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'Star Trek' cast and crew, including J.J. Abrams and George Takei, sign an open letter against Trump
Los Angeles Times ^ | September 29, 2016 | Melanie Mason

Posted on 09/29/2016 12:02:36 PM PDT by EveningStar

Live long and...vote for Hillary Clinton?

A bevy of "Star Trek" cast and crew members from multiple generations signed an open letter Thursday by the Facebook group "Trekkies Against Trump," blasting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and arguing against a third-party "protest vote" in the November election...

Endorsed by:

J.J. Abrams
Allan Apone
Richard Arnold
René Auberjonois
Ira Steven Behr
Rick Berman
John Billingsley
Christopher Black
Paula Block
Paul Boehmer
André Bormanis
Brannon Braga
Mark Robert Brown
LeVar Burton
Terri Potts-Chattaway
John Cho
George Colucci
Denise Crosby
Dan Curry
Joseph D'Agosta
Nicole de Boer
John de Lancie
Jonathan Del Arco
Chris Doohan
Aron Eisenberg
Terry Erdmann
Terry Farrell
Lolita Fatjo
Juan Carlos Fernandez
Louise Fletcher
Jonathan Frakes
Bryan Fuller
Tim Gaskill
David Gerrold
Bruce Greenwood
Max Grodénchik
Martha Hackett
Manu Intiraymi
Dominic Keating
John Knoll
Walter Koenig
Alex Kurtzman
Judith Levitt
Jeff Lewis
Justin Lin
David Mack
Dennis Madalone
Chase Masterson
Gates McFadden
Robert Duncan McNeill
Nicholas Meyer
Anthony Montgomery
Ronald B. Moore
Tom Morga
Kate Mulgrew
Larry Nemecek
Adam Nimoy
Susan Nimoy
Robert O'Reilly
Leslie Parrish
Robb Pearlman
Simon Pegg
Ethan Phillips
Robert Picardo
Sandra Piller
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
Andrew Robinson
Eugene & Heidi Roddenberry
Marvin Rush
Tim Russ
Zoe Saldana
Naren Shankar
Armin Shimerman
Gregory Smith
Brent Spiner
Rick Sternbach
Peter Sternlicht
Eric Stillwell
Sandy Stone
Carel Struycken
Marina Sirtis
Michael Sussman
Kitty Swink
George Takei
Michael Taylor
Connor Trinneer
Karl Urban
Wil Wheaton
Herman Zimmerman

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antitrump; clinton; donaldtrump; hillary; hillaryclinton; hollywood; openletter; scifi; startrek; trump
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To: libertarian27

Deforest Kelly didn’t either but assuming what their political positions are from not signing is pure guesswork really. The default position for an “artiste” is left wing until proven otherwise.


201 posted on 09/29/2016 1:26:20 PM PDT by xp38
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To: EveningStar

These idiots don’t realize that attacks by the likes of them are endorsements to people who are fed up with the likes of them.


202 posted on 09/29/2016 1:29:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
It’s called “acting.” Sadly, often when we get to see the real people behind the roles, they’re a huge disappointment.

But with him at least, after 40-45 years watching the AGS, not having any idea before that how he was in real life, it came as a big surprise and disappointment to me. Henry Wrinkler (The 'Fonz' in Happy Days) was also in the dopey Obama TV commercial. He poked fun at Sarah Palin in it.

203 posted on 09/29/2016 1:31:26 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: xp38

Both McCoy and Spock are dead. Don’t know what either’s political views were.


204 posted on 09/29/2016 1:34:52 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: Rummyfan
George Takei.... Gets an entire career out of a supporting part in a series that only lasted three years. And now he's the go-to guy on gay issues. And now politics?!

George of course is gay himself.


205 posted on 09/29/2016 1:38:04 PM PDT by ETL (God PLEASE help America...Never Hillary!)
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To: DouglasKC
That’s it. I was a huge trek fan. I’m done with childish things now.

Moi aussi.

206 posted on 09/29/2016 1:43:56 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: EveningStar

The only name that mattered wasn’t on the list...


207 posted on 09/29/2016 1:52:11 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: Mjreagan; jonsie
That’s not the way I remember it, but (honestly, no snark) correct me if I’m wrong.

I thought the Obama camp was able to get the records unsealed and then she actually came out in defense of her ex-husband...it did no good as the bell had already been rung, but I don’t remember her being pro-Obama or helping out.

Exactly what I was referring to. :)

She was USED - like the Democrats use ALL women.

The Zerobamites pulled some cr@p with a judge they had in their pocket.

208 posted on 09/29/2016 1:52:21 PM PDT by kiryandil (George H. W. Bush: "Read my lips. I'm a Republican.")
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To: EveningStar

I think Shatner is a Canadian-but I don’t think he is a total liberal. Some of the people on that list are from other countries-Aussies and Brits in particular-others are the kids of liberal actors and such-like the Roddenberry kid, the Nimoy kids, Chris Pine who is the new Capt Kirk is the son of a lib TV character actor-so are several others-etc...

I’m a Star Trek fan-but it has always been produced by liberal loons starting with Roddenberry-these people should just shut up and act, direct-whatever it is that they do for a living-they are delusional if they think anyone but a lunatic fringe pay attention to their politics...


209 posted on 09/29/2016 1:52:49 PM PDT by Texan5 (`"You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to drive a hard line"...)
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To: EveningStar

Is the list nearly all surplus CA voters?


210 posted on 09/29/2016 1:54:09 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence, 2016)
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To: Dr. Sivana
As mentioned, no Captain Kirk? Heck, Donald Trump practically IS Captain Kirk!
Kirk is already on the list.
This is an ongoing list of historical, popular, and Biblical people, as well as fictional characters and animals, that Donald Trump has been compared to on FR:

211 posted on 09/29/2016 1:56:40 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Texan5

Shatner has dual citizenship. He became a naturalized US citizen in 2004.


212 posted on 09/29/2016 2:00:09 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Well, Captain Kirk knows better than to violate Starfleet Regulation 157, Section 3 (Paragraph 18): Starfleet officers are required to take all necessary precautions to minimize any participation in historical events.


213 posted on 09/29/2016 2:01:37 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: butlerweave

Shatner’s been a naturalized American citizen since 2004.


214 posted on 09/29/2016 2:02:48 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: piytar

I met her at a DragonCon many years ago, very classy and nice lady.


215 posted on 09/29/2016 2:03:22 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: OttawaFreeper

What would Herb Tarlek do?

I don’t see Major Kira’s name on there either.


216 posted on 09/29/2016 2:04:50 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Gay State Conservative

What the heck? I’ve never met a fan of TOS that would say Kirk is a “least favorite”... that’s just strange. You kind of have to like Kirk to prefer the TOS, don’t you? He dominates every single episode.


217 posted on 09/29/2016 2:06:25 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: raybbr

Unfortunately her twitter account seems to reveal she is also a prog leftist and maybe just couldn’t make the signing.


218 posted on 09/29/2016 2:07:16 PM PDT by ctpsb
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To: proust

That is not fair. She didn’t release her sealed divorce records, that was liberal Chicago journalists working on behalf of Obama who did that.


219 posted on 09/29/2016 2:08:14 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: fishtank

I’m surprised, Stewart is a big time lefty, must have been on an island of something.


220 posted on 09/29/2016 2:11:46 PM PDT by JacksonCalhoun
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