THEY DON'T ALL STINK IN HOLLYWOOD: A LIST OF THE GOOD GUYS

[Cinnamon Girl]

It seems like everyone has been making lists lately of all the big mouths in Hollywood who like to spew their hate speech against President Bush and share their ignorance about foreign affairs. There's even a website dedicated to the subject: www.hollywoodhalfwits.com.

But is there a Festivus for the rest of us? Little by little, conservatives, or at least supporters of President Bush, are making themselves known, sometimes against their own better judgment.

Here's a list, with quotes:

1. Shlomo Goldberg. Who is Shlomo Goldberg? Try actor Steve Bond, who played "Jimmy Lee Holt" on General Hospital. He called into the Larry Elder show on Monday to come out as a conservative, who, to top it off, was born in Israel. Steve spoke eloquently about the liberals' foolish faith in the U.N. inspectors. Someone give this guy a good role!

2. James Woods: "I like the Rumsfeld approach to things, you know. If they're not right, shoot ‘em. I’m not about appeasing any of these crappy little Arab states that want to hold us hostage with oil, you know, and decide they’re going to use terrorism or state support it." (from the Conway & Steckler show)

3. James Earl Jones: Said he doesn't oppose U.S. military action in Iraq, provided the country gets involved as soon as necessary and stays to finish the job. (from Fox News)

Kelsey Grammer: ``The thing I most respond to in the political arena is people that actually don't play politics, and I think President Bush comes from a place that is sincere.'' (from AP via NYT)

Heather Locklear: "He's a scumbag," said the vixen of "Spin City" and formerly of "Melrose Place." But Locklear was quick to clarify: She was talking about President Josiah Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. (from the Weekly Standard)

(the following is according the the Philadelphia Enquirer:)

Babylon Five's Tracy Scoggins

Senator-turned-Law-&-Order-star Fred Thompson: "Thank goodness we have a President with the courage to protect our country."

Libertarians: Drew Carey, Lisa Kennedy, Kurt Russell, Penn and Teller, Tommy Chong, Russell Means

John Malkovich: caused an outcry last summer when he told a group of Cambridge students he'd like to shoot a certain anti-Israel, anti-American member of Parliament.

Conservative Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton is honorary chairperson of Feminists for Life.

Emma Caulfield, who plays Anya on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Identifies herself as a Republican, and has said she would take a break from acting to actively campaign for Elizabeth Dole, in the event that Ms. Dole runs for president again in a future election." (from Internet Movie Database)

Ron Silver: "I kind of like Rumsfeld's 'old Europe versus the new Europe,' and we saw it in the last two weeks, with France and Germany, who were not with us on June 6, 1944, I don't know why we expect them to be with us today."

R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who played the scary drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket: "Once again, Barbra Streisand has opened her alligator-sized mouth wide before her hummingbird brain has had a chance to catch up. Ms. Streisand does not speak for me or many other folks in this business."

Bruce Willis, White House spokesman for children in foster care: Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of girl Scout cookies from his 8-year-old daughter Tallulah Belle to support military personnel serving in the Middle East. His cookies were given to Marines and Sailors onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, and Army and Air Force personnel in Afghanistan.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: may run as a Republican for governor of California.

Dennis Miller on Hardball: Matthews: “Did you vote for him?” Miller: “Yes I did.” Matthews: “First time you voted Republican? I feel like I’m Brian Lamb here.” Miller: “Well, you know, a gentleman doesn’t kiss and tell. I’ll tell you about Bush, but I, you know I-” Matthews: “Are you a lifelong Republican or a lifelong Democrat?” Miller: “I was a lifelong Democrat for a long time.” Matthews: “Did you switch for Bush?” Miller: “Well I switched for other reasons. I began to find the dialogue on the left side of it to be getting a little strident."

Norm McDonald: where is he?

Charlton Heston on Today Show: Lauer demanded: "Have you ever gotten up one morning, read the newspaper or seen the news about a particularly horrific crime or event that involved a shooting and thought even for a second, I may be on the wrong side of this issue?"
Heston: "No I never felt that."

[Search4Truth]

"Hey, Search4Truth, I don't mean to belabor the point, but what do you think about the transcript I posted? He says very clearly that he doesn't talk politics with Sheen because they are of differing views. Did you read it? Just wondering why you are so insistent that he can't have changed, the way Dennis Miller admits he has as well."

I am praying that Mr. Silver has truly seen the light. He is articulate and intelligent and would make an outstanding advocate of Conservatives values. Understandably, I'm suspicious of such conversions. We will see.

[seanc623]

These folks are all libertarians or sympathetic to that point of view, so I think they deserve an honorable mention.

Jimmy "JJ" Walker

Edward Herrmann (actor, The Lost Boys and the voice on the Dodge truck commercials)

Kenny Kramer (inspiration for the character on Seinfeld)

Neil Peart (drummer for the legendary rock band Rush)

John Popper (lead singer for Blues Traveler)

[Search4Truth]

"Yeah, I remember that whole, 'those are our planes now,' trash, so I couldn't believe this was really Ron Silver today, but maybe he really had an awakening."

I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. We are a forgiving bunch aren't we. :)

[Squantos]

Some of these folks have indeed changed....why it just seems like yesterday that old LBJ used Charlton Heston as his poster boy to shove the gun control act of 1968 down out throats.......yep seems just like yesterday.

Stay Safe CG !

[Kaslin]

Put in my Favorites in my joke files

[RandallFlagg]

The ROCK

(Dwayne Johnson)

[talleyman]

Bump

[lainie]

Here's another website trying to make a pro-Bush list:

Celiberal - Celebrity Liberal Blacklist
« Is there a list somewhere of Pro-Bush celebs? »
http://celiberal.proboards2.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&num=1046099819

I had forgotten about Rick Schroeder.

[boop]

Be careful about ron silver. He IS a big time lefty, but he does support the taking out of hussein. I think that is the case with a lot of celebs. I don't want my fellow freepers to confuse support for Bush, or pro-American sentiment for being conservative. James Woods comes to mind. He's a liberal, but he's also no bullshit. He hates liberal lies more than anything, and calls them on it.
BTW:
Here are a few more for the list:
Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen's brother (I can't remember his name), Loretta Lynn. BTW Sam Elliott is a democrat. Yes, I was surprised.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Steve "Shloimie" Bond

[M. Peach]

Thank you for that great excerpt - I almost stood up and applauded until I realized I was all alone in front of my computer and no one would hear me....

[dfwgator]

Looks like we can add Vince Vaughn to the list of good guys. Ugly Sentiments Sting American Tourists

[Cinnamon Girl]

I can't get the link to work.

[habs4ever]

Robert Duvall

[habs4ever]

You can add Clark Gable, Fred Astare and William Holden to that list...solid right wingers.

[XJarhead]

If people want to know if I'm a role model, they should know that I've been married to the same woman for 19 years, I drove my daughter's car pool until she started driving, I help her with her homework. I make up beds, I take out the garbage. I graduated from college, I can read and write. I can speak correctly. I treat everyone with respect. I pay my taxes. I've never been to jail. I think that's the stuff of a role model.

Whether he's a liberal or conservative, Samuel L. Jackson deserve a standing ovation for that. For a man who has had his level of success to keep that kind of perspective is fantastic. Plus, he's a very good actor.

[amused]

Damn you beat me to it but here's the text:

Here's actor Vince Vaughn's retort to the pro-Saddam Europeans: "I'd say one in three conversations wound up the same way, basically that 'America is the devil.' So I'd ask folks to think about the Marshall Plan a bit and get back to me." Vaughn also describes being told by a European "kid" that "America has no culture." The kid was "wearing a Kobe Bryant T-shirt and listening to rapper DMX."

[rintense]

True. Trust is something earned. But I give Silver credit for making a change after 9-11. I think many Americans were reborn that day as Republicans.

[lainie]

Oh my. He has been on General Hospital and Santa Barbara.. and according to IMDb, posed nude for Playgirl and was a Chippendale dancer in the 1980's.