Whoopi Goldberg: obscenities, Chevy Chase, Hollywood and moral stupidity

Brookes News ^ | 12 July 2004 | Gerard Jackson

[Wally_Kalbacken]

The politics of Hollywood are perverse enough - but the finances are even worse. Re: Chevy Chase - how did he find work, let alone haul down large up front money throughout the 1990's? He had the longest string of films that sucked wind at the box office and it seemed he was able to continue getting $10M+ up front for picture after picture. With some alleged stars - their balloon descends as quickly as it ascended - Steven Segall couldn't get arrested today. But someone like Chase seemed to be making large money up front for years after he was certifiable box office poison. As Ricky Ricardo would say: "Esplain this to me, Lucy!"

[Paul Atreides]

All I know is that when I think of the welfare of the nation, I automatically want to consult Chevy Chase. /sarcasm

[coldpatriot]

Thanks for the laugh. Funny and true.

[Boazo]

[maxwellp]

I think it's going to cost her alot more than her Slim Fast account. She's finished - now and forever.

[FierceDraka]

Does anyone remember the last hit record from the Dixie Chicks?

Come to think of it, I haven't heard hide nor hair from them. LOL I guess we were right last year about what she (What's her name? Nadine? Nancy?) said about the President being career suicide.

With a few exceptions like Willie Nelson or that raving communist Steve Earle, liberals generally don't like country music. In their view only Confederate-flag waving, beer-swilling, gun-toting rednecks enjoy the soothing sounds of a steel guitar and some good fiddle playing.

So, the Chicks had nowhere to turn when their fans started smashing their Dixie Chicks CDs with steamrollers in protest.

To paraphrase a lyric from one of their hits, "Goodbye, Girls!"

[billhilly]

I referred to them as Blixie Chicks on this forum, but It didn't catch on, but then, neither did their new career so far as I know.

[ILuvW]

"All I know is that when I think of the welfare of the nation, I automatically want to consult Chevy Chase"

Did you hear Chase's comments about Bush when he was interviewed at that hate fest? He kept going on about how stupid Bush was in such an inarticulate manner (talk about the pot calling the kettle black) that I thought he was still doing his rather stale imitation of Gerald Ford (without the predictible fall, since Chase is too old to do that anymore)...

[freekitty]

Can't you see these people lounging around trying to out intellect each other? What a hoot.

[Paul Atreides]

Chevy Chase, of the incredible stinkeroo talk show. Now, he plays second fiddle to the AFLAC duck.