Posted on 06/03/2002 9:47:05 PM PDT by Hellmouth
The outspoken, amusing, irreverent, and always pissed-off Robert Beltran, who played Chakotay on Star Trek Voyager was blasting away at the Trek franchise, his co-stars, President Bush, the American Government, and the entire planet, at a recent get-together with Star Trek fans at Page's Bar in England.
Click on the link above to read the whole article, or click on the link below for another take on the proceedings.
Here's a sample or two or three of Beltran in action:
I think the IQ levels have dropped some 20% since 7 years ago lead by our President of course! Everybodys stupid over there. Its like Yeah, were cool we bombed the shit out of Afghanistan". Yes we did that and even managed to bomb huge mountains and kill a few Canadians along the way! Hell, I could have gone over there and kicked the shit out of Afghanistan.
Q Why dont you do more conventions with other Voyager stars like Garret Wang?
A Because Garret Wang is a wanker. I got sick fed up with his, and Tim Russs fart jokes on stage every year. They needed to grow up
Q Voyagers last ever episode "Endgame" or "Endshame" as the fans like to call it biggest pile of crap ever written? And what the heck was Brannon Bragna sniffing when he wrote it?
A Youre my kind of guy. The writing on Voyager was shit. After the likes of the professionals such as Jeri Taylor, Michael Piller and Ken Biller left the show we got twenty year old writers whos biggest life experience was having a wet dream. Their meetings were like Hey wouldnt it be so kewl if Chakotay and Seven kissed we dont need to explain how it happened just put it in.
About the recent meeting between George Bush and Vladimir Putin - he spoke about how Putin had got one over on GWB. Bush had been opposed to Russia becoming part of the "global economy" because of their dealings with Iran and Iraq. Putin had replied that other countries in the west had done exactly the same thing, and the proof was there on paper. As Robert put it, "if Bush could read..." Somebody made a comment that maybe he'd voted Democrat in the last election?! Robert said that you shouldn't believe that he was saying that Gore was any better than Bush - "Gush? Bore? Gush? Bore?" He didn't seem to rate either of them too highly!
And he made the point that when America is attacked for their policies, it isn't the American PEOPLE who are stupid, it's the American GOVERNMENT - same for any other nation.
Tell me he moved to France....right? Right?
A Two. One is a low budget film which I want to direct... and star in.... and write the music too.... and do it with Seven.
I don't blame him.
AAAAAAAAmen!
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The verbose, self-obsessed, incoherent, and ignorant Robert Beltran, who apparently can't get along with his co-workers ...
Never heard of him. Don't care.
Then why didn't you? All talk, no action, huh?
Few people have any idea how great a victory Afghanistan was. After all, what we saw made it look so easy. A walk in the park. Like most things, it only looked simple. Doing it took great skill.
But I would not expect someone with the brain power of Mr. Beltran to understand this.
a.cricket
Wow! he must be tougher than the former Soviet Union!
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