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]
--- Colin Farrell ---
"If this had been a bunch of white people on the roofs of their houses I don't have any f***ing doubt there would have been every single helicopter, plane and means that the government has trying to help."
--- Anne Rice ---
"But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you dismissed our victims; you dismissed us," Rice wrote. "You want our Jazz Fest, you want our Mardi Gras, you want our cooking and our music. Then when you saw us in real trouble, when you saw a tiny minority preying on the weak among us, you called us 'Sin City' and turned your backs."
Upon arriving to Venice to present Elizabethtown their newest movie actresses Kirsten Dust and Susan Sarandon expressed their disappointment with the Bush administration.
--- Kirsten Dunst ---
It's devastating and I'm ashamed of the way it's being handled and, when we get home, we'll be doing PSAs (public service announcements) and I want to help in whatever way I can because I'm embarrassed and I think it will hopefully change a lot of politics, Dunst said.
--- Susan Sarandon ---
" I'm heartbroken and outraged and can't wait to get home to see what's going on."
Who is David Banner?
BTW: When Anne Rice keeps saying "us" as if she is one of the victims, she wrote that from the comfort of La Jolla, Calif.
Hey, we all have to start somewhere. Very informative post.
Today's so-called "celebrities" and "entertainers" should, if they are able to read, study the history of their profession. For centuries, right up to the start of movie-making, entertainers were considered the scum of the earth. They existed to make people laugh, both the nobility and the common people. A ruler, because he was the ruler and he was usually rich, kept a stable of jesters, mimes, and people like that. "Stable" is the correct word. Just like the king's horse, when they were not doing what they were supposed to do, they were expected to keep quiet and out of sight. The king would never have his horse over to dinner, and neither would he ever entertain an actor.
Those actors, jesters, and mimes who entertained the common people had a somewhat tenuous existence, constantly traveling from town to town. They would set up a tent, hopefully draw a crowd, make some money, and then move on to the next town. Members of that profession were considered to be on the same level with prostitutes, who often accompanied the actors and did their own form of entertaining. No self-respecting citizen would ever be seen in the company of either an actor or a prostitute. Young ladies who took up acting as a career were in most cases disowned by their families and considered prostitutes.
My point? It's time to stop idolizing today's "celebrities" and "entertainers." It's time to remind them that they are merely prostitutes, who are paid to entertain us. And most of them aren't very good at it.
Gee, I wonder what Celine's views on music piracy are. As I recall one of her CDs had copy protection that caused PCs to freeze if you tried to play the CD on the computer.
Don't make him angry, you wouldn't like him when he's angry.
He's a rap crap singer.
Beautiful, . . . comrade.
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