Posted on 08/27/2007 6:20:54 AM PDT by Old Sarge
Here is the topic for an attempt at serious discourse: Who Was The Last Hollywood Conservative?
Ronald Reagan: Left Hollywood for the political arena;
John Wayne: Passed away in the 70's before Reagan was elected to the Presidency, still making films up to his death;
Charlton Heston: Was still working in the 1990's before Alzheimer's took him;
Please, discuss this with me and, if you can, add to the list?
Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd
If true, that would be a big surprise to me because he so heavy into animal rights activism.
My all time favorite entertainer BOB HOPE was a Republican.
The big surprises on that list are Prince and Adam Sandler.
It seems that former porn stars are Republicans, current porn stars are Democrats.
Those were the surprises but Rip Torn was predictable.
Late nights surfing non-cable, I've seen Michael Biehn (one of the best character actors in American film, IMO -- Aliens, Tombstone, Terminator, Abyss) on a religious channel. I'd bet dollars to donuts he's a conservative.
I was a little surprised that Paul Anka contributed mostly Democratic. He always seemed like a conservative kind of guy.
Yes, that’s the guy. I remember he was in town with his x-treme sports ministry during a Luis Palau conference.
When you mentioned Paul Anka...that brought Wayne Newton to my mind...I think he’s a Republican...of course, he’s not Hollywood, he’s Vegas.
The Hollywood Patriots of WWII
http://www.wyolife.com/KerryFest/WWII%20Actors.htm
Now I’m sure that not all of these stars were Republicans, but, even the most liberal on this list was many times more conservative than most of todays Hollywood elite.
What is so fantastic is how many of them put their careers on hold until they did their duty to their country. This list should also include those wonderful entertainers who entertained the troops or toured the country raising money for war bonds sometimes passing up movie auditions and on at least one occasion (Carole Lombard) , losing their lives on tour.
“...seemed like a conservative kind of guy.”
I think the big problem is that the California cities of greater LA and SF are sooooo far Left some think they are conservative because they stand up to the most nutty extremism. Then there are the hardcore Leftists like Striesand who put in some real serious money. Charlie Daniels does not have Barbra’s dough but he is down on that list with $500 ... all for Demos.
The young Hollywood trendy set supports the Dems about ten to one over the GOP wouldn’t you say?
I found this list on a Ronald Reagan forum. Don’t know how accurate, and many are sports figures, not Hollywood types, but there are some Hollywood celebs on this list that haven’t been mentioned.
Jim Kelly
Jack Nicklaus
Greg Norman
Tom Osborne
Arnold Palmer
Joe Paterno
Mike Ditka
John Elway
Frank Gifford
Franco Harris
Lou Holtz
Tom Landry
Karl Malone
Dan Marino
Rick Dees
Troy Aikman
Bill Belichick
Jerome Bettis
Bobby Bowden
Al Michaels
Phil Mickelson
Jim Nantz
Nolan Ryan
Don Shula
Roger Staubach
Pat Summerall
Tom Clancy
Catherine Coulter
Drew Carey
Dean Cain
Robert Duvall
Jamie Farr
Charlton Heston
Chuck Norris
Kevin Sorbo
Sylvester Stallone
Ben Stein
James Woods
Wayne Newton
Jaclyn Smith
Dr. Phil (McGraw)
Maury Povich
Pat Sajak
Alex Trebek
Nancy Cartwright
Amy Grant
Lee Greenwood
Sammy Hagar
Loretta Lynn
Ted Nugent
Randy Travis
Lou Dobbs
Anderson Cooper
Kelsey Grammer
Patricia Heaton
Bo Derek
Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod)
Dennis Miller
Tom Sellick
James Woods
Emma Caulfield
Shannon Doherty
Freddie Prinz Jr.
Charlton Heston
Bruce Willis
Bo Derek
Ben Stein
Danny Aiello
Rick Schroder
Laura Flynn Boyle (?)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Jeff Foxworthy
Vincent Gallo
Kid Rock
James Caviezel
Gary Cherone
Larry miller
Wayne Gretzky
Nick Lachey
Robert Duvall
Mel Gibson
Dennis Franz
Rachel Hunter
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
Tony Danza
Mike Ditka
Dennis Hopper
Jackie Mason
Jimmy “JJ” Walker
Mario Lemieux
Dixie Carter
CC DeVille from Poison (still wondering)
Michael W. Smith
Daize Shayne
Ron Silver
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Sara Evans
Dana Glover
Vince Vaughn
Steve Young
Chaka Khan
Lee Greenwood
Jon Secada
Marilyn Manson
David Robinson
Dennis Quaid
Roger Clemens
Gene Simmons
James Earl Jones
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
Jason Priestley
Wayne Newton
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME
SHIRLEY JONES
Johnny Ramone
Heather Locklear
Metallica
Godsmack
ZZ Top
Ricky Martin
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Jessica Simpson
Meat Loaf
Lyle Lovett
Clint Black
Destiny’s Child
Craig Biggio
Jeff Kent
Norm MacDonald
Greg Anthony
Charles Barkley
John Malkovich
Stephen Baldwin
Alice Cooper
Cheryl Ladd
Debbie BRANNIGAN
Kim Alexis
Rachel Hunter
Audra Lynn
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Kim Komando
Kennedy (MTV VJ- I’m very surprised http://www.jerseygop.com/RepublicanBabes36.html
Martina McBride
Reggie White
Angie Harmon
Jason Sehorn
Chris Nowinski
Don King
Of course, who knows how accurate it is...they list Dobbs as a Republican...I think that’s a stretch!
PRINCE!?!?
Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Richardson, Dixie Carter, Gerald McRainey, Delta Burke, Bo Derek, Jim Cavezel...
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