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Star Trek Actor Bashes Bush And Just About Everyone Else
Page's Bar - An Evening With Robert Beltran ^ | May 25,2002 | Page's Bar

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.

Page's Bar

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! Everybody’s stupid over there. It’s like ‘Yeah, we’re 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 don’t 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 Russ’s fart jokes on stage every year. They needed to grow up

Q Voyager’s 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 You’re 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 who’s biggest life experience was having a wet dream. Their meetings were like ‘Hey – wouldn’t it be so kewl if Chakotay and Seven kissed – we don’t 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.


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Beltran is pretty amusing....
1 posted on 06/03/2002 9:47:06 PM PDT by Hellmouth
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To: Hellmouth
He's fed up with political correctness...
2 posted on 06/03/2002 9:49:01 PM PDT by goldstategop
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To: Hellmouth
Robert Beltran should move to France along with Alec Baldwin when he promised if Bush had won the election.

Tell me he moved to France....right? Right?

3 posted on 06/03/2002 9:49:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Hellmouth
He sounds like an Alec Baldwin wannabe bloviating, irrelevent left-coast wanker.
4 posted on 06/03/2002 9:50:38 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa
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To: Keith in Iowa
He isn't. Did you read the whole article? He isn't too impressed by the politicians in this country. And I might add a lot of people agree with him on that score.
5 posted on 06/03/2002 9:52:23 PM PDT by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop
Anyone fed up with political correctness is OK in my book! Although the Afghanistan comments were a little irritating...
6 posted on 06/03/2002 9:52:40 PM PDT by Captainpaintball
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To: Hellmouth
Me no like white man's Firewater!
7 posted on 06/03/2002 9:52:49 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: goldstategop
I don't give a rip what he thinks about anything. He's an actor. His opinion is as significant as a gnat on an elephant's butt.
8 posted on 06/03/2002 9:55:24 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa
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To: Hellmouth
Eh ... as long as he hates all politicians equally, I can live with that. Certainly sounds like an interesting guy to have a beer with.
9 posted on 06/03/2002 9:58:55 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Hellmouth
Q Are you writing any scripts right now?

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.


10 posted on 06/03/2002 10:24:28 PM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: Hellmouth
Which one was he? The pointy-eared guy who was Kirk's side-kick, or the Russian?
11 posted on 06/04/2002 1:00:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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To: Hellmouth
Sounds like somebody didn't get offered a part in Star Trek Voyager: The Movie
13 posted on 06/04/2002 6:01:06 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: semper_libertas
"..Voyager was crap.."

AAAAAAAAmen!

14 posted on 06/04/2002 6:01:46 AM PDT by Icthus
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To: Hellmouth
The outspoken, amusing, irreverent, and always pissed-off Robert Beltran, who played Chakotay on Star Trek Voyager ...

OR

The verbose, self-obsessed, incoherent, and ignorant Robert Beltran, who apparently can't get along with his co-workers ...

15 posted on 06/04/2002 6:26:56 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
Who's Robert Beltran and why should anyone give a flip about anything he says, does, or thinks?

Never heard of him. Don't care.

16 posted on 06/04/2002 6:39:18 AM PDT by Skooz
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To: Hellmouth
Hell, I could have gone over there and kicked the shit out of Afghanistan.

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

17 posted on 06/04/2002 6:23:35 PM PDT by another cricket
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To: Hellmouth
Gee ... no wonder Chakotay never really got to be captain!
18 posted on 06/06/2002 10:38:00 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: VRWCmember
It must be tough to live with the fact that "Eating Raoul" is the high point of your career.
19 posted on 06/06/2002 11:14:45 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: another cricket
Hell, I could have gone over there and kicked the shit out of Afghanistan.

Wow! he must be tougher than the former Soviet Union!

20 posted on 06/06/2002 1:35:06 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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