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Chicago Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:33 PM
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Dennis Hopper is a BUSH SUPPORTER!!!!!
(I'm pissed off)


Fuck him!!!


from Easy Rider to Easy Street indeed!

Excepted from The Nation:

The George & Laura Show
05/02/2005 @ 11:35am

David Corn

(snip)

For most of the night, the dinner yielded less disturbing moments. At a pre-dinner reception hosted by Newsweek, I and my colleague Julian Borger of the British Guardian chatted with Dennis Hopper and his wife, Victoria . Months ago, Hopper, a Bush-backer (from Easy Rider to easy street?), had been invited to participate in Bush's inaugural festivities. Then he was dis-invited. Why? The widespread assumption was that the family-values crowd had bitched about Hopper's involvement because they supposedly were not fans of his various on-screen celebrations of perversity. Dennis and Victoria told us they were not able at the time to get an explanation from the inauguration's organizers, but they noted that the head of the Creative Coalition, a group of politically-minded Hollywood stars, was told by Karl Rove that Hopper had been nixed because Victoria is a Democratic Party activist. I wonder if Rove knows that Cheney's daughter is gay?

http://www.thenation.com/capitalgames/index.mhtml?bid=3&pid=2363


Blue Velvet sucked!
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:34 PM
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1. Yeah... puzzling, isn't it?
I heard that a while back and was surprised, but I still like Blue Velvet.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:35 PM
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2. He's also an idiot
Why would you expect any sort of political sophistication from a guy who fried his brain years ago and who keeps marrying younger and younger women?

He's a talented actor and an interesting art collector and an idiot.
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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:37 PM
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3. Frank from Blue Velvet makes sense
Frank would just love Bush.

Billy from Easy Rider??? Makes no sense at all.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:38 PM
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4. See what 40 years of drug use does to your brain!
Hopper is fried!
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:42 PM
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5. Burst my bubble, it did.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:49 PM
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6. He's Bu$h's role model for romancing Pickles.
Mommy, Baby wants to FUCK.

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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:49 PM
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7. I read that he was a Bush supporter once on a list of
Republican actors and dismissed it. Because I just couldn't believe it. Since then I have seen it in other places and sadly I guess it is true
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:53 PM
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8. A rumor I heard that shocked me even more is that
Denzel Washington is a Bush supporter. I haven't confirmed that one though I hope it is just a rumor
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Bleacher Creature Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:22 PM
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20. I'm going to pretend I didn't read this post.
La la la la la la la.
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tritsofme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:55 PM
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9. I just enjoy an artist's work.
Edited on Mon May-02-05 03:56 PM by tritsofme
I don't care, nor do I care to know what an actor/actresses political views are.

But does it really surprise anyone? Blue Velvet was probably one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen in my life.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:58 PM
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10. just to keep things in perspective
Jimmy Stewart was a life long republican who supported people like Reagan and Poppy. He is also one of my all-time favorite actors and by most accounts one of the nicest guys in Hollywood who had a life long friendship with that staunch Democrat Henry Fonda.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 03:58 PM
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11. This is such old news.
He was a Reaganaut way back when.
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Chicago Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:01 PM
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12. I didn't know....
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SnowGoose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:02 PM
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13. So is Satan.
Birds of a feather, and all.
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Hatalles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:05 PM
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14. www.newsmeat.com
Look up the political affiliations of anyone who's donated at least over 1 or 2,000 dollars in the past couple decades.
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Chicago Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:26 PM
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15. Thanks!
;)
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Bleacher Creature Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:26 PM
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21. Alonzo Mourning gave $25K to the DNC!!!
Wow -- I knew he was a good guy.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:37 PM
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16. Blue Velvet did not suck
But Hopper being a Republican is lame.
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Chicago Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:16 PM
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19. of course it didnt
;)
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 04:39 PM
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17. Good. I don't like him anyway.
Easy Rider not withstanding.
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SCRUBDASHRUB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:11 PM
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18. I heard him say in an interview his wife is a Democrat. Hopper
Edited on Mon May-02-05 05:11 PM by SCRUBDASHRUB
sold out.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:30 PM
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22. meanwhile,
his wife victoria was an incredibly dedicated and active kerry supporter in LA. She was a chairperson of the effort.
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rebel_yell Donating Member (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 05:30 PM
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23. question
why should I give a shit?
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 06:38 PM
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24. I did a similar post a few days ago. Here's the link:
I did make a few mistakes in the original post, but they were edited by me or corrected in the thread.

There are several links, particularly note the News Meat thread. That's pretty informative.

Then there is always one poster complaining about the topic... yet posting anyway. Isn't that what the ignore button is for? Oh well...

It's really sad how many of these idiots have drank the kool-aid. I was surprised at Dennis Hopper and Sean Astin.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 06:46 PM
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25. Really? I don't know why, but that surprises me.
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 06:52 PM
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26. Well $$$ corrupts the soul faster than anything
People will support the devil himself if they feel it will protect their personal interests.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 06:53 PM
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27. brain damage from drugs seems to have made a number of 60s icons
go insane.
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Splatter Phoenix Donating Member (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 06:55 PM
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28. Well...
Darn. Another entertainer/actor I have to dislike or look at differently now...oh, well, I guess he played a crummy Bowser.
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d_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 07:11 PM
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29. Bush supporter or not
I'm still seeing Land Of The Dead
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-05 07:12 PM
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30. That's very disappointing
It must have been the drugs that fried his brain.
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