Which actors/ actresses are for Bush?

The last thing we should be doing is contributing to the profits of movies with actors and actresses who are supporting Bush.

You can type in their name, address, or zip code..

http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php

I typed in my zip just out of curiosity. There are military doctors, lawyers, college professors, a professor at the US Air Force Academy and the president of the college here all donating to Dem's! In this neck of the woods any money going to the Dem's is unusual. Awesome! Thanks for the link!

Jeb only contributed 1000.00 to Bush. Half of the 2000.00 limit.

$1,000 to the John Kerry campaign! Woo Hoo! I can safely watch "Scrubs" without guilt. :-)

address? We all know, of course, that there's only ONE Bette Midler. :-)

awesome site. put in my zip code (north carolina) and it was as i suspected, i'm surrounded by wingnuts. hell, my doctor's even on that list as a * supporter. it's interesting to see how my neighbors have contributed, but also disappointing (in some cases). how often is this list updated?

Jeb Bush is in my zipcode. I think I am going to spit up. What fun pulling zipcodes up and seeing what you find out about who people are donating to. There is a big shot at the university back home who donated to Wes Clark, and I am somehow certain that the school's wing nut president is shocked to know that. But the one donation to Dennis Kusinich that I saw in my old zip code is no suprise...the woman is a left wind dynamo in a right wing vortex. That and her son was golfer Payne Stewart

for quite awhile now, and i'm depressed. i work for a non-profit agency, and damn near every one of the big contributors to my organization are big bush* donors. i need a drink :beer:

I can't tell. I know she and Maria Shriver are friends but what does that mean?

Wow! For instance, Larry Hagman gave to Kucinich!!!

Finding out some more little tidbits......

Troy Aikman a republican. :( I loved him.

Franco, I still love you, man, even though you've given contributions to GOP candidates. :)
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SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON (D)
House (PA 13)
ALLYSON SCHWARTZ FOR CONGRESS $500 04/07/04

TORSELLA, JOSEPH M (D)
House (PA 13)
JOE TORSELLA FOR CONGRESS $1000 04/05/04

CAIN, HERMAN (R)
Senate - GA
CAIN FOR US SENATE $2000 03/01/04

DELGROSSO, MICHAEL (R)
PA 09)
DELGROSSO FOR CONGRESS $780 01/25/04

KERRY, JOHN F (D)
President
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC. $1000 12/06/03

DOYLE, MIKE (D)
House (PA 14)
DOYLE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $500 10/16/01

KLINK, RONALD P (D)
Senate - PA
PENNSYLVANIA FUND 2000 $10000 10/16/00

KLINK, RONALD P (D)
Senate - PA
CITIZENS FOR RON KLINK $1000 02/03/00

KLINK, RONALD P (D)
Senate - PA
CITIZENS FOR RON KLINK $1000 03/10/99

SPECTER, ARLEN (R)
Senate - PA
CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER $1000 04/14/98

KERRY, JOHN F (D)
Senate - MA
KERRY COMMITTEE $1000 03/11/96

(on edit: typo)

he would be a Bush backer.....

martin frost(TX)...wow one sane perot :shrug:

his dad gave $25,000 to the RNC

Perot Jr., H. Ross
Plano, TX 75026
The Perot Group/Executive FROST, MARTIN (D)
House (TX 24)
MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $2000 12/31/03

and

Perot Jr., H. Ross
Plano, TX 75026
The Perot Group/Executive FROST, MARTIN (D)
House (TX 24)
MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1000 05/09/03

and

PEROT, H ROSS JR
DALLAS, TX 75251 DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW (D)
Senate - SD
A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING TOM DASCHLE INC $1000 05/02/03

and

PEROT, H ROSS JR
DALLAS, TX 75251
PEROT GROUP DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW (D)
Senate - SD
A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING TOM DASCHLE INC $1000 03/10/03

and

Perot Jr., H. Ross
Plano, TX 75026
The Perot Group/Executive FROST, MARTIN (D)
House (TX 24)
MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1000 01/27/03

Unless they are complete whack jobs I usually don't hold it against people for having a different political leaning...if I did I wouldn't be able to talk to half my family!

Just how dysfunctional does the chick want to be??? Flee the dark side, my daughter!

I have heard they are republicans.

There are far more that are Democrats in Hollywood though.

please say it ain't so. i love "everybody loves raymond", and i would hate to have to give it up, but i just can't enjoy the shows/movies once i know they're right wingers. i gave up "frasier" because of kelsey grammer, and i'm glad it's finally over (about 5 yrs. overdue).

or just celebrities? I searched for myself and can't find anything. I made donations to Dean and to Kerry... just curious.

...to a given campaign. The election cycles currently listed are 1994-2004. The data comes directly from fec.gov. NEWSMEAT updates weekly.

So if you have given less than a total of $200 to either candidate, the FEC does not publish your name.

Also, it takes at minimum a month for the FEC to publish a donor's name once the campaign has submitted it. Since campaigns are only required to file quarterly (although many file more often it seems), it sometimes takes awhile for the data to show up.

I realize fundrace.org has some listings that are under $200, but it is my understanding that what they are doing is not entirely legal. Plus, they only have data from the current election cycle, and I have found it much more interesting to have data that spans at least a decade.

newsmeat.com complies with the standards put forth by the FEC.

Happy hunting...

I think his name is Ray Ramano. I don't know if he was praising Bush's pro-war approach because he thought it was popular or because he's a Thug.

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The kid from Silver Spoons is on board with Bushco.

John

The whole show seems to be a model for traditional families with conservative values.

I remember seeing O'Neil on the Fox "news" channel (why do doctor's offices insist on inflicting Fox on innocent patients and their families?). She was talking about her own abortion and about her pro-life views. She said that Heaton is one of her friends.

Got an abortion when she needed it, but doesn't want anyone else to have one.

I think Heaton is very Catholic, has a baby every two years.

Are there a lot of women who have had abortions and subsequently become anti-choice? That makes absolutely no freaking sense whatsoever.

Arnold S...
Sly Stallone
Bruce Willis
Chuck Heston
Tom Selleck
Lara Flynn Boyle, as shown today.
A few weeks back, somebody mentioned Jennifer Love Hewitt.

So maybe he's learned.

He donated to Biden, and gave 20,000 to the Democratic party in 2000.

I always thought he was a big Republican? Perhaps a change of heart? Or, was I wrong about before?

he had a falling out with the RNC in 1996. He had been a faithful supporter, and the RNC called him up, and with their usual degree of class, tried to bully a donation out of him, saying it was an obligation he owed, blah, blah. This pissed Stallone off, who said "I donate because I want to, not because I'm obligated to" and proceeded to donate to the Dems instead.

Always liked the guy.

If He Is, He Sure As Hell Is Against Bush

Please tell me you don't vote based on what Hollywood people think. Those people are who they are because they are pretty, not because they are smart. Woody Harrelson, shut the fuck up, we can do this without you.

The last time I read she was stoned out of her mind.

She was dating, and staying in hotel rooms, with an African American dancer. His wife was not very happy about it and I believe she divorced him.

Now, she is going with another one of her dancers,this one, I believe, lives with an African American dancer and they have a baby and another one is on the way - or something like that scenario.

Sounds like good ole Amerikan Values to me.

I think a certain someone needs to shut the fuck up instead.

Every time I see him I remember his big "Sit In" at UCLA during the first gulf war. You may not remember it. He was calling for a big education walk out. Actually he was like in the maintenance office and he had about 30 students with him and he kept yelling in the news camera. "You people don't understand, we're talking about the end of the world here. Saddam is going to kick our ass". Thats a direct quote. It was so completely embarrasing for the rational people who opposed all this nonsense.

Since then he's showed his ass by getting drunk and beating up the help numerous times. I'd really just apreciate it if he didn't help. If you completely don't walk the walk, don't talk.

... we'd be in such a better place.

Lets start with you! I'll follow. Really.

Sorry Jr. Not gonna shut me up. But railing on the horrors of right wing violence in the media and then a week later beating the crap out of a 56 year old cab driver doesn't lend credibility to our cause.

But have fun with your mighty jihad against Woody, Senior.

I hear he smokes pot too - and actually does activism to legalize it... my heavens! What a sick, sick man. Surely you can attack him on this as well and advance "our" glorious cause.

and personally hope he continues to speak out. also, rick schroeder (silver spoons & nypd blue) & freddie prinze, jr. are both rw.

He seems like a decent and progressive guy to me.

As high as movie prices are, I would rather contribute to Democrats. A lot of stars we using their resources to fight the war. Mike Farrell is the head of Death Penalty Focus, the group that's trying to end the death penalty. Sean Penn went to Iraq. George Lucas seems to be using the Star Wars movies to go after Bush. If the Hollywood Dems wind up a lot richer than the Repubs, that'll be great for our side. I wish someone would have bankrupted Arnold.

the original poster isn't voting based on what Hollywood people think. He/she is choosing entertainment based on what Hollywood people do.

I'm only interested in the direction of celebrities' activism as fun celebrity gossip -- the same way it is interesting to read about who is dating who -- but I understand why others are more concerned.

There are a lot of entertainment choices out there and it is not necessary to support or patronize people who are working to make the world a worse place.

If you re-read the opening post, I'm sure you'll realize that it said "tell me how all my favorite stars vote so that I'll know who to vote for in November."

Really, now.

And Woody Harrelson? He's SO Gulf War I protest. Get an update, honey.

it is a pretty odious website....

http://www.pabaah.com/index.php

Could you cross-post it?

open a new browser session and enter in www.pabaah.com...

that seems to work.

Launching from a link here gets the forbidden message.

I did not want to stay signed up there so I left a little nastigram in hopes of getting banned.

I sure hope Reese Witherspoon is quiet because she wants to keep her opinions to herself instead of quiet because of conservative views in Hollywood..

Let's spend enormous amounts of time denoucing freepers putting up hollywood blacklists/boycott lists as being against freedom even dangerous.

Then do the same thing.

Is it something about the internet that fails to allow people to separate the politics from the personal?

Those things said, I support the concept of boycotting(companies etc) but not when its targeting an individual because they don't hold the same views I do. That's just petty.

That's not a blacklist. It's just wise investment.

Not fine with singling those out whose views I may disagree with and then basing my entertaintment choices upon whether the actors/actresses meet some litmus test.

Do you really see a trailer for a movie, think it may be good, then decide against seeing it all because some gop supporter is in it(I'll admit I feel this way about Keanu Reeves but that's more an artistic then political choice)?

What do you do when there's a Dem and gop supporter in the credits?

Are you not going to see the Day After Tomorrow, the global warming flick?

Guess who is going to make serious bank on it.....

Do you really see a trailer for a movie, think it may be good, then decide against seeing it all because some gop supporter is in it?

YES

the thought of some repuke actors literally turns my stomach. I'll send movie money to DU before I further enrich the overpaid, regime supporting bastards and bastardesses!

said I'm not about to boycott a movie if it's RW'er affiliated, I'm far too selfish for that :)

you seem to be confused.

I do boycott as many right-wing businesses and artists as I can -- my dollar is one of my powers in this country, and I'll be damned if they make a buck off of me. A boycott doesn't stop artists from working or making a living -- THAT is what blacklisting does.

I don't have the power as a consumer to get ANY artist blacklisted. Blacklisting comes from the power at the top.

I have a real issue with giving my dollars to right-wingers too. Heston actually made a couple of good movies years ago but I won't buy them because of his politics.

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is a fetus-loving repug

And guess who founded Feminists* for Life? None other than Susan Carpenter McMillan! You remember her. The one who turned up in the middle of the Paula Jones saga and started acting as Jones' agent or something. :puke: :puke: :puke:

A-yup, sounds like a dyed-in-the-wool feminist to me. </sarcasm>

Just when I try to give the pro-lifers the benefit of the doubt, it all gets shot to hell!

Thanks for the info.

I remember a blond, "pro-life" Republican woman who was connected to Paula Jones who had an abortion and justified her abortion by stating that she had made a "choice." I remember thinking that she was a little bit hypocritical for not wanting to allow other women to make their own choices.

Wing-nut city...

that's like compassonate conservative....complete bullshit.
The only feminist position is "none of your damn business what I do with my body. Don't like abortion, don't have one"

Pro-choice is the centrist position. You could live in a country where abortion is forced on you for the good of society.

withholdig her monthly botox "treatment"

What a nifty idea!

I'll have my people call your people...

so this is where I'll jump in. ( Thanks Forrest :D )

So, what should one do when a film is directed by a good Dem supporter, but stars a RW supporter? Ought we go through the entire cast and make a list based on who they support, then tally it up, and if the majority of names are Dem supporters it's an acceptable film, else it's to be avoided? :think:

Count me out, thanks. I go by trailers and reviews in no particular order.

Do you support boycotting businesses that donate money to Bush or other Republican candidates? If the answer to my question is "yes," then please explain how is boycotting an actor or producer who donates to Bush is any different from boycotting a company that does the same.

these days? Hundreds or thousands of people, and I'd be fairly surprised if most crews' collective political leanings weren't skewed heavily toward the Democratic side of the aisle. If your boycott were to have an effect, and that's a big 'if,' you'd be inflicting a fair bit of collateral damage on innocent parties.

Further, if you go by these terribly innacurate lists floated here and elsewhere (primarily by right-wingers), you'd be likely to boycott actors and filmmakers who have been falsely accused of succumbing to the Dark Side.

Of course, choosing to snub a film such as one that might have Rush Limbaugh trying his best to be Michael Moore is a whole other thing; boycotting a film that stars a Republican (and let us not forget that not all Republicans are the evil, twisted freaks that the far right has daily presented us) or even a raving neocon is kind of inane.

tenuous possible information to support it. IE, they did USO stuff and haven't been outspokenly liberal. You've got to be careful.

There are people here who say some celebs are right-wingers even when it appears there just centrist or libertarian independants like Jon Favreau, who say's he would have voted for Clark.

Or they post that they're conservative because they were invited to Bush's inauguration/celebration and showed up, like Beyonce, even though her boyfriend is a democrat and she's never said anything political in public.

The only actors and actresses I can think of who might be campaigning for Bush are Chuck Norris and Rick Schroder

He's Got His; screw everyone else. Buddies with Hannity.

be such a wingnut? I LOVE Sideshow Bob. But I quit watching Frasier because of Grammar's politics. Yes, I'm that shallow. There are so many shows and so little time that I just decided a good way to edit what I watch is not to pay movie ticket money for wingnut enhancement or drive up the ad dollars for wingnut TV shows. And it really does ruin it for me to know the stars are wingnuts. The future of our country is so important that I can't watch someone who so actively supports so much that I oppose. I didn't watch Rob Lowe's short-lived show after his shameless groveling to Arnie: "he's a great father!". Apparently, no one else watched, either.

the whole point of "Frasier" is to see Frasier get humiliated, over and over again. His dates all dump him. Niles gets to be Corkmaster. Roz sasses him off from the booth. His dad thinks he's a lily-livered pantywaist, and isn't shy about saying so to his face. His African American neighbor parks a giant SUV next to his Volvo. And so on, and so on... couldn't happen to a nicer little repuke, now could it?

He was more than a little forward with teenage girls. One day on his set, someone knocked a chair into a young girl, through no fault of hers, and he tried to have the kid blacklisted - in case she later decided to file a claim against the show for her injuries.

Wow! He has it in for poor little child actors? What a flaming jerk........ :nuke:

Wow. Just when you think you know a guy. By the way, Frasier, as a TV show, is perhaps one of the most banal sitcoms in American history. And that's saying quite a bit. It's pure crap.

remind you of anyone? Anyone named bush perhaps?

So now that he's not an out of control drunk, pillpopping cocaine addict, he's gone over to the right? Might just be a cumlitave hangover.

:eyes:

seriously?

:puke:

That's BimBO's new bf, the hunky hunkster from Greek Wedding fame.... God I would be bummed if he was a GWB fan but if not how COULD he stand her?

about Bo and Jr while he was helping on one of his dad's campaigns (maybe 1988) and she did some appearances? I could be wrong - but seem to remember she was linked with one of the bushes and poppy had his hands full with babs and jennifer fitzgerald.

n/t

She campaigned for Dubya, as well.

but he's pissed with Bush* over Yucca Mountain, since he lives in Vegas.

Also, Tony Curtis is for *.

he's been a wonderful advocte (esp. for legalizing pot)so I agree with one of the other posters...someone else need to shut the f up. Also, I'm surprised to hear Heather Locklear. Isn't she married to Ricky Sambora who's in Bon Jovi (who's a major dem activist?)

Per NewsMeat, there's only record of one contribution and it was to a GOP Congressman in 1998. I wouldn't necessarily assume she is GOP all the way.

breaks to guard the nest egg. Whatever gimmick got 'em to the big time will only be temporary. Ask Bo Derek.

but I have to say, to some degree I agree with you. It's not so much that I choose to care -- if they don't open their mouths, I don't have to care. When they feel compelled to broadcast their political opinions, though, and I happen to disagree with them, it just takes the fun out of watching them or listening to them, for me. Guess I've cared about this stuff for too damned long for it not to.

Oh, wait -- I do have one. Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens ran for congress in New Jersey as a Republican a few years back, but the last time I saw anything about him, he was calling himself an Independent. He does speaking engagements for conservative groups, so he's really still a Repub, I'd guess. I don't know if he's pro *, but he hated Bill Clinton with a FReeper's tenacity, if that says anything. He's not an actor, though, unless he's doing bit parts.

Meatloaf used to trash Clinton, too. He's an actor.

Funny about most of these Bush supporters - most of them have no
talent, but are also very boring people.

On the other hand, Dems supporters include people like Streisand,
Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Robert Redford, Paul Newman etc. -
good talents and people who can actually put words together in
a way that makes you want to listen.

We can win on ISSUES ALONE. We don't need to be ostracising or blacklisting those who disagree with us. This whole concept is WRONG.

This thread is starting to remind me of "uncle joe".
Same shit different day.

I tend to avoid the more obvious right-wing a*holes; not very entertaining. But making a list of those somebody heard might be a Republican is a waste of time. Did they get an invitation to the White House & accept it to be polite? Did they tour with the USO? Or are they really devout neo-cons?

How about a list that can do some good? For example, worthy candidates for the House; a chance to put some money where your mouth is. My own rep, Sheila Jackson Lee, is not being threatened, although I'll still contribute.

So let me start the list with Richard Morrison--running against Tom DeLay. Here's his site:

www.takingontomdelay.com/temp/whotomserves.htm

(I see that he lives in Kemah, not Sugarland; this explains a lot to those who know the area.)

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/hof.php

donations over the past 12 years

and has donated to Democratic candidates.

Jerry Springer
Talk Show Host
Self Employed

Dennis Kucinich
$2,000

:)

Nimoy, Leonard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
self/actor/director
MOVEON.ORG $1000 10/03/03

Nimoy, Leonard
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Self employed/Actor DEAN, HOWARD (D)
President
DEAN FOR AMERICA $2000 09/22/03

NIMOY, LEONARD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
ACTOR
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $5000 09/22/00

NIMOY, LEONARD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
RUMBLESEAT PRODUCTIONS
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (D) $2000 08/31/00

Nimoy, Leonard Mr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Self-Employed/Actor BRADLEY, BILL (D)
President
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC $1000 09/30/99

NIMOY, LEONARD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
ACTOR/DIRECTOR FURSE, ELIZABETH (D)
House (OR 01)
ELIZABETH FURSE FOR CONGRESS $1000 10/30/96

NIMOY, LEONARD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
ACTOR BEILENSON, ANTHONY C (D)
House (DC 24)
BEILENSON CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1000 11/09/94

You go Leonard!

So glad to have my faith rewarded.

Nimoy, Leonard
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Self employed/Actor DEAN, HOWARD (D)
President
DEAN FOR AMERICA $2000 09/22/03

Live long and prosper, Leonard! :yourock:

Here's a bunch I didn't see listed. Be prepared, in some cases, for deep depression:

Clint Eastwood
Pamela Anderson
Tom Cruise
Steven Spielberg
Charlton Heston
Jane Russell (proudly declared herself a "Christian bigot")
James Woods
Jessica Simpson (proof she really IS that stupid)
Ted Nugent (of course)
Chuck Norris
Matt LeBlanc (won't be watching that "Joey" spinoff now, will you?)
Drew Carey
Faith Hill (sad, but true)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (VERY sad, isn't it?)
Jean Claude van Damme (called those who protested war "axis of ignorance")
Ricky Martin
Dana Carvey (well, why ELSE did he perform at * inaugural?)
Janine Turner
Rob Lowe
Tiger Woods (don't feel so bad about his slumps anymore, do you?)
Cheryl Ladd
Kathy Ireland
Kim Alexis
Shannen Doherty
Shirley Jones
Emma Caulfield
Ben Stein
Dolly Parton
Charlie Daniels
Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls = repuke fundraiser, lousy SAG prez)
Brittany Murphy (repuke fundraiser)
Bruce Boxleitner (repuke fundraiser)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (well, duh!)
Lee Greenwood (well, duh-uh!)
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
Kirk Cameron (now making Rapture-scare-tactic videos)
Adam Baldwin (suddenly RW & born-again after 9-11)
Fred Thompson ("Law and Order")
Pat Sajak (liberal-basher and all-around dumb-ass)
Fred Grandy (Love Boat's Gopher -- yeah, like he's got a career)
Leeann Tweeden (empty-headed model)

Not sure about (but I think so):
Nicolas Cage
Gene Simmons

But guess who says he's NOT a repuke? That moran Toby Keith -- if you can believe a word he says in this week's TV Guide interview. The gas-brain says he's a Dem. (Yeah, right, and I'm straight.)

P.S. Stopped watching Frasier and Raymond a looong time ago. Whoever called Patricia Heaton a wack job is dead-on; ever see her interviewed? I predict she's headed toward Farrah Fawcett train-wreck territory.

You have to be kidding on that? I thought his studio was trying to hire Clinton a few years back. Also I read that Spielberg and Clinton have lunch together when they can.

Maybe for one special non freep republican..but I really think hes a dem.

Also Tom Hanks wants to move his children out of the country because of the way the USA is going. I don't know if that makes him a Dem but at least he can see.

The newsmeat.com listings don't have a single Republican donation. He's also given to pro-choice PACs. He's definitely one of us.

...but the question was: "Which actors/ actresses are for Bush?"

And if this doesn't qualify both Spielberg and Cruise as * supporters (and knuckleheads), I don't know what does:

Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise have joined the list of celebrities making their views known on Iraq, speaking out in favour of President George Bush's stance.

The pair made their feelings known at a press conference in Rome, where they have been promoting the Italian release of the blockbuster Minority Report.

"If Bush, as I believe, has reliable information on the fact that Saddam Hussein is making weapons of mass destruction, I cannot not support the policies of his government," Spielberg said.

The director added that those policies were "solid and rooted in reality".

Cruise also spoke out in support of the US president. ...

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2282774.stm

If either has had a change of mind, I haven't heard about it -- and I'm not sure I'd be willing to absolve either without a full retraction ("Boy, was I ever a moran!") and a public commitment to oust the Boy King.

Never donated to Republicans or Republican causes. He may have momentarily supported Bush and believed the WMD lie, but let's not assume that he's going to support him in 2004.

Cruise is an a-hole from way back, though.

They may feel differently now. A lot of people do.

Asshole or not, he donates to Democrats and the Democratic Party.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=LOS+ANGELES&st=CA&last=Cruise&first=Tom

I took him for a Republican. Still don't like his movies.

"If Bush, as I believe, has reliable information on the fact that Saddam Hussein is making weapons of mass destruction, I cannot not support the policies of his government," Spielberg said.

The guy took the President of the United States for his word. Y'know, citizens should be able to do that on occassion.

That certainly doen't mean by a longshot that he's going to vote for him.

be behind Spielberg's support (please say it was temporary) for Bush's war?

Cruise is a bigtime jerk... haven't liked anything he's done since The Firm.

Al has made a point on his show of making sure his listeners are aware that he was in support of the war, largely for the same reasons that Spielberg and Cruise raised in the quote above. Al made the mistake of trusting Bush. I don't think anyone would confuse O'Franken with a Republican, and Spielberg is evidently a VERY solid democrat, with tens of thousands of dollars donated to Dems and pro-choice organizations.

Of course, you can add Phil Collins and Bryan Ferry, supporters of the equally hideous British Tories.

Sorry, but I don't give a damn what an actor's, musician's, artist's (what have you) opinions are on political issues, who they vote for come election time or necessarily their private lives.

All I care is do they make my investment in their product of the moment a worthwhile expense of my money and/or time.

Hell, Wagner was anti-semitic to the core and apparently Tchaikovsky was into little boys. Are you going to stop listening to their works provided that you listened to them in the first place?

I care what an artist's viewpoint is, but as long as it doesn't impact on their art, I'll judge it purely on artistic merit.

In peace he follows the democrats

Tom Cruise - i believe he supported Hillary Senate Run in NYC.
Clint Eastwood - has said good things about Clinton, fully supports Sean Penn.
Spielberg - definitly Dem.

To be fair, Clint isn't your typical butthead repuke, and I can't imagine that he's a genuine *-lover -- but he is most definitely a repuke. I'm waiting for him (and John McCain) to see the light any day now.

As for Cruise and Spielberg, see post #115.

http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/040125/040125clint_eastwood.html
Issue Date: January 25, 2004
<snip>
"I don't see myself as conservative, but I'm not ultra-leftist. You build a philosophy of your own. I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone. Even as a kid, I was annoyed by people who wanted to tell everyone how to live."
<snip>

Eastwood also spoke up for Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon in April 2003, when the MLB Hall of Fame preemptively cancelled a showing of the film "Bull Durham," where Robbins and Sarandon were supposed to appear.
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Eastwood blasted, "How dare they! They have a right to say what they want to say - when they want to say it."

He did support Arnold, but said he was a close friend and that was why.

I love Northern Exposure and don't understand how someone can be a Republican after starring in such a great show.... hello if the Repubs had full control there would be no more Sicily Alaskas.... it would all be land acquired by imminent domain for oil production.

...became so, right after she had an out-of-wedlock child with Stephen Jones (son of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones). Local story goes she was trying to force him to marry her, he dumped her and married someone else. She then became a born-again zealot.

She gives interviews here in the local area where she lives (Dallas Metroplex), goes on and on with religious rants.

they all suck.

Tom Cruise
Steven Spielberg
Rob Lowe (even though he helped Ahnuld)
Clint Eastwood (described himself as an independent and voted for Perot)
Matt LaBlanc (I'm pretty sure)
Nicolas Cage

both he & his wife gave $2000.00 each to george clooney's father for his congressional campaign in march '04. i'm glad, because joey is the only reason i continued to watch "friends". sapphocrat's list is pretty suspect...that's a lot of names to throw out, with no actual proof.

I don't think anyone on my list is going to agree to take my phone call and give me a taped confession to present to you.

If you want more links, you tell me which names you find so suspect, and I'll give you links. And if you have links to prove me wrong, I'll be happy to say, "I was wrong about that one -- I take it back."

As for LeBlanc, I just provided a quote and a link. It doesn't matter to me who he contributes money to -- his public statements are going to make a much bigger impression on his legions of fans, who are going to buy into his "blind faith" just because he's "Joey."

AFAIC, he's a Bush* supporter. And until the day he retracts that support, he's still a Bush* supporter.

Cruise & Spielberg: See post #115.

Rob Lowe: Helped Ah-nuld all right, and was a * war supporter at least right up until the bombs started dropping:

Rob Lowe, Sheen’s former co-star on “The West Wing,” told Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Monday that Americans should support our armed forces, and that the best way to do that is to support our commander in chief.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/4/95343.shtml (And NewsMax is not the only source with this story.)

Eastwood: See my post about Clint somewhere above.

Matt LeBlanc:

When Matt LeBlanc whispered his die-hard support for the administration and its decision for confrontation even though he knows it's not popular with his "Friends" co-stars ...

"The people that are making those decision are far more informed than I am. I think that they -- this may be perceived by some as blind faith -- are right, and I believe in our system, I believe in our president, and I believe in our government, and I think if there's some f---ing psycho out there arming and getting ready and absolutely flat-out breaking his word he's given to the rest of the world, not just the United States, but the rest of the world, the rest of the world doesn't have the ...b---, well, I'm just an actor. I believe in our country."

http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---16058,00.html

Nicolas Cage: I said I wasn't sure about him -- but something sticks in my mind, and if I can find any links one way or the other, I'll holler.

**PLEASE CHECK YOUR FACTS**

Spielberg
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Spielberg&first=Steven

Cage
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Cage&first=Nicholas

Cruise
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Cruise&first=Tom

Lowe
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Lowe&first=Rob

Eastwood
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Eastwood&first=Clint

You have a lovely site there, newsmeat, and many nice, neat tables of contributions, and that's all fine and good. The difference is, I'm not basing my list on contributions -- or on one Web site.

If you're taking my list personally -- that is, if you're under the impression that I'm trying to undermine your site and all the information on it -- then you're wasting a lot of energy and "WTF?!" outrage. I'm not disputing Spielberg's contribution to X number of Democratic candidates (that's just plain fact), or negating the value of your information, or claiming that your mother wears Army boots.

At the same time, you can't tell me that public statements carry any less weight than campaign contributions. In fact, I believe statements (and actions) carry a lot MORE weight with the general public, most of whom don't spend their time poring over table after table of campaign-contribution data. Face it: We're talking about a nation addicted to "American Idol" and Jessica Simpson here. You think the vast majority is going to pay more attention to Spielberg's contributions to Walter Mondale -- or to his unified front with Tom Cruise as the two pledged support for Bush*?

And that is where these celebrities do the most damage: It's no great stretch of the imagination to imagine a Cruise fan getting all teary-eyed over Tommy-Boy's public support of an illegal president and his illegal war, without ever knowing that Tommy-Boy may in reality be a flaming Democrat.

Next, let's look at idiot Toby Keith -- who swears he is a Democrat, and still has yet to utter a single word or take a single action to convince me that he is anything but a warmongering, *-loving repuke. Maybe the big gas-bag has voted a straight Dem ticket since the day he turned 18, and contributed $10 million to the Gore campaign -- but would it matter, in light of his pro-war, anti-liberal public persona?

Finally, in my neck of the woods, there are so many industrial powerhouses who contribute to both Dems and Repubs -- to hedge their bets, I suppose -- that campaign contributions have little impact on my perception of anyone who throws big wads of cash into the machine.

Take Barbra Streisand, or Susan Sarandon, or Paul Newman: I expect each has supported various Democrats with single checks larger than most people's annual salaries. I don't really care one way or the other; the reason I respect and admire all three is that each has publicly, and repeatedly, stood up for the ideals with which I agree and in which I believe. That's what makes them liberals in my view -- not how much money any has ever contributed, or if they ever have.

So, relax -- I'm not bashing you or disputing your information. I posted a list of celebrities who are known Bush supporters, known war supporters, and/or known to have made boneheaded statements in plain, clear support of Bush* -- which, to my knowledge, have never been retracted.

And frankly, the backlash from some DUers who would rather kill the messenger than find the information for themselves makes me sorry I ever bothered.

P.S. I'll repeat this until somebody finally hears it: I SAID I wasn't sure about Cage.

supported the war. They believed that Saddam had some WMDs. Hell, even I believed he had some, but I didn't think it was worth invading over.

Were they wrong? Hell yes. That doesn't automatically mean they're republicans or conservatives.

Steven Spielburg is definetely a democrat.

The question was about Bush supporters -- not their voting registration, nor how much good (or bad) they've done for the Democratic Party.

Dianne Feinstein is a Democrat -- and she is a Bush supporter.

Susan Sarandon is a Democrat -- and yet she was a Nader supporter.

Do these facts make Feinstein or Sarandon any less Democrats? Of course not. But does party affiliation make Feinstein any less a Bush supporter, or the Susan Sarandon of 2000 any less a Nader supporter? No.

I'm very happy that Steven Spielberg is a Democrat, and that he has contributed oodles of money to the party. And if you can show me when and where he has since slapped himself upside the head and renounced even a temporary foray into the Dark Side, I will be deliriously happy to learn that he woke up.

Yes, a lot of Democrats were fooled by Bush*'s lies. What I find difficult to forgive is the lack of thinking that led to such impulsive, knee-jerk support of Bush* and his war, and the failure of a celebrity to consider the longterm effects of his or her words on the American public.

You weren't foolish enough to support Bush* (even if you did think there might be WMD somewhere) -- and I wasn't foolish enough to support Bush*... but who the hell are we? What influence do we have on the American public?

I find it unbelievably irreponsible for any celebrity to exert his or her influence on a gullible public when he or she obviously paid scant or no attention at all to the facts that kept nobodys like you and me from being sucked in.

You see why this bugs so much? DUers (generally) do their homework, and a lot of us kill ourselves trying to getting the truth about the Bush* cabal out to the general public, usually with very little return on all our hard work (Will Pitt and Bev Harris being the most obvious exceptions). But all it takes is for one box-office heartthrob who doesn't know what the hell he's talking about to utter one uninformed remark, and you're looking at the potential to sway millions of people who place more value on celebrity than they do facts.

People don't remember what movie star contributed to what candidate -- the only reason they know that Streisand is a lefty is that they remember her schmoozing with the Clintons. We're talking about a nation that zones out during "Washington Week in Review," and then suddenly snaps to attention at the opening theme of "Entertainment Tonight."

So, yeah, I'm going to be hard as hell on such influential people as Spielberg -- until he does something to make up for his own moment of stupidity.

Thanks for clarifying.

If I do remember correctly, I think a few days after Speilburg made those comments he took them back, probably because it upset some of his more liberal friends.

Cruise also has commented that the US scares him and didn't want to raise his children here -- O'Reilly made a fuss over that once.

Either way I do agree that supporting Bush's policies, whether as a democrat, or otherwise is foolish -- and for the most part inexcusable.

"A lot of democrats supported the war. They believed that Saddam had some WMDs. Hell, even I believed he had some, but I didn't think it was worth invading over."

the "evidence" we were presented with was ALL debunked almost as soon as it came out - some of it by the STUDENT that had written it years earlier, if you didn't question the USA going tom war based on an OLD student essay I'd REALLY be worried.

Supporting the troops does not automatically equal supporting Bush. Many of these people are those who took Bush for his word, and they were lied to.

When you equate support for the troops and support for their country at the outbreak of a war with being a Bush supporter, it really cheapens the contributions (beyond $$) these people have made to Democrats over the years.

One person is to blame for Iraq, and it's not Steven Spielberg, et al.

By your logic, Al Franken is a Bush* supporter, because he is fervently 'pro-troops.'

I apologize for the "WTF"...it was more of a reaction to seeing some names listed who are so obviously not pukes.

1999-present he has given over 200K to Democrats and $0 to Republicans. He was a bigtime supporter of Bill Clinton, and spoke out frequently against Republicans for their trashing of the Clintons.

If so, they must have some interesting family gatherings.

Rob Lowe is not surprise, given that he plead guilty to stat rape. I guess the experience made him realize he was a genuine Republican.

is not related to the Baldwin brothers. They'd have disowned him by now, if he's a Rethug, anyway. hehe

Which is why when he joined with Schwarzenwhatever's governors campaign it was such a big deal.

I wasn't at all surprised when he backed Arnold. I think it may have something to do with Lowe's wife being a Republican.

last time I've heard, she's married to a repub though....which isn't a crime. :D

Maybe you could join PABAAH. Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti American Hollywood. http://www.pabaah.com

After all, that's what America is all about, trying to silence those who disagree with you.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

is good friends with * from way back.

Kathy Lee Gifford is a fuckin idiot...

...and a bad use of oxygen.

Kathie Lee
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Povich&first=Maurice

Povich
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Povich&first=Maurice

here's a comprehensive Hollywood list
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/hof.php

who Povich is married to -- that half wit Connie Chung -- how she was ever hired to be a "journalist", I have no idea.

The Hollywood Halfwits site has a new URL but it's still a good list of celebrity Dems.

http://www.rightnation.us/halfwits.php

sure as hell isn't for *.

Saying nice things about the pResident doesn't qualify.

Peforming at his inaugeration doesn't qualify.

Bush, at one time, has a 90% approval rating. I'm not prepared to hold it against someone if they "approved" of his performance in the post 9/11 fervor.

Yes, many people did express their support for Bush after 9/11 because they felt that it was the appropriate thing to do and not because they loved Bush. However, if an actor or any other private individual donates money to Bush, it is safe to say that person is showing support for Bush.

I've seen some DU'ers put people in the "Bush supporter" camp because they performed at his inaugeration, for example.

To many who are independent or non-partisan, that would be a good paying (probably) high profile gig.

:eyes:

I have lost ALL taste for him AND his crappy movies.

No more Ah-nold in my life.

sent a contribution to the Lyndon Larouche for President 2004 campaign. The man has lost his mind!

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Asner&first=Edward

But check out Martha Stewart ... one repug, but all the rest dems, women's groups, pro-choice groups, DNC, etc. Go Martha!

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=Stewart&first=Martha

arghhhhh! i'm so disappointed. he lived in utah too long.....

...hmmmmmmm....what's wrong with this picture???? :crazy::crazy::crazy:

thank god he's retirng. what a bastard.

and yes, they are pukes.

Teresa Earnhardt
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NC&last=Earnhardt&first=Teresa

Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NC&last=Earnhardt&first=Dale

This is a god damn democracy!

Every body in this republic has the right to earn a living and vote with their conscience free from intimidation or threats. Your being like God Damn Brown shirts doing this!

Talk about reverse McCarthyism!

I will still go and see a film if its good and I don’t care who the actors or actresses support in their election, it is their money and they should do with it as they please. Contrary to popular belief republican supporters are not like the denizens of Freeper World in the same way that Democratic supporters are not like the inhabitants of this forum.

So for god sake! Practise what you preach and be a little bit more tolerant!

Or "I read somewhere".

Personally, I now like Schwarzenegger even less than I did before. And I never thought Dennis Miller was funny. Serious right-wing grandstanding will make an entertainer less "entertaining" to me.

But this ongoing list is just an excuse to drop names of celebrities who may or may not have been Republicans. Or were seen with Republicans. Or did a USO tour.

That Morgan Freeman said Bush had been a "perfect president." EGAD!! Also, Chloe Sevigny thinks Rumsfeld is "hot" (along with the disgusting Shannen Doherty).

Do you have a link? Or is this just more hearsay? I was unable to find a word about Mr. Freeman's political beliefs.

(However, Chloe Sevigny did attend the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner. So did Dana Delany.)

http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ICQ/is_2002_May_13/ai_87801303