Maggie Gyllenhaal Sparks Controversy Over 9/11 Comments (LaLa Land Loon)

imdb.com ^ | 4-28-05

[Paul Atreides]

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal has sparked controversy after declaring her native America "is responsible in some way" for the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington DC. The 27-year-old Mona Lisa Smile star made the comments in an interview last week, provoking a strong reaction from her patriotic countrymen. In a statement issued by her publicist, Gyllenhaal says, "(September 11 was) an occasion to be brave enough to ask some serious questions about America's role in the world. Because it is always useful as individuals or nations to ask how we may have knowingly or unknowingly contributed to this conflict. Not to have the courage to ask these questions of ourselves is to betray the victims of 9/11."

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Hollywood Leftist Ping!!!

Please FReepmail me if you want on/off this ping list.

[Paul Atreides]

Maggie Gyllenhaal's fan website, maggie-gyllenhaal.net, was inundated with angry messages and had to be shut down Wednesday following Gyllenhaal's remarks during an interview promoting her new film, which concerns people living in New York in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. Appearing on the all-news channel NY1 on Friday following a screening of The Great New Wonderful at the Tribeca Film Festival, Gyllenhaal commented enigmatically: "I think America has done reprehensible things and is responsible in some way and so I think the delicacy with which it's dealt allows that to sort of creep in." News reports quoted her as saying that she believed America was "responsible in some way" for the attacks. The webmaster on the fan site said that it became overloaded with hate messages and crashed. Gyllenhaal issued a statement saying she grieved with every other American for those who died in the attacks, "but for those of us who were spared, it was also an occasion to be brave enough to ask some serious questions about America's role in the world."

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-04-28/

[get'emall]

Maggie needs a new publicist. That was one of the most tortured rationalizations I've seen since the Clinton years.

[Alouette]

Muslims around the world should ask themselves: "Why do the Americans hate us so much?"

[Paul Atreides]

The webmaster on the fan site said that it became overloaded with hate messages and crashed.

Maybe, she can ask herself what she has done to make people hate her so much.

[FormerACLUmember]

No talent promiscuous washed up loser attempts desparately to restart failed career with the "no publicity is bad publicity" theory.

[FreedomSurge]

I wish she would make clear the specific charges against the US. Why wouldn't a reporter ask her for specifics?

[Paul Atreides]

I wonder how long it would take her to mention The Crusades.

[Paleo Conservative]

Maggie needs a new publicist. That was one of the most tortured rationalizations I've seen since the Clinton years.

"Tortured," That's an appropriate word to associate with her.

[Arpege92]

I'm proud to say that I was one of those who posted to dear little Maggot....uh, I mean Maggie. :-}

[GMMAC]

Similar whining, apologetic msn.com piece here.

[Borges]

Maggie was raised this way no doubt. Her father is a hack TV director and her mother wrote the 1988's 'aging hippie terroists are people too' film 'Running On Empy'.

[bray]

In a statement issued by her publicist, Gyllenhaal says, "(September 11 was) an occasion to be brave enough to ask some serious questions about America's role in the world

It takes real courage to move to the top of the SoddomWood cocktail party list! Why doesn't she move to a Country she agrees with???

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Anti-Bubba182]

I don't know if this is anything other than a way for her to draw publicity. I never heard of her before this and I suspect I am far from alone.

[keithtoo]

Just write to her and tell her she has fat ankles.

That'll cause her all the pain she deserves.

[Arpege92]

Fat ankles? LOL

[waterman478]

...her mother wrote the 1988's 'aging hippie terroists are people too' film 'Running On Empty'.

Good God...I'd completely forgotten about that piece of crap. I love movies, but I've only walked out on two in my entire life. That was one of them. I have nothing against Judd Hirsch and whichever of the Pheonix's that were in it, but the script and storyline drove me from the theater in 20 minutes. Complete liberal progoganda.

[Borges]

Politics aside, one of the things that drove me crazy about that film was everyone kept saying how great a pianist River Phoenix was...and when he finally sat down to play he sounded like a 10 year old at a recital. Couldn't they have had him pretend to a recording or something?

[Finger Monkey]

Just write to her and tell her she has fat ankles.

I spat coffee through my sinuses. You are truly evil.

Man I love this place.