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Republicans aren’t rare in Hollywood. They jut aren’t annoying and don’t mix their views with business. Adam Sandler, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson, Jon Cryer, Hilary Duff, Laura Prepon, Goldie Hawn, Jon Cryer, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Bruce Willis, just to name a few. Not to mention music stars like Jessica Simpson, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson and Brittany Spears.
The entertainment industry seems like one of the last industries where democrats and republicans can work together and get along. Wish there was more of that. Isn’t Taylor Swift practically a Kennedy by this point, though?
That classy young lady will NEVER be a Kennedy, no matter what.
Excellent point, Jason S.!
You think Dems and Repubs get along in Hollywood? Most of Hollywood HATES conservatives…what a joke. They don’t speak out because they want to get work.
I’d definitely say more than a few of those stars are annoying.
I also don’t understand this backlash against stars getting involved politically. Isn’t that what voters are SUPPOSED to do? Get involved and be passionate about who’s going to be representing you? Because they happen to have a high profile job, does that suddenly mean they should be political? We’re political animals. Many people care very deeply about politics, but people like you seem to think you shouldn’t become involved if lots of people know who you are.
It seems to me the problem with people like George Clooney is not that they’re politically active. It’s that their political beliefs don’t align with those that hate them for being politically active. I don’t see a lot of Republicans hating on Clint Eastwood for being politically active.
The problem is that so many of the stars mix their work and their political views. For example, I don’t agree with Bruce Springsteen’s politics. When I go to his concerts, I don’t expect to have to listen to drivel. I want him to shut up and sing. I can no longer watch movies starring George Clooney because all I can think of is his politics. His art is ruined for me. I don’t care if these people quietly contribute to candidates or causes, but they shouldn’t rub it in that they are gladly taking my money and funneling it to politicians and causes that I think are dangerous for America and certainly bad for my family.
Yes, because art and the rest of the world should never mix.
That’s why I stopped going to Spring steen concerts. It’s hard to take him acting like the ghost of Tom Joad when he make a humdred million dollars a year and lives on a gated estate in the most exclusive part of New Jersey.
AMEN
These rich stars like Clooney that claim to speak up for the little people are a joke. They must have liberal guilt.
Just like Obama claims to be for the little people and spends taxpayer money on vacations. He and his wife were making a million a year before he ran for President.
Hollywood stars are annoying because they think that by the mere virtue of the venue they have at their disposal that they have some kind of wisdom worth discharging at the public. When it seems all the more likely they’re no more informed than the rest of us; often less informed but motivated by ideology to speak. O’Donnell, Barr, Garafolo, Steisand, Clooney, Walters, Goldberg, Pitt, etc. They’re not really well informed but scripted, which they do well. Doesn’t come across so well.
They get paid to endorse products, so they think that their political endorsements carry the same weight. Unfortunately, at least 30% of the population thinks so too.
EVERYONE thinks they have some sort of wisdom worth discharging to the public, including you, or else you wouldn’t have commented. The difference is that these stars actually have a more visible profile that people like you and I and are actually trying to take advantage of their position in order to do something other than make money. It should be applauded that they’re trying to do something positive with their fame, especially since they know they’ll get criticized for it.
I don’t agree with Clint Eastwood, but I have absolutely no problem with him appearing at the convention, just as I have no problem with ANY of the people who appeared or went to the conventions.
YES!
The issue is a lot of the vocal liberals in entertainment tend to be very radical, offensive, and even hypocritical. Michael Moore is a prime example of this, as is Bill Maher. All those that came out to support OWS usually were the celebrities that flaunted their wealth most.
Michael Moore and Bill Mahar are about as Hollywood as Dinesh D’Souza and RUsh Limbaugh.
The issue is a lot of the vocal liberals in entertainment tend to be very radical, offensive, and even hypocritical. Michael Moore is a prime example of this, as is Bill Maher. All those that came out to support OWS usually were the celebrities that flaunted their wealth most.
By annoying, he means the loud obnoxious in-your-face disparagement of anyone who doesn’t agree with them by entertainment people on the left. If you’re a high profile celebrity who wants to appeal to a broad audience, you’re foolish to want to alienate half of them. Yet they do it all the time and are surprised when there’s any backlash from some of their fans. While most Republicans in the entertainment industry make no secret of their political affiliations or beliefs, they tend not to come up when they’re performing or trying to promote their latest project.
There are always exceptions though. Hank Williams, Jr comes to mind, but he probably doesn’t alienate very much of his fan base.
I knew what he meant, but just pointing out that the list of celebrities included most people who make bad movies and music.
And the number of celebrities who are loud and in your face about their political beliefs are a VERY small minority. I can probably name the same amount from both sides, quite frankly.
Celebs get one vote like the rest of us. Some if them just cannot resist spouting their ignorance ala Ashley Judd, wherever they go.
Yeah. A rich celebrity married to a rich race car driver. She’s REALLY down with the people!
Backlash! What backlash?
Tim W: I agree with you that everyone should be politically active. The problem I have with the “limousine liberals” in Hollywood is that they are the most hypocritical people there are. They scream about the 1% “evil” rich. THEY ARE PART OF THAT 1%. They scream about going green and helping the environment, just before they step onto their private jets and into their gigantic SUV’s generating the carbon footprints of small cities by themselves. They go on and on about how republicans/conservatives/tea party activists are SO vulgar and mean spirited. George Clooney made fun of Reagan’s Alzheimer disease, Rosie O’Donnell attacked Tom Selleck on her show (before it was mercifully cancelled) because he was (GASP!) a member of the NRA, Samuel Jackson tweeted that he was upset that the last hurricane didn’t hit the republican convention “and kill every motherf**kin one of those – well I’ll leave out the rest. I could go on and on with examples but there isn’t enough room here. And, unfortunately, because they are “famous” a lot of people think their opinions actually matter.
They’re paid millions to endorse products, in their mindset they are just endorsing another product and they just think they are being paid millions for that too.
I don’t hear hardly any of those “limousine liberals” talking about the “evil 1%”. What I hear is them simply saying that the 1% has to pay their fair of taxes, which considering they are part of the 1%, means a fair bit.
And really, you can find hypocrites where ever you go. Politicians talking about family values while cheating on their wives. Each side loves to point the finger as if their side is blameless.
Anyone who criticizes people like George Clooney for being publicly active has to criticize Clint Eastwood for the same thing. And anyone who railed against those who boycotted the Dixie Chicks for speaking out can’t turn around and boycott Clint Eastwood for appearing at the Republican Convention.
The reason a lot of Hollywood “notables” are questioned for their political soapboxes is because they are often dpeaking with a forked tongue. It’s kind of disingenuous for someone to jump on the bandwagon and decry the “one percenters” when they themselves fall squarely in that category…if they are so passionate about the poor, why aren’t they giving so much to charity that THAT would be why they’re in the news??? Instead they continue living the high life, flying their private jets, riding in their stretch limos, gnoshing on champagne and caviar and sleeping in multi-million dollar mansions that they haven’t (yet?) opened up to the huddled masses sleeping out on the streets. No, it’s not all of them, but so many of the ones who are most vocal and in-our-faces about the evil rich are, themselves, “evil rich”. When their “passion for the poor” becomes more evident to the public eye by their actions instead of their self-righteous pontificating, then maybe they can be taken a little more seriously.
Tim,
speaking personally, the problem I have with the liberal hollywood crowd isn’t that they’re politically active. of COURSE they have every right to be, it’s that they are utter hypocrites. the old “do as i say, not as i do” routine. we average Americans don’t appreciate being talked down to by the drama kids. they preach (pitt, clooney) to the average citizen about global warming, going green and carbon footprints, then jet all over the globe and buy HUGE home as well as gas guzzling sports cars (as is their right)…but once they do that they have lost all credibility, and SHOULD NOT tell others how to live or “save the planet” when in reality, they’re some of the biggest polluters. they also decry capitalism in favor of a more socialist model, yet they have made their fortunes from capitalism (moore). it’s just the hypocrisy that sticks in my craw. that’s all.
I don’t hate Clooney. I just don’t think he is often being sincere. The republicans in Hollywood tend to stay quiet because they want work. The liberals don’t seem to worry about spouting off. That doesn’t annoy me. But then there are those that seem to spout off lefty talking points just to be in the ‘clique’. Those are the annoying ones. Although, maybe they have just lived in the Hollywood bubble too long.
How about this. I don’t care if someone has an opposing view, after all we are a diverse group of people. What I don’t like is the unfair advantage a celebrity has with media outlets to be able to voice their opinion and vilify opposition. After all, you know the expression about opinions. Calling someone vile names and hateful rhetoric in national media outlets isn’t called for and only shows their lack of ability to intelligently voice their reasons for supporting their point of view.
There’s a difference between “getting involved” politically — engagement — with parading a “expertise” on policy, governance, etc. as a faux intellectual; one is civic responsibility, the other is self-serving pandering. The outspoken activists in the industry don’t seem to know the difference.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Nobody is suggesting that Hollywood should be suppressed in their expression of political speech. However, there are consequences for such speech. As a result, people may choose to avoid certain actors/musicians. Frankly, it isn’t any different than those that oppose Chick Fil A because an owner opposes gay marriage. Speech is free from government regulation but people are free to endorse/condemn said speech by the use of their wallets and how they choose to spend their money.
The biggest thing that personally irks me is the condescending tone that comes from uninformed people. There is no correlation between acting and intelligence. Yet, we are constantly barraged by Hollywood elites who tell us they know better than anyone else. That we should follow their lead. That is a far cry from someone stating a personal belief about which candidate they feel better represents their political ideology. It’s that smug attitude draped in arrogance that turns most people off. If I thought that George Clooney was actually all that bright then maybe I could take him seriously. Unfortunately, playing the part of someone intelligent does not bestow intelligence on the actor.
The problem is not that celebrities get involved. The problem Is that they use their celebrity status to influence the vote of those too ignorant to make an informed decision.
One problem Celebrities have is when it comes to politics, they are not treated the same. Historically, celebrities that admit they are Republican or Conservative have received death threats, lost contract deals, and so on. A celebrity admitting they are a Republican risk their careers at times. It is not fair for anyone in the United States to be afraid to admit their political preferences. However, most of the problem is not entirely celebrity rooted, some of the credit when it comes to bashing in celebrities political views are their so called fans. Personally, I do not watch a certain actor because he is a Republican or a Democrat, I watch because he is a good actor and at times the more shallow reason is because he happens to be really good to look at. When it comes to musicians I do not listen to them because I agree with their views, it is because I like their music.
few idiots, like Baldwin or Clooney, who were pushed thru schools on their looks, have brains of 7 yr old – if it wasn’t USA with her capitalistic system they could have been working for a minimum wage (and FuBar Ack may do it, if reelected).
And don’t forget Jon Cryer…… and also Jon Cryer….
And lets not forget John Cryer.
more celebs will be voting romney’s way because of the mess in the mideast- its obvious we have someone who proves the peter principle. and hillary though a lovely person should be home baking cupcakes for her young g/f.
Hillary Duff is a huge Obama donor and supporter, not a Republican. It has been reported. I know her dad. He is a staunch conservative and Republican..
I hope you are enjoying your two party dictatorship because thats exactly what it is!
…………….Not to mention, Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Tom Selleck, & James Woods!
In the final analysis… The only real thing actors do is to pretend to be someone else and get paid obscene amounts of money for it…and HOW does that make them politically relevent?
Goldie Hawn is a democrat
Buffy is a Republican?
Disappointed now.
Good for Buffy! Shouldn’t surprise any of us since she is spontaneous and thinks on her feet.
Grow your own business instead of living off someone else’s ideas and dreams and money. Then you’ll understand.
Hollywood’s success and wealth is all about embracing capitalism. Nice to see Mitt Romney doing well there. Go Mitt, he will win the election. Independents will swing it for him.
With Obama wanting to “redistribute” wealth, Hollywood will really feel the pinch!
Thank you for saying that about Mitt. Here in New Hampshire we know Mitt personally. He and Ann are the nicest, people ever. We attent their events and wish them well. GO MITT!
So are the same people that always complain about Obama raising money in Hollywood also going to complain about Romney raising money in Hollywood? If you’re going to hate, might as well be an equal opportunity hater.
Where is the fun in that? They are too busy looking for his birth records.
You disagree with me, you are principled and thoughtful. I disagree with you and I am a hater. The true hater is thusly exposed, my dear friend (bless his heart).
I don’t have a problem with Obama raising money in Hollywood. I do however have a problem if it is prioritized above doing his job.
The thing is, if he were doing his job, there would be no reason for him to fundraise in the first place.
Exactly. Hollywood republicans dont suffocate you with their views or blacklist you.
No, apparently they just make bad movies and music.
dont be so judgmental.
…without Brittany Spears we would not have the iconic star known as “lady ga ga”
(please….)
can you say the icon “Buffy”???
George Clooney v Bruce Willis. really? you want to go there?
maybe you need to rephrase your political point of view. it has clouded you judgement.
pound for pound republicans/conservatives/libertarians have created more iconic works of art than any left wing commie or liberal.
all I have to say is Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, Clark Gable, Jon Voight. If all hollywood had were just their movies, you would still have a movie industry.
Yeah, it’s only Republicans that hate, right? Heh!
I guess you haven’t heard of Jerry ” Pirates of the Caribbean” Bruckheimer
Yeah, Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis make horrible movies. Kathy Griffin and Sean Penn, however, are bright shining stars….oh wait.
Two words: “Mystic River”.
Two more words: Clint Eastwood.
By the way, John Hughes became Republican and largely gave up on Hollywood WAYYY too soon because of how sick he was of the one-sided Democrats running everything.
There are plenty of us here, we just have to be quiet about it. There is a blacklist in Hollywood — if you’re conservative or republican and you’re just a normal ‘wanna-keep-working’ kind of person, you learn to shut your mouth and walk away when the subject turns to politics. There is no tolerance for opposing views no matter how polite, well reasoned or inoffensively they are presented. So shut up. Keep your wallet closed (or limited to less than the $250 threshold for mandatory FEC reporting). And don’t post political views online… Trust me.
Off the Hill, this is how DC/MD/NOVA is as well. Downright hostile. I’ve had things thrown at my car. Just standing in line at a book store holding an Ann Coulter book will get you harshly lectured (thank goodness most of them don’t know who David Limbaugh is). Once a month our firm has a happy hour. Dems get to call Republicans every name in the book and you either sit there and take it or you open yourself up to people suddenly not talking to you because you magically turned racist overnight even though they all know you tutor in Lincoln Heights every Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the deep red state of Nebraska, my very conservative dad’s very liberal neighbor comes to cookouts and tells all of us on a regular basis how backwards we are and all we do is grab him another beer and tell him the facts he won’t here from the MSM.
I notice how the vocal conservatives tend to just become producers (successfully in many cases) to basically stick it to the industry to make what they want. They work hard and save up.
Best article I’ve ever read! I’m so encouraged to hear this.
Yay maybe the Cons will quit whining and playing victim; here’s a H’wood fundraiser of your very own. Funny how I don’t see people complaining about the Romney fundraiser screwing up L.A. traffic; oh, that’s right, not that many people care about Romney. November can’t get here fast enough.
Romney doesn’t come with the kind of security that POTUS does (yet). He comes on the weekend when traffic isn’t impacted. Obama comes during the week, usually around rush hour and secret service closes off huge thoroughfares in the city for the motorcade. And he comes TOO OFTEN. Obviously you don’t live here otherwise you’d care, regardless of your political inclinations.
Yay maybe now Cons will quit whining and playing victim re: evil, liberal Hollywood; here’s a GOP fundraiser of your very own. Funny how all the fake outrage about overpaid producers and actors getting involved in politics ceases when it’s a conservative candidate. Hypocrites. No complaining about L.A. traffic getting screwed up, either, but I guess not that many people really care about Romney. November can’t come fast enough.
Cheese. Whine.
Eyeroll, I don’t recall the traffic being screwed up with Romney in town. Obama on the other hand… There isn’t any fake outrage. Conservatives don’t understand why millionaires would align with Obama who is against the wealthy, just to mention one reason. Conservatives are for you spending your money how you would like. There hasn’t been any statement about “overpaid” producers and actors. Again, it is Liberals/Lefties who are propose that certain people are overpaid.
I am a former Liberal Democrat. I didn’t undertand either. Now I do. I will never vote Democrat again.
Familiar story to me too, Deb. Hell, I even worked on Barney Frank’s first Congressional campaign! (Sorry, America. No, REALLY!)
I am not a Republican, but I am a proud anti-Democrat. Welcome to the light side.
This sounds like a must miss event. Surprised they weren’t able to wrangle Delta Burke or Scott Baio.
why is Romney having problems with money, especially with Karl Rove and the Koch brothers behind him with their billions of dollars?
Actually, he’s not having any trouble raising money. Take a look, he is raising more than Obama month after month.
I’ve started loving deadline since I started reading Finke’s snarking. She is spot on. As Clint E. stated at the convention, there are alot of conservatives in Hollywood, they just “don’t hot-dog it.” Go Jerry Bruckheimer and gang.
“I hate your socialist welfare-dependent state full of moochers so much that I’m coming back soon for more of your cash!”
Seems fair to me. The socialist state moochers and Hollywood hypocrites have certain seized enough of MY money over the years.
My only regret is I wish I was there.
Go Mitt!
I second this motion…WOOT!
They may play by Obama rules but Hollywood (and their business managers) invest by Romney rules.
Which, ironically, may be the reason as to why Hollywood is artistically & economically screwed up these days….
No, Hollywood is screwed because people don’t want to see the trash being put out as entertainment these days by the libs who are trying to change our values.
I vote with my dollars. Apparently, a lot of people do.
And……. another love affair libs have with unions……unions are destroying the finances of the business. Taken from an article on Slate:
“In Southern California, the studios have highly efficient soundstages and an abundance of skilled technicians, but the unions’ work rules make it extremely expensive to shoot exteriors. For example, a production can shoot for only 14 hours a day with normal overtime and then must pay double time. It also must employ redundant Teamster drivers to chauffeur actors to and from locations (even if they have their own drivers). These costs run even higher for independent producers—about 9 percent on average—who are not part of the National Term Agreement that the studios have with the unions. As a result, the indies need Canada—or another deeply discounted country….”
I am a Hollywood Republican. There are many of us, but we have to keep our mouths shut and meet secretly to keep from being blacklisted by the tolerant liberals. (Obviously I don’t keep my mouth shut. I also don’t work much these days.)
Karen Hall,
Are you the writer? If so, you have done some wonderful work. Three cheers for Karen being bold enough to be a conservative and a writer in Hollywood!
Hollywood is socially very liberal and agree with Dems on most issues, but the financially astute among them also are complete free market zealots – their films and success depend on global consumption. Just ask will smith if he wants o pay 75% marginal tax and you’ll get the quandary.
For some people, their decisions are weighed more by social compass than by their economic sense, they are willing to tolerate economic decline in order to serve social justice. For others, they think economic well being is required first for a country to take care of its social needs. When it comes down to it, even eastwood is socially very liberal. This is what separates the liberals from the conservatives in Hollywood,when it comes to voting.
Have never understood why conservatives don’t band together and start production companies in a red state. In the 80′s Los Colinas, Texas was being considered as an alternative. Think ya’ll should revisit that notion.
I think a lot of their opinions are ruled by peer pressure – it’s cool to be liberal and not cool to be conservative.
Stars pay few taxes – because they have attorneys who hide their money. They know nothing about what working people go through.
Note to all self righteous leftists.. Hollywood has long had a black list against conservatives. It is disgusting, the dem rum MSM will not speak of it.. So few know it exsists.. I personally have friends that have lost hundreds of thousands + for daring to say they are republican. What I recently found out that LA has more republicans than dems, but many don’t go to vote as they think it is a waste.
I do notice this: in 08 every 3rd car had an Obama sticker on it.. Now, I have seen maybe 3 cars with an Obama sticker.
The Dems have long held Hollywood, but want goes up must come down, and it looks as if the snow is about to melt…
The reason conservatives aren’t complaining about Romney is because it actually makes more since for Hollywood to support a conservative. The entertainment industry is all about the money and entertainers are well paid. They are the definition of how capitalism works, yet many of the wealthiest in Hollywood grip about capitalism. Its the hypocrisy from entertainers we can stand!
BTW….Way to go Mitt!!!
What? No $105K floor to ceiling gold bottle champagne tower? Come on Mitt!!
Little known fact: Romney’s mother was an actress in Hollywood.
I just learned something new!
Have no problem with hollywood and politics, by the way Clint Eastwood is libertarian and is only conservative about economic issues,free enterprise,government not restricting individual rights,america not the worlds police force, listen to his speech more closely and don’t jump to conclusions.
The fence-sitters in Hollywood need to remember that it’s Show Bu$ine$$, not Show Redistribution.
I fight the brain dead Hollywood liberals the only way I can, I refuse to see their movies. I admit it is limiting my entertainment choices, but it is worth it to me! Those who hate me (a conservative Republican) will not add my money to their accumulated wealth. Hollywood if you want my money show me a bit of respect, and keep your political leanings to yourself!
If Romney is pulling in more money from the Hollywood crowd then Obama then Obama definitely has some problems now.