Posted on 07/22/2008 9:43:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
What do you do when you're a fat, washed up actor who could never act, is tired of waxing your back, and now can't attract movie-goers? Oh, and you can no longer attract media attention as Mr. J-Lo a/k/a Ben-Lo?
Well, if you're Ben Affleck, you become a reporter for ABC News. Affleck has been hired by the network news division to shoot a "documentary" (sounds like Michael Moore, only not as fat . . . yet) for "Nightline," the ABC's latenight news show. Yup, sadly, I had to "read" the July 14, 2008 issue of Us Magazine to learn this. See the caption on the pic, below.
I'm not sure if this--a left-wing movie star now serving up the news--should be a source of irritation because Affleck's far-left, airheaded views are really no different from those of most other network TV news reporters. His are just out there for us to see.
Meanwhile, the arrogant Affleck tells the August issue of Oprah's "O" Magazine that among his five fave books--the ones he says "made a difference" in his life--is far-left Noamm Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent." What a coinky-dink: Affleck and tyrant Hugo Chavez (and airhead swimsuit model, Elle MacPherson) are fans of the same hate-America author. Says Comrade Ben:
I'm grateful to the book for introducing me to Chomsky, a political analyst [with] startling briliance. . . . Chomsky is a writer I believe everyone should read.
(Excerpt) Read more at debbieschlussel.com ...
Waht a douche.
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WHO?
I shant ever memorize anything again. Obviously, spending your life memorizing things others have written causes dementia, and general stupidity.
It’s Ben. Yah, Ben. Ben Affleck. Affleck. Affleck. Yah, him. He makes faces and says stuff from the papers. Yah, that’s him. Gonna be a really big hit. s/
I guess this is proof that ANYBODY can do it.
“I guess this is proof that ANYBODY can do it.”
Reporting or Acting?
Doesn’t matter. The answer to both is yes, anyone can do it.
Here is the list of his work....not a blockbuster performance in the lot...what are the odds that in 43 tries...he remains....average....the perfect face of the vapid dems of the 1990’s.....
Smokin’ Aces (2006) .... Jack Dupree
... aka Mi$e à prix (France)
Hollywoodland (2006) .... George Reeves
Clerks II (2006) .... Gawking Guy
Man About Town (2006) .... Jack Giamoro
Surviving Christmas (2004) .... Drew Latham
Jersey Girl (2004) .... Ollie Trinke
Paycheck (2003) .... Michael Jennings
Gigli (2003) .... Larry Gigli
Daredevil (2003) .... Matt Murdock / Daredevil
... aka Daredevil: A Daring New Vision (USA: director’s cut (DVD title))
The Third Wheel (2002) .... Michael
The Sum of All Fears (2002) .... Jack Ryan
... aka Anschlag, Der (Germany)
Changing Lanes (2002) .... Gavin Banek
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Holden McNeil / Himself
Daddy and Them (2001) .... Lawrence Bowen
... aka Daddy & Them (USA: DVD box title)
Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Capt. Rafe McCawley
... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title)
“Saturday Night Live” .... Donnie Bartalotti (1 episode, 2001)
... aka NBC’s Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live ‘80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Conan O’Brien/Don Henley (2001) TV episode (uncredited) .... Donnie Bartalotti
Bounce (2000) .... Buddy Amaral
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (V) (voice) .... Joseph
Reindeer Games (2000) .... Rudy
... aka Deception (UK) (USA: working title)
SNL Fanatic (2000) (TV) .... Jason
Boiler Room (2000) .... Jim Young
Dogma (1999) .... Bartleby
Forces of Nature (1999) .... Ben Holmes
200 Cigarettes (1999) .... Bartender
Shakespeare in Love (1998) .... Ned Alleyn
Armageddon (1998/I) .... A.J. Frost
Phantoms (1998) .... Sheriff Bryce Hammond
... aka Dean Koontz’s Phantoms (USA: complete title)
Good Will Hunting (1997) .... Chuckie Sullivan
Office Killer (1997) (scenes deleted) .... Man in Office
Chasing Amy (1997) .... Holden McNeil
Going All the Way (1997) .... Tom ‘Gunner’ Casselman
Glory Daze (1996) .... Jack
Mallrats (1995) .... Shannon Hamilton
“Lifestories: Families in Crisis” .... Aaron Henry (1 episode, 1994)
- A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story (1994) TV episode .... Aaron Henry
“Against the Grain” .... Joe Willie Clemons (8 episodes, 1993-1994)
- Two Minute Drill (1994) TV episode .... Joe Willie Clemons
- A House Is Not a Home (1993) TV episode .... Joe Willie Clemons
- Don’t Be a Stranger (1993) TV episode .... Joe Willie Clemons
- The Buck Stops... There (1993) TV episode .... Joe Willie Clemons
- Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Joe Willie Clemons
(3 more)
Dazed and Confused (1993) .... Fred O’Bannion
“Almost Home” .... Kevin Johnson (1 episode, 1993)
... aka The Torkelsons: Almost Home
- Is That All There Is? (1993) TV episode .... Kevin Johnson
School Ties (1992) .... Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (uncredited) .... Basketball Player #10
Daddy (1991) (TV) .... Ben Watson
... aka Danielle Steel’s ‘Daddy’ (USA: complete title)
Field of Dreams
“Thou shalt have no Gods before me.”
These mutts never learn.
Shtarker: Too bad about all the dead movie stars.
Siegfried: Yes. What will we do without their razor-sharp political advice.
My buddy who works here in Hollywood as a porn actor for various gonzo productions is more successful than that bloated idiot.
Affleck is a moron.
Hey he did “Gigli” which is universally regarded as a contemporary masterpiece! /s
[glad to say I never saw it - I don’t think anyone else ever saw it either - it was one of the most aggressively panned movies ever]
I could puke...But, I think I’ll save it for a latter time when I know will soon be worth it.
Hehe...that ONE line was WORTH the price of admission!
What really got me was the completely dry and sardonic way he said it...
“Yesss....what WILL we DO without their razor sharp political advice?”
Just perfect!
Affleck is a moron.
Isn’t he already on TV as that insurance duck?
Affleck has never been ‘known’ for his individual talent, rather has been associated with his original film buddy and boyhood friend with whom he won an academy award in 1997 (Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting), then his female conquests, yet nothing substantive in the way of personal contribution.
One of those early starbursts which fizzle out.
It doesn’t surprise me he has found himself through Chomsky. Many disaffected, misguided rather skewed people are moved by the outragious Gnome errr.. Noam.....whose ravings are just left of insane.
-When he’s not parroting Chomsky. badump bump
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