Posted on 03/01/2006 8:21:47 AM PST by misterrob
Perhaps it's his age or maybe it was the two-and-a-half feet of snow that blanketed Manhattan the night before, but Willis pretty much defined the term "loose cannon" when appearing before the press to discuss his movie "16 Blocks" a few weeks ago. Warner Bros. had to be a tad disheartened that he didn't spend much time talking about his fine performance in Richard Donner's new thriller. Instead, Willis had a ball discussing a number of other topics, such as politics. Willis has identified himself as a Republican in the past, and before a journalist could even ask for his opinion on recent current events, the star interrupted him to set something straight.
"I'm sick of answering this [expletive] question," he says. "I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop [expletive] on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of... every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these [expletive] lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican... I hate the government, OK? I'm a-political. Write that down. I'm not a Republican." --Snip--
The next thing we know, Willis has segued into a rant about disgraced author James Frey and the dress-down Oprah Winfrey recently gave him on her TV show.
"[To have Frye be] sucker punched on Oprah by one of the most powerful women in television just to grind [her] own ax," Willis says visibly frustrated. "Oprah, you had President Clinton on your show, and if this [expletive] didn't lie about a couple of things, I'm going to set myself on fire right now. James Frey's a writer, he can write whatever he wants. It's shameful how he was treated."
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Bruce does do a lot to support the military by making visits overseas. And, someone asked him a question, I don't see him out there organizing protests and ranting on about Haliburton conspiracies.
Outside of his making some bad movies I don't have an issue with him.
I even liked Hudson Hawk, and Last Boyscout is one of my favorites. However, I still won't see 9 Yards, nor its sequel.
Actually, last I heard Bruce & Arnold have been on the outs for years - something went sour in that "Planet Hollywood" business they were both involved with. Bruce actually gave some form of support to Grey Davis during the whole recall mess, if my memory serves me correctly.
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