Posted on 11/19/2025 10:16:44 AM PST by Rummyfan
The Democrats have a long history of being in bed with entertainment industry elites. I don't like to use the word "Hollywood" when writing about the lefties in showbiz, because there are a lot of conservatives working behind the cameras there. Most of the stars, as we are painfully aware, are enthusiastic socialists, mostly because they can afford to be.
This relationship between the Dems and entertainers has given the latter the false impression that they know something about American politics. Some do, but even those who have some activist experience are still out of touch due to the aforementioned wealth. When coupled with enormous egos, this false impression leads to a lot of pontification from the celebs on a variety of issues. They genuinely think that regular people in flyover country are waiting to find out what movie stars think about social security before they vote.
Dem politicians love to cavort with celebrities. It's easier than campaigning or having coherent policy ideas, after all. As the 2016 presidential campaign wound down to its final few days, Donald Trump was tirelessly traversing the swing states. He wrapped it all up in Michigan at around three in the morning on election day. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, attended a Beyoncé concert in Philadelphia that was being thrown in her honor. Granny Maojackets then rested up for a couple of days for what she was sure was going to be a historic, landslide victory for her.
At this point it should be noted that Hillary would have carried the metropolitan Philadelphia area even without Queen B's help.
Bless their dark, secular hearts, Dems and celebs have been sticking with this playbook despite the diminishing returns since the Obama years...
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I saw a nice clip of Billy Bob Thornton saying “What do people care what actors think?” and essentially told Hollywood to STFU.
Have seen similar statements attributed to Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins. If actors were smart, they’d pay attention to the quote attributed to Lincoln and/or Mark Twain. “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt”.
You are Entertainers. You are in no position to lecture us on politics. Most of you have spent less time in school than Gretta Thunberg. You have no idea whats going on in the real world. Shut up and act!
Perfect. RAH was a little weird in some ways, but he nailed a lot of things.
Bkmk
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