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Liberalynn

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77. I kind of feel the same way you do

Reply to Wait Wut (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 08:44 PM

Oct 2013

It depends on how nutty they get about it.

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I don't care what politics an actor has [View all] quinnox Oct 2013 OP

I care. Iggo Oct 2013 #1

I care, too. I'm just thankful that most of my TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #53

I care, and I won't watch hate-mongering right wing actors..nt StopTheNeoCons Oct 2013 #69

yup same with all artists for me. loli phabay Oct 2013 #2

exactly quinnox Oct 2013 #4

only caveat is I wish they would not do it, but thats free speech loli phabay Oct 2013 #7

Not do what? Paint? Write? Direct? Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #79

no go off on political rants or bat shit crazy loli phabay Oct 2013 #83

Oh. Well neither the OP nor the post you replied to mentioned doing any Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #87

no problem was just talking about artists in general loli phabay Oct 2013 #88

Right. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #5

Except when he spreads false information and slander on Twitter. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #3

It depends. Wait Wut Oct 2013 #6

None of those three is what I would call a great, nor even particularly good, actor n/t markpkessinger Oct 2013 #20

Nope. Wait Wut Oct 2013 #37

I thought Mel Gibson was great in Edge of Darkness. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #49

he was good in that quinnox Oct 2013 #52

Segal? ProfessorGAC Oct 2013 #55

He's a RWNJ. Wait Wut Oct 2013 #66

but he did also direct and help write dsc Oct 2013 #91

Ahhhhh...so THIS is the reason for the DUMail!!! Wait Wut Nov 2013 #92

I kind of feel the same way you do Liberalynn Oct 2013 #77

It does make some difference to me if an entertainer is right wing, but won't "boycott" most. Hoyt Oct 2013 #8

I don't care either. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #9

You don't have to work with him. Barack_America Oct 2013 #10

Based on his frequent daily tweets I have no doubt Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #14

Are we talking about the dumb Baldwin brother? nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #58

No. Woods. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #59

Ditto. Ranchemp. Oct 2013 #11

Most 'actors' today are just unskilled celebrities leftstreet Oct 2013 #12

I'm old school, and think the new generation is pretty lacking quinnox Oct 2013 #15

Same here . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #25

me too quinnox Oct 2013 #33

You must not enjoy good movies then. How about these actors around/under 25? FSogol Oct 2013 #32

We often dismiss that which proceeds us. LanternWaste Oct 2013 #70

True. The actors of the past look better because we only remember the good ones and FSogol Oct 2013 #80

I don't really agree el_bryanto Oct 2013 #29

I don't do boycotts at all fitman Oct 2013 #13

same here quinnox Oct 2013 #17

Boycotting Fast Food & Soda otohara Oct 2013 #21

Same here fitman Oct 2013 #23

I agree. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #16

He claimed he would never work in Hollywood again Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #18

I didn't really have James Woods in mind for this OP, to be honest quinnox Oct 2013 #19

Schwarzenegger and Eastwood are somwhat progressive for Repugs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #22

yep, this is true quinnox Oct 2013 #28

But as for acting ability . . . markpkessinger Oct 2013 #34

he can't act, but he had mega star power quinnox Oct 2013 #50

Ah, but what a body the young Arnold had. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #82

I have always been a fan of both of them no matter their politics. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #78

arnie is conan and the terminator, and i love eastwood in all his movies loli phabay Oct 2013 #85

The difference is they don't spread lies and disinformation Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #24

That's a very mature attitude. ElboRuum Oct 2013 #26

I don't care what acting my politician does... Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #27

I Won't Spend One Dime to See Wingnut otohara Oct 2013 #30

There are more than enough artistic projects with non-RWers to keep Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #86

I won't spend any money on their movies. RebelOne Oct 2013 #89

The country music community lost that privilege after they way they treated the Dixie Chicks. Dawson Leery Oct 2013 #31

not into country myself, so quinnox Oct 2013 #47

The lesson of the Dixie Chicks is don't ... MicaelS Oct 2013 #67

Don't shit where you eat LTR Oct 2013 #68

I am shocked (pun intended) MicaelS Oct 2013 #72

That is not the point. Dawson Leery Oct 2013 #74

I care once he crosses the line into racist swill. And if he's so vocal and visible about it that DevonRex Oct 2013 #35

To each his own. Tien1985 Oct 2013 #36

Ted Nugent panader0 Oct 2013 #38

heh, there are always exceptions quinnox Oct 2013 #45

I'll admit it, I like a few of his songs. Throd Oct 2013 #65

Though not an actor (just a jack ass) etherealtruth Oct 2013 #75

I generally don't either, be it actor, musician, author, artist, whatever petronius Oct 2013 #39

It depends MurrayDelph Oct 2013 #40

I'm not that much into movies, so I can afford to treestar Oct 2013 #41

It depends if they're nut jobs and really vocal about it. Michigan Alum Oct 2013 #42

Thank you. This is how I came to terms with Gary Sinise. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #43

I still love Frasier Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #44

Yep! "Coach" too. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #61

I agree. I dont really care what celebrities think sufrommich Oct 2013 #46

There's no Meatloaf or Kid Rock on my iPod. Scuba Oct 2013 #48

I gotta have "Paradise By The Dashboard Lights." Iggo Oct 2013 #56

I can't help singing along (at the top of my lungs) etherealtruth Oct 2013 #76

I care when they are racist pieces of scum. Everyone should care about that. Whisp Oct 2013 #51

Yeah, "everyone should care", but you know how it is. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #73

I do give a damn when he publicly calls the president "an abomination". He can go f*ck himself, and lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #54

I can't stand to look at Rs like the puke on "The Middle" Corruption Inc Oct 2013 #57

I don't care much, as long as they're just expressing their views as a private citizen� regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #60

<<<<<<<<<<<<<Unapologetic admirer of the great Robert Duvall Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #62

How would you know what an actor's politics are? FarCenter Oct 2013 #63

I will not knowingly contribute to them monetarily 'cause they will spend it on RW nutjobs. Lars39 Oct 2013 #64

A Mature Approach BKH70041 Oct 2013 #71

I used to think that too, Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #81

I do. I no longer want my consumer dollars going to people who wish me harm or actively work to harm kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #84

As LGBT, I don't knowingly support any RW individuals or organizations. Bigots don't get my money if Zorra Oct 2013 #90