ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) – I want to raise a question: if Hollywood is a nest of liberals and Democrats, why is it that virtually every Hollywood celebrity-turned politician has been a Republican. I give you: Ronald Reagan, Fred Thompson, George Murphy, Sonny Bono, Fred Grandy, Arnold Schwarzenegger. How can this be?
The one exception I can think of: Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard, Ben Jones.*
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Interesting point. The names you listed are the actors from Yester years. The current generation and new actors are very liberal. If any of them turn politician will be democrats.
The offhand remark would be that maybe some republican actors in the end prefer power over acting when given a choice. However there have also been democrat actors who have tried for office but didnt get anywhere. A couple that come to mind that didnt make it were considered too liberal, even among democrats.
I would sorta take Arnold off your list because hes not exactly a real republican... as the California republican party will tell you.
SCHEIDER YOU AND CNN HAVE GONE WAY TO FAR LEFT. IT IS OBVIOUS WHO YOU ARE BACKING. BUT YOU HAVE FAILED IN ACHIEVING WHAT YOUR AIMING FOR. THAT IS PUTTING AN UNQUALIFIED MAN INTO THE WHITE HOUSE. FORGET IT. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN WHILE MORAL PEOPLE WATCH AND HAVE A HAND IN IN MAKING SURE HE CAN NOT WIN THE ELECTION.
That will change. Al Franken will be the first example. Ben Affleck will be the second. And we never know if George Clooney picks up the call?
Because Republicans want you to think that most celebrities are liberals. This will make it appear like Democrats are out-of-touch like celebrities are. Fortunately, I can see through this crap and make up my own mind...both parties suck! Let's stop hammering our schoolchildren with the two-party system and get a third (or fourth or fifth..or none!) party on the ballot and in debates.
It's pretty simple, Bill. There aren't too many districts in the country where George C. Looney, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, or Michael Moore could win.
Mr. Schneider, yours is a completely pointless blog post.
It takes a set of principles (morals/values) that you believe in and the courage to stand up for them. A conservative in Hollywood must be strong and be able to defend/promote their positions. For the most part Liberal Elitism is short on facts and logic but long on windedness.
They are the doers, not whiners like you.
Republicans are lying hypocrites as usual Mr. Schneider.
Just like they've been playing the anti-abortion and anti-gay folks for a generation.
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They were and are all unqualified. Democrats will not give them the time of day–
Also the actor turned politicians– were starting to turn old!! Needed new gigs-
What better gig than beocming a republican– they are all acting to love our country anyway
Counntry First: McCain's slogan– have you heard anything more stupid than that!!!
It's simple! You make a lot of money and you forget your old poor values for new wealthy ones... i.e. the Republicans.
MONEY!!!! People with lots of money tend to want to keep it and the GOP is their party. Also the GOP has never had a problem being hypocrites.
Because actors act like better Republicans than actual Republicans themselves???
Because actors know better than try to act like a Democrat, because Democrats don't tolerate PRETENDING???
Because Democratic actors know they just can't hold a candle to Democratic politicians. Republicans actors, on the other hand, steal the spotlight from Republican politicians.
What can you say? Republican politicians have weak game!!!!
WAKE UP, AMERICA!!! VOTE SMART.... NOT SENILE!!!!!
Answer me this: why has a party who basically has a love affair with Ronald Regan (who was a celebrity in case you forgot) been painting Barack Obama as a "celebrity"?
You are a stupid simpleton, these conservatives make sense when they speak! Thats why they are elected, unlike the Al Franken's, and the other liberals you think are geniuses who the American public is sick of.
The facts are you scoff at Reagan, Thompson, Murphy, Bono, Grandy, and Schwarzenegger, because of there conservatism, you would never have run to interview them as some sort of expert in world affairs while they were conservative actors. The only way a conservative from Hollywood gets his message out is to run for office. Any liberal idiot can get his message out on CNN.
Right. Castigate the left wing Hollywood and then invite actors to run for your top ticket and get them to speak at your conventions. What does this tell us about GOP spin and sincerity too.
celebrity goes a long way in the gop
Buddy, are you stuck on stupid? How much do you get paid to ask these thought-provoking questions? Who are you anyway?
Perhaps it's because the kind of Republicans that you will find in Hollywood are the sort of people who would want to join the "establishment"/government, which is why some of them run for office and are successful. However, perhaps the kind of liberals and Democrats that (arguably) dominate Hollywood are the kind of people that would never dream of running for office – though they do support the same policies and values that the Democratic party does.