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Huh? Actor Richard Dreyfuss Writes Rational Article for PJ Media
NewsBusters ^ | May 11, 2015 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 05/11/2015 1:32:14 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

Which is weirder: building a flat topped mountain out of mashed potatoes or an actor who until about four years ago was a left wing lunatic but is now writing a rational article for the conservative PJ Media? When your humble correspondent saw the name "Richard Dreyfuss" as the author of an article in PJ Media, he immediately thought it must be a writer with the same name as the actor. However, after scrolling down to the bottom of the story, imagine my surprise upon discovering that it was indeed the actor. Although Dreyfuss did display a refreshing moment of mental clarity last year on Fox News when he spoke out in favor of American Exceptionalism, it could have been written off as just a freak event. Apparently it seems to part of a learning curve.

In his PJ Media article, Dreyfuss starts out arguing for a better informed citizenry, especially the youth. Okay, that could be chalked up to just a standard good citizenship lecture but then Dreyfuss delivered an analysis sure to get him disinvited to many a Hollywood party chock full of liberals:


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To: PJ-Comix
We live in an hypnotic trance of inaction because we aren’t taught how to run the nation, that we as a people are the highest sovereign power, that we can and should hold villains accountable.

Villains like Obama and the Clintons? Scandal after scandal, missing documents, government agencies used against political enemies, "missing" emails, etc., etc. Or how about runaway courts that decide abortion and same sex marriage are constitutional rights, and the peoples' votes on the subject don't count? Where has your voice been on all that Mr. Dreyfuss?

21 posted on 05/11/2015 2:31:25 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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To: Leep

I think he has finally returned from the trip to Zeta Reticuli on that flying saucer in 1977...


22 posted on 05/11/2015 2:32:02 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Very well spoken! He just might be the next Democrat turned Republican actor to run for Governor of California and if he wins then what?


23 posted on 05/11/2015 2:32:28 PM PDT by amnestynone (A big government conservative is just a corporatist who is not paying enough taxes.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Some people manage to grow up in wisdom, in spite of themselves.


24 posted on 05/11/2015 2:33:22 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Richard Dreyfus, the actor, is as dumb as a box of rocks when not reading a script.


25 posted on 05/11/2015 2:47:21 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: gorush
Richard Dreyfus Defends Charlton Heston (whose illness the leftists were cheering)

Dreyfus has always struck me as more articulate off-the-cuff than the usual Hollywood type. The fact that he went out of his way to defend one of the men most reviled by his own political party was exceptional years ago - and no less so today.

26 posted on 05/11/2015 3:15:43 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: PJ-Comix

William F. Buckley once said that Dreyfuss was one of the few Hollywood types who would only speak out on an issue if he knew something about it. He said that even when he disagreed with Dreyfuss he always found him well informed and willing to take opposing ideas seriously.


27 posted on 05/11/2015 3:19:06 PM PDT by GrootheWanderer
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To: needmorePaine

lol


28 posted on 05/11/2015 3:22:36 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Republican elites are as useless as bacteria in a flea's butt!!)
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To: Charles Martel

I don’t know the man. The only interviews I have seen of him have developed my viewpoint. I’ve certainly been wrong before, I may be here. But I’m not yet won over. :{)


29 posted on 05/11/2015 3:22:41 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: PJ-Comix

I remember him very early in his acting career appearing on Johnny Carson. Another guest said something he disagreed with and Richard literally kicked his feet like a spoiled little brat. I’m glad he’s finally begun to grow up.


30 posted on 05/11/2015 3:23:09 PM PDT by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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To: PJ-Comix

He knows that every Jew in Europe is about to be forced to leave. He also knows he has supported every step that caused it.


31 posted on 05/11/2015 3:36:03 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: Red Badger

Hollywood. LOL put up a board with hundreds of pictures of actors, directors musicians, etc. and close your eyes. Now throw a dart. Did you hit any NON Jews??? I didn’t think so.


32 posted on 05/11/2015 3:45:19 PM PDT by fish hawk (no tyrant can remain in power without the consent and cooperation of his victims.)
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To: needmorePaine

I haven’t had to pass basic seamanship in a while!


33 posted on 05/11/2015 4:15:50 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: needmorePaine

How short do you want it? Because he can’t—can NOT—do it unless you provide this vital piece of information!


34 posted on 05/11/2015 4:32:52 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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35 posted on 05/11/2015 4:41:31 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: PJ-Comix
Well, I'll be damned! He sounds almost Reaganesque.

Dryfuss:
Our values are not transmitted genetically; they must be taught.

Reagan:
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

36 posted on 05/11/2015 4:50:09 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: PJ-Comix
Imagine my shock when Dreyfuss showed up at a Civil War Reenactment in uniform portraying a private. He just wanted to experience the same as the rest of us. Being a reenactor gives one a different perspective on history.
37 posted on 05/11/2015 5:44:16 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: PJ-Comix

I waited on him once about 30 years ago. He left a big tip, on top of which was a shiny new penny. I asked what it meant and he said it showed he thought the service was excellent. Only oerson I ever saw do that.


38 posted on 05/11/2015 9:25:16 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: PJ-Comix

Didn’t he dump that skank he was with, perhaps that’s why he has seen the light.


39 posted on 05/12/2015 6:03:46 AM PDT by meridenite
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To: fish hawk

Heck, I just discovered Billy Joel was Jewish a couple of months ago. For 40 years I thought he was Italian..................I just don’t think in terms of ‘Is he/she Jewish?’ I really don’t care if they are or not, I just enjoy their work and think of them as actors or musicians, not representatives of various religions........Heck, I didn’t know Jack Benny was Jewish until I happened to look him up once on Wiki..........................


40 posted on 05/12/2015 6:25:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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