Celebrities are spouting politics -- and we're listening

http://www.kansascity.com ^ | Tue, Feb. 18, 2003 | By TONY HICKS Contra Costa Times

[seams2me]

"Celebrities are spouting politics -- and we're listening"

not all of us.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Yea i should have put a ? at the end of the title.

"If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... if we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." -- Thomas Jefferson

[what's up]

"Curiously, there's been a lack of public comments concerning Iraq from high-profile conservative celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis"

True...where are they? They are fabulously wealthy, popular stars. If there's any time to use one's clout for a good cause now is it.

Dennis Miller's made the most forceful case so far. All the rest of the right-leaners might make a point here and there but seem too cowardly to really speak out.

[OpusatFR]

Sure we are. And laughing at every single one of them.

Garagagalo, and Saranwrap are actors playing National Security Advisor. Somebody better tell them it takes at least a high school degree to even start on that path.

Elementary school doesn't count.

[The Lake City Gar]

Mostly liberal

HUH????

[GiveEmDubya]

Why do these people think they are relevant?

No sane person would listen to these leftist kooks other than to be purely entertained by their ignorance.

[SunStar]

"Today's celebrity liberalism isn't nearly as cut and dried as in the 1950s, when overtly liberal leanings could get a public person blacklisted and often mistakenly correctly labeled a Communist."

[goodnesswins]

Yeah....I've been thinking lately...where is a McCarthy when you need him..../sarcasm, I think.

[My2Cents]

"Madonna urges restraint."

This line gave me the biggest laugh in days.

[goodnesswins]

Oh...here is the current Hollywood *list....

2/20/03
Affleck, Ben
Altman, Robert
Anderson, Gillian
Asner, Ed
Baldwin, Alex
Bardem, Javier
Basinger, Kim
Begley, Ed, Jr
Behar, Joy
Belafonte, Harry
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Brenneman, Amy
Brosnan, Pierce
Browne, Jackson
Campion, Jane
Carroll, Diahann
Cheadle, Don
Clayburgh, Jill
Clennon, David
Clooney, George
Coyote, Peter
Cromwell, James
Cross, David
Crouse, Lindsay
Crow, Sheryl
Cruz, Penelope
Curtis, Jamie Lee
Cusack, Joan
Cusack, John
Daly, Tyne
Damon, Matt
Danson, Ted
Dave Matthews (Band)
Davis, Ossie
Dawson, Rosario
Dern, Laura
Diaz, Cameron
Donahue, Phil
D'Onofrio, Vincent
Driver, Minnie
Duchovny, David
Dukakis, Olympia
Dutton, Charles S.
Earle, Steven
Elizondo, Hector
Elwes, Cary
Farrell, Mike
Farrow, Mia
Fishburne, Laurence
Flanery, Sean Patrick
Fonda, Jane
Franklin, Bonnie
Garafalo, Janeane
Gilbert, Melissa
Glover, Danny
Gould, Elliot
Guillaume, Robert
Harrelson, Woody
Harris, Ed
Havens, Richie
Hawke, Ethan
Hoffman, Dustin
Howard, Ken
Hunt, Helen
Huston, Angelica
Jackon, Samuel
Kaczmarek, Jane
Kanakaredes, Melina
Kasem, Casey
Kirkland, Sally
Kristofersen, Kris
Kudrow, Lisa
Lahti, Christine
Lange, Jessica
Lee, Spike
Leoni, Tea
Madonna
Malick, Wendie
Manheim, Camryn
Mason, Marsha
Masur, Richard
Matthews, Dave
McKellon, Ian
Moby
Moloney, Janel
Moore, Michael
Morales, Esai
Mortensen, Viggo
Moss, Kate
Norton, Ed
Noth, Chris
O'Neill, Ed
Ono, Yoko
Oprah
Paul, Alexandra
Penn, Sean
Pepper, Barry
Pounder, C.C.H.
Raitt, Bonnie
Redford, Robert
Reiner, Carl
Reiner, Rob
REM
Robbins, Tim
Roberts, Eric
Roberts, Julia
Rosenquist, James
Sarandon, Susan
Sarsgaard, Peter
Scorsese, Martin
Seeger, Pete
Shalhoub, Tony
Sheen, Martin
Spacey, Kevin
Steinem, Gloria
Stone, Oliver
Strassman, Marcia
Streisand, Barbra
Swit, Loretta
Terkel, Studs
Tomei, Marisa
Tomlin, Lily
Turner, Kathleen
Underwood, Blair
Vierra, Meredith
Weaver, Dennis
Whitford, Bradley
Whitmore, James
Woodard, Alfre
Wyle, Noah
Yarrow, Peter (of P, P & Mary)
Zinn, Howard

[dansangel]

.45MAN and I have boycotted all things Hollywierd since the presidential election, meaning we have not gone to a movie nor have we rented any (other than a couple of very NON-mainstream, non-Hollywierd productions) in over two years. We also do *NOT* subscribe to any movie channels.

People think we are *strange* because we have no clue as to what's playing in the theaters, nor do we care.

These stupid, self-aggrandizing, butt-orifices of the Hollywierd persuasion are so laughable in their socilaistic convictions. It's too bad they don't realize how small and irrelevant that they are.

I, for one, would gladly donate to a movement that would buy each and every one of these wastes of human flesh a one-way ticket to Bagdhad to become human shields.

[paul51]

and we're listening

Yeah, right.

[prairiebreeze]

**"Madonna urges restraint."**

we'd be better off putting Madonna IN a restraint. heh

Prairie

[Tuxedo]

It's one thing to listen... another to heed. We're listening all right... and we are taking notes on who is saying what. When the WMD are uncovered, we'll see who is singing what tune. Sadly, I enjoy some of these stars' work, but they do have 1st amendment rights to say whatever. Just as we were criticizing x42, they have a right to be as critical. As long as they don't personally insult me (a la Julia Roberts), I don't care. Most are hopelessly misinformed, and just doing what their more experienced colleagues and director/producer friends tell them to. The smarter ones keep their views to themselves. Personally, I think they should stick to acting/singing and leave politics to the ones paid to deal with it. There are more than enough Dems in Congress to carry their water for them. Why risk alienating potential fans? This type of talk probably does not help them gain any new respect in flyover country.

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm a Celebrity. Get me out of here!

-PJ

[hope]

""Madonna urges restraint."

[JustAmy]

AMEN!!!

We do not subscribe to any movie channels either. It has been so many years since we went to a theatre that I can't even remember the last movie that we saw.

IMO it was more enjoyable to see a movie without knowing the actors political views. I refuse to contribute to their success.

I will join you in donating money for a one way ticket to Baghdad for any of this group of anti-Americans!!!

BOMB, BOMB, BOMB IRAQ!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

I, for one, would gladly donate to a movement that would buy each and every one of these wastes of human flesh a one-way ticket to Bagdhad to become human shields.

Hear ! Hear !

Speaking of which...here's who I listen to, along with President Bush, of course...

While I don't think that Tony Blair and I would agree on general politics, I applaud him in his adamant support in the War on Terror...

Tony Blair: The price of my conviction

Excerpt:

But there are also consequences of 'stop the war'. There will be no march for the victims of Saddam, no protests about the thousands of children that die needlessly every year under his rule, no righteous anger over the torture chambers which if he is left in power, will remain in being.

I rejoice that we live in a country where peaceful protest is a natural part of our democratic process. But I ask the marchers to understand this.

I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honour. But sometimes it is the price of leadership and the cost of conviction.

If there are 500,000 on the [Stop the War] march, that is still less than the number of people whose deaths Saddam has been responsible for. If there are one million, that is still less than the number of people who died in the wars he started.

So if the result of peace is Saddam staying in power, not disarmed, then I tell you there are consequences paid in blood for that decision too. But these victims will never be seen, never feature on our TV screens or inspire millions to take to the streets. But they will exist none the less.

President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of England walk out to address the media in Cross Hall at the White House Nov. 7. "We've got no better friend in the world than Great Britain," said the President during his remarks. White House photo by Paul Morse.

[Paul Atreides]

Affleck, Ben - dimbulb
Altman, Robert - commie
Anderson, Gillian - approaching has-beenhood
Asner, Ed - mega has-been
Baldwin, Alex - has-been
Bardem, Javier - who?
Basinger, Kim - has-been
Begley, Ed, Jr - has-been
Behar, Joy - who-cares-what-she-thinks idiot
Belafonte, Harry - has-been
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - mega commies
Brenneman, Amy - who?
Brosnan, Pierce - European, enough said
Browne, Jackson - he's still living? I wonder if he's beaten up Daryl Hannah lately
Campion, Jane - who?
Carroll, Diahann - has-been
Cheadle, Don - who?
Clayburgh, Jill - has-been
Clennon, David - was in thirtysomething, enough said
Clooney, George - Alec Baldwin v. 2.0
Coyote, Peter - never was
Cromwell, James - nowhere without a talking pig
Cross, David - who?
Crouse, Lindsay - never was
Crow, Sheryl - off the scale idiot
Cruz, Penelope - who?
Curtis, Jamie Lee - approaching has-beenhood
Cusack, Joan - never was
Cusack, John - has-been
Daly, Tyne - big has-been
Damon, Matt - overrated wife of Ben Affleck
Danson, Ted - has-been
Dave Matthews (Band) - they're still around?
Davis, Ossie - not much without Spike Lee
Dawson, Rosario - who?
Dern, Laura - has-been
Diaz, Cameron - give me a break!
Donahue, Phil - king of has-beens
D'Onofrio, Vincent - who?
Driver, Minnie - has-been
Duchovny, David - approaching has-beenhood
Dukakis, Olympia - never was
Dutton, Charles S. - who?
Earle, Steven - who?
Elizondo, Hector - has-been
Elwes, Cary - has-been
Farrell, Mike - has-been
Farrow, Mia - big has-been
Fishburne, Laurence - what is he thinking?
Flanery, Sean Patrick - never was
Fonda, Jane - should have faced a firing squad years ago
Franklin, Bonnie - has-been
Garafalo, Janeane - what's the appeal here?
Gilbert, Melissa - not even functioning on a half-pint of brains
Glover, Danny - when not making money off of glorifying violence, he is preaching against violence, violence against terrorists
Gould, Elliot - has-been
Guillaume, Robert -has-been
Harrelson, Woody - has-been idiot who played himself on Cheers
Harris, Ed - has-been
Havens, Richie - who?
Hawke, Ethan - pretty boy dimbulb
Hoffman, Dustin - who cares?
Howard, Ken - has-been
Hunt, Helen - has-been
Huston, Angelica - has-been
Jackon, Samuel - will fight evil onscreen, just doesn't support fighting evil in real life, at least not with a Republican president in charge
Kaczmarek, Jane - who?
Kanakaredes, Melina - who?
Kasem, Casey - pardon me whilst I control my laughter
Kirkland, Sally - she's still alive?
Kristofersen, Kris - has-been
Kudrow, Lisa - cast member of Friends, enough said
Lahti, Christine - who?
Lange, Jessica - overrated idiot has-been
Lee, Spike - overrated race pimp
Leoni, Tea - who?
Madonna - overrated has-been whore
Malick, Wendie - who?
Manheim, Camryn - who?
Mason, Marsha - has-been
Masur, Richard - has-been
Matthews, Dave - already mentioned
McKellon, Ian - English poof, enough said
Moby - a real d*ck
Moloney, Janel - who?
Moore, Michael - the major contributor to global warming
Morales, Esai - has-been
Mortensen, Viggo - so he portrayed Aragorn! It's not as if he split the atom.
Moss, Kate - who?
Norton, Ed - who?
Noth, Chris - has-been reduced to starring on Sex and The City
O'Neill, Ed - has-been
Ono, Yoko - uncontrollable laughter starting again
Oprah - big surprise
Paul, Alexandra - who?
Penn, Sean - Mr. Punch-the-photographer believes in peace
Pepper, Barry - who?
Pounder, C.C.H. - who?
Raitt, Bonnie - has-been
Redford, Robert - has-been
Reiner, Carl - has-been
Reiner, Rob - has-been, lives up to character name of Meathead
REM - has-beens
Robbins, Tim - has mommy issues
Roberts, Eric - has-been
Roberts, Julia - believes in peace and compassion all the while cutting her brother out of her life
Rosenquist, James - who?
Sarandon, Susan - commie whore of the century
Sarsgaard, Peter - who?
Scorsese, Martin - who cares?
Seeger, Pete - who?
Shalhoub, Tony - who?
Sheen, Martin - has to be Susan Saranwraps lost twin brother
Spacey, Kevin - his last name says it all
Steinem, Gloria - laughing again
Stone, Oliver - what's the appeal here?
Strassman, Marcia - has-been
Streisand, Barbra - the long-lost Dick Tracy villainess, B.S. Plenty
Swit, Loretta - has-been
Terkel, Studs - who?
Tomei, Marisa - she's still around?
Tomlin, Lily - has-been lesbo
Turner, Kathleen - has-been
Underwood, Blair - who?
Vierra, Meredith - who?
Weaver, Dennis - has-been
Whitford, Bradley - who?
Whitmore, James - who?
Woodard, Alfre - has-been
Wyle, Noah - get real!
Yarrow, Peter (of P, P & Mary) - can't stop laughing
Zinn, Howard - who?