Someone was close to outing him and he struck first and hard.
Good.
He has been an open conservative for years.
His manager and buddy is Douglas Urbanski (used to fill in for Savage...not sure if he still does) an Urbanski always indicated Oldman was conservative or at least mostly leaning that way.
Unfortunately, Urbanski is out there doing damage control:
http://www.thewrap.com/gary-oldman-manager-defends-playboy-interview-douglas-urbanski/
...and Oldman is back pedalling:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/actor-oldman-gibson-baldwins-defense-24281352