I was saddened to hear of this while driving home today..
My favourite performance by him was his role as Matt Damon's therapist in Good Will Hunting.
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It seems confirmed now that the cause of death I heard is more than a rumour.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/robin-williams-dead-in-apparent-suicide-1.2733770
Oscar-winner Robin Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office says Williams was pronounced dead at his home in California on Monday. The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation shows the cause of death to be a suicide due to asphyxia
After appearing as a supporting comedic actor on The Richard Pryor Show, Williams shot to fame in the late '70s as the alien in the Happy Days spin-off Mork and Mindy. He conquered the big screen in comic films such as Good Morning, Vietnam and Mrs. Doubtfire. But he won his Academy Award in a serious role — as the therapist in 1997's Good Will Hunting.
It was his fourth nomination, following Good Morning, Vietnam, The Fisher King, and Dead Poet's Society.
Most recently, he starred in the CBS comedy The Crazy Ones.
His performing style was at its purest in his standup act, as he impersonated a Russian immigrant or parodied anyone from John Wayne to Keith Richards.
Along with Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg, he helped found the American edition of Comic Relief, a series of concerts and television specials that helped raise money to address homelessness.
I found this on google.
The TRUTH about Robin Williams and these celebrities
Alright, here's my thing with these celebrities who supposedly die of circumstances "not related to TPTB or "star whackers" or the Illuminati". Here are the facts that have surrounded almost every celebrity that has died:
Whitney Houston - died of "drugs" - ALONE in the bathroom.
Heath Ledger - died of "drugs" - ALONE in his home.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - died of "drugs" - ALONE in his bathroom.
Jim Morrison - died of "drugs" - ALONE in the bathroom.
David Carradine - died of "asphyxia" - ALONE in hotel room.
Michael Jackson - died of "drugs" - ALONE in home.
Robin Williams - died of "asphyxia" (just like David Carradine - how ironic??) - ALONE in his home, was found/discovered, presumably by his wife.
Cory Monteith - died of "drugs" - ALONE in hotel room
Kurt Cobain - died of "suicide" - ALONE in his hotel (no one believes Kurt committed suicide - at least not the smart people anyway.)
Jimi Hendrix - died of "drugs" - ALONE in home.
Janis Joplin - died of "drugs" - ALONE in her home.
Marilyn Monroe - died of "drugs" - ALONE in her home.
River Phoenix - who died of "drugs" not ALONE but on the street, with his brother Joaquin who after his brother's death becomes HUGE star - how convenient?
Anna Nicole Smith - died of "drugs" - ALONE in a hotel.
Amy Winehouse - died of "drugs" - ALONE in her home.
Brittany Murphy - died of "pneumonia" - ALONE in her room.
Now, tell me this, why do ALL these stars all die alone? Most of them have died from the SAME damn thing, and there are many more I haven't even mentioned who have died ALONE from either drug abuse, heart failure or suicide. So you're telling me, everyone in Hollywood is going to die from either heart failure, drugs or suicide? Because apparently, that's what most of these stars under the age of 70 have died from. Something just doesn't add UP. So, when Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney die, they're going to die from either heart failure, suicide or drugs too huh?
No, I keep telling people, Hollywood and the industry is like a gang, once you get in, the only way out is death. Robin Williams is dead because, there was something they - TPTB in Hollywood wanted him to comply with, he didn't, so they took him out. Just like all they did with all the stars I mentioned above. Randy Quaid isn't crazy, come on people, if you just stop and think about this, you'll see things don't make sense. Next, I guess if Matt Damon was to drop dead, people will say he died from heart failure and everyone will believe it. NO WAY. The same goes for Robin. YES, he had a past addiction, but that was NOT the cause of this man's death. When you join forces with TPTB and they tell you to do something and you don't do it, they will get rid of you and will make it look like an ABSOLUTE, tip top accident, heart failure death cause, drug OD death cause or suicide death cause. People better wake up because this **** is REAL. There IS a price to pay - not for wanting to be an actor, actress, singer, etc in Hollywood but for wanting FAME and FORTUNE in Hollywood....This won't be the last time we hear of another big celeb dying of supposed "drug OD", "heart failure" or "asphyxia"...There will be many more because the only time you're done with Hollywood and with your Hollywood career is when THEY - TPTB SAY they're done with you.....That's my take on all this.
Did you expect Robin Williams to commit suicide in front of a live studio audience?
Most who commit suicide do it alone. Or else someone would stop them. Most who die from overdose did it alone. Or else they could have received help. That's how it is, not just for celebrities.
It may seem like these celebrities had it all but they were often quite troubled. Williams was dealing with depression and substance abuse all his life just like many others.
It can be a double-edged sword. Williams, Whinehouse etc. wouldn't have been who they were without their troubles.
I too have little respect for self-indulgent, narcissistic, over-paid, addicted, idiotic celebutards or their fucking causes. Obama made spoke about Williams death yesterday if you can believe it. Brilliant engineers, industrialists, investors philanthropists and inventors die all the time and hardly a peep from anyone let alone the prez. One junkie celebutard takes his own life and it is headline news across the continent. :roll:
But Shen it brings a huuuge light to depression and maybe closer to a cure or at least more help.
Williams was a great talent, no doubt. We will probably never see his like and granted many people identify with celebs because in their vapid minds they feel connected in some way. BUT the media attention Robin William's death has stirred up is ridiculous. Too put it in an entertainment perspective, one of the icons of the Hollywood heyday passed away yesterday (Lauren Bacall) and her death has barely gotten a 30 second peep out of the major networks. Judging from what we are seeing on network and cable news, one would think that Mr. Williams was the only person ever to die or commit suicide.
Why, because it sells; it creates ratings; it means money. People in the US and Canada don't generally give a shit about who or how many died in some shit hole part of the globe because they are detached and isolated from it. Unfortunately in the Hollywood States of America people feel a personal connection with entertainers. We let them into our homes and our lives thru the power of TV and movies. They make us laugh, they make us cry and feel everything in between and it is that emotional connection that causes us to take such a keen interest in the lives of these so-called "celebutards".
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It brings a huuuge light to our ridiculous adoration of celebutards who don't deserve it. I feel empathy for him, but other than that good fucking riddance I say.
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Why, because it sells; it creates ratings; it means money. People in the US and Canada don't generally give a shit about who or how many died in some shit hole part of the globe because they are detached and isolated from it. Unfortunately in the Hollywood States of America people feel a personal connection with entertainers. We let them into our homes and our lives thru the power of TV and movies. They make us laugh, they make us cry and feel everything in between and it is that emotional connection that causes us to take such a keen interest in the lives of these so-called "celebutards".
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Nice to see again Wulfie.
What were his best movies? I would nominate RV, The Final Cut and Good Morning Vietnam.
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Jumanji and Flubber in addition to Good Will Hunting which I already mentioned.
^Perhaps with the ridiculous amount of attention his suicide has received, I am finding it hard to look at his body of work objectively. However, to be honest, he tried to hard to be funny and as a result his laboured efforts failed miserably.
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That is your opinion, but I have a different one.
Back to Wulfie's point about the "Hollywood States of America. The overwhelming majority of those braindead, narcissistic Hollywood celebutards are Democrats. They are particularly happy they have a wannabe one of their own in the White House. They are big contributors and fundraisers for Obongo. His remarks about Williams' death are a thank you to the overpaid Hollywood retards.
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The Hollyweird doodle bugs who think they are politically relevant have always been in the Democrats camp. Even when Clinton was president the DC/Hollywood connection was especially strong and as a consequence, the Clintons were roundly criticized for it. Conservative Hollywood types generally don't open their mouth politically because if they do they know their chances for work will dry up. Vocal conservative actors like John Voight, Clint Eastwood or the late Charlton Heston have been few and far between. Younger less established personalities in Hollywood do not dare speak with a more conservative voice because of fear for their livelihood. Unfortunately Hollywood is almost entirely run, owned and populated by far left nut-balls. It comes from not receiving a proper or reality based "edumacation" (liberal arts) and living insular lives that are focused on what can only be referred to as "the make-believe".
President Barry Odumbass fits right in with their idiotic uber-liberal ilk because he himself lives in a world of make believe. His entire political agenda is derived from a fantasy based outlook on the world in general. This is why after 5 years of his "reign", the US has yet to recover from its economic mess and its foreign policy and standing in the world has sunk further than G. W. Bush could have ever imagined.
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The Hollyweird doodle bugs who think they are politically relevant have always been in the Democrats camp. Even when Clinton was president the DC/Hollywood connection was especially strong and as a consequence, the Clintons were roundly criticized for it. Conservative Hollywood types generally don't open their mouth politically because if they do they know their chances for work will dry up. Vocal conservative actors like John Voight, Clint Eastwood or the late Charlton Heston have been few and far between. Younger less established personalities in Hollywood do not dare speak with a more conservative voice because of fear for their livelihood. Unfortunately Hollywood is almost entirely run, owned and populated by far left nut-balls. It comes from not receiving a proper or reality based "edumacation" (liberal arts) and living insular lives that are focused on what can only be referred to as "the make-believe".
President Barry Odumbass fits right in with their idiotic uber-liberal ilk because he himself lives in a world of make believe. His entire political agenda is derived from a fantasy based outlook on the world in general. This is why after 5 years of his "reign", the US has yet to recover from its economic mess and its foreign policy and standing in the world has sunk further than G. W. Bush could have ever imagined.
Totally spot fucking on Wulfie. I didn't know about the conservative actors scared to speak their minds for fear of being unemployed though. Still, I think conservative American actors are few and far between. As you said, they live in a "make believe" world living insular, self-indulgent lives. They are not particularly bright or educated, but due to their narcissism they are too blind to see that.
BTW, it is very likely Canada's next Prime Minister will be a celebutard wannabe. Justin Trudeau was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but has under-achieved his entire life. He is totally unqualified for Canada's highest political office much like Obongo was not qualified for the presidency. However, Trudeau has very nice hair. :roll:
"Trudeau has very nice hair" lol. When ya only got one thing, go with it
Absolutely Shen. Only those who hit the very top and are needed to sell movies or don't care if they work any more (and don't even know how to be plastic) like the Voights, Eastwoods. Welchs and Streeps dare open their mouths
It's a leftard "control" thang ... and always was as Wulf said .... now with O'Child their new god, the control is absolute
Apart from that, Williams was an ad-lib talent that prolly never will be equaled. Johnathan Winters was the only one in his league - I have heard tales of the 2 going at it together on the sidewalks ... my kingdom to have been there
For cc and Shen, I know Justin is not the best possible leader the Liberals could have chosen, but I am voting for them anyway in 2015. Harper's government is tired and it clearly shows. Besides, there will be capable hands pulling Trudeau's strings.
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Interesting that Seoulfag is voting for someone who admires China more than any other country.
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It's a leftard "control" thang ... and always was as Wulf said .... now with O'Child their new god, the control is absolute
This conspiracy theory is almost as good as Gary Oak's! Problem is, if they dare not open their mouths, how do you and Wulf know it's happening?
Perhaps you two would just like to believe it is?
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It's a leftard "control" thang ... and always was as Wulf said .... now with O'Child their new god, the control is absolute
This conspiracy theory is almost as good as Gary Oak's! Problem is, if they dare not open their mouths, how do you and Wulf know it's happening?
Perhaps you two would just like to believe it is?
Actually, I remember Kelsey Grammer saying something about this too. You see Romero, these actors don't need to embrace the trendy celebutard causes. Their success at the box office trumps their refusal to conform.
lol @ conspiracy theory that EVERYONE knows about - Sonny has a serious problem in the dealing with "obvious".
That's his weirdest / silliest attempt ever. I hope he gets out into the real world more.
Next the twit will be telling us academia or MSMedia is not tilted to the point of falling over
Shen - yes, Grammer is one of the
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That's his weirdest / silliest attempt ever. I hope he gets out into the real world more.
Next the twit will be telling us academia or MSMedia is not tilted to the point of falling over
Shen - yes, Grammer is one of the
I forget the author's name, but there is a book called Hollywood vs. America that delves into this subject.
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A couple of years ago Grammer claimed he was snubbed for an Emmy nomination because he's an "out of the closet Republican".
Unfortunately for his theory, he did win a Golden Globe for that same role and has five Emmy's already. Sounds like the only thing "liberal Hollywood" is guilty of is not giving him awards for everything.
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But this is exactly what you're doing, not me.
See, there are plenty of examples of right-wing conservatives finding success in Hollywood. Can you provide any examples of your conspiracy theory?
"Everyone knows" and it's "obvious"? That's Gary Oak logic.
To know that something is happening you actually have to know it's happening. Otherwise you're just wishing to believe it.
Carry on carrying on.
By all means, continue making a total ass of yourself in the warped cause of attempting to convolute reality .. and wasting good bandwidth. We have come to expect it.
So you can't provide any example. How can you say it's happening when you don't even know it's happening?
There are plenty of successful right-wingers in Hollywood so at least I can argue it's not happening.
Here's a list of many right-wing actors. Some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
//http://www.ranker.com/list/actors-republican-actor-and-conservative-actors-list/famous-conservatives?page=1
google gas .. entertaining to say the least. Most are dead & gone ..... making the point of what has been happening
carry on carrying on
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Come on, please entertain us further!! Do eeet!!
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A couple of years ago Grammer claimed he was snubbed for an Emmy nomination because he's an "out of the closet Republican".
Unfortunately for his theory, he did win a Golden Globe for that same role and has five Emmy's already. Sounds like the only thing "liberal Hollywood" is guilty of is not giving him awards for everything.
Actually, it was in an interview where he said something to the effect that up and coming actors had best keep their conservatism a secret if they want to keep working. I don't think that is a surprise to anyone.
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Just so you know, Romero doesn't believe his silliness himself. At the very least conservative-leaning Hollywood actors face the cold shoulder. At the extreme, it is out and out discrimination.
LOS ANGELES – This week, actor James Woods took to Twitter to criticize President Obama amid the government slimdown and also said he now expects to struggle to find work in left-leaning Los Angeles. So is Woods on target, or just paranoid?
According to Mell Flynn, President of the Hollywood Congress of Republicans, discrimination against Republicans in Hollywood indeed runs rampant.
"I have known quite a few people who were let go from a job after they made their political affiliation known. Maybe it was a coincidence, but I doubt it. This type of discrimination is hard to prove though, especially where actors are concerned," she told FOX411. "They just won't get hired or even called in to read for a part."
From the same article:
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Some industry experts have even gone as far as to say that the so-called GOP discrimination is pretty much a myth.
Last year, the former head of MGM and powerful Hollywood Republican, and former member of President Reagan's Advisory Committee, Harry Sloan wrote in the Hollywood Reporter that he has never actually heard of GOP bias actually happening.
"Clueless" star Stacey Dash came under enormous attack in the Twitterverse last year when she dared endorse GOP candidate Mitt Romney for the Presidency – yet she told us just weeks ago that not a single person has challenged her political views to her face, and work is going great in terms of developing her own television projects, mobile apps and inking a book deal.
And then there's the likes of Gary Sinise, a devout GOP-er who is deemed one of the most respected TV actors as a star on the long-running "CSI: NY," as well as Patricia Heaton who has managed to keep her job on the ABC sitcom "The Middle." And of course there's Clint Eastwood, a conservative Republican who has not only held a position in public office for his party but yelled at a chair during the Republican National Convention last year – yes, he is still working and yes, he is still pretty celebrated.
//http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/11/criticizing-obama-does-it-really-get-blacklisted-in-hollywood/
Just a few months after the Twitter comment, James Woods starred in a new movie. He's working in another movie right now.
All we have are claims yet not one single example. Facts require proof, otherwise a conspiracy theory is just a conspiracy theory.
Running rampant? If it's so rampant why no examples? So far we've only got James Woods who is indeed still working, and Kelsey Grammer who is working nonstop in film and tv.
And there are many liberal celebrities who have criticized Obama with no problem. No, Obama does not control Hollywood.
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Moss seems to think that Heaton's Emmy wins mean that she hasn't suffered blowback from her pro-life views, but this runs counter to her complaint that for all the liberal talk of diversity and tolerance, no one wants to even discuss the subject of abortion. Carey, meanwhile, remarks that he's been crossed-off casting lists for his views - he's actually more a Libertarian, which he defines as "a conservative who still gets high" - and acknowledges not fitting into the Hollywood's perceived anti-war, anti-military consensus.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2006/01/07/rated-r-republicans-in-hollywood
Well you've convinced me Romero that there is no lefty bias in Hollywood. :roll: Some successful conservative actors proves it does not exist. The US has a half-black prez, so therefore not discrimination against blacks and Canada has Aboriginal MP's and MLA's, so how could there be discrimination of any kind against them. All a vast right-wing conspiracy. :lol:
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Moss seems to think that Heaton's Emmy wins mean that she hasn't suffered blowback from her pro-life views, but this runs counter to her complaint that for all the liberal talk of diversity and tolerance, no one wants to even discuss the subject of abortion. Carey, meanwhile, remarks that he's been crossed-off casting lists for his views - he's actually more a Libertarian, which he defines as "a conservative who still gets high" - and acknowledges not fitting into the Hollywood's perceived anti-war, anti-military consensus.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2006/01/07/rated-r-republicans-in-hollywood
Well you've convinced me Romero that there is no lefty bias in Hollywood. :roll: Some successful conservative actors proves it does not exist. The US has a half-black prez, so therefore not discrimination against blacks and Canada has Aboriginal MP's and MLA's, so how could there be discrimination of any kind against them. All a vast right-wing conspiracy. :lol:
The moment that article quoted Vincent Gallo, it lost all credibility. I mean come on, the man's been trying to sell his sperm for a million dollars, offering a discount to a natural blue eyed blonde. http://www.vgmerchandise.com/store/pages.php?pageid=4
The reason people don't get jobs in Hollywood has nothing to do with political beliefs. It has to do with how much money they bring into the studios. A perfect example would be Tom Cruise. Nuttier than a loon, but still brings in millions so they continue to hire him.
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Of course not. The reverse would be closer to the reality ... using the words "campaigns (pays) for and greatly influences" in place of the word "controls"
Seems he worships Hollywood, constantly enjoying its company a hell of a lot more that leading the country. It is an embarrasing love affair in both directions ... then, plastic people attract plastic people
Benjamin Shapiro has a book about Hollywood's liberal bias and discrimination against fellow actors with different beliefs.
http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/06/new-book-on-how-how-left-controls-hollywood/
Primetime Propaganda
Hollywood liberals consistently deny that they "blacklist" conservatives, or that center-right political views are routinely and overtly excluded from the entertainment industry's collective voice. But in a strong riposte, Ben Shapiro's new book, "Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV", provides extensive documentation on Hollywood's political clout, demonstrating the crippling hand the entertainment industry has in pushing Americans to readily accept its left-wing agenda as a truthful reality.
It's no secret that Hollywood discriminates against conservative actors, but Shapiro works to expose a different problem: the concerted efforts by entertainment industry executives to shape Americans into Hollywood's liberal mold. After interviewing over one hundred Hollywood kingpins, Shapiro found that not only will they readily admit that Hollywood has a strict anti-conservative agenda, but further, that many of their TV shows have underlying political messages meant to influence the way their audiences think.
While viewers might believe they can separate themselves from the subliminal messaging, Shapiro counters that idea.
You get home from work, kick off your shoes, and plop down in front of the TV, hoping simply to chill out. Instead, you get unmitigated liberalism pouring out of your TV. But you continue to watch because it's great. It's fun, thrilling, dramatic, or hilarious. We think it has no impact on us.
But it does. Television made Barack Obama. Television it supported bigger and bigger government, from Welfare to health care; pushed abortion-on-demand and the radical gay agenda into the mainstream; it stumped against war and for meaningless buzzwords like diversity and dangerous buzzwords like multiculturalism. Television has done more to change the politics of our nation than simple politics has.
Television has manipulated us. And those who create television have done it purposefully, and elegantly. They have weeded out conservatives in the industry wholesale. They have worked hand-in-glove with liberals in government to forward the leftist agenda. They have turned pure entertainment into a vehicle for propaganda.
Shapiro prodded his way into Hollywood and found many executives who willingly admitted to this bias. One of his interviews was with Hallmark Channel VP Barbara Fisher, who agreed with Shapiro's hypothetical that an actor wearing a McCain t-shirt would elicit a much different response than an actor wearing an Obama t-shirt (her statment comes at the 1:20 mark).
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.... Television made Barack Obama
Of course. Objective / eyes open people see and know that. .....
But But But But Querky has his copy paste sites
Meantime, fewer people work than since 75 (boggling what with a large population increase), white & especially black "total employment" numbers continue to fall, assets are down 5,000 average ... the world itself is a MESS!! and getting worse every day ... yet that propaganda machine of the MSMedia keeps spewing out "all is OK" distortion for the fools to believe and for the Querkies to copy / paste to counter any references to realities on the ground
For those who believe the MSM, there is no real world anymore - There is only this imaginary "Obamaworld" ... AKA Alice in Wonderland
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http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/06/new-book-on-how-how-left-controls-hollywood/
Primetime Propaganda
Hollywood liberals consistently deny that they "blacklist" conservatives, or that center-right political views are routinely and overtly excluded from the entertainment industry's collective voice. But in a strong riposte, Ben Shapiro's new book, "Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV", provides extensive documentation on Hollywood's political clout, demonstrating the crippling hand the entertainment industry has in pushing Americans to readily accept its left-wing agenda as a truthful reality.
It's no secret that Hollywood discriminates against conservative actors, but Shapiro works to expose a different problem: the concerted efforts by entertainment industry executives to shape Americans into Hollywood's liberal mold. After interviewing over one hundred Hollywood kingpins, Shapiro found that not only will they readily admit that Hollywood has a strict anti-conservative agenda, but further, that many of their TV shows have underlying political messages meant to influence the way their audiences think.
While viewers might believe they can separate themselves from the subliminal messaging, Shapiro counters that idea.
You get home from work, kick off your shoes, and plop down in front of the TV, hoping simply to chill out. Instead, you get unmitigated liberalism pouring out of your TV. But you continue to watch because it's great. It's fun, thrilling, dramatic, or hilarious. We think it has no impact on us.
But it does. Television made Barack Obama. Television it supported bigger and bigger government, from Welfare to health care; pushed abortion-on-demand and the radical gay agenda into the mainstream; it stumped against war and for meaningless buzzwords like diversity and dangerous buzzwords like multiculturalism. Television has done more to change the politics of our nation than simple politics has.
Television has manipulated us. And those who create television have done it purposefully, and elegantly. They have weeded out conservatives in the industry wholesale. They have worked hand-in-glove with liberals in government to forward the leftist agenda. They have turned pure entertainment into a vehicle for propaganda.
Shapiro prodded his way into Hollywood and found many executives who willingly admitted to this bias. One of his interviews was with Hallmark Channel VP Barbara Fisher, who agreed with Shapiro's hypothetical that an actor wearing a McCain t-shirt would elicit a much different response than an actor wearing an Obama t-shirt (her statment comes at the 1:20 mark).
That stuff is quite ridiculous. Let's put it to the test!
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Seriously, has anyone here ever seen anything like that on any tv show? I certainly haven't.
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http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/06/new-book-on-how-how-left-controls-hollywood/
Primetime Propaganda
Hollywood liberals consistently deny that they "blacklist" conservatives, or that center-right political views are routinely and overtly excluded from the entertainment industry's collective voice. But in a strong riposte, Ben Shapiro's new book, "Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV", provides extensive documentation on Hollywood's political clout, demonstrating the crippling hand the entertainment industry has in pushing Americans to readily accept its left-wing agenda as a truthful reality.
It's no secret that Hollywood discriminates against conservative actors, but Shapiro works to expose a different problem: the concerted efforts by entertainment industry executives to shape Americans into Hollywood's liberal mold. After interviewing over one hundred Hollywood kingpins, Shapiro found that not only will they readily admit that Hollywood has a strict anti-conservative agenda, but further, that many of their TV shows have underlying political messages meant to influence the way their audiences think.
While viewers might believe they can separate themselves from the subliminal messaging, Shapiro counters that idea.
You get home from work, kick off your shoes, and plop down in front of the TV, hoping simply to chill out. Instead, you get unmitigated liberalism pouring out of your TV. But you continue to watch because it's great. It's fun, thrilling, dramatic, or hilarious. We think it has no impact on us.
But it does. Television made Barack Obama. Television it supported bigger and bigger government, from Welfare to health care; pushed abortion-on-demand and the radical gay agenda into the mainstream; it stumped against war and for meaningless buzzwords like diversity and dangerous buzzwords like multiculturalism. Television has done more to change the politics of our nation than simple politics has.
Television has manipulated us. And those who create television have done it purposefully, and elegantly. They have weeded out conservatives in the industry wholesale. They have worked hand-in-glove with liberals in government to forward the leftist agenda. They have turned pure entertainment into a vehicle for propaganda.
Shapiro prodded his way into Hollywood and found many executives who willingly admitted to this bias. One of his interviews was with Hallmark Channel VP Barbara Fisher, who agreed with Shapiro's hypothetical that an actor wearing a McCain t-shirt would elicit a much different response than an actor wearing an Obama t-shirt (her statment comes at the 1:20 mark).
I took a look at that book. It's published by a small POD party owned and run by the Tea Party. So in all honesty, I wouldn't take any of it as being more than a biased work of fiction.
The author has also been criticized for making wild accusations without having the sources to back them up.
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If true, that would be staggering information. But, of course, the story rapidly proved not to be true. There is no such group as "Friends of Hamas" operating in the United States.
The story reported by Breitbart.com had originated as a joke by Dan Friedman, a reporter for the New York Daily News. Somehow Friedman's joke made its way to the ears of the staff at Breitbart.com, which pounced as if it had discovered the scoop of the century.
That was week 1. In week 2, the story deflated as fast as it spread, collapsing from hoax into joke. "Friends of Hamas" now has become an internal media meme for an outlandish accusation hurled by reckless and irresponsible people.
The author of the original Feb. 7 story, Ben Shapiro, continues to insist that his report was accurate. All he'd written, he said, was that "sources' had told him about Friends of Hamas. Okay, maybe it was only one single "source." Still — it had told him so! And he'd posted what that source had said. What else was he supposed to do? Check?
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http://deadline.com/2012/11/clint-eastwood-tells-fox-news-about-plight-of-hollywood-conservatives-364366/
I guess Eastwood is lying too? :roll:
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http://deadline.com/2012/11/clint-eastwood-tells-fox-news-about-plight-of-hollywood-conservatives-364366/
I guess Eastwood is lying too? :roll:
At least he wasn't talking to a chair.
I dunno. I'm only hearing accusations but I'm not seeing any proof. I'm not going to believe something just because it's claimed. I certainly don't believe everything liberal celebrities say.
All I know is, there are plenty of successful right-wing celebrities. It is strange that the only people making these claims are successful right-wingers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PxG0vmd-zs
I don't want my children to have actors or pop stars as role models..
I don't really care about the politics in Hollywood, but this is how my husband and I feel.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PxG0vmd-zs
Ethnic cleansing? Ethnic cleansing?? Geeez...
I checked out the two discussing with Ben Shapiro. Again - long and extensive careers, nominated for Emmys and Oscars... I don't quite see how having successful careers in Hollywood is being "blacklisted".
Sounds like playing victim to me. Every single one of these people who "dare not speak out" are indeed speaking out and saying whatever they want to say. Every single one of them claiming "destroyed careers" are indeed continually successful and wealthy.
Anyone starting out in Hollywood could only dream of having it so bad.
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I don't really care about the politics in Hollywood, but this is how my husband and I feel.
Actors and pop stars may have their good moments but there are better role models out there!
This is an interesting article. It suggests that it isn't a bias towards conservative artists, but simply the fact that conservative people are less likely to get involved in the arts to begin with.
I kinda agree with that. Of all the artists I've met (and I know a hell of a lot of authors and actors), I can only think of one that I know is conservative.
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/in-search-of-the-conservative-artist/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
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I kinda agree with that. Of all the artists I've met (and I know a hell of a lot of authors and actors), I can only think of one that I know is conservative.
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/in-search-of-the-conservative-artist/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
It wouldn't surprise me if conservatives face some discrimination in LA. Most likely it is not overt. I doubt any producer or director has said, I was thinking of casting Clint Eastwood, but I hate his politics. Still, from what I can tell, there is an anti conservative bias.
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I kinda agree with that. Of all the artists I've met (and I know a hell of a lot of authors and actors), I can only think of one that I know is conservative.
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/in-search-of-the-conservative-artist/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
Only 400 pounders cannot see that conservatives are on Hollywood's margins. :lol: ;) :ugeek:
Awwww Isn't it cute that poor Gary constantly needs to rehash insults he didn't even come up with on his own?
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Oak needs to get laid.
BTW ghost, what the fuck is that av? I'm getting drunk off my ass today. :D :D :D
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Oak needs to get laid.
BTW ghost, what the fuck is that av? I'm getting drunk off my ass today. :D :D :D
Yeah, I pity the girl he ever finally manages to convince.
It's Reno from Advent Children!
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Oak needs to get laid.
BTW ghost, what the fuck is that av? I'm getting drunk off my ass today. :D :D :D
Yeah,
It's Reno from Advent Children!
I'm not as convinced as you are that will ever happen ghost, unless of course it is a cash transaction.
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Oak needs to get laid.
BTW ghost, what the fuck is that av? I'm getting drunk off my ass today. :D :D :D
Yeah,
It's Reno from Advent Children!
I'm not as convinced as you are that will ever happen ghost, unless of course it is a cash transaction.
Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
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Yeah,
It's Reno from Advent Children!
I'm not as convinced as you are that will ever happen ghost, unless of course it is a cash transaction.
Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
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I'm not as convinced as you are that will ever happen ghost, unless of course it is a cash transaction.
Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
With those sales, perhaps in forty years he might be able to afford a hand job from a 67 year old drag queen with a beard.
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Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
With those sales, perhaps in forty years he might be able to afford a hand job from a 67 year old drag queen with a beard.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
With those sales, perhaps in forty years he might be able to afford a hand job from a 67 year old drag queen with a beard.
Hello ghost, nice to see you here again.
:)
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Miracles can happen, especially if you've got a few grand in your pocket.
Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
With those sales, perhaps in forty years he might be able to afford a hand job from a 67 year old drag queen with a beard.
If the drag queen is Asian, Gary will be right in there.
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Where is the likes of Oak going to get a few grand? From his commission off the sales of the Farting Dragon?
With those sales, perhaps in forty years he might be able to afford a hand job from a 67 year old drag queen with a beard.
If the drag queen is Asian, Gary will be right in there.
:o