Hollywood Blacklist? Intolerant liberals? Hollywood's conservative underground

The Washington Times ^ | July 23, 2008 | Amy Fagan

[Publius804]

Hollywood's conservative underground

'Friends of Abe' group meets quietly

EXCLUSIVE:

A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes, forming a loose-knit network of entertainers who share common beliefs like supporting U.S. troops and traditional American values.

[Pyro7480]

Gary Sinise is probably one of my favorite actors, and I’m glad he’s doing this.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[goldstategop]

Hollywood is nearly uniformly hard Left. The number of conservatives in Tinseltown you can count on the fingers of one hand.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Tex Pete]

To me, Sinise has always played a great bad guy. I am glad to know he is a real-life good guy.

[wideawake]

My brother met him in Iraq on more than one occasion and says that he’s the real deal as far as patriotism and support for the US military are concerned - not just there for photo ops.

[Cinnamon Girl]

So much for the meetings being “underground,” hey, Pat Einstein Boone?

[Pyro7480]

Good! His character on CSI: NY served in the Marines, so I wonder if the writers had that in mind.

[peggybac]

Something a bit similar, The Wednesday Morning Club, has been around since 1992.

http://cspc.org/AboutWMC.html

[autumnraine]

Lt. Dan is a conservative!?! Wow.

[mware]

Sure wish I was there.

THUD

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Gary Sinise is THE man!

[MaineConservative]

Gary Sinise, Kelsey Grammer and Jon Voight are great guys. They are a few in Hollyweird that aren’t LIBRALS - Patrica Heaton and Drew Carey are good people, too.

[frankiep]

Lieutenant Dan wasn’t a bad guy

[TheZMan]

Haha, I’d forgotten about that role.

[PeterFinn]

Looks like we need a law prohibiting political discrimination in this country.

[mware]

M-O-O-N, that spells conservative

[RC2]

Is it possible to bring back McCarthy???????????

[peggybac]

It’s amazing the amount of closet conservatives I met when I was in the business. Many of the below the line are conservative and great to talk with. Of course, the grips, transportation, etc. are the ones who can’t afford to live in LA and drive to/from Palmdale or Lancaster.

[gimme1ibertee]

Kudos to Gary and his fellow America-lovers out there in the wilderness!

[Blind Eye Jones]

Once everybody gets out of rehab with their $200,000 addictions and see why everybody has left them and their new lifestyle choices, then and only then will their narcissistic “LUV me FU” ways change for the better. But many won't even think about it if they are running with the devil. They'll still be singing “the world will be a better place for me, for you, for me, can't you see...” while killing themselves gently, and not so gently.

[sarasota]

I continue to be amazed by the quiet strength of many conservatives. And I am optimistic that McCain will win.

[PGR88]

Robin Williams once joked:

Yes, there are conservatives in Hollywood....

And We’re not going to stop until they have all been found and rounded up!!

[wastedyears]

Heck yeah I want to get Impostor starring Sinise. The ending will blow you away.

I hope I didn't give it away...

[Borges]

McCarthy had nothing to do with the Hollywood Blacklist. Why spread that old canard?

[Christian4Bush]

mark

[bluerose]

I heard something about this from that actor who is on Fox and Friends once in awhile. Ugh, can’t remember his name. Former lib, not Dennis Miller. They need to be more vocal. I love Gary Sinise. Always catch his CSI show.

I caught the Gene Simmons, from Kiss, roast a few weeks ago and at the end they had a military colonel present Gene with a flag that was flown in Iraq. Seems Gene supports the wounded warriors. They showed some clips of Gene and his daughter visiting the troops. It was a funny show. Love Lisa Lampanelli.

http://www.realitybug.com/genesimmonsfamilyjewels/update/138/Gene-Simmons-Roast-Special

[wally_bert]

Pardon my blanking out but who is that beside Fred in the glasses?

[Borges]

James Woods.

[wastedyears]

It didn’t space my comment correctly.

I think I should visit the FReeper HTML page.

[weegee]

It is about to go street level. Keep it under your hat...

'Airplane!' Director Eyes Michael Moore - (new conservative comedy blasting Michael Moore) (politico.com July 23, 2008)

David Zucker, the director and writer who helped create “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun” franchise has called on Hollywood’s tiny but tightly knit Republican A-list crowd to help him make a broad yet unusually right-leaning political satire titled “An American Carol.” The low-budget indie co-stars Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer with Oscar-winner Jon Voight, cinema icon Dennis Hopper, model-heiress Paris Hilton and frequent Zucker stooge Leslie Nielsen in minor roles. Release is planned sometime by year’s end; the director suggested Friday, Sept. 12, to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

I don't know Paris Hilton to be a conservative (Zucker has been known to put topical "real life figures" in his comedies) but the others are and Voight and Grammer were mentioned in the "Blacklist" article...

[weegee]

Is it possible to bring back McCarthy???????????

The Left is trying to in Denver this year...

Recreate 1968 and all that...

[wally_bert]

I was hoping it was. Shark was one of my favorite shows!

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures ...

A very small group. Conservatives and centrists have little in common. While there maybe some Republicans in Hollywood, most are liberal Republicans, like Robert Duvall. Pat Boone is a big time social conservative. But folks like Drew Carey, Bruce Willis and Clint Eastwood, are libertarians.

The days of hardcore conservatives like John Wayne, Ward Bond and Robert Taylor are long gone.

[4yearlurker]

Loved Gary Sinise in “Of Mice and Men.” He played the role of George very well.

[Reagan Man]

Only one of those guys that I know, is a conservative — that would be Fred.

Whose the guy in the upper right hand corner?

[wardaddy]

I always forget Sinese is pretty cool.

[SMARTY]

It's pretty sad when half of the people in this country of two parties have been forced underground in fear of reprisals...just for exercising their right to think and vote the way the founding fathers st rived to assure that they could do. Actually, I feel that way as well, when I am around co workers and relatives... Very little latitude is permitted anyone who does not share the most liberal and even extremely radical left leaning views. The MSM has succeeded in marginalizing people in this country who opt for any but the most Liberal politics, ideas and lifestyle.

[no dems]

This is a Washington Times story. I’m shocked it wasn’t in the Washington Post. /s

[Bigoleelephant]

That's Jesus.

At least he played Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ". Jim Caviezal

[Reagan Man]

Thought it was Christian Bale for a minute. Doesn’t look like Jim Caviezel.

Thanks

[hoe_cake]

What is it about liberals that they aren't tolerant of the views of others?

What friggin hypocrisy.

[Tribune7]

Gary Sinise is cool.

[mrsmel]

That’s what I was thinking-they’re probably Republican like “Ah-nold” was a Republican, and just look how that has turned out.

[dsutah]

I caught that too when watching “Family Jewels” once. I was so impressed that he would do that! Although I did know he supported the Pres. on going into Iraq. He is a somewhat liberal Dem., but a friendly one! He’s kind of like Ron Silver and Mayor Koch from New York, James Woods, etc..

I’m surprised that I hadn’t read more about him on FR before now! You’re the first one that had seen that, and now mentions that! Oh, Toby Keith is another musical star that supports the troops, and is Dem. Of course there is our Ted Nugent. I knew he was a conservative, and Gary Oldman, the British actor.

[red irish]

Seen that show it was very touching!

[Skooz]

bump for later

[hoe_cake]

thanks for your positive post.

We’ve got a few whiners on this thread.

[ConservativeMind]

Great article and videos!