Video: Jon Voight talks about the war on O’Reilly
posted at 10:30 pm on April 26, 2007 by Bryan
Actor Jon Voight appeared on The Factor tonight and just made sense. It’s sad that that’s news, but coming from a Hollywood actor it tends to be news when one makes sense and doesn’t just traffic in leftwing talking points. You can count patriotic actors on one hand these days, and apparently you can count Voight among them. He talked about the war, about protesters on the left who deface the president, and how we’ve been invaded by “propaganda,” by which he means the noisy international anti-war movement. Click to play.
This isn’t the first time the patriot in Jon Voight has come out. On April 19 the boss posted a link to an interview Voight gave to Radar Magazine after he visited wounded troops at Walter Reed. Like the clip here, that interview was chock full of good thoughts.
Do you think it’s possible to win the Iraq War?
Here’s what I think: this is a real war, extended beyond the borders of Iraq.
As in the more general war on terror?
The war on terror is real. People would have you believe it’s not real. This is not Vietnam. This particular situation is not the same wherein we can walk away and just leave destruction behind us. No, we can’t. Anyone who has paid attention to what [Iranian President] Ahmadinejad is saying, what all the mullahs are saying in this country and in England, and in all of the Arab world, this is serious—they’re calling for the destruction of America and all democracy and that’s what’s going on. We could lose this war.
(h/t David)
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Saw this on O’Reilly tonight, holy shit was I impressed. I was thinking that Hollyweird type Jon must be a liberal brain dead commie, but boy was I mistaken……….All I can say is its a god damn shame more people in Hollywierd dont think like Jon Voight……..
Rock on………….
doriangrey on April 26, 2007 at 10:37 PM
Must be chilly in the room when Angelina and Brad come over for Thanksgiving. Way to go dad!
Limerick on April 26, 2007 at 10:42 PM
i still like him cuz he bit kramer in that seinfeld episode.
lorien1973 on April 26, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Remarkable. This is coming from a man that was in one of the most influential of anti-war movies in the ’70′s.
With age comes wisdom.
kevcad on April 26, 2007 at 10:49 PM
I’m so glad you posted this. I caught this segment tonight expecting the usual Hollywood talking points. Boy, was I surprised!
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 10:52 PM
This will be the smash hit of the conservative blogosphere for weeks and even months to come.
Baphomet on April 26, 2007 at 10:53 PM
I wish Bill would’ve just let him talk. This was one of those times where you just sit back and let the guest say it all. There’s no reason to interject, everyone knows you agree with him.
moc23 on April 26, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Thanks for posting this Bryan, I was getting worried you guys had missed it and just shot off an email to the other fellas a few minutes ago.
I feel like Voight articulated something here, that even right-wing radio talk show hosts and other pundits have trouble articulating. We can’t be defeated militarily, but the propaganda is a powerful weapon, arguably much more powerful than any military force. And I’d differ with you on one front Bryan, I don’t think he’s talking about just the international anti-war movement that are the propagandists, I believe he’s talking more specifically about the media. In my opinion he’s making the point that despite our military superiority, victory isn’t certain and is clearly more difficult when you’ve got a press running propaganda for the enemy, thus creating the public opinion (which translates to policy eventually), in turn the enemy feels they just have to keep it up “just a few more weeks”.
The Dems and media promise victory to the enemies so they hang on that hope and the chaos continues. If we had a united front, saying we will win and we’ll be relentless and show no signs of quiting, how tough is this enemy going to be? This enemy that consists of a bunch of scumbags lurking in the shadows blowing up innocent people. This isn’t a war where it will end with a peace treaty or with a country surrendering (what country, it’s Islam… I’m sorry “radical” Islam, against the rest of the world). The media and Dems should be conveying the message that these terrorists will never win because we are there to finish the job. What would the enemy have to look forward to? Right now they fight only because they see surrender (from us) on the horizon. But if they are told there is no victory for them, a large chunk wouldn’t waste their time on a lost cause.
It’s sickening what’s going on, and it’s sad to think that we could easily lose (not just in Iraq) as long as we keep electing Democrats and as long as the media continues on the path it’s on (and all signs say it will, because it somehow gets worse by the day)
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Old school hollywood lives on…
Verbal Abuse on April 26, 2007 at 10:54 PM
And let me just add that I think Jon Voight really said it best here:
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RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 10:55 PM
I wish O’Reilly would shut up and listen more. I got irritated every time he interrupted Voight, even if it was to agree with him. I just wanted Voight to finish his thoughts and get his excellent point across.
I don’t watch O’Reilly much anymore because he never lets anyone finish a sentence. In fact, I turned him off tonight after he was incredibly rude to Jane Hall, who doesn’t deserve that poor treatment. I wouldn’t have even seen Voight if not for HotAir. Thanks again, HotAir, for doing what you do so well! :-)
aero on April 26, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Did you see this?
Haditha Bombshell – Intel Evidence
MSimon on April 26, 2007 at 10:56 PM
Hey, we all saw how Dennis Hopper grew up.
Voight is obviously a bright guy with his head screwed on right. Nice clip.
Malpaso on April 26, 2007 at 10:56 PM
Absolutely! When he said our country and President are being “defaced” by “cunning professionals”, who else could he be talking about? It has to be the media.
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Maybe one of these democrat bozos can tell me exactly how awesome it will be in Iraq when we pull out.
Just what do they think is going to happen?
I’m really wondering. Did any of them ever say what they think would happen?
Vincenzo on April 26, 2007 at 11:02 PM
You know, I got home from work, turned on the tube right when John V. was talking….. My first reaction, without hearing anything, was “oh, great……”…….. Serves me right, my jaw was on the floor when I was making my son the evening meal…. An intelligent, calculated, and correct assesment of the facts, from a “Hollywood Insider”. I came away with a multiple of thoughts and feelings, the deepest…………… there is hope….
PinkyBigglesworth on April 26, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Just for grins, Bryan, I almost wanted to say I didn’t know there was a war on O’Reilly.
Yeah, snarky and probably dull.
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Glad it wasn’t just me who took the comments that way. It was an excellent point he made, that virtually no one seems to have made and virtually no one seems to understand.
Jane’s a nice lady, and generally a little more sane than her pal Neil Gabler… but she deserved it here, I’m sorry.
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:08 PM
I can’t believe we have a post about Jon Voight and you don’t have a single Seinfeldesque comment to make? You know what I’m talkin’ about.
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:08 PM
Bryan, I was skeptical on Saturday when you told me Jon Voight was not a moonbat–boy, were you ever right and I was wrong.
Thanks for posting this (and educating me)!
ScottMcC on April 26, 2007 at 11:10 PM
The fact that Voight can grasp this shouldn’t be news, but given how messed up Hollywood is, its good to see him out there speaking with some rational thought behind it. I have no idea where he is on the rest of the issues, but he recognizes that there are nutbars who wanna destroy him and the rest of us, and that there are people who have gone beyond just being critical of current US policy, but undermining our country in order to strike at their political enemies, and that’s good enough for me.
Bad Candy on April 26, 2007 at 11:17 PM
I was prepared to give you something until lorien beat me here
Anyway, here’s a bit of script from the episode:
And of course, George singing later was hilarious:
Lorien beat me here, however I did talk to my brother on the phone earlier and tell him to flip to Fox so I could shout in a Costanza voice “The Jon Voight Car!”
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Oh, and for anyone struggling to remember, or hasn’t seen the episode (SPOILER ALERT), it turns out the car had previously been owned by a periodontist named Jon Voight.
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Bill needed to relax a bit with Jane Hall, the shouting was a bit exccesive, but she did deserve to be called out on such a blatant dishonest thing, he was right to do that. I couldn’t believe she defended Moyers on that…
Bad Candy on April 26, 2007 at 11:20 PM
An intelligent, calculated, and correct assesment of the facts, from a “Hollywood Insider”. I came away with a multiple of thoughts and feelings, the deepest…………… there is hope….
PinkyBigglesworth on April 26, 2007 at 11:05 PM
I’m sure you already know this.
You don’t have to be a Hollywood insider to keep a positive outlook and a problem solving attitude about the state of affairs we are in. You and me and every other individual who has a similar attitude can make a difference, regardles of religion,race, color or creed. We need unity and recruitment and support for out commander in chief. We need rally’s too like Gathering of Eagles. We are the majority getting pushed around. Hey whats the saying don’t sweat the small stuff. I am willing to overlook all of the Presidents short commings for the common good.
sonnyspats1 on April 26, 2007 at 11:22 PM
It’s been a Good day!
MM singing and playin’ piano, Bryan writing lyrics and singing ‘Music’ about the farewell of TehranRosie…Perfect.
And to end the day? Voight tells America what it be like, for real.
Night all.
shooter on April 26, 2007 at 11:24 PM
That’s why we’re here!
Bryan on April 26, 2007 at 11:24 PM
LOL! I love that episode. Okay, total props to Lorien1973 (who frequently cracks me up). I didn’t catch the earlier post. Still, very funny stuff!
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:24 PM
I turned off O’Reily tonight, before the Voight interview, because of what O’Reilly said during the “interview” of the former Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, and I also cancelled my O’Reilly premium membership with the statement that I will never watch “The Factor” again. As far as I am conccerned, O’Reilly announced that he was a defeatist tonight, and I have had it with that kind of cowardly politics. My older son is a U.S. Army First Lieutenant (with Ranger tab) serving as a platoon leader in Iraq, and while it is a tough mission, it is by no means “lost.” Our military guys are not defeatists. I more than respect them; I am awed by them. As for the likes of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and now Bill O’Reilly, they are disloyal bums who deserve our derisive contempt.
Phil Byler on April 26, 2007 at 11:30 PM
Pardon me for shouting, but WE NEED TO SEE AND HEAR MORE OF THIS EVERY DARN DAY.
Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Bob's Kid on April 26, 2007 at 11:34 PM
Huh! I take it back:
I guess there is a war on O’Reilly. Really Phil, I didn’t take it that way. Just sayin’.
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:34 PM
Excellent point there. I thought I must have misunderstood something when I heard him say earlier that it’s time to surrender (and yes, he actually used that word!)
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Go over to Crooks & Liars and download the video of an argument between Obama, Kucinich and Gravel on Iran. Between the hyperbole of Harry Reid and the insanity these people are spewing, there is solid hope these weeks will be the beginning of the end for the supremacy the Democrats have enjoyed since November. No sane American would or should support their statements.
Baphomet on April 26, 2007 at 11:36 PM
By the way, thank your son for his service for me Phil, and I feel that more than contempt, the comments and actions of some of these Democrats (Reid especially) should cause them to be forced out of their seats.
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:38 PM
Dang! Now I wish I’d caught the rerun (it’s on now but it’s too late in the program) so I could hear this again. This isn’t what I believe I heard. Did anyone Tivo?
thedecider on April 26, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Voight is in a movie about the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
far out.
daveintexas on April 26, 2007 at 11:42 PM
No but my cable box is DVR.. I’ll tell you what he said as soon as I rewind and find it
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:45 PM
MSimon:
You must have missed Allahpundit’s post.
Haditha: Time for another “everything you know is wrong” Newsmax piece
brewt on April 26, 2007 at 11:47 PM
I’ve has a soft spot for Voight (and Ricky Schroeder) ever since the “Wake up, Champ!” scene.
mikeyboss on April 26, 2007 at 11:49 PM
Finally, an actor I can watch without having to tell my wife what’s wrong with his political views…
BirdEye on April 26, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Did some one say runnaway train? W/Jon Voight? Eric Roberts brings his usual B-rated overacting, but Jon Voights character personifies the last of the old school convicts. He was pretty convincing and I should know.
sonnyspats1 on April 26, 2007 at 11:55 PM
I stand corrected, he said “retreat” not “surrender”, but Phil’s point stands
One of O’Reilly’s final points was this (which is also pretty stupid in my opinion, but not as bad as the “retreat” comment that followed)
He said a few more words about how the Iraqis need to get the urgency or there will be a lot more death.
She responded until he spoke over her:
That’s when O’Reilly stepped on her words and said:
I was shocked when I heard that, although I think he’d argue that he’s trying to come up with a solution and that “retreat” was a poor word choice. I hope he explains this tomorrow because I imagine he got a number of emails (he got one from me).
I think his problem is that he blames the chaos on Iraqis not stepping up. Which I’m not saying isn’t true, but I place most of the blame on the Dems and media. I know, that sounds like a cop out to a lot of people, and most will just brush me off as being a hyper-partisan. But as I explained:
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 10:53 PM and elsewhere, that’s what’s going on. The media and Dems are running propaganda for the enemy and telling the enemy that they’ll win if they simply hold out for a little while longer, when if we had a united front unwilling to quit much of the “insurgency” would begin to die off (keep in mind it took time to get as bad as it’s been, it wasn’t like this after we first took the country). The enemy right now is just like Saddam pre-war, they don’t believe we have the resolve. Remember it has been shown that Saddam never believed we’d actually take him out because France and others were reassuring him.
RightWinged on April 26, 2007 at 11:58 PM
That was allright! But…Why out of the 200 channels I get only one will broadcast an opinion like his? If he had said that on CBS, Couric would have already made an apology.
repvoter on April 26, 2007 at 11:59 PM
Mr. Voight talked about the propaganda coming out of education also.
The champ scene with Schroeder was heartbreaking.
Rose on April 27, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Agreed, but hearing John V. speak logically, without hysterics, and not having to move through the mine field of bomb throwers like Rosie, S. Penn, Mr. and Mrs. Sarandan, Cindy “I never met a “filthy Chavez” I didn’t like, it makes the point.
The real America is not being portrayed. Not the Military, Not the Families, Not the Supporters, Not those who see the true threat…….. Just George Soros and Media Matters spending “B”illions to influence and brain wash the “unwashed”, then getting them into buses to vote….. legal or not….. We, Truly,. . . Are . . . . AT . . . . WAR.
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Because you subscribe to those 199 that don’t, or I should say your cable/sat provider makes you subscribe to them. I’m all for this ‘Show-me-only-what-I-want’ bill. It won’t break my heart when someones BMW gets hauled away on a tow truck back to the car lot.
Limerick on April 27, 2007 at 12:08 AM
RW, I think its a mix of all of these things, plus Iran and Syria’s meddling.
I was amazed Voight called out the education system too Rose. Voight seems to be well reasoned on this issue, I don’t think he is necessarily opposed to criticism and reasoned opposition, but understands that a lot of what passes as criticism is out of control, recklessly undermining both the president and the country for poor reasons, and damaging to the country.
Bad Candy on April 27, 2007 at 12:10 AM
10/4 Big Pink so what are we gonna do about it here on the homefront at the grassroots level?
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 12:16 AM
THIS is why we love you. Thanks for that. I could swear I never heard him say surrender, and seeing the printed word is (by nature) very different from hearing the words by voice (read: inflection).
I disagree that we “made a mistake”, but I believe Bill is correct that the next POTUS is going to get the troops out of Iraq a/s/a/p, and Bush will keep fighting the insurgency as long as he is in office. The next POTUS will fight the WOT very differently. It will probably be more defensive rather than offensive (as Bush chooses), and, no doubt, we will pay a price for that.
Excellent point, reiterated by our friend, Mr. Jon Voight on the same program tonight with the Iraqi exception. I think the Iraqi’s (those who want democracy and are fighting for their country) are under a misconception that America is always going to be there for them. I really hope that our current Democratic leadership has provided them with a dose of reality regarding American politics, and how realities can change according to who is in power (to your point: “The media and Dems are running propaganda for the enemy and telling the enemy that they’ll win if they simply hold out for a little while longer, when if we had a united front unwilling to quit much of the “insurgency” would begin to die off).
Either way, Bill has some ‘splainin’ to do in his viewer email segment tomorrow. I’ll stay tuned for that.
Thanks again Randy for giving us more background.
thedecider on April 27, 2007 at 12:18 AM
I got the segment you all have been talking about. I’ll have it posted in a bit.
Bryan on April 27, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Turn up the heat……. Engage the Enemy…… This “Network” of ours has, and will, overwhelm these fools, we just have to keep at what we are keeping at… Welcome to the new Media….
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 12:24 AM
I’d wager Voight is a Democrat, but then so are Joe Lieberman and Chris Hitchens. There’s clearly a distinction to be made between people who think America would be better off with more socialistic policies, and people who are genuinely anti-American.
Granted the rhetorical character of the modern Democratic Party, it’s just something that’s easy to forget.
Blacklake on April 27, 2007 at 12:26 AM
If we are experiencing difficulty here with corruption in government what level is being experienced in Irak? For Crissake we’re beeling with an Alli Babba and the fourty theives mentality here. The cornerstone of a sound government has to be honesty and accountability. The Iraki Parliament is a hodge podge of all those crazy bastards including Al Sadyr’s crew. This is why we need to buy more time , so they can get a taste of the good life and give the boot to all those creeps. I think the cream will rise to the top, if we can protect them long enough. I have come to beleive that there are some highly intelligent people in the middle east.
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 12:30 AM
dealing (sp)
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 12:31 AM
No prob.
I look forward to the thread.
This is certainly true, but again, they’re part of the enemy I’m talking about being emboldened. It’s not one group, it’s all of them.
RightWinged on April 27, 2007 at 12:31 AM
I know O’Reilly’s staff reads this blog (no proof, but I just know it) and I expect some clarity to the “retreat” comment. I heard Bill say earlier this week that he was “tired” so I’ll cut him some slack (more than Phil has) and I expect to hear some clarity to this comment. I look forward to Bryan’s update.
I’m a fan, Papa Bear, but you need to explain this.
thedecider on April 27, 2007 at 12:42 AM
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Thanks. Someone posted here today, it’s gonna be a long 19 mos. I think the political landscape could unrecognizable by then. The Dems are on a slash and burn mission hellbent on creating a ruling class. We need to be vigilant as well as effective in EVERY way til then. I don’t mean crazy talk about anarchy, I’m talking activism. ACTIONSPoor George Bush is standing all alone against an onslought from the entire world and the Fn A-holes come on here and put him down I can will not tolerate that. I may not have the education level to debate at Harvard like my nephew but I can kick ass with attitude and simple facts.
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 12:43 AM
The segment is posted, top of the blog.
Bryan on April 27, 2007 at 12:45 AM
Agreed…….. I welcome your thoughts, keep them coming…
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 1:45 AM
A father and grandfather rationally worried about his childrens’ future at the hands of lunatic jihadists for a change.
How almost everyone else in the media and movie biz and half of the country is still unable to see ahead to the world the Islamofascists are plotting is as dismal as the state of mind of the same percentage of Americans in the 1930′s.
But, after WW II, and 9/11, there’s no excuse for their blindness exccept cowardice.
It’s not as if the opposition is proposing a better, harder, more cunning, more militarily effective way to defeat the Jihad.
They’re just running away. From reality.
It’s a squalid sight.
More power to Voight for facing the kind of grim future we invite by not acting to stop the Islamofascist movement now.
profitsbeard on April 27, 2007 at 1:46 AM
That’s a money quote ladies and gentlemen, if you have never seen one….
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 1:51 AM
Wow. I hope you washed your potty mouth out after making that post. By chance did you get to read the post that appeared less than an hour after your comment filled with blasphemy?
Maybe you should read that post and follow some links to this.
Maybe you just watch too many “Hollywierd” movies.
iNeXuS on April 27, 2007 at 2:03 AM
His daughter will regret not REconnecting with her father when her kids finally grow up to be teens and rebel..and her father is dead. It will be much heartache for her…hard to apologize to a dead grave.
He did a great job diverting talking about their political rift :( . I think much less of jolie honestly the more I hear of her. She’s such a humanitarian she shuts grandpa out. I really can’t stand her personally and will not trip over my tongue to see or read about her. I find her actually quite pathetic to not walk the walk as much as the press likes to pretend she does.
Highrise on April 27, 2007 at 2:07 AM
Blacklake
after seeing the interview tonight, I’d say he wasn’t a democrat anymore.
Highrise on April 27, 2007 at 2:10 AM
the Deer Hunter lives….
Kaptain Amerika on April 27, 2007 at 3:02 AM
oh and one man’s blasphemy is another’s free speech… that’s why God stay out of Politics…
Kaptain Amerika on April 27, 2007 at 3:04 AM
Voight as awesome as usual! I’m just disappointed the segment didn’t last longer. Have him on again sometime, Bill!
JG2K6 on April 27, 2007 at 3:46 AM
Giving Eric a ton of credit there, I’d say. I enjoy Heroes just a little bit less with him included. Malcolm McDowell as Linderman is genius. Eric Roberts as upper-middle level bad guy is really sad.
It’s good to see someone like John Voight speak positively for the country. He can have all of Baldwin’s air time once he finally leaves. He is leaving, right?
Freelancer on April 27, 2007 at 4:57 AM
Deliverance is an anti-war movie?
cmay on April 27, 2007 at 6:19 AM
“September Dawn”. Now that is a movie I’ll pay to see just to support Voight.
BacaDog on April 27, 2007 at 7:15 AM
Too bad he’s in the Hollywood minority.
Black Adam on April 27, 2007 at 7:33 AM
I’ll go see any movie he’s in. An actor with common sense. Like a few of my fellow commenters said, I too was expecting the regular Liberal talking points.
amerpundit on April 27, 2007 at 8:32 AM
I was somewhat shocked when I heard him but then again he’s been shunned somewhat by the hollyweird elites. I figured it had to do more with this then his famous feud with his daughter.
Catie96706 on April 27, 2007 at 9:03 AM
This is good to see. I’d always had it in my head that he was a moonbat, and a barking one at that.
I’m happy to be disabused of that notion.
flipflop on April 27, 2007 at 9:29 AM
I didn’t say Jane Hall was right, or that she didn’t deserve to be told she was wrong. She just didn’t deserve to be so rudely (and repeatedly) shouted down for it. She’s not a complete moonbat idiot–she’s generally a reasonable person. I don’t think he let her finish a single sentence until her segment was over–he interrupted and angrily raised his voice two words into every sentence. There’s nothing wrong with letting the opposition try to explain their thinking, which usually shows the flaws in their thinking far more clearly than violent disagreement does. O’Reilly has just been getting more and more emotional and rude lately, and I don’t enjoy such vitriol as a general rule. His guests are, too often, just props or foils for his egotistical ranting. That’s all I’m trying to say. O’Reilly’s just not fun to watch for me anymore, even though I usually agree with him.
aero on April 27, 2007 at 9:46 AM
Voight has a slight vision of reality through his Liberal fog and gets a spot of The Factor? Should be anyday now that another Hollywooder gets an epiphany that their lifestyles and ability to be very wealthy making trashy films is threatened by world Jihad. That will probabably rate some no spin air time too.
Hening on April 27, 2007 at 9:51 AM
Impressive. You’d think his daughter would be a bit less odd…
morganfrost on April 27, 2007 at 10:44 AM
I a hoping that Allah was trying to be a bit facetious about the number of patriotic actors that could be counted on a single hand. Not so, I say!
I’ll start…
Patriotic actors:
1. Jon Voight.
2. James Wood.
3. ?
Kokonut on April 27, 2007 at 10:46 AM
NO WONDER his daughter,
Mother TheresaAngelina Jolie won’t speak to him.He speaks COMMON SENSE ENGLISH.
seejanemom on April 27, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Ron Silver, Gary Sinise, Charlton Heston.
Bryan on April 27, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Having worked in Hollywood myslef, it is extremely hard to speak out in if you are a conservative. It puts your next job at risk, every word you say could impact your next meal.
Think about it, everyone from writers to Studio executives in Hollywood push an anti-conservative, anti-family, Homosexual normalization, baby killing, Anti-war, anti-Bush Admin,etc.. agenda daily. If you piss them off talking about your conservative views the word spreads fast, (it is a very small community)and your next job isn’t coming anytime soon.
americaslaststand on April 27, 2007 at 1:05 PM
I can say the same thing about the university here in the mid-west where I am currently employed. One of the reasons I blog under a pseudonym.
Lawrence on April 27, 2007 at 2:21 PM
This ‘Hot Air’ is especially appreciated, and very breathable! Thanks for the uplift :)
USA, all the way!
ValhallaMike on April 27, 2007 at 3:19 PM
A tip of the hat to Jon Voight
MarkB on April 27, 2007 at 4:04 PM
Angelina won’t speak to him because she knows the truth and can’t admit it. I can tell she is fraying around the edges.
tomas on April 27, 2007 at 4:40 PM
Oh ya…for all you terrorists…You can’t beat the river.
tomas on April 27, 2007 at 4:41 PM
PinkyBigglesworth on April 27, 2007 at 1:45 AM
Sure, mabey some time we could exchange ideas on voter apathy and promoting political awareness. I’m gonna die my finger purple on election day 2008. Hey thats an idea. We all die our finger purple to show solidaridy with the Iraqi voters! We could send the Dems a message by dying our middle finger! Ha Ha Ha Wait I’m serious. Ha Ha Ha
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 6:44 PM
Freelancer on April 27, 2007 at 4:57 AM
Yeah I thought ER was good in The Pope of Greenich Village w/Mickey Rourke, but he needs to expand his repertiore. The Cocoa Cola Kid was pretty good too.
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Nice to see an actor that makes sense for a change and knows what is really at stake.
I’m surprised for a change.
jdsmith0021 on April 27, 2007 at 8:43 PM
“September Dawn”
HIS New Movie is about how Mormons in the mid 1800′s killed over 120 settlers traveling east to west, as they crossed Utah. Mormons killed Christan’s! Hummmm Mitt Romney’s religion. Dark history there. Just saying.
I love how any one that agrees with YOU or Fox news is wonderful. Any one that thinks say Bush is a screw-up and really damage our nation are Moonbats. If Osama Bin Laden himself said Democrats and liberals in america sucked and was the only reason he attacked, the conservatives and republicans would embrace him and call him a GREAT man and leader and visionary.
This washed up actor is pandering and will say ANYTHING to get on Bill-Oh to sell his movie, and Bill-Oh, Loofah boy, will put almost anyone on TV that says what he want to hear. Typical conservative, can’t STAND any counter opinions.
I do agree america is great and does more good than harm, but I disagree we should blindly follow government and the president. That is what got us into war after 9/11, everyone stopped questioning and went along with zealot like fervor. The GOP tasted that absloute POWER, that Drug and they want it BACK. Thank God for the Constitution and the rule of law.
gmcjetpilot on April 27, 2007 at 9:32 PM
That would be Coming Home.
p.v. cornelius on April 27, 2007 at 10:02 PM
This washed up actor is pandering and will say ANYTHING to get on Bill-Oh to sell his movie gmcjetpilot on April 27, 2007 at 9:32 PM correct me if I’m wrong but for someone to “pander” wouldn’t they have to expre4ss different views to suit the occasion?
sonnyspats1 on April 27, 2007 at 10:05 PM
That was a wonderful piece. He spoke very well, and it wasn’t glib, but deep.
This was superb:
“cunning professionals”
Hope that gets wider use in debates about MSM and their multi-media deception.
naliaka on April 28, 2007 at 9:16 AM
This is quite a revelation, and to think he is Angelina Jolie’s much maligned dad. He seems to have become more solid with age, courageous too. We all came of age together in the sixties and passed through the decades of many radicalisms. Thank God, some of us made it through to
the other side.
Webutante
Webutante on April 28, 2007 at 11:33 AM
I always liked Jon Voight, and especially get a kick out of his yearly appearances on the Chabad telethon where he dances up a storm. I found this interesting clip of him talking about his long connection with Chabad on Google Video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7407795064867359960
From the clip:
Person in Mall: I know you from somewhere.
Jon Voight: I’m a dancer on the Chabad Telethon.
Person in Mall: That’s it!
greggish on April 28, 2007 at 12:13 PM
How true, I try making this point to whomever will listen, the quote “united we stand, divided we fall” has stood the test of time and has always been true, but never more true and important than at this point in our history with the dangers we face from fascist Islam.
Our enemy will not stop until we make the cost of continuing their war against freedom and democracy so costly that it is no longer worth the price. Since we are fighting a facsist ideology and not a specific country where the enemy can be easily identified, defeating them requires us to root them out wherever we find them as well as to make it very costly to any country that allows them to operate, irregardless if the host country is directly supporting them, turning a blind eye to them, or is allowing them to stay in their country out of fear.
Also, if there are any “moderate Muslims” they need to start standing up to the cancer of fascist Islam before they are caught in the cross-fire.
On the subject of Voight’s comments regarding American schools becoming the propaganda arm of our enemy, it’s unfortunate and true. For more information on how Islam is attempting to indoctrinate our impressionable young minds in our own back yard, go to this website “American Congress for Truth” and read this article:
http://www.americancongressfortruth.com/ArchDetails.aspx?id=189
Liberty or Death on April 28, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Glad to see a graduate from my university in Hollywood who doesn’t embarass me…as opposed to, say, Susan Sarandon.
KatieFavazza on April 28, 2007 at 4:14 PM
I think that someone pointed out he was an extreme anti-war pacifist before, but more over I was talking about his language. It was a prepared speech, as if he read “Culture warrior” by loofah boy, and was repeating “T-warrior” language. May be he is a real conservative? I could be wrong. Point taken.
However without dispute he is PUSHING or SELLING his new movie. Clearly that is a motive and the reason to be on THE FACTOR! I guess he is persona non grata in crazy-wood, may be from his feud with his daughter, Angelina Jolie? Who knows what is going on? Rumor has it and from his own personal words, he claimed or lamented publicly that Angelina was CRAZY and needed HELP! WOW! I must say it was creepy when he was making these public pleas. He seemed unstable and upset? WHO KNOWS. To be honest I can’t remember seeing anything he was in, even though I know he is an oscar winner and star in box office hits (Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance, Coming Home). However I don’t take political advice from any actor, even if I agree with them, at least any more than any other stranger.
gmcjetpilot on April 28, 2007 at 6:12 PM
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