that'd be fine...i usually don't have a problem with that stuff. i thought "last temptation" was really good...i think too often we forget that Christ was a man...and knew temptation..that's part of the beauty of it, I think...i don't get too upset about christian parody unless it's really mean-spirited.
This isn't mean-spirited at all...at least to Jesus and his followers. Maybe to the Romans and Pharisees!! I'll bring it when I come down for the Smeg tour and that'll force us to have a beer together to discuss our constitutional rights to boycott those who don't like Seinfeld.
He may win for the gipper. To bad he can never be president. "That's why I could never be president" Frank Castanza
Well, I know Arnold is, but that's not really what I was referring to. I was referring to these guys leading protest after protest and taking hard stands of particular controversial issues. I haven't really seen Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarnegger in the news lately. I'm just suggesting that some of the liberal celebrities get and produce more exposure than their conservative counterparts, which might explain why this issue seems to affect liberals more. However, one conservative I can think of that is just as extreme if not more than some of the liberals is Charleton Heston. I realize the guy is almost senile now, but there would definitely be liberal protestors calling for the "boycott" of his movie if one were to come out. So, what's wrong with conservatives wanting to protest in the same manner? RM, usually when people have difference of opinions and they feel strong enough about it, they protest. What you seem to be saying (and I paraphrase) is that "a difference of opinion with an actor should not cause you to stay away from his or her movie." But, that really just depends on how strongly the the individual feels about the issue, doesn't it? Boycotting an actor's movies just seems like any other protest to me; even less serious than turning your back on the flag. If it brings down someone's career then the actor will just have to live with his choice. The movie business is not the same any other business, public image and public perception is extremely important, and an actor should have known this before he or she voiced their opinion.
Long hair, scruffy beard, sandals, preached peace and love, etc. . .....................................................................................................................................hippie
You're right about the protesting part DCKid, and I did go overboard a tad (RM95 go overboard, no friggin' way ). I'd still like to know if johnheath (to whom I apologize for the idiot comment), or any of these people, feel so strongly about this, do they ask everyone their views before they work on their car, before they pay them money for services, etc. BTW, I completely disagree about your comment about liberals boycotting a Charlton Heston movie.
Well, RM95's Girl and I were the only two people in America who enjoyed <I>Town and Country</I>, so there.
Thank you for the link. Even more proof that the impending war has nothing to do with "weapons of mass destruction".
If you like that story Tex, here's a whole list of websites that offer similar views. alternet.org is number one on the list. http://www.politics1.com/issues-left.htm
as distinguished from the others who all wore polo shirts, drove bmw's, ate caviar and lived in west houston.
What is the big deal here? These Hollywood leftists get to spout their views for everyone to hear, non-stop, without being challenged. The only way the average person can say they disagree, is to not watch anything these people appear in. What's the problem? It's not like the average Joe gets to go and debate Martin Sheen anytime he wants. Should we abolish hate mail now? Are we supposed to feel sorry for these big-mouth celebs? Poor babies.
The point is there are also Hollywood rightist, who also get to spout out their opinions, let me know when I can debate Heston.
I don't understand why you have "to do" anything to disagree with them other than simply having a different opinion. If I disagree about something with you, should I go over to your job and disrupt it? I'd be a little more sympathetic if people were actually doing anything with these celebrities opinions. A recent poll said that 87% of Americans didn't care about a celebrity's politics. Now, if Dubya was basing foreign policy on Martin Sheen's views, I could understand it...but he's not. I could also understand it if they came out and said they didn't want any "pro-war" people attending their movies and asking theatres to kick them out. They're protesting and stating their opinions, they're not trying to cut off anyone's livliehoods.
I don't think you'd get the chance. Michael Moore somewhat tried to debate him in "Bowling for Columbine", and all Heston wound up doing was drooling on himself.
Well, the difference obviously is I'm not running commercials on national TV, basically forcing my views on people. And don't say "well you don't have to watch", because that's all these people are saying!
There have been counter-ads by actors. Regardless, it's not affecting anyone. I don't know of any person who was anti-war, or on the fence, that has changed their mind because of Martin Sheen. Do you?
