I am pretty sure Denzel Washington is a righty as well.

silenced majority on August 9, 2008 at 3:06 PM

Even if he is not, he is a hell of a patriot. He donated big bucks to help the families of injured troops.

Johan Klaus on August 10, 2008 at 3:07 AM

I was under the impression Denzel was a mild lefty. But if he helps our troops then I don’t care what he is.

Can you imagine how much better would the world be if America’s “left-of-center” types actually stood behind our troops (like they piss-poorly claim they do?) And what if the lefties really loved America? If they actually saw what a great force for good we are? Just imagine and smile.

Then come back to reality and shake your head.

I am pretty sure Denzel Washington is a righty as well.

silenced majority on August 9, 2008 at 3:06 PM

Even if he is not, he is a hell of a patriot. He donated big bucks to help the families of injured troops.

http://www.variety.com/blog/130000613/post/1680030968.html

Peter Bart is the editor in chief of Variety and the co-host of long-running AMC talk show Shootout.

“If stars are wary about backing Obama, Jon Voight has showed no such inhibition in his support for McCain. Writing an op-ed piece in the Washington Times, Voight warned that an Obama win would trigger “a socialist era” in America.

Voight reminded readers that he had endured the sixties in this country when, he recalled, “The radicals undermined our Vietnam initiative” and “were successful in giving the communists power.” Voight predicted that others in Hollywood would soon rally on McCain’s behalf.

Personally, I appreciate Voight’s fervor, but worry about his intellectual equipment. I remember that moment in the early ‘70s when Paramount offered Voight the lead role in “Love Story,” opposite Ali McGraw. Voight had just achieved stardom thanks to “Midnight Cowboy” and suddenly had his choice of roles.

As a young production executive at the studio, I was trying to push “Love Story” forward and joined colleagues in trying to interest Voight in the part. However the more we prodded, the more reluctant he became.

He finally blurted: “The character in this movie is a Harvard student. He’s bright. He reads books. I could never be believable as that smart young guy.”

So, Mr. Bart, Voight shifted from the left in the seventies (when he didn’t read) to the right in the naughties. Did you ever consider what the reason for that might be? Perhaps he started to read.

Glad you saw it. I watched it again today. I’m going to use it as a foundation for a sit-down discussion with my two teens before they go back to school in a couple of weeks. They are right in the thick of the mandated brain-washing cycle.

“Everybody’s talkin’ at me. I don’t hear a word they’re sayin’…

You go cowboy!

I skip movies with liberal messages! But not good movies with liberal actors. I would hope our liberal friends feel the same way about conservative actors. Apparently some don’t, but some of us are guilty too.

Has already united Hollywood’s Conservatives

Both of them :-)

My thanks, also. It’s likely that everyone here has seen the video of his lecture at the Heritage foundation. This is a good time to watch it again. If you haven’t see it, you must.

Rod on August 9, 2008 at 6:17 AM

I cannot thank you enough for posting that Evan Sayet link. I don’t know how I missed that, but it was fascinating.

Modern Liberalism is anything but progressive.

Folks, if you haven’t heard his radio show, you’re missing some great comedy & he’s edging further & further to the right with every outrageous comment from a lefty pol.

Norm Macdonald, Larry Miller, Jim Belushi…

Johan Klaus on August 9, 2008 at 1:52 AM

How could I forget him. I adore him. And John Malkovich, who someone mentioned as well.

Another Republican nobody’s mentioned — she’s not hugely famous, but deserves more work — is Laura Prepon

But since she’s another Scientologist wackjob, do we REALLY want to claim her?

Helloyawl on August 9, 2008 at 3:31 AM

It is up to all of us here to tell our friends about the movie and post about it on every conservative forum we can find.

amerpundit on August 8, 2008 at 9:44 PM

Lorne Michaels of SNL is a conservative? Find that hard to believe.

Lorne Michaels of SNL? I don’t think I believe that one.