Politics gets them talking at charity galas (Hollyweirdos are at it full speed)

LATimes ^ | 10-13-06 | Tina Daunt

[STARWISE]

A former diplomat, a past president, some actors and some rockers convene to raise money and awareness.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong mingled with former diplomat Joseph C. Wilson IV and his wife, outed CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Comedian George Lopez tried to rouse support for gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides. (Not an easy task these days among some members of the celebrity set.)

And former president Bill Clinton came to town to raise money for the Democrats.

There's been so much going on in Hollywood this week, you needed that cloning doctor from "Multiplicity" to keep up with it all — salons, charity balls, award banquets, political fund-raisers, book signings (Arianna Huffington's) and exclusive dinner parties where politics is the main topic of discussion.

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This is an incredibly important time in the fight for human rights around the world," Cox told the group, which included actor Leonard Nimoy, Mathis and Bonnie Abaunza, director of Artists for Amnesty. "The idea of human rights has come under attack like I've never seen before. And never would I have anticipated that the attack would come from our own government. Secret detentions without access to courts. Subjected to all techniques and means of torture.

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"(Green Day) Lead singer Armstrong strode to the podium with his two bandmates to accept the award.

"My gut reaction was always to lash out in anger ... under the current president and the corporate blowhards he calls his administration," Armstrong said. "Then I decided to wake … up."

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Lord, save us from these delusionals.

[Darkwolf377]

"The idea of human rights has come under attack like I've never seen before. And never would I have anticipated that the attack would come from our own government. Secret detentions without access to courts. Subjected to all techniques and means of torture.

What would these people do without imprisoned terrorists to defend?

It's not like they could be applauding Iraqis having the right to vote, and Afghani women not getting their heads blown off.

[KenHorse]

....and his wife, outed CIA operative Valerie Plame. Boy, now there's some accurate and unbiased reporting, eh?

[AppyPappy]

(Green Day) Lead singer Armstrong strode to the podium with his two bandmates to accept the award. He then quipped "I do a lot of drugs so I know what I am saying when I say the government is...ooh, something shiny".

[wideawake]

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

"Hi! I'm short, ugly and stupid but my manager told me that I could make a lot of money if I dressed up the way people in England did when I was a baby and if I sang cheesy pop tunes with a guitar sound that was distorted enough to somewhat disguise the cheesiness! He's so smart! I made millions!"

[STARWISE]

ROFL!

[Puppage]

Lead singer Armstrong strode to the podium

He's quite the deep thinker, wouldn't you agree?

[Borges]

Hi! I'm short, ugly and stupid

He's not so short... Anyway it's funny that the song they remain best known for is a hoeky string driven ballad that has become a Prom staple...exacly the sort of thing their carefully crafted 'punk' image was supposed to be in opposition to.

[joebuck]

Hell has got to be an never ending cocktail party like this where you have to listen to these bozo's for eternity. Just the possibility will have me on my knees saying extra prayers tonight.

[Dr. Thorne]

Here's Armstrong, that paragon of intelligence from Green Day.

[sgtbono2002]

Judging from the picture , I would say he is on something.

Does Bill Clinton have anywhere he can call home? This POS dos more traveling than Cindy Sheehan. I know he wants to be co=president again, but damn. What ever happened to the poor dog they got after Seamus got hit/ i suppose the SS takes care of it, walks it, feeds it. Just another prop for the slimy maggot to use.

[MNlurker]

Corporate blowhards?

Ask a majority of the underground punk population out there and what they think of Green Day and they'll tell you they are sellouts to the corporate music world...

what a moron.

OK for me, not for you!

[joebuck]

Billy looks like he just smoked a big stick of mean green in that photo.

[ConservativeStatement]

[Mo1]

What .. donations from middle America drying up they need to beat down Hollywood's door again??

Doesn't bother me .. they will eventually run out of money soon because both their movies and the democrats suck

[STARWISE]

Is this a mug shot?

[RegulatorCountry]

That's a disturbing photo. He looks like something out of Conan O'Brien's "Celebrity Offspring." He's 50 from the eyes up, and 13 from there down.

[AppyPappy]

"Uh yeah. I.. uh.. don't like .. uh.. what was I saying... uh, anyway, I don't like war but I have a CD with a grenade on the cover. So, uh, that's kinda cool. Uh, do you have any food? I could really scarf some deep dish. I..um...am a vegetarian but pepperoni is fine. I mean, cows are kinda like plants..sometimes. My girlfriend just doesn't like it when I eat meat so I don't...bologna is good. Did I mention the CD cover already?"

[wideawake]

You're right.

Time Of Your Life and Wake Me Up When September Ends indeed represent the bleeding edge of chance-taking irreverent punk.

I can't believe Billie and friends convinced those assh*le corporate suits to undermine their own fascist conformist regime by releasing those dangerous jams.

Green Day take no prisoners and make the Man tremble in fear.

In order to emulate his anarchic fury against the oppressive American establishment, I bought one of his signature line Les Paul Jr. guitars. When I'm alone in my room with my Billie-endorsed axe I shred out before a poster of him accepting his Esquire fashion award. When I plug in, that guitar just sounds like revolution.

[MNlurker]

nice