[livius]

Yeah, that was pretty awful. But you have to remember that all actors are essentially brain-dead. They are people who have good memories and a lot of emotional sensibility. Political thought is, in general, beyond them. In fact, prior to the left-wing media elevation of flaky actors in the 1970s (think Hanoi Jane), people would have burst out laughing if you put "actor" and "thought" together in the same sentence.

[Valin]

In fact, prior to the left-wing media elevation of flaky actors in the 1970s (think Hanoi Jane),

Actually you could go back even farther think HUAC in the 50s.