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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:24 PM
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Clooney on Barbara Walters tomorrow...
Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 07:35 PM by Blue Belle
A Preview of Barbara Walters' Special...

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars2006/story?id=1671247&page=1&entertainment=true

<SNIP> George Clooney has always enjoyed playing the lighthearted ladies man. But at age 44, he is being taken seriously. Clooney is the first person ever to receive an Oscar nomination for directing and writing on one movie —"Good Night and Good Luck" — and for acting in another — "Syriana."

<SNIP> The son of a broadcast journalist himself, Clooney says he has long respected Murrow and believed that the story of Murrow's showdown with Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who exploited Americans' Cold War fears by fanning anti-communist hysteria, resonated with our time. "I really liked the words that were being said by Edward R. Murrow in 1953 and 1954. We had just gone through the lead up to the war and I'd been in a couple of interviews and said what I believed. We should have some questions before we send off a 150,000 kids to get shot at. And the administration said you're either with us or with the enemy. Not just with us or against us. But with us or with the enemy, an act of treason," Clooney tells Walters.

The political backlash that followed the film's release and the criticism that he was "unpatriotic" frustrated him, Clooney admits.

"I was very upset. I grew up a patriot, and I am a patriot you know. I grew up a liberal in Kentucky, but to me the idea of questioning your government was not just your right but was in fact your duty," he tells Walters.

"Syriana," a thriller about corruption in the global oil market, is also a politically provocative film — a far cry from the lighthearted fare of "Batman" and "Ocean's Eleven." And Clooney is up for a best supporting actor award for his role in that film.

I may have to tune in tomorrow... Clooney, McDreamy and Matty - Oh My! :loveya:
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:28 PM
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1. Oh be still my heart ... George Clooney ...
He has ALMOST made me stop obsessing over Keith Olbermann. If he wins an Oscar, I'll probably turn off the rest of the telecast (nothing can top that in my book).
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:31 PM
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2. You're going to have to watch the ENTIRE telecast...
Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 07:31 PM by Blue Belle
He's nominated in 3 catagories: Best Supporting Actor (Syrianna); Best Director (Good Night & Good Luck): Best Screen Play (Good Night & Good Luck). The Best Director isn't until the end.

I hope he wins something. He's had a phenominal year. :)
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:32 PM
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4. He only stands a chance in Supporting Actor and isn't that early on?
Like maybe the first or second award?

But I'll probably watch the whole thing for his reaction shots anyway ...

:loveya:
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:49 PM
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11. I hear he makes a cameo appearance in the beginning
"number" with Jon Stewart. :)
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 08:26 PM
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14. Oh my ... could it be a "Brokeback" parody maybe?
Let's see 'em lock lips! Yeah!!!! Two of my favorite men in a clinch!!!!
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:21 PM
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20. That could be VERY funny, now that I think about it...... and I do!
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:16 PM
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17. There's some suspicion that a guy like George Clooney might win
not strictly because of his fine acting (assuming it's for "Syriana"), but also the whale of an acceptance speech he'd be expected to give. There are people who, all things being equal, would cast their votes on that basis. I'd LOVE to hear what he'd say. ANYTHING he'd say would be fine with me, but obviously the more stingingly politically funny, the better.
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Blue_Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:32 PM
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3. oh, man
literally, oh what a man:loveya: Be still my heart
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:33 PM
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5. Betcha she doesn't make HIM cry!
Although she might be a bit verklempt at the end of the interview. :)
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:37 PM
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7. I bet he switches the tables on her...
I bet she fawns all over him like she did when she interviewed Clint Eastwood. SHe was acting like a horney school girl. :eyes:
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:36 PM
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6. Well we know where American's women will be..love the pic's! n/t
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:47 PM
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9. Although it is a bad photo of George... he looks washed out.
I prefer this one:
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MelissaB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:52 PM
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12. Oh, my!
That is breathtaking. :blush:
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:58 PM
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13. That one's good, here's mine
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:08 PM
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15. oooh... I think that one harkens back to when he played...
"Booker" on Roseanne.

Very nice. :)
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:24 PM
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21. Theres also:
Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 09:38 PM by Blue Belle



:)
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phylny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:45 PM
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22. Okay, one of my favorite "Clooney as Doug Ross" moments here:
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:56 PM
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23. Good legs! I like it.
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:20 PM
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18. He's just not smiling -- but still nice looking! I agree!
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 10:08 PM
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24. I have a dilema
Will my lust for George Clooney outweigh my distaste for Barbara Walters so I'll be able to watch the interview. Decisions, decisions....
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Blue Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 10:36 PM
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25. Oh I'm so with you on that one.
Barbara Walters bugs... I can't stand her voice.
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ThatsMyBarack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:39 PM
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8. I've said it once....
....and I'll say it again: George CLOONEY for President!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:21 PM
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19. Regrets only! Clooney rhymes with too many dorky words.
You know what they are.
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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:48 PM
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10. Somebody better alert LynnTheDem!
Stat!
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Ksec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:11 PM
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16. I really like Clooney and IMO Id like to
see him get into politics.

He should consider it once he tires of making millions for acting. That may be a while.
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