Ahh......., he's an actor -- And represents that group quite well with his brilliant political commentary. Please - bring in Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Sue Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Hanoi Jane and Matt Damon. We are begging for their thoughtful and insightful contributions. Oh, and hopefully Springstein can chip in, too.
And what makes the viewpoint of an actor/actress anymore irrelevant than one of a... well, I dunno... a bank investor? I'm sure if he supported Palin you wouldn't be talking about him like this.
Besides. He's one of the minds behind Python & Faulty Towers! :biggrin1:
It was meant to be a lighthearted post. The same way Betty White's take on the election was.
Does everybody go ballistic over everything in the politics forum? :frown:
The actor community, much like the LPSG community, is predominantly very left-leaning. They do more harm than good when they make political comments.
The actor community, much like the LPSG community, is predominantly very left-leaning. They do more harm than good when they make political comments.
To you, it only seems to do more harm when they lean to the left. Meanwhile, if they were speaking positively about your candidate of choice they would take it as an endorsement. Like when Toby Keith made his patriotic song, "Red White & Blue". Many right wingers considered him to be a major asset to America. At the same time, these same people denounced The Dixie Chicks for having an opinion that was less favorable about the president.
Most people who are in the arts & entertainment fields support concepts like Freedom of Expression, the right to Free Speech and no censorship. It only makes sense that the majority of them would be more liberal because these thoughts are already liberal to begin with. They're not just speaking against conservative, right winged ideas because they're blindly liberal. And it's natural for the majority of this community to be against Palin because she tried to get books yanked off of library shelves, aka a form of censorship. I'm not saying that it's good, bad or otherwise. If anything, it's kinda expected. Same way we'd expect any fundamental Christian to speak up against anyone who is Pro Choice.
You are very confused here. Toby Keith wrote a song about freedom and defending our country. He didn't slam anyone.
The Dixie Hoe's slammed Bush. Matt Damon slammed Palin. This nimrod slams McCain/Palin. Very different. One guy sings about freedom and country in a time of crisis and attack. The liberal singers and actors just slam the right. See the difference?
The actor community, much like the LPSG community, is predominantly very left-leaning. They do more harm than good when they make political comments.
Ahh......., he's an actor -- And represents that group quite well with his brilliant political commentary. Please - bring in Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Sue Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Hanoi Jane and Matt Damon. We are begging for their thoughtful and insightful contributions. Oh, and hopefully Springstein can chip in, too.
You are very confused here. Toby Keith wrote a song about freedom and defending our country. He didn't slam anyone.
The Dixie Hoe's slammed Bush.
Matt Damon slammed Palin. This nimrod slams McCain/Palin.
Very different. One guy sings about freedom and country in a time of crisis and attack.
The liberal singers and actors just slam the right. See the difference?
The actor community, much like the LPSG community, is predominantly very left-leaning. They do more harm than good when they make political comments.