But Alice will do...
Posted on 09/02/2004 12:48:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
NEW YORK - Veteran recording and movie star Pat Boone advises politically conservative and religious young people seeking a career in show business not to hide their worldview.
At the same time, the 70-year-old crooner charges that there is an unwritten Hollywood blacklist against conservatives.
"Definitely, I've been a victim of it for years," he told NewsMax.com in an interview. "There have been many roles, movie roles and TV things that I was really ripe for. And if I was considered at all, I was immediately shut out because of the liberal mind-set of the guys who hire and fire."
However, Boone still advises young would-be actors and recording artists to "make God your agent, which is what I did. That is put Him in charge. You know He gave you your ability. He knows how to open doors as no other agent can. And he knows what's going to make you happy and what's going to fulfill you."
He says it is a mistake for a conservative entertainer to hide his views under a bushel. "Oh, please no," he answered NewsMax. "One of the things that makes any entertainer successful is being distinctive. So if you have strong views and faith or political ideas, make them known, and that will let you come out of the crowd."
Boone would first advise any young person not to pursue a career in show business at all because the industry is "capricious, unfair and a long shot of being at the right place at the right time." But if you're conservative and take the risk, he says, be yourself.
The singer, who is noting his 50th year in show business, did not back away from his earlier charge in a TV interview that he thought CBS had committed an act of treason in releasing the photos of the prisoner scandal in Iraq.
"That information was used to kill our people in a time of war," he charged. "You can't call it anything but treason. But they call it freedom of the press."
Boone talked to NewsMax after a breakfast speech to delegates and guests attending the Republican National Convention. The event was sponsored by the seniors advocacy group 60 Plus.
Sara Evans and Brooks & Dunn are "obscure?"
O.K. Brooks and Dunn are popular, but they are dimwitted and tame. My point is that many on the right are too narrow minded and backwards thinking to embrace one of there own like Johnny Ramone.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20040311-085521-1823r.htm
R.I.P. Joey Ramone
Thank you! Pat Boone made his bones doing whitebread covers of early black rock n' roll hits. Once white boys starting making credible rock n' roll of their own, his star faded and he was relegated to the Perry Como ghetto--a nostalgia act for the hopelessly square. As an actor, he's limited by his public image. He's a walking joke of squareness. If that's what you want, he's your man. If you don't want that very specific thing, he's all wrong. And blaming Hollywood's blacklist is the oldest excuse in the book. I've heard gays claim they're blacklisted by straights. I've heard straights claim they're blacklisted by gays. I've heard hardcore leftists and rightists each complain they're blacklisted by the other. And on and on it goes. Usually it's an excuse.
I can recall some of PB's acting roles and there is the very real possibility that perhaps, just maybe he wasn't offered all the roles he thinks he was "ripe for" because his acting skills aren't as good as he thinks they are. Sure, mainstream Hollywood despises conservatives, but they do love money and if a conservative has the talent to make films that make money, Hollywood will ignor the political implications.
Let not your heart be troubled. There are plenty of celebrities that are right of center. The list below is a partial A-Z list. For the complete list and why each name is listed see: http://celiberal.com/theRighties.php
The Righties:
Although they are not given as much media coverage as the celiberals, the conservative celebrities (or those that lean slightly to the right), we call them "The Righties", should be identified. These celebrities have the courage to speak out in an industry primarily flooded with liberals. We encourage all of you to take extra effort to patronize these patriotic celebrities.
Adam Baldwin
Adam Sandler
Alabama
Alan Jackson
Amy Grant
Amy Hayes
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Andy Garcia
Ann Margret
Antonio Freeman
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Art Linkletter
Barbara Mandrell
BB King
Bellamy Brothers
Ben Crenshaw
Ben Stein
Billy Bob Thornton
Bo Derek
Bo Diddley
Bob Hope
Bob Knight
Brad Paisley
Brian McKnight
Brooks & Dunn
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Willis
Buzz Aldrin
Cale Yarborough
Charles Barkley
Charles Durning S
Charley Pride
Charlie Daniels
Charlton Heston
Chely Wright
Cheryl Ladd
Chuck Norris
Clint Black
Clint Eastwood
Connie Stevens
Crystal Gayle
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dana Carvey
Darrell Waltrip
Darryl Worley
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Miller
Dennis Quaid
Destiny's Child
Dolly Parton See why
Don King
Don Shula
Donald Trump
Doris Day
Drew Carey
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Ernest Borgnine
Faith Hill
Fleetwood Mac
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Gene Simmons
George Strait
Gladys Knight
Gloria Estefan
Hank Williams Jr.
Heather Locklear
Howie Long
Jaclyn Smith
James Caan
James Earl Jones See why
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jessica Simpson
John Elway
John Travolta
Johnny Bench
Johnny Ramone
Jon Voight
Kathy Ireland
Kathy Lee Gifford
Keith Foulke
Keith Urban
Kelsey Grammer
Kid Rock
Third Day rules. NOT obscure and NOT lame.
I agree with you about Ramone, though.
Bump for the greatest Rock N Roll Band EVER! Too bad Joey was a Dem...
I love Third Day! They rock.
He is on right now as I type
Pat Boone is on Fox now being interviewed by Cavuto. He is at the RNC. He is Christian, moral and a Republican. I love him; he seems like a good man!
Indeed he was. April Love is one of my favorites
That would be a good idea
Fleetwood Mac?!?
There is not a page made that is large enough to print them all on.
Yes he had several beautiful ballads including another monster hit "Love Letters in the Sand."
Not too sure about that list, Jon Voight was foaming at them mouth the other day over the WOT. Also states the list is made from submissions of third persons.
Yes, Alice Cooper is a conservative. I almost jumped for joy when I found that out--I've been a Cooper fan since I was probably 9 or 10.
I heard Manson was involved in some anti-war crap. Maybe not?
I think Lindsey Buckingham is a Bush supporter but I could be wrong.
But Alice will do...
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