Does anyone else hate Ron Silver as much as I do?

[BlueStateGirl]

I wonder how he got along with Martin Sheen on the West wing set?


Lord, he never shuts up. And he always speaks so loudly.

[maine_raptor]

1. plus he's an idiot

[Lancer]

2. plus he's a ho

n/t

[thebigidea]

3. he looks like a late 70s/early 80s cokehead

no wonder he loves W.

[Pale Blue Dot]

4. He reminds me a lot of his character in "Reversal of Fortune"

Alan Dershowitz. A pushy blowhard.

[BurtWorm]

5. Zero sense of humor.

:puke:

[Chichiri]

6. I didn't see him at the RNC

And that's probably a good thing; I think he's one of the better actors out there.

[cmkramer]

7. I'm sure they got along fine

Except for his inexplicable support of Bush, Silver is actually a pretty liberal Democrat -- definitely conservative on defense issues though -- and he and Martin Sheen more than likely agree more than they disagree. I'm sure that any political conversations they had consisted of Sheen asking him how such a smart guy could be so fooled by Bush and Silver trying to persuade Martin Sheen that Bush really is a compassionate conservative who is the best person for the "war on terra".

[fishwax]

8. He does claim socially progressive issues

And used to claim them even more forcefully, but his rhetoric at this point both for bush and against Kerry is pretty despicable. It's limbaughesque. Any progressive cred he once had seems quite withered in the face of that relentless rhetoric.

[BurtWorm]

11. I don't remember him ever being "progressive."

Someone said he was a Clinton supporter. That surprises me. I remember seeing him in Reversal of Fortune and thinking, "There's that winger jerk, Ron Silver." Maybe I'm clairvoyant. :shrug:

[fishwax]

14. I saw him on Politically Incorrect

back in 96 or 97, and he gave what I remember as a pretty impassioned defense of social safety net, etc. Of course, maybe it's been enhanced in my memory in contrast to what we hear from him now.

Anyway, this week on After Hours he occasionally harps about being a social progressive, but other than lip service, he sure as hell doesn't invest much in it.

[BurtWorm]

16. He's probably a finger-to-the-wind kind of guy.

Or he's a Horowitz type, so humorless and extreme it doesn't matter to him which side he's on.

[dennis4868]

18. he's a victim of 911....

have to adore Bush or else we are all going to die.....run for your life!

[BurtWorm]

22. They are the WORST!

Dennis Miller claims to be one of those (though Franken says he was always a bit of a righty), and Geraldo Rivera. And Jeff Jarvis of Buzzmachine.com. They act like they were personally assaulted and everyone else should feel that way too (though they wear their assaultedness like a badge only they could have earned).

[City Lights]

9. His clothes are UGLY.

Never liked him.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. He hasn't just turned into a Republican

He's directly spouting the Neocon PNAC line as far as foreign policy is concerned.

[seabeyond]

12. hate, such a strong word

i dont give a rats ass bout the dude one way or another. too insignificant

[genius]

13. Boycott his movies, shows

[autorank]

25. that would be a real challenge...since he gets no roles

[henslee]

15. He's a has been b actor with no style. He's a pig. His capped teeth are

a disaster. His tan in a tube skin color is bizarre. His long hair receding hairline half mullet is lame. His last big role was Angelo Dundee in the abysmal 100 million dollar Ali. He is so comfortable uttering cries of pre-emptive strikes. He gets a twisted glean in his eye when discussing pre-emptive strikes. He is a fucking lunatic. Grrrr. My fingers hurt from pounding the keys with such comtempt.

[lanparty]

17. He needs his meds ..

The guy ALWAYS seems like his top is going to burst over some trivial outrage or reasonable difference of opinion.

[AuntPatsy]

19. Hes not even worthy of mentioning any longer?

Ron Jr put him neatly into place though the spotlight once again was quickly snatched from Mr Reagan, but he got his digs in, Silverman is a complete joke and anyone who watched the exchange now knows it without a doubt..

Thank you Ronny ;-)

[lanparty]

20. Left coast Hollywooder out of touch with ORDINARY Americans ...

...

Ordinary Americans like
* Arnold Schwarzenneger
* Ronald Reagan
* Mel Gibson
* Charlton Heston
* John Wayne

...

err....

Maybe theres nothing wrong with someone being in the film industry??? Maybe it's just that they disagree with you and you want to find some excuse to attack them for something OTHER than the issues at hand.

But it IS kinda ironic that Republicans spend so much time bashing Hollywood liberals because they're from Hollywood. Yet their HERO made his living (and his deferrment) from acting in Hollywood.

Go figure.

[sffreeways]

21. Yes

hate may be a strong word for him , I reserve my hatred for Bush and Zell and their ilk but he's definately working it for me.

When he pulls his thin lips over his teeth I see the kind of man that slaps his two year old for crying.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

23. Smarmy whack job

.

[autorank]

24. New industry: lose it in show biz, become a republican hack!

This guy can't act. The last role he had was as a lizard from outer space. So what do you do when you get no roles, or when people decide your clearly not funny (Miller), why, you become a Republican hack. What a total asshole.

[RummyTheDummy]

26. He's a Likudnik

Barely able to control his hatred of Muslims.

[wrongtaxbracket]

27. Why is it when

Kerry has celebrities standing behind him he's immediately bashed by the Repubs, but when some redneck stands behind Bush all of a sudden his/her opinion matters? I mean, does Toby Keith really look like someone whose opinion you would value?

[newyawker99]

33. Hi wrongtaxbracket!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[wrongtaxbracket]

34. Yes it does

Thanks! It's nice to realize I do not stand alone.

[RebelOne]

28. Though I don't agree with his politics,

I do like him as an actor.

[TheSuaveOne]

30. I agree...

...it is funny in political season, how people will all of a sudden hate someone for their political beliefs, this is shown most during the campaign season...la

[michigandem2]

29. i'm very close to finding a little video clip of

bush's "immenent threat" comments to him..he was totally in denial that he never said that...without that statement from *, what case would he have had to go to Iraq...he couldn't tell us the f'ing truth...

[TexasSissy]

31. Hate to say it, but it's the Israel thing. I saw this being discussed

on TV the other day, and I have to agree. All the Jewish parents picking up the phone, calling their Hollywood kids, "What do ya think you're doing, not backing the friend of Israel? You should be ashamed of yourself." Etc., etc. This would explain Koch and Silver and a few others, who are definitely socially progressive and Democrats not just in name.....except for this weird aspect of backing Bush.

[colonel odis]

32. ron silver, bruce willis, angie harmon, arnold s.

does anyone with even a smidgen of talent lean republican?