Posted on 06/15/2015 10:46:18 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
A day after causing an uproar in Israel by implying that Likud voters were a “marching herd of beasts”, actor Oded Kotler on Monday sought to clarify his remarks.
Speaking to Army Radio, Kotler apologized for the way he worded his comments, but insisted that the premise behind them was correct.
The actor’s remarks had been made at a rally on Sunday night to protest the new government's policy that no funding would go to artists who boycott the state. Kotler, in his remarks, particularly criticized Culture Minister Miri Regev, saying, “Imagine your world, Mrs. Regev, as a quiet world, with no book, no music, no poem, a world with no one to disturb... no one to disturb the nation, in its celebration of 30 mandates, followed by a marching herd of beasts chewing straw and stubble.”
Asked about his comments on Monday, Kotler clarified, "I meant what I said. I'm a beast and [Zionist Union MK] Shelly Yechimovich is also a beast. I did not mean a particular fabric of society or certain citizens. I meant all of us, the herd includes myself.”
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it always amazes me that artists think they are owed a living by the govt
I’m sure the founding fathers envisioned a National Endowment for the Arts.
in 50 years, NEFA has gone from 2 million to 160 million. And we are in 19 trillion debt.
And the bottom line is, nobody gives a tinker’s damn what they fund, except for educational TV and stuff (won’t call it art) that offends either Christians or Randoms. Muzzies, of course, they steer clear of. End NEFA for the sake of art. Same goes for the Culture Ministry.
Agreed! I want to see the Fed Govt slashed and burned!!! There are probably hundreds of billions to be saved every year.
Is Nancy Pelosi advising this guy cause they sure sound similar!
Maybe because she, too, is a jackass. Heehawing sounds the same on either side of the Atlantic.
Huh? What do the National Endowment of the Arts and the American Founding Fathers have to do with what an Israeli actor says in Israel?
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