Posted on 02/05/2007 6:38:59 AM PST by seanmerc
The Last Word: George Clooney The frustrated American
Feb. 12, 2007 issue - George Clooney has played everything from a doctor to a CIA operative. But these days, the 45-year-old Oscar-winning actor (and Oscar-nominated director) is reveling in his role as an activist. Since first visiting Darfur in 2006, Clooney has been an outspoken critic of the genocide currently taking place in western Sudan. Last September he addressed the United Nations Security Council, urging it to act in Darfur. In December he traveled to China and Egypt to meet with state officials to put pressure on the government of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. And January saw the U.S. television debut of "A Journey to Darfur," a documentary coproduced by Clooney and his father, Nick, a veteran television journalist. NEWSWEEK's Ginanne Brownell spoke to Clooney, who, lest anyone forget, is still a Hollywood actor. (He was recently voted People magazine's "sexiest man alive" for the second time and appears as a journalist in the new film "The Good German.") Excerpts:
[SNIP]
The International Criminal Court is due to present its findings from an investigation into war-crimes allegations in Darfur soon. What effect will this have? It is rather astonishing that the United States does not play ball with the ICC, considering our country was the beacon of the idea of an international criminal court. I really like what the ICC is doing. [But] I do not know how effective it is. I suppose if everybody subscribed to it, it would be tremendously effective. But I do not think that is going to happen in the near future.
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I was hoping it really would be Clooney's last word. Too much to hope for.
Currently campaigning for America to go into a sovereign country to save the citizens from murder and death (Sudan). That's the sort of dumb that can form a black hole.
Stagmire !
remember....you cant spell Clooney without Looney!
So what is George Clooney going to do to save Dafur? Watch?
I wonder why George didn't show up at the hate-America leftwing, lovefest? Maybe he thought it would hurt his "career."
Clooney is a male bimbo. His behavior is the fruit of an ego unbound.
Currently campaigning for America to go into a sovereign country to save the citizens from murder and death (Sudan). That's the sort of dumb that can form a black hole.
Ann Coulter summed it up quite clearly when she said that the only time liberals favor going to war is when it's NOT in the national interest of the United States.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not minimizing the evil of the Darfur genocide. However, the liberals are extremely selective in their outrage. Much like in WWII, when most liberals were against the US supporting the Allies until Hitler turned on Stalin and attacked the Soviet Union, breaking his non-aggression pact.
Mark
It's always good to start the day with a laugh. I hope you don't mind if I use that line without paying you royalties.
It's nowhere near as astonishing as the fact that there are people in the United States who care what a pretty boy - whose garner of fame is the ability to play make-believe marginally well - has to say about anything other than what dishwashing detergent to buy.
THAT'S "astonishing".
George Clooney - The Last Word.
Promises, promises.
George Clooney is still grieving over his pig's death.
Either he has very rosy cheeks or he's wearing rouge...
No worries about royalties - I donated that line to the conservative community years ago, since we have to deal with libs so often.
Oh sure Clooney wants the UN to play Bully, but not the US.
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