taking.
Robbins and 'Team Left' don't seem to understand Freedom Of Speech only means you don't get jailed, hung or shot for what you say. Not that others have to sit on the bench and take it.
Unless your a Boston, or Chicago Cubs fan. Or nowdays,a Cincinnati Reds fan.
bush league with a small "b"
A soldier in Baghdad said, "I was in the Pentagon on 9/11, I don't give a f*ck" I think many of us have similar feelings even if we werent't there at the time.
France, russia, and germany are on losing streaks as well.
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