Posted on 03/26/2019 6:45:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll appoint Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the remainder of a six-year-term to end in September of 2024.
The actor known for TV roles in hit shows like Ray Donovan and 24 — and for his real-life role as Angelina Jolie's father — is one of the most outspoken conservatives in Hollywood and he hasn't shied from his support of Trump.
A former liberal who said he was traumatized by the assassination of President Kennedy, Voight was a critic of President Barack Obama and was a staple at events hosted by Friends of Abe before the private group of 2,500 conservatives who work in Hollywood largely disbanded a few years ago.
Voight won an Oscar playing opposite Jane Fonda in the 1978 anti-Vietnam War movie, Coming Home.
Trump also said Tuesday he'll nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose daughter is White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, as a trustee to the same board.
Others he will nominate are Carl Lindner III of Ohio, Marc Stern and Kelly Roberts of California, Kelcy Warren and Heather Washburne of Texas, Adrienne Arsht of the District of Columbia and Karen Tucker LeFrak and Daryl Roth of New York.
The Kennedy Center, opened in 1971, is the country's National Cultural Center and it is located adjacent to the Watergate complex on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
This is wonderful.
No idea what those other guys are talking about, but Voight’s performance in “Deliverance” and “Enemy of the State” were not bad.
Didn’t see those comments but I agree with you.
Jon Voight the dentist?
Think how much that ‘89 LeBaron convertible will be worth NOW!!
Oh, it was John Voight.......the periodontist....
Maybe it is an age thing, but I really do not recall either show (Larry David, Seinfeld) ever getting very political. When they did, it was pretty light and not mean spirited like SNL.
you are 100 percent CORRECT.
He was SMART.
Don’t alienate half the country.
Even the abortion episode, though tacky, didn’t take sides.
Elaine falls for a guy and Seinfeld asks her if he’s pro life?
She said he can’t be.
He is.
Se breaks up with him.
I find it hard to laugh about abortion.
But the guy was presented in a positive light. Just a different view.
Costanzo, but it was Voight’s the dentists car. Lmao
Damn you sir! See my post #48.
Great choice.
That was a great interview. He's an interesting and passionate fellow. I love the format that Levin has and he gets really interesting people to have a serious and focused conversation - not a chopped-up bunch of soundbites.
What a great guy. Good choice, President!
The dentist?
I hope President Trump doesn’t forget Kelsey Grammer.
That, indeed, would be a boon to the Kennedy Center.
Like Ronald Reagan before him, Voight started out as a bleeding heart liberal... At some point he walked towards the light of day and realized that liberalism, communism and socialism are as evil as it gets.
There’s always hope for the children of today... Some of them will eventually walk towards to light of day as well.
Excellent! My husband and I met Jon Voight twice - once in NYC, the other time in DC at an anti-ObamaCare rally. He is a true American Patriot.
Excellent appointment!!!
[[[I love the format that Levin has and he gets really interesting people to have a serious and focused conversation - not a chopped-up bunch of soundbites]]]
Yes.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.