'Star Trek' cast and crew, including J.J. Abrams and George Takei, sign an open letter against Trump

Los Angeles Times ^ | September 29, 2016 | Melanie Mason

[xp38]

Deforest Kelly didn’t either but assuming what their political positions are from not signing is pure guesswork really. The default position for an “artiste” is left wing until proven otherwise.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

These idiots don’t realize that attacks by the likes of them are endorsements to people who are fed up with the likes of them.

[ETL]

It’s called “acting.” Sadly, often when we get to see the real people behind the roles, they’re a huge disappointment.

But with him at least, after 40-45 years watching the AGS, not having any idea before that how he was in real life, it came as a big surprise and disappointment to me. Henry Wrinkler (The 'Fonz' in Happy Days) was also in the dopey Obama TV commercial. He poked fun at Sarah Palin in it.

[ETL]

Both McCoy and Spock are dead. Don’t know what either’s political views were.

[ETL]

George Takei.... Gets an entire career out of a supporting part in a series that only lasted three years. And now he's the go-to guy on gay issues. And now politics?!

George of course is gay himself.

[Crusher138]

That’s it. I was a huge trek fan. I’m done with childish things now.

Moi aussi.

[DesertRhino]

The only name that mattered wasn’t on the list...

[kiryandil]

That’s not the way I remember it, but (honestly, no snark) correct me if I’m wrong.

I thought the Obama camp was able to get the records unsealed and then she actually came out in defense of her ex-husband...it did no good as the bell had already been rung, but I don’t remember her being pro-Obama or helping out.

Exactly what I was referring to. :)

She was USED - like the Democrats use ALL women.

The Zerobamites pulled some cr@p with a judge they had in their pocket.

[Texan5]

I think Shatner is a Canadian-but I don’t think he is a total liberal. Some of the people on that list are from other countries-Aussies and Brits in particular-others are the kids of liberal actors and such-like the Roddenberry kid, the Nimoy kids, Chris Pine who is the new Capt Kirk is the son of a lib TV character actor-so are several others-etc...

I’m a Star Trek fan-but it has always been produced by liberal loons starting with Roddenberry-these people should just shut up and act, direct-whatever it is that they do for a living-they are delusional if they think anyone but a lunatic fringe pay attention to their politics...

[Theodore R.]

Is the list nearly all surplus CA voters?

[EveningStar]

As mentioned, no Captain Kirk? Heck, Donald Trump practically IS Captain Kirk!

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Kirk is already on the list.

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This is an ongoing list of historical, popular, and Biblical people, as well as fictional characters and animals, that Donald Trump has been compared to on FR:

• Alexander the Great
• Batman
• Battlefield surgeon
• The Blues Brothers ("We're on a mission from God!")
• Asa Buchanan (One Life To Live)
• Julius Caesar
• Captain America
• Churchill
• Bill Clinton
• Rooster Cogburn (True Grit)
• Cyrus the Great
• King David
• Eisenhower
• J.R. Ewing (Dallas)
• The Founding Fathers
• John Galt (Atlas Shrugged)
• Gideon
• Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
• Max Herschel (Just Tell Me What You Want)
• Andrew Jackson
• Jesus
• John F. Kennedy
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
• James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
• Leonidas I
• Louis XIV of France (The Sun King)
• MacArthur
• Jim Malone (The Untouchables, portrayed by Sean Connery)
• Charles Martel
• Moses
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Saint Patrick
• Patton
• Reagan
• Richard I (Richard the Lionheart, Richard Coeur de Lion)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Babe Ruth
• Samson
• Secretariat
• Solomon
• Truman
• Darth Vader (Star Wars)
• Sir William Wallace (real life subject of Braveheart)
• Washington

[EveningStar]

Shatner has dual citizenship. He became a naturalized US citizen in 2004.

[Boogieman]

Well, Captain Kirk knows better than to violate Starfleet Regulation 157, Section 3 (Paragraph 18): Starfleet officers are required to take all necessary precautions to minimize any participation in historical events.

[Boogieman]

Shatner’s been a naturalized American citizen since 2004.

[wally_bert]

I met her at a DragonCon many years ago, very classy and nice lady.

[wally_bert]

What would Herb Tarlek do?

I don’t see Major Kira’s name on there either.

[Boogieman]

What the heck? I’ve never met a fan of TOS that would say Kirk is a “least favorite”... that’s just strange. You kind of have to like Kirk to prefer the TOS, don’t you? He dominates every single episode.

[ctpsb]

Unfortunately her twitter account seems to reveal she is also a prog leftist and maybe just couldn’t make the signing.

[Boogieman]

That is not fair. She didn’t release her sealed divorce records, that was liberal Chicago journalists working on behalf of Obama who did that.

[JacksonCalhoun]

I’m surprised, Stewart is a big time lefty, must have been on an island of something.