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Boycott Hollywood
Say “No” To Hollywood
Have you had enough from the mouths of the Hollywood elite? Tired of the Bush-bashing? The anti-Americanism? The cruelty that comes out of the mouths of some of these “stars”? It’s time to send a message to Hollywood. And the message is: We’re not going to take it anymore.
Hollywood has always had its share of politically active pundits, but lately, probably due to the repugnant nature of the remarks made, they have drawn increased media attention.
Most recently it was Ed Harris with his anti-Bush remarks: “ Being a man, I've got to say that we've got this guy in the White House who thinks he is a man, you know, who projects himself as a man. Because he has a certain masculinity and he's a good old boy and he used to drink and he knows how to shoot a gun and drive a pickup truck, et cetera, like that. That's not the definition of a man, goddammit.”
Harris said this at a NARAL Pro-abortion gathering in front of all six 2004 democratic presidential hopefuls.
Harris, currently in the movie, “The Hours,” has also starred in “The Right Stuff," "Apollo 13," “The Truman Show,” “Pollack” and "A Beautiful Mind."
Actor George Clooney criticized Bush and accused the administration of running the government like the television show “The Sopranos” and had this to say about Charlton Heston:
"Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's." When asked if he went too far with his comment he said "I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him." There really are no words to accurately describe how callous these comments were. But in Hollywood, you get away with this because you have the liberal media to back you up. Not too much has been made of it.
Several months ago, while in Spain accepting an award, Jessica Lange stated that George Bush "stole the election" and the U.S. people have been "suffering under his leadership," adding he "struts around like he is in some Wild West show" and that she finds him "absolutely reprehensible".
Said Lange, "I hate Bush. I despise him and his entire administration - not only because of its international policy, but also the national. Today it makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States - it is humiliating."
Lange also stated, "The atmosphere in my country is poisonous, intolerable for those of us who are not right-wing, so thank you for inviting me to this festival and allowing me to get out for a few days."
It’s sad that the very country that made her who she is is “intolerable” and she “needs to get out.” Too bad she didn’t stay out. Trashing a president while on foreign soil as she did, with the possibility of a war looming is tantamount to treason.
As Americans, we have the right to free speech. But remarks such as Harris’, Clooney’s and others made against President Bush and the administration should not go unnoticed by those who support him, and those Americans who support our men and women in uniform, who are now being sent off to defend our freedom.
The problem here is, you and I don’t get a platform to speak on like they do. As ordinary non-famous Americans, we don’t get to parade our views all over cable television and influence millions to say, sign a petition protesting war.
The petition the Hollywood peaceniks started, “Not in Our Name,” opposing Bush and any action he might take against Iraq, has now gathered 40,000 signatures, in large part due to media exposure. They’ve been given plenty of airtime to promote their cause, with activists like Susan Sarandon and her live-in love Tim Robbins appearing on Phil Donahue’s show on MSNBC among others.
These outspoken leftist Bush-haters are defended and treated like heroes, hailed by their peers for speaking their mind and taking up this cause.
And what do Bush supporters and Conservatives do? We support them. We condemn Hollywood’s stands against Bush and their anti-war rhetoric and ideologies, yet we’ll pay eight to $10 to see a movie, or we’ll happily give our kids money to go to the theatre.
Hollywood enjoys multi-million dollar weekend openings at the box office, paid for by many of us who despise everything their industry stands for. We are paying to see “entertainment” which also happens to be exceedingly violent, overly sexual, lewd, foul-mouthed, anti-American and anti-Christian. One recent movie even took shots at President Bush.
Hollywood has power. But we, as the movie-going public have even more power. Imagine the impact we could have if we just said NO to Hollywood. Say “No” to movies for a few months. Say “No” to video rentals for a while. The repercussions could be tremendous, and by far the best way to send a message to Hollywood. This would truly be hitting where it hurts. Maybe some of these stars would think twice before opening their mouths again.
At this crucial time while President Bush is facing criticism from Hollywood like never before, there has never been a better time to stand with him, and against those who disrespect him.
Hollywood has told you how they feel. It’s time to Show them how You feel. It’s time to fight back.
Courtesy: Mary Kirchhoff