Posted on 09/07/2005 11:26:24 PM PDT by Elyse
Edited on 09/07/2005 11:33:09 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The next time you go to the movies/concert or buy a cd/dvd take a moment to consider if you really should just skip the middle man and hand your money straight to your favorite liberal organization. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to say enough is enough. There are some that will accuse me of blacklisting or being Un-American. They will say that everyone has the right to express their political opinions and they shouldn't be penalized because they are a celebrity. Well, I've decided that I shouldn't be penalized BECAUSE they are a celebrity.
A long time ago I told myself I will never pay my money to support Barbara Streisand and Jane Fonda. I've remained faithful to that pledge. But, if I'm being truthful to myself, that was no big hardship. I've made excuses not to carry my personal campaign forward. I want to see that blockbuster movie that everyone is talking about. I want to buy that CD, so I can listen to that rock song I like. So, I continue to hand my money over to celebrities that use their spotlight as a platform to spread liberal messages that are usually radically counter to my beliefs.
I'm not going to be hard-nosed about this. I don't care if I find out a celebrity is a liberal. I don't care if they show up at every liberal fundraiser and political convention. I would still like to go see SOME movies and listen to SOME rock music. What matters to me is what they say when they have a camera stuck in their face or a reporter writing down the words of wisdom they want to convey to their fans.
I know these celebrities won't even feel the pinch when they don't benefit from my entertainment budget. It's just time that I stand up and put my money where MY mouth is and quit giving it to support a liberal's mouth.
--- Pierce Brosnan ---
"This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for," the former James Bond actor told reporters Saturday. "I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful."
--- Sean Penn ---
"There are people dying and (the US government are) not putting the ******* boats in the water, I think that`s criminal negligence.
"I don`t think anybody ever anticipated the criminal negligence of the Bush administration in this situation."
--- Kanye West ---
"They've given them permission to go down and shoot us."
"George Bush doesn't care about black people,"
--- Matt Damon ---
"I'm not a fan of (President Bush), so I let out a big cheer (over West's comments). So this guy with his moment on live TV made a statement that hopefully, now Bush will come out and address (the issue)."
--- David Banner ---
"I'm glad Kanye said what he said on NBC," Banner says in the upcoming issue of Ozone magazine. "The President never gave a damn about black folks."
--- Ray Davies, lead singer of the Kinks ---
Davies branded Mr Bush "an over-burdened, out-of-touch president" in an article in The Times newspaper, and complained that someone should have acted sooner.
"Why didn't the people who are supposed to be experts on this stuff react sooner? The problem we all know by now is money. Budgets. America's preoccupation with wars overseas. Nobody cares about the poor. Etc, etc," he said.
"It was clear to me ... that something disastrous was on the cards."
--- Celine Dion ---
"I open (sic) the television, there's people still there, waiting to be rescued, and for me it's not acceptable.
"I know there's reasons for it, I'm sorry to say, I'm being rude, but I don't want to hear those reasons."
Dion criticised authorities for arresting looters in New Orleans, Louisiana, saying they should make rescuing the stranded victims a priority.
She said: "Oh, they're stealing 20 pair of jeans or they're stealing television sets. Who cares? They're not going to go too far with it. Maybe those people are so poor, some of the people who do that they're so poor they've never touched anything in their lives. Let them touch those things for once."
"How come it's so easy to send planes in another country to kill everyone in a second, to destroy lives? We need to be there right now to rescue the rest of the people."
Looks fine to me... good post....
To bad all these celebrities have done nothing else for the victims except open their big fat mouths.
Ah, the wisdom of the carnies.
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Wonderful work!
They all have too much time on their hands, rich and pampered self-aborbed ego-maniacal fruitloops. Thanks for the post, most of these are on my Holly weird Jerks List. Will add the new ones as I want to make sure not to inadvertently watch, listen or in any way contribute to their bankrolls.
For this very reason, I stopped purchasing movie tickets or even renting any long ago. I also don't purchase any CDs any longer, unless I know the artist supports traditional conservative values.
Personally, I'm fed up with Hollyweird types slamming what I hold dear.
I don't need those that make their outrageous livings by fantasy to tell me what is right, because they acted in a movie.
On top of that, please name any that have opened up their mansions to the displaced people of Hurricane Katrina, like they would like the rest of us to do.
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For this very reason, I stopped purchasing movie tickets or even renting any long ago. I also don't purchase any CDs any longer . . .
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YOU GD LIAR!!! You know you are just downloading these things illegally from the Internet. It's not true that entertainment products and celebrities suck these days - YOU ARE JUST A GREEDY REPUBLICAN!!!
- love,
RIAA, MPAA
Welcome to the club. I haven't gone to a movie in years. I won't even rent most movies cause I hate the commy actors. 90% of em are pukes.
This is nothing new on FR or in America. Hollywood is going broke.
Sports?!
You mean to tell me you support those thugs? Geez. I can't believe it. NBA Thugball and the NFL who gives us Janet Jackson and now all these lefties slandering the Prez? Screw em!
A little bit tongue in cheek but really we should pressure organized sports to shape up.
Correction, I'm not a Greedy Republican, I'm a rich fat cat Republican and charter member the Vast Right Winged Conspiracy.
As for downloading, honestly, there hasn't been anything I'd like to see for a few years now. Besides, my aging Comcrap wouldn't handle it all ;)
These Hollywood leftists are Box Office poison and have seen the last dime I'll ever spend on them.
as long as there are mic's and keyboards, there will be braindeads
Give Appeasement a chance........
I will now boycott all Matt Damon movies, Celine Dion concerts, Sean Penn movies, and rap in general.
Oh wait, I already do.
Hollywood is sinking fast and these lefties are trying to save it...ha! They're polishing brass on the Titanic, man, it's all goin' down.
Give Appeasement a chance........
I will now boycott all Matt Damon movies, Celine Dion concerts, Sean Penn movies, and rap in general.
Oh wait, I already do.
Hollywood is sinking fast and these lefties are trying to save it...ha! They're polishing brass on the Titanic, man, it's all goin' down.
And not enough mental acuity.
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