Repugs said - celebrities should keep their mouths shut about politics?

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Mon Aug-11-03 09:29 AM
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Repugs said - celebrities should keep their mouths shut about politics?

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Quote of the day -

Weren't the Republicans just telling us the other day that celebrities should keep their mouths shut about politics? Didn't they blast the Dixie Chicks, Janeane Garofalo, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and every other artist who spoke out about the war in Iraq? ...Obviously that was then -- and today is Arnold.

-- Joe Conason

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HootieMcBoob

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Mon Aug-11-03 09:35 AM
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1. maybe repubs just get upset

when celebrities have something of value to add to the debate. Or when they actually have intelligent answers to questions, or even intelligent questions. Or when they speak in something other than vague generalities or catch phrases. So far Ahnold isn't guilty of any of those things.

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wtmusic

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Mon Aug-11-03 09:38 AM
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2. The louder they whine

the more it shows they're in trouble. I love it.

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Mon Aug-11-03 09:46 AM
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3. Hypocrits!!!

Suddenly, they have "Pimp Man" Arnie in politics and it's O.K for Celebs to be in politics. If Martin Sheen ran we'd never hear the end of how this "Librul" actors should stay out of politics!

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Zero Gravitas

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Mon Aug-11-03 09:49 AM
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4. Only Liberals

are not allowed express their opinions (and this includes non-celebs).

Of course the irony of this situtaion is that Arnold is a RINO, the worlds only Liberal Republican.

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wtmusic

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Mon Aug-11-03 10:24 AM
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5. The Schwarzenegger candidacy is pathetic

Hundreds, maybe thousands, of more intelligent people with years and years of political experience and education, and 42% of Californians say they might vote for him?

The looniness continues.

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Julien Sorel

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Mon Aug-11-03 10:59 AM
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8. Does that mean the Schwarzenegger candidacy is pathetic,

or the public mentality is?

He's just riding the wave of sentiment, after all.

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paulsbc

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Mon Aug-11-03 10:26 AM
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6. everyone

in this country is free to speak their minds, to say otherwise, or attempt to call into question someone's opinion because of their profession just shows the ignorance of the person.

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radwriter0555

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Mon Aug-11-03 10:52 AM
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7. Including limbaugh, hannity and oreilly then, right?

Edited on Mon Aug-11-03 10:52 AM by radwriter0555

I'm all for it!

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NeonLX

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Mon Aug-11-03 11:00 AM
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9. Heh. They conveniently forgot to include...

Charlton Hesston, Mel Gibson, Charlie Daniels, Fred Grandy (formerly Gopher on Love Boat), and of course RONALD REAGAN to the list of entertainers who should keep their yaps shut...

Plenty more rightard entertainers out there; this is but a sample...

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izzie

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Mon Aug-11-03 11:18 AM
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10. Why do you have to give up speaking what you feel if you are an actor?

I just hate that stuff. Can not read this writer or look at this actor. That is how Saudi is and Hitler was. Some great books and actoring was done by some pretty odd people. Who cares it is the results of their work that counts. I once went to a history class in college and a boy would only read the bible. Said it was the only real history book to study. What is wrong with people?

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