Posted on 11/23/2004 9:31:40 PM PST by Nascardude
Interesting stuff. Didn't know about The Rock or Adam Sandler. Rock cuts a great figure as an action hero - hopefully his movie career will continue growing.
On a related note, for any wrestling fans (you're out there, admit it), Triple H is supposedly a rather conservative fellow, as is Vince McMahon.
I'm kind of a wrestling fan. Use to be huge into wrestling as a kid. Now I watch it occasionally when I have nothing better to do. From what I understand about 90 percent of the WWF (WWE as it's known now) is Republican. I know Vince McMahon is a major Republican.
"The Rock" spoke to the 2000 Republican Convention. AMC has their special with a clip of him speaking. He thanks them for inviting him to speak.
They always bring up the blacklist, but (1) it is an established fact that Communists were successfully influencing the movie industry when HUAC opened up the issue, and (2) Hollywood liberals have been blacklisting Hollywood conservatives for far longer than any blacklist of liberals existed.
When congress called for an investigation of Communist activity in Hollywood, the witnesses against the left included Walt Disney, Ward Bond, John Wayne, Director John Ford, and the President of the Screen Actors guild, Ronald Reagan.
Reagan began carrying a pistol during this time period due to personal threats against him.
The left would have you believe that the charges were all spurious.
Even Mel wont speak out? Dang!! He has spoken out in past and after POTC im sure the last thing he is concerned about is bad press or threats so i think that it is other than him afraid..maybe he was busy?
Nature Boy,Val Venis,JBL
Most pro wrestlers are Pubs(Why I dont know)...Mick Foley being an exception
I think Mel is rightly staying out of the political limelight. He has taken a lot of bumps for being a Christian, which is a far more important a standard to bear.
Oh yeah, Val Venis. I remember hearing that about him. I believe he's Canadian though, isn't he? (WWE has quite a few major Canadian superstars).
I agree with you about The Rock. 'Scorpion King' was one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in years. It's one of those movies you can watch over and over - - non-stop action.
Also, I seem to remember reading that UT (from Texas ;) is a conservative guy. As I recall, he's into shooting sports of one kind or another as well.
Jessica,Heather,Sarah Michelle,Mandy(even if she is gutless),Lee Anne and even Britney (even if she is well you know)
ALL MAJOR SCHWINGS
If you haven't seen The Rundown, I highly recommend it. Finally caught it on satellite about a week ago. Great stuff - Rock at his best - a great mix of his personal comedy and sheer badassitude :)
Most Pro Golfers support Republicans. Don King also was vocal for Bush.
Lita, Trish Stratus, Shawn Michaels, and Jerry Lawler to name some more
Gibson has guts. I think the reason he declined to say whom he supported for President this time around is that he (Gibson) was putting all his energy towards trying to defeat the diabolical $3 billion cloning bond that was on the ballot in California this year. I believe Gibson felt so strongly about defeating this bond proposal that he didn't want the bill's supporters to have anything they could use to divert attention away from the points Gibson was making about cloning. Alas, the bond passed. But surely God will reward Mel Gibson for having fought against it.
Thanks for the tip. I'll look for 'The Rundown'.
Wayne Newton is a big time Repub, and a huge supporter of our troops. He took over from Bob Hope as the lead for the USO.
Drew Carey does USO shows, and was very serious in support of both our troops and our mission in Iraq.
Bo Derek is a long-time Repub and conservative!
But for the most part I think the Hollywood Repubs just aren't as nauseating as the Susan S, Tim Robbins, Michael Moores, and thus do not get the publicity...nor are they trying to be. That is alright by me. What does being a Hollywood star or a sports celebrity have to d with knowing how to vote anyway.
Also Joanna Garcia who is on one of my favorite shows "REBA"
I've wondered about Don King several times. He is ALWAYS carrying at least a half dozen miniature American flags whenever at an event. I've heard him make several glowing statements about Bush in general. But on the other hand, he has a reputation as a hugely corrupt guy, so its difficult to take him at face value. Given his crazy character though, I'd love to hear that it's legit :)
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