GODLESS: Hollywood Considers Government Its Religion (Clip from 'The Contender')

American Rhetoric ^ | June 13, 2006 | Lancey Howard

[Lancey Howard]

In 2000, the movie 'The Contender' was released. The movie was written and directed by prominent Hollywood liberal Rod Lurie and starred Joan Allen as Senator Laine Hanson, the woman who has been nominated to replace a Vice President who has died in office. (She is a "contender" to become the first woman VP in history.)

The (Democrat) President is played by Jeff Bridges and the caricatured Republican nemesis is played by Gary Oldman.

Here is an IMDb movie summary written by Ted Johnson:

'The Contender'
A political thriller about Laine Hanson, a senator who is nominated to become Vice President following the death of the previous office holder. During the confirmation process, Laine is the victim of a vicious attack on her personal life in which stories of sexual deviancy are spread. She is torn as to whether she should fight back, or stick to her high principles and refuse to comment on the allegations. Although it isn't easy, she sticks to her guns, and in the end she is rewarded for it.

Getting to the point of this post, here's the part that perfectly illustrates Ann Coulter's assertion that liberals do indeed have a "God" and its name is "Government". This is straight from the pen and lips of "Hollywood", and when I first saw this speech on my TV set a few years ago, I was floored. Click the link below and enjoy!

Read and listen to (Vice Presidential nominee) Senator Laine Hanson's closing address before the Senate Confirmation Committee.

[Lancey Howard]

essentially a liberals wet dream of what politics is all about

Exactly. A liberal wet dream.
One of the funniest aspects was that the Democrat President chose the woman, Laine Hanson, because she was a "moderate" Republican! (If I recall, she had essentially inherited the seat from her father much the way Lincoln Chafee did.

[Lancey Howard]

Urbanski said the film, which opened in the US on 13 October, was "almost a Goebbels-like piece of propaganda".

But not nearly as subtle.
It will be interesting to see if this thing is trotted out in time for the Hillary campaign. It's my opinion that the Democrats, who are currently taking seminars on how to talk to religious folk, may want to spike this thing even if it sounded like a good idea back in 2000.

[Lancey Howard]

Not when government steps in to flex its muscles over Hollyweird and make them do or not do something.

Don't forget that when Clinton and the rats passed their "biggest tax hike in history" back in 1993, Hollywood was mostly exempted. The rats know where their bread is buttered.

[eleni121]

Scary bunch these twisted liberals.

[dfwgator]

Bullworth was more watchable than that crap, and that's not saying much.