Posted on 06/21/2017 5:38:37 AM PDT by simpson96
Democrat Jon Ossoff lost his bid against Republican Karen Handel in Georgia’s Sixth District special congressional election Tuesday night, representing a stunning rebuke of Hollywood and the numerous celebrities who stumped for and contributed to the Democrat’s campaign.(snip)
Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker-turned-Democratic politician, had received a steady stream of support from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Some of the most vocal celebrity critics of President Donald Trump, including Rosie O’Donnell, Jane Fonda, and Samuel L. Jackson, donated time and money to help Ossoff’s campaign.
In April, Jackson cut a 45-second radio ad endorsing Ossoff, urging Georgia voters to “stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism.”
Actor John Leguizamo’s assertion that democracy itself hinged on Ossoff winning underscored how desperate Hollywood was to send a resounding message of resistance to Trump’s presidency.
But Tuesday’s results were likely to prompt more soul-searching among the political left, who are still looking for their first significant post-Trump election victory.
Actress Alyssa Milano, an early Ossoff supporter, personally drove voters to polling sites for the Democrat during the April election that forced Tuesday’s runoff.
With the prospect of moving to Georgia for film work, Milano saw Ossoff’s long-shot election as a way to continue her political activism in the Trump era.
“After Trump was elected, I decided to dedicate my time and passion to trying to flip seats,” the Charmed star told Variety.
Milano previously said she wanted “to puke” after Ossoff’ failure to reach the 50 percent threshold required to avoid Tuesday’s runoff.
On Tuesday, the Who’s the Boss star launched a social media campaign encouraging people to tweet photos of themselves after hitting the polls.
Actresses Sarah Silverman and Debra Messing attacked Ossoff’s opponent, Karen Handel, on social media in the run-up to
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Resistance is FUTILE!
This story is why I logged in this morning.
I think I’ll have another cup of coffee, with whipped cream on top. :)
Hey it’s the b#tch from Fruit and, er, WILL And Grace.
and that other creature that pretends to be a comedian instead of a bitter aging childless frump.
Tell them “NO means NO”.
They need to stop raping my ears.
In April, Jackson cut a 45-second radio ad endorsing Ossoff, urging Georgia voters to “stop Donald Trump, a man who encourages racial and religious discrimination and sexism.”
I heard that more liberal money just from San Francisco flowed in to Ossof then from all his Dem contributors within the state of Georgia combined.
You mean fat pig O'Donnell, traitor Fonda and black racist Jackson didn't stir up votes in this swing district for Ossoff? What a shock.
Feminism is an anti fertility cult that violates natural law. Those who embrace it or adhere to it are bizarre and demented.
So so glad to read this last night! It really made my evening.
This was big news on the Left Coast - with the media reporting that Ossoff was running against Trump, would win, and the Republicans were therefore finished.
Love to see the media lose.
>>I think I’ll have another cup of coffee, with whipped cream on top. :)<<
Heck, make it Irish! I would but the needed ingredient is not available.
:)
Hats off to all in Georgia-6 who supported K. Handel. I drank a toast to you all last night when victory was declared. Actually two or three toasts! Sure glad we overcame that Hollywood scum.
HO HO HO! dems getting angrier and angrier. dems gonna do or say something really stupid.
The democrat party is looking to have the same problem the Republican party would have if its radical wing completely took over.
Sane democrats are leaving in droves. And not all young people are idiots. Many see the lunacy and are choosing not to participate.
And here is the dirty little secret: The MSM no longer controls the news. The internet is having a genuine impact on the quality and “slant” of news. The left is losing. A lot.
Where’s Chode? ‘And the Rats take another one up the Oss’.
Huck Follywood
Jackson should stick to tasty burgers and planes full of snakes.
He lost BECAUSE OF Hollywood help, not in spite of it
Normal Americans want movie and pop stars to STFU
The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.... Didn’t happen.
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