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Post by annabelleleigh on Sept 18, 2008 10:44:25 GMT -5
In case this "news" came across your e-mail in a Google alert, here's the real story: A conservative blog with the puzzling name of "Talk Sugar" has suddenly posted a list of actors it says are undermining the Iraqi war effort by endorsing an anti-war petition to Congress. VDO is named as a signatory (along with a wide variety of entertainers, from Melissa Gilbert to Tim Robbins to Carl Reiner.) Further investigation reveals that -- according to MoveOn.org -- VDO did sign such a petition years ago, when Saddam Hussein was still in power and American forces had not yet invaded Iraq. civic.moveon.org/artistswinwithoutwar//Additional research into donor lists shows VDO's wife, Carin van der Donk, to be a modest financial contributor to MoveOn.org. AL |
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Post by Patcat on Sept 18, 2008 11:39:39 GMT -5
Oh, don't get me started....
Calm yourself Patcat, your blood pressure won't stand it (g)
Patcat
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Post by Moonbeam on Sept 18, 2008 19:49:24 GMT -5
And like any of us weren't opposed to the war. What is it with these people?
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Post by dragonsback on Sept 19, 2008 5:29:08 GMT -5
VDO undermining any effort is a leap of credibility. The man is a lump, physically and politically. He has no record of activism, and even came late to the WGA party (REALLY late).
If he were a factor in undermining the so-called War Effort , I'd applaud. D'Onofrio is not stalwart, beyond his roles. We enjoy his acting. Full stop.
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Post by Patcat on Sept 19, 2008 11:12:51 GMT -5
When it comes to supporting political causes, actors are damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they do, they risk being labeled--as Mr. D'Onofrio was by this blogger--as underminers of America or even worse by people who disagree with their stance. If they don't, they're accused of not caring about anything beyond their own careers.
Some actors, like George Clooney and the late Charlton Heston (to take two examples from opposite sides of the political spectrum), express their political views and accept the fallout. Other, whether because they feel they lack the knowledge or shouldn't try to influence others, don't publicly get involved.
We have no idea what causes Mr. D'Onofrio supports in his private life. I've read an interview earlier this year when he said he was a Hillary Clinton supporter, and I've seen reports where he attended a benefit for a cause his wife supports. As far as the WGA strike is concerned, Mr. D'Onofrio may have been involved in ways we don't know about. There may have been work or personal issues that kept him from being involved in a public role. There were plenty of actors who didn't appear on the WGA picket lines.
A person is entitled to opinions and to express them. A person is also entitled to have opinions and not express them.
Patcat
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fuzzytweetie
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Post by fuzzytweetie on Sept 23, 2008 22:02:12 GMT -5
Whatever his position, it's his business, not ours. He doesn't care what I think, he doesn't even know I exist. If he wasn't a public figure, he'd be in the same boat I'm in. Let the man be, he has the right to SOME privacy. He won't influence my vote and he shouldn't influence any one else's. I may or may not agree with him but, we all have rights to our own opinions.
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Post by maherjunkie on Sept 28, 2008 13:59:43 GMT -5
If he signed the position, he took action. He doesn't have to take to the streets to participate. Sometimes I wonder about some of us "fans".
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