The war and the Hollywood left

BrookesNews.Com ^ | 4 Feb. 2003 | Addison Ross

[mr.pink]

Elia Kazan was Warren Beatty's mentor.

I did not know that, thanks.

[Inspectorette]

As for the shabby way Kazan was treated on that Oscar night, Warren Beatty was one of the very few actors/Hollywoodistas who showed class and gave him a standing O.

We never watch the Oscars, so I may be wrong, but I heard that Robert DeNiro and another actor escorted Kazan to the podium when he received his Oscar.

[dix]

I never get enough of posts like this about the Hollywood/Soviet alliance. Most people because of the power of the media left have no idea what the real story was, and is.

I think though there is a big difference between the twentieth century commies, and this bunch today. Not to excuse the old lefties, but they were useful idiots, and true believers in their cause. This crop are nothing but air headed posers who said nothing when Bubba made any moves. They are overwhelming driven today by a hatred for the Republican Party, and what they think it stands for. It’s almost like they think if they support the war old people will have to eat dog food, Roe v Wade will be overturned, and Jim Crow laws will be the order of the day.

[ncpastor]

I am a movie hound and have been an avid customer of movie theatres and video stores. Until now. As much as I love movies (and there are some fantastic films out there) I don't think I can give any more money to these outrageous Hollywood children who think their uninformed and liberally biased opinions matter. For me it began with Julia Roberts' rant about where to find Republicans in the dictionary. I've had enough.

Time to boycott the movies and make a point to see only those actors who actually think for themselves and don't say inanely stupid things, and to stay away from all other film endeavors. (Ed Harris; Madonna; George Clooney - keep your mouths shut!). Time to disenfranchise those who have too much money, are too powerful, and lack intelligence, character, and moral clarity!

[Wondervixen]

These types of people think that under that type of regime, the leaders would see things just as THEY do and they would be the priveledged (like under the Klinton administration) while all the bad, bad Republicans would be given THEIRS!

[Check_Your_Premises]

Hollywood's infestation with commies is truly one of the great undereported phenomena of the cold war. I wonder why it is so undereported... could it be that the news media is infested as well. Well at least it should be a subject of historical significance... oh wait the schools have been likewise infested.

But back to Hollywood. To give you an idea of how widespread, and subtle the commie influence still is in hollywood. I was watching "Coming to America" last night on tv and the wedding scene came on. The song played at the wedding struck me as somehow familiar. I couldn't place it but as I listened further I remembered the scene in "Hunt for Red October" when the commies were singing the Soviet national anthem... It was the same song.

History will marvel that these people were not tried and hung as traitors.

[miss marmelstein]

The only reason Hollywood turned on Kazan is because he was no longer useful to them. If he was still turning out those film classics, they would have been lined up to kiss his a** on Oscar night.

I recommend people read Eric Bentley's compendium of HUAC testimony, a book called "Treason." It includes Kazan's testimony. He was deeply concerned about the infiltration of Stalinist propaganda coming out of the screen actors' guild.

[uglybiker]

I like this pic of her better.

[bach]

Let's organize something instead just talking among ourselves. Let's get a list of Hollywood anit-war actors and actresses, make it public, and let Hollywood know that the patriots of this country will not go see any movies that have those actors and actresses in it.

We need to hit them where it hurts: Their pocket books.

We conservatives don't have time to participate in demonstrations because we are busy working to help the economy, but collectively we have most of the buying power of this country. Let's use it as our weapon.