Gere slams Bush for runaway pride

NY Daily News ^ | April 22, 2004 | Rush & Malloy

[presidio9]

Richard Gere's quest for spiritual enlightenment has yielded one epiphany: Bush must go. The longtime disciple of the Dalai Lama took issue with what he sees as Dubya's faith-based war in Iraq on Tuesday when the actor was honored by the American Museum of the Moving Image. "One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side," Gere told a Waldorf-Astoria crowd that included Denzel Washington, Kim Cattrall, Tim Robbins, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Matthew Modine. "Especially when he's the President of the United States."

Gere told us that testimony before the 9/11 commission shows "there were some serious mistakes made. Like everyone else in this country, I would just like to know the truth. ... I think we deserve a regime change."

Most of the evening saw Gere in a merrier mood. Climbing on his chair, he clenched a napkin in his teeth after a clip was screened showing his hot tango sequence with Jennifer Lopez in the forthcoming "Shall We Dance?"

Diane Lane called him "your silver-haired sexiness." Hector Elizondo said that between "American Gigolo" and "Pretty Woman," Gere "helped the entire prostitution industry."

Louis Gossett Jr. recalled that his combat with Gere in "An Officer and a Gentleman" left him with "a hairline fracture in the ribs. But we never had a cross word. Deborah Winger took care of that."

Winger was conspicuously absent. But Winona Ryder, who was said to have feuded with Gere on "Autumn in New York," came and called him "my favorite person."

Sharon Stone looked great but needed five takes to get out a simple introduction for the USA Network taping. "Now you know why I'm not on Broadway," she apologized.

[FormerLib]

Over/under on the number of gerbil jokes is 17

Oh great, you scared the gerbil back inside!

[TheBigB]

I believe Caesar's Palace has a window set up :^)

[vandykelastone]

I say Gere should take himself off to Tibet if he feels that strongly. And maybe encourage Baldwin to accompany him. Never mind thinking that Moore might go also - there's not enough to eat over there.

[presidio9]

Over/under on the number of gerbil jokes is 17

I will take the over and all the action you want to give me.

[TheBigB]

all the action you want to give me

I think you're mistaking me for Richard himself. :^)

[11th Earl of Mar]

"One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side," Gere told a Waldorf-Astoria crowd

So he trusts Muslim terrorists instead... "Allah akbar!"

What a dope!

[presidio9]

[Dolphy]

We've all heard this accusation made many times against W. The only thing we haven't heard is an example of W saying anything along those lines.

Exactly. Only the Dems speak as if they have a monopoly on the truth and absolute enlightenment.

[Smartass]

Who the hell is Richard Gere? And, who really
cares about Hollyqueers???

[fishtank]

[RippleFire]

[John Lenin]

Hey Richard I got your Friday night date here, knock yourself out pinhead.

[Finalapproach29er]

For George, Jesus is Lord- Not Buhdda. Sorry Lama.

[TX Bluebonnet]

Kinky Friedman wrote in one of his columns In Texas Monthly that he'd consider becoming a Buddhist except for Richard Gere. LOL

[presidio9]

Hector Elizondo said that between "American Gigolo" and "Pretty Woman," Gere "helped the entire prostitution industry."

Isn't that something to be proud of!

[SkyPilot]

"One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side,"

Then he would have voted to free Barabas and not the other.

[conserv13]

I don't like Richard Gere much either but the gerbil story is not true. ER doctors have found LOTS of stuff in men's butts but not live or dead animals.

[ride the whirlwind]

Like everyone else in this country, I would just like to know the truth. ... I think we deserve a regime change."

How dare this Hollywood puke pretend to speak for me! Grrrrr

[Kozak]

[firebrand]

That was the gerbil talking.