Posted on 11/16/2010 10:40:27 PM PST by Walter Scott Hudson
Washington corruption has a new foe in the guise of Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey. Interviewed at a screening of his latest film Casino Jack, in which he plays nefarious lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Spacey dropped political science on a CNS reporter.
As much as they’d like to pretend they cleaned up the lobbying industry by throwing this guy [Abramoff] in jail, they haven’t. It’s still got too much influence… To some degree, I blame the networks. You know, I think if network television started to agree to run legitimate ads that you knew were true – if you’re gonna say something about a rival, it can’t just be dirt – I think, if they started to run these ads for free and were part of being a public service, well then maybe some of this corruption – some of this insistence on raising ridiculous amounts of money, primarily for television ads, would go away. And maybe we’d start electing people on ideas instead of on how much money they had in their coffers.
Watching him relay this idea, it’s apparent that Spacey has mulled the concept over, which makes his endorsement of it all the more remarkable. While considering the practicality of free "legitimate" network ads, a number of questions should have sprung to mind.
Who would determine what constitutes a “legitimate” ad?
I'll settle for legitimate journalism that is true.
And in additional breaking news, Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey said that he will begin acting for free.
What is it with actors? They play a role then magically assume they’re experts in the field of their character.
He’s Spacey, alright.
Great line.
Golly gee! I am so happy to hear this. Not a day goes by that I don’t wonder what Kevin Spacey is thinking about.
/sarc
lol - Who will judge if it’s a legit ad?
Madonna?
Will someone please tell the entertainment to STFU and just do his job? Juggle, tap dance, eat a sword or blow fire, I do not care. Just shut up and do it. Next thing we have to look forward to is some midget in a Mickey Mouse outfit telling us about foreign policy.
They already have free political adds. It is called the ‘News”.
Not only that, but their profession always allows a do-over. Kevin Spacey can be shooting a scene for a movie, flub his lines 57 times in a row, and will still be given that 58th opportunity to get it right. That is not how the real world operates. Most people don't get to operate like movie actors or US Senators where they get a do-over if they happened to vote the wrong way on something. That's why people like Spacey and Obama are ill-suited for the challenges of leadership. They don't possess the experience of being held accountable for their actions.
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