Posted on 01/18/2015 8:48:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Some members of a Hollywood organization are questioning whether to honor Ted Cruz.
The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors this year chose the conservative Senator from Texas as one of its recipients of its annual "American Spirit Award." Another is to go to liberal Calif. governor Jerry Brown.
The Caucus, founded three decades ago by Norman Lear, Aaron Spelling and others, has set a meeting Monday to determine whether to stick with its plan to give a Spirit award to Cruz after some of its more liberal members objected to the selection, and some threatened to quit if the decision wasn't reversed.
Insiders say Leonard Hill, an Emmy-nominated producer of TV movies, is spearheading the effort within the Caucus to reconsider the award for Cruz, who is set to receive it at a ceremony in April.
Caucus chairman Norman Powell confirmed Monday's planned meeting but had no other comment.
Powell himself once briefly quit the organization over political bias coming from the other direction, when it was revealed that several members had inserted liberal messages into their TV shows and even objected when conservatives were hired in the entertainment industry.
The Caucus typically gives its Spirit award annually to at least one person from each of the two major political parties. Past years' awards have gone to then-Congressman Henry Waxman and Rep. Howard Berman, both Democrats, as well as Los Angeles County board supervisor Mike Antonovich and Rep. Darrell Issa, who are Republicans.
If the award for Cruz is rescinded, it could also mean the senator would no longer address the group in April.
"Censorship is very much in the news today, and there's a great debate in this country about our future. Why would anyone want to listen to only one side?" asked one insider who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Would someone please explain what the senator from Texas has done that merits his exclusion in Hollywood?"
Some Caucus members said they consider Cruz to be overly "polarizing" and too much a "right-winger," so he should therefore be excluded from consideration for a Spirit award.
Countered another member: "He's the kind of person Hollywood should admire. Princeton graduate. Harvard law degree. Supreme Court clerk. Legitimate candidate for president. What's this town scared of?"
The more time goes on, the more DemoCRAPS act like the Nazi Party.
They’re afraid of truth and decency.
The more times goes on? I'll only be 30 this year, but what about that "Great Society?" We've been Red for a very long time. I'm also leaning more towards calling the Civil War the War of Northern Aggression.
Can’t upset the echo chamber. These people have worked their entire lives with people who agree with them and gotten rid of anyone that didn’t.
Fascism with a Hollywood face.
Hollyweird, You can't handle the Truth!
Well apparently some members of the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors like Ted Cruz. That is a good surprise.
But will they stick to their guns or will they be intimidated to rescind the invite?
Stay tuned.
BTW, I also find it interesting that Eastwood's pro American, American Snipper got several nominations while the anti American propaganda movie, Selma got bupkis.
I agree with you. That there is dissension in the group can only be a good sign.
-JT
Wasn’t “Selma” nominated for Best Picture?
I’m sure the libs in the Academy (most of them are) are eager to vote for it.
I believe there were no individual nominations for Selma.
Your warped. The confederacy was made up of Democrats.
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I would also add that these Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors who want Cruz to speak, apparently didn’t pick Chrisrombush.
I’m 64 1/2, and I can’t say as I blame you.
But unfortunately, there ain’t going to be no Dixie this time.
Fighting islamism is eventually going to take every bit of military and intelligence capability that we can secure.
Read Henry V’s soliloquy before his army’s taking the Shakespearean field at Agincourt.
I believe war is somehow in our genes as a species. We could all use Captain Kirk’s philosophical, “I’m not going to kill, today. That’s all it takes. I’m not going to kill...today” approach. Yet hesitate, and your enemy’s got the drop on you. Witness 9/11.
BTW, the White House and the American government are swarming with enemy islamists.
That's also surprising to me.
Hi;
Since shortly before last election day, I’ve had a strong feeling that the tide is turning. The results of that election convinced me that my ‘feeling’ was correct.
Won’t be easy, won’t be fast; but there’s a groundswell developing.
People are just tired of the ‘same old stuff’ from politicians. And anyone who makes their living/fortune off of popular taste, is darn sure paying attention!
-JT
Start with decency. With no decency truth becomes an option or irrelevant.
That feeling you got? It was mutual. The same thing here. Now, the feeling is ‘hey, let’s get this bus moving and begin to take back what was lost due to these bozos’ The longer we wait, the longer it takes.
I do believe that slavery was abhorrent and owning people as if they’re property was abominable, but wasn’t it a state issue? Obama wants to do the same thing to people like us. Government doesn’t like what a subsection of the country is doing? Kill them to stop it.
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