Clooney relishes 'traitor' attacks

News.com.Au ^ | February 27, 2006

[Daytyn71]

US actor and director George Clooney said this morning he was proud to be denounced as unpatriotic for questioning US policy because he wanted to be on "the right side of history."

Interviewed on BBC television's Newsnight about his latest films Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck Clooney said that not only did he accept the right to be attacked for his views but he even relished them. Clooney, who has weathered attacks since opposing the 2003 Iraq invasion, said at one point that it was "frustrating" to be listed as a "traitor" on a set of playing cards, but he also accepted people's right to free speech.

He later admitted he relished the attacks.

"I think it's important to be on the right side of history," Clooney said.

"I want to be on that deck of cards. And I want to be able to say that they boycotted my films... I want to be able to say I was on the cover of a magazine called a 'traitor,"' he said.

[Daytyn71]

I've stopped going to any and all of Clooney's movies...no more of my money's going into Clooney's pockets.

[conservativemusician]

His movies suck antway.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

George is the male equivalent of bleached-blonde bimbo.

[Tax Government]

Clooney was excellent in Team America. Just excellent.

[MissEdie]

George Clooney said this morning he was proud to be denounced as unpatriotic for questioning US policy because he wanted to be on "the right side of history."

I doubt very seriously he has the intellectual capacity to understand anything related to history.

[conservativemusician]

That's "anyway" .........sheesh

[trubluolyguy]

US actor and director George Clooney said this morning he was proud to be denounced as unpatriotic for questioning US policy because he wanted to be on "the right side of history."

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Right side of history?


The man is an ACTOR! Not Jesus Christ!


Some people have an extremely over-inflated view of themselves.

[tigtog]

Why does the asshat think he is part of history? Shoosh - Big Head or what?

[jennyjenny]

I don't go to any of George Clooney's movies because he sucks as an actor. He can blame it on opposing political views all he wants, the fact is, he's a bad actor and I don't like to spend money or time watching bad acting.

[dfwgator]

He was really good as the voice of Stan's gay dog. He should have won an Emmy for that.

[oyez]

Clooney is still acting. Acting like if we just sit tight out enemies will just go away. I have a more realistic solution. George Clooney should just go away.

[Chiapet]

I don't go to any of George Clooney's movies because he sucks as an actor. He can blame it on opposing political views all he wants, the fact is, he's a bad actor and I don't like to spend money or time watching bad acting.

I actually really liked his character in "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

[tutstar]

bleck! gag! vomit!

[hang 'em]

Cloony is a dork. Why does anyone in this country listen or care what movie actors like him say?

[CWOJackson]

Skunks seem proud of their smell also.

[kevinm13]

George Clueless deserves the same as the antique media for their anti-American stance and flapping of the gums about anything that will hurt the President. Not one red American cent will go directly to scum like this from my pocket.

IGNORE THEM! Eventually something better will come along and they will be relegated to the garbage dump where they belong!

[in hoc signo vinces]

Sociopaths...always think they're on the right side of things. Clooney is a loon.

[TheForceOfOne]

He's got Alec Baldwin disease.

[martin gibson]

...I actually really liked his character in "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Thank you!! Me too(it's one of my favorite movies).

Which just goes to prove youse can have one or two good movies in yaz, and STILL be an asshat!

[Klatuu]

I actually really liked his character in "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

So did I. Of course, playing an idiot probably wasn't much of a stretch for him.