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In reply to the discussion: Heinous ASL prank moves Drew Carey to donate 10,000 reward for catching pranksters [View all]BlueEye
(449 posts)I also read where you implicitly identified him as a "political operative," which you explicitly stated in your reply to me. I disagree with that sentiment. Drew Carey is a citizen expressing his First Amendment rights to free speech. As Voltaire once quipped, "I disagree with what you say, but I would die for your right to say it."
I don't agree with Drew Carey's political views, but demonizing him as a "political operative" is overkill. He's an actor, not a politician. His primary devotion in life is his entertainment career. His political activities hardly make him an operative, beyond any basic functional sense of the word.
This isn't the Soviet Union, we shouldn't crucify people for having views contrary to what is good for the vast majority of working Americans.