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Pretty boys can think [Clooney says Bush ran away on 9/11]
The Guardian (UK) ^ | February 15, 2003 | Sally Vincent

Posted on 02/15/2003 7:09:24 AM PST by aculeus

If you're a hugely bankable Hollywood star, there are certain expectations of you. Maintain your profile, toe the line and keep schtum about politics. George Clooney, on the other hand, is hollering his disdain for his government and its dumb war plans, and he's directed his own, somewhat risky, film. Interview by Sally Vincent.

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"The question is," he goes on, "do we go on murdering each other, or are we going to take time out to ask ourselves why we're so angry in the first place? I get mad at someone, then I find out more about why they did what they did to make me mad, and the anger disperses. We get angry because we don't have enough information." His mousseline is now neatly stacked on the side of his plate. All tidied away.

"It's the head guys who really tick me off," he says. "You dumb down at the top, so what does that do to the bottom? Who's going to stand up for us now? I just want someone smart to stand up and shout, 'Bullsh**!' They tell us we're going to war and no one's saying 'Bullsh**' loud enough. And the language! Listen to the language! 'Evil.' 'Evil'? 'Nexus of evil'? 'Evil-doer'? That's my favourite, 'Evil-doer'! What's wrong with their vocabulary: couldn't they come up with 'schmuck'?"

This makes me laugh uncontrollably. I wonder if he'll mind if I gobble up his mousseline. "Look at us," he cries, "we're the guys who marched into France and liberated them, handing out stockings and chocolate. And we've slowly become all the things we fought against. How'd it happen?"

I feel the soul of America is at large. The words of Walt Whitman beat in my brain. "O Captain! My Captain!" I bleat. Clooney looks at me sideways. "We're so smart we don't even try to elect a leader. We elect someone to manage our country. Bush was elected, or sort of elected, on the issues of school vouchers and welfare reform. When the big one hit, we found we didn't have a leader at all. What did Bush do on 9/11? He ran away and hid. Even Reagan knew more about leadership than that, and he was as bad a symbol of America as I can think of, off-hand. But at least he's been in enough cowboy movies to know he had to come out and stand on top of the rubble and be seen shaking his fist or something. What has it all come down to? Selling things on television, is what. The three-second soundbite. We don't have any great speakers any more, we don't have great television any more, we don't have great films any more. Everything's knocked out by committee. That's how it is. How we deal with everything. That's politics. You turn on the TV for the news now and what do you get? 'Showdown in Iraq!' it goes, like it's a game. The news is a f***king game show. They're selling us a pre-emptive war and no one says, 'Bullsh**'. It's a conglomerate decision, all rounded off to make it palatable so we'll swallow it, believe it. But it's a lie. Of course it's a lie. We've been lying to ourselves since Vietnam. And if you say that, if you stand up and say no to the war in Iraq, immediately you're being 'unpatriotic'. But if you don't, if it's not you, who the f**k's it going to be?"

O Captain! My Captain! "It's not my place. I'm not a big, like, yogi guy, I'm just a stoopid film star. Stooooopid, goofball film star."

"Big guru guy," I say.

"Big guru guy," he says.

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(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


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To: aculeus
He said "I'm just a stoopid film star. Stooooopid, goofball film star."

FINALLY THE TRUTH COMES OUT OF HIS UTOPIAN LIPS! LOL
41 posted on 02/15/2003 7:58:42 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: fight_truth_decay
"Clooney on Leno stated he was taking time off to travel the US in a Motor home with friends and do some drinking aka partying aka relaxing . He then preceded to slowly empty his cup of "liquid" onto the set floor while talking to Leno. (Leno sat "straight faced".)

Man, that is a BIG NO NO on the Leno set. We went to two of his shows and got to sit down front in the chairs and got to meet Jay and shake his hand. He is a very nice, friendly Liberal. But before the show the furniture on that set is covered with tarps, and no one is allowed to touch anything up there. They are VERY picky about that set! George surely knew that and poured his drink out there on purpose!
42 posted on 02/15/2003 8:01:07 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: aculeus
Ahhh, Mr George Clooney Phd. His foreign policy credentials are superior to anyone else's, his top secret CIA sources, intel, and his access to America's satellite systems even better than the President's! He's a real insider in the beltway isn't he? His reams of military and intelligence experience is enough to make the rest of hollywood swoon.

Don't we all feel better knowing that Mr Clooney's highly evolved political opinions, and the renowned George Clooney ThinkTank is on the job?

43 posted on 02/15/2003 8:02:54 AM PST by The Toad
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To: fight_truth_decay
Gooney Clooney played himself in O BROTHER. Hayseed eatin' moron with a huge ego and loud mouth wearing filthy sweaty overalls all through the movie! No stretch for his acting skills there.... LOL
44 posted on 02/15/2003 8:09:18 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: PetiteMericco; NewCenturions

Obligatory Mel Gibson bump.

45 posted on 02/15/2003 8:09:47 AM PST by lorrainer (Citing Ann Coulter rule)
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To: aculeus
Isn't there a saying about "life imitating art?" Oh, man, were it only true.

In a Perfect World...

In a less than perfect world, this would be acceptable after his comments about Charlton Heston...

But AT THE VERY LEAST, people should consider the source of the vile...


46 posted on 02/15/2003 8:10:07 AM PST by geedee
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To: aculeus
I get mad at someone, then I find out more about why they did what they did to make me mad, and the anger disperses. We get angry because we don't have enough information."

Oh, really....

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney launched an angry tirade against a journalist at the Berlin Film Festival - after he described the star's latest film Solaris as "boring." The sexy actor was left furious after the Turkish journalist remarked on the Steven Soderbergh film at a news conference on Saturday night. Clooney blasted, "I find you fascinating. You crack me up, man. You just wanted to get up and be a rat, you know that? You just wanted to get up and say something rotten. What a jerk! I mean honestly, you know, what a s**t thing to say! You make a lot of films, do you? You make a lot of films yourself? Yeah, I'd like to see you make a film first before you get to talk about it. What a jerk!" Solaris opened in America to mixed reviews and has performed badly at the box office, however the Ocean's Eleven star remains impressed by the work. When the same journalist asked if he was happy with the film, he replied, "Yes I am. And thanks for the question."

47 posted on 02/15/2003 8:10:18 AM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: fight_truth_decay
Gooney Clooney played himself in O BROTHER. Hayseed eatin' moron with a huge ego and loud mouth wearing filthy sweaty overalls all through the movie! No stretch for his acting skills there.... LOL
48 posted on 02/15/2003 8:11:35 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: aculeus
When I hear George Clooney bloviating once again, I am always reminded of that beautiful monoloque by Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men"...

You can't handle the truth!
Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives...You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent defending something. You use 'em as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!

49 posted on 02/15/2003 8:12:48 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (®)
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To: lorrainer
MMMMMMmmmmmmm Mel Gibson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
50 posted on 02/15/2003 8:13:30 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: aculeus
Clooney thus confirms his company of Eric and Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, ad nauesum, who prefer to jeopardize their careers by alienating regular (ticket-buying) people.
Can anyone name a liberal celebrity that has NOT proved the old adage about how one should keep his mouth shut and be thought a fool rather than open it and remove all doubt?
The only one I can think of is Tom Hanks, but there have to be others. Morgan Freeman?
51 posted on 02/15/2003 8:13:36 AM PST by Marauder (Politicians use words the way a squid uses ink.)
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To: Paul Atreides
...I guess he needed more information....

Hey, what's Baldwin saying about all of this? Did he move to France yet?

52 posted on 02/15/2003 8:15:11 AM PST by The Toad
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To: aculeus; general_re; hellinahandcart
Nina Burleigh clone alert.

"The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible."

53 posted on 02/15/2003 8:16:02 AM PST by dighton
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To: All
Utter crap from a man whose claim to fame is/was trickled down from his family...for a hilarious read on those of his ilk and their asinine views check this out (photo of a poster ad I took in NYC): I think they also have a website here http://www.doubletakebook.com
54 posted on 02/15/2003 8:16:23 AM PST by rpage3
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To: aculeus
cLOONEY is right! It is time some one stands up and says,"BULLSH**"! BULLSH** to you cLOONEY,you are full of it! You're just a guy who pretends for a living! It's time we ALL say"BULLSH**' to cLOONEY!
55 posted on 02/15/2003 8:17:30 AM PST by ohiobushman (HOLLYWOOD leftist are nuttier than squirrel sh**!!)
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To: aculeus
Isn't it great that George Clooney has the freedom in America to say these things, and that I have the freedom to punch him in the face and receive a fair trial!
56 posted on 02/15/2003 8:18:08 AM PST by KansasCanadian
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To: The Toad
Alec was on the plane to leave, but they wanted to charge him for two seats, to accomodate his fat butt. He took the rocks out of his suitcase, spilling his Twinkies all over the floor, and began stoning people.
57 posted on 02/15/2003 8:18:40 AM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: ChemistCat
I "think" I agree with what you wrote . . . but that's not the point of my post. I just like the way you wrote it. Calm, dispassionate thinkers like yourself piss me off because . . . well . . . I get too pissed off to make sense most of the time so I just usually pop in an "image" or two to make my points.

You've got a cool writing style and the pace and wording made me think about every sentence. It reads like a Brit penned it . . . and right now them kinda folks rate purty high on my Darwin Scale.

Your style, sir or ma'am, is a talent and you need to use it here more often. I'm not sure we've ever crossed paths before.

58 posted on 02/15/2003 8:18:49 AM PST by geedee
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Here he is in prison stripes..... awe.... what a vision!

Playing a moron, with a loud mouth, a useless idiot, himself!
59 posted on 02/15/2003 8:19:34 AM PST by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary - Mistress of Darkness?.......Me neither!!!!!!!!!)
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To: PetiteMericco
. . . most meaningful relationship has been with a pot-bellied pig.

Hey! Now you're getting personal. There's nothing wrong with pigs. Or sheep. Ask Jacques Chirac.

60 posted on 02/15/2003 8:20:54 AM PST by geedee
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