Politics & The Hollywood and Music Industry Elitist Lefties

Published on September 29, 2004 By Patriot_Flamethrower In Politics

I don't know about the rest of you, but I pop in a Bruce Springsteen or REM or Pearl Jam CD to listen to the MUSIC. I plop down 10 bucks at a movie theatre to be ENTERTAINED by my favorite actors.

I could CARE LESS what Bruce and Eddie and Susan Sarandon and Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen think about President Bush. I could CARE LESS what the Hollywood elites and the musicians think about the war in Iraq or the economy or anything else.

Why can't they all just do WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT! Bruce.........SHUT UP AND SING! Chris Rock.........SHUT UP AND MAKE ME LAUGH! George Clooney........SHUT UP AND PRETEND YOU ARE AN ACTOR!

Every election cycle, it's ALWAYS the usual suspects in Hollywood and in the music industry who suddenly decide that THEIR uneducated biased political rhetoric and lies really MATTER to the rest of the citizens in the USA.

Ed Asner, Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Barbra Streisand, most so-called comedians, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Mathews, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, The Dixie Twits, John Mellencamp and hundreds of other so-called "artists" all ASSUME that their status in the entertainment industry qualifies them to suddenly become political experts.

Earth to Hollywood and the music world !!! I have a news flash for you! MOST of you are high school dropouts, drug users, and plastic-faced botox-infested PHONIES who don't have a CLUE about ANYTHING beyond the fantasy world that you live in !

I find it FASCINATING that the VAST MAJORITY of these entertainment industry dimwits are way past their prime and are basically trying to revitalize their fading careers by suddenly becoming political activists and rebels without a cause or clue.

Let me see...........
Ed Asner: Gee Ed, when is the last time you earned an HONEST living? Mary Tyler Moore Show?
Alec Baldwin: Gosh Alec, if you were as adept at acting as you were at beating your wife, you would have several Oscars on your mantle right now.
Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon: A match made in heaven! So Tim, I bet you are looking forward to that "senior citizen discount" when your "old lady" reaches 60 next year, eh?
Martin Sheen: Marty, Marty, Marty! Hello? McFly? I have a NEWS FLASH for you! You are not really the President Of The United States. You just play one on TV!
Barbra Streisand: So how are things going at the Barbra Streisand School of Foreign Policy these days?
Bruce Springsteen: Just a bit of advice, Mr. "Boss". Cut the political nonsense, or else you will witness your record sales "going down, down down".
Dave Mathews: One of civilization's greatest unsolved mysteries is HOW IN THE HELL you ever got a recording contract. You make Tiny Tim sound like Luciano Pavarotti.
Pearl Jam: Hey, Eddie, the "teenage angst" gig? That went out of style about the time Clinton redefined the word "sex".
Van Halen: C'mon guys, is it necessary for you to show that ridiculous anti-Bush video DURING your concerts? I now understand why you embarked on this "reunion tour". The 4 of you together again constitutes a TOTAL IQ of almost 100.
The Dixie Chicks: Hey, ladies, so how are things going now that the country music industry has banished you from their genre? So what's next? Maybe a RAP album? How about a concert tour with Eminem, Snoop Doggy Dog and P. Diddy?
John Mellencamp: Wow, John, I always wondered what happened to ya! I guess the royalty money from "Jack and Diane" must have run out, so you decided to cozy up to "The Boss" to earn a few bucks?

Well, the list goes on and on and on...........

Oh, one more thing, here is a PARTIAL list of the people in the entertainment industry who have voiced their SUPPORT of President Bush in the upcoming election..............read it and WEEP, lefties!!

Tom Cruise
James Woods
Jackie Mason
Ron Silver
Clint Eastwood
Gene Hackman
George Carlin
Kurt Russell
Denzel Washington
Bruce Willis
Al Pacino
Robert DeNiro
Morgan Freeman
Bo Derek
The vast majority of the country music stars (too many to list)
Alice Cooper
Kid Rock
etc. etc. etc.............

Comments (Page 2)

Grim Xiozan

on Oct 01, 2004

Or can
we all agree that every American has a right to their opinion and a right to express it?

Should entertainers stay out of politics?

The answer is HELL YES, last thing I need is some GED earning actor or even an educated actor speaking out politically because they seem to always come off as 'I am better than you so I should I know, not you!'.

If actors want to do something, let them do what Bono (U2 Singer) is doing, do something that helps people but remains non-partisan.

I personally don't want to know who they are voting for because it might effect my judgment of seeing, or listening to their future work, but I have no qualms about them using their status to get a non-partisan charity somewhere.

- GX
"I have no answers to your questions, but I can question your demands." - Motto Inspired by Laibach's WAT

Patriot_Flamethrower

on Oct 03, 2004

Well, American_girl65, it's like this. I believe that it is WRONG for uneducated people, most of whom are high school dropouts, who play "make believe" or who know a few cords on a guitar and have the ability to scream into a microphone, to use the fact that they have access to millions of people because of their "celebrity" to ADVERTISE their political views to a more than accomodating left wing TV and print news media.

I am a highly intelligent, well-educated professional who has strong views of how the United States is and should be, but I do not have the national mass media FORUM to make a difference. My only forum is this cheesy BLOG site and a couple of chat rooms.

It's SHEEP like YOU who encourage these so-called "performers" to keep on expressing their uneducated, warped views of the world.

It's VERY sad to think that even ONE voter in this country will vote for a candidate based on what Bruce Springsteen or Dave Mathews or Barbra Streisand or Rosie O'Donnell says to them. You are obviously one of those people. Very sad indeed.

Ripbeak

on Oct 03, 2004

I believe that it is WRONG for uneducated people, most of whom are high school dropouts, who play "make believe" or who know a few cords on a guitar and have the ability to scream into a microphone, to use the fact that they have access to millions of people because of their "celebrity" to ADVERTISE their political views to a more than accomodating left wing TV and print news media.

Hmm, sounds like Rush Limbaugh or Howard Stern to me (though I don't know that Rush knows any chords on the guitar).

This whole argument is ridiculous. I thought the left wing was supposed to be brimming with do-nothing academics? Or is that argument only convenient when right-wing politicians are trying to appeal to the "uneducated people?" Furthermore, I don't see anyone complaining about all the right-wing entertainers out there who are using their celebrity for political purposes. For examples, see the entire country-western music industry (with the notable exception of the treasonous Dixie Chicks). Come on. This is a free country, and that means you can do whatever you want with your (lack of) celebrity. If you don't like Bruce Springsteen's opinions, make your own name in the music industry and preach to your following. Or, barring that, just don't buy his albums. But please don't advocate censorship in the name of defending freedom in the United States.

Patriot_Flamethrower

on Oct 03, 2004

LMAO! You lefties just crack me up! WHO said anything about censorship?

ANYBODY who casts their vote based on anything that the Hollywood or the music industry tells them should not be allowed to vote, PERIOD.

Springsteen and Mathews and Stipe and Vedder and Van Halen and Ronstadt and Mellencamp and Baldwin and Cooney and Streisand and Robbins and Sarandon and the rest of these so-called "stars" can say whatever the hell they want about any topic they want. That is their right.

But it is also MY right, and the right of all other people who disagree with their political rhetoric, to NOT buy their records, NOT watch their movies or TV shows, and to destroy anything that we already own with their names on it..........WHICH I HAVE ALREADY DONE.

My suggestion to all of them is..........SHUT UP AND SING..........SHUT UP AND ACT.......

Ripbeak

on Oct 03, 2004

WHO said anything about being a "leftie"? Just because I didn't nod my head in agreement with you makes me a leftie? I think you need to step out of your ideological echo chamber once in a while.

As for talking about censorship, how else would you make it so that singers "shut up and sing" without talking about anything that you find uninteresting or offensive? Obviously market pressure isn't doing the trick, so what else is there but government intervention?

And, on the off chance that one of these celebrities takes your suggestions to heart, you'll never know since you've destroyed anything with their names on it. Basically, you've figured out the world and anyone who doesn't think just like you is ignored. You're just as bad as the "lefties" you're railing against.

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