Good for him. Are Hollywood schmucks now worth your everlasting respect?

If so, I'll call you on the next one.

Who cares what a washed-up actor says?
Find a real foreign policy expert that agrees that lying about WMD as a pretext to invade a country to take its oil of good policy.
How can we win the hearts and minds of people we are torturing and killing? An estimated 250,000 Irai civilians are dead due to our invation. They were better off with Saddam.

The wife of the unnamed staff sergeant claimed there had been a "total breakdown" in the unit's discipline after it was pulled out of Falluja in early 2005.
"There were problems in Kilo company with drugs, alcohol, hazing [violent initiation games], you name it," she said. "I think it's more than possible that these guys were totally tweaked out on speed or something when they shot those civilians in Haditha."

The troops in Iraq have been ordered to take refresher courses on battlefield ethics, but a growing body of evidence from Haditha suggests the strain of repeated deployments in Iraq is beginning to unravel the cohesion and discipline of the combat troops.

Well, you know what they say, theres always at least one.

He is free to his opinions; I am free to mine. I really don't get why we care what a movie star thinks...

Yeah, I notice how Matt's not telling the Motorcycle Boy to keep his mouth shut and act (or box, whatever he's doing these days).

Guess it is OK for actors to talk about politics now.

It's called an "anomaly," have any of you far left wing kook fringe fanatics ever heard the term? That in and of itself makes it news.

"have any of you far left wing kook fringe fanatics ever heard the term."

A little friendly advice, CJ, when you're making a point, let it stand for itself. Trying to paint those who you disagree with as "kook fringe fanatics" just makes it look like you don't have a point that stands up on its own -- which, in this case, is true. Here's why:

For, oh, long time now, every time a liberal actor says something against Bush or a Republican, the mantra is "stick to acting, no one wants to hear what an actor's politics are."

Now that an actor speaks out in favor of Bush, that attitude completely dissipates.

Sure, it's an anomaly (though Fred Thompson, Vincent Gallo (seen Brown Bunny yet?), and Joel Silver are some right-leaning actors I can think of off the top of my head).

One thing it does expose is how many on the right don't rebut arguments, but attack the person making the argument in an attempt to discredit their argument through discrediting them (see your above post, swiftboat vets, the 2000 South Carolina primary, etc...).

Actually, don't listen to me. It's worked pretty damn well for the Republicans. Guess PT Barnum was right.

So an anomaly is more newsworthy than the status quo? That logic seems ass-backwards.

"Screw all them people who don't like him."

O.K., so now Hollywood actors' opinions COUNT, especially if they are:
1) For Bush;
2) Clearly poorly educated.

As Yoda would say, "Break me a frigging give".

Tom, you are exposing that conservative hypocrisy again! You need to go into bootcamp mentality and become a conservative ditto head or else you will be an "anomoly" too. CJ doesn't realize that conservatism is an anomoly also.

Mickey Rourke: "Screw all the people who don't like him."

Which is the MAJORITY of Americans. BTW: sign up for Iraq if you support this blood for oil war, toughguy.

Arnold, Gallo, Thompson, that guy who plays Frazier Crane . . . them I'd mention, ok maybe not the Frazier buy since he's into coke and underage lapdancers but . . . Mickey Rourke? Have any conservatives actually seen Wild Orchid or 9.5 Weeks?

Well, if you want the guy, he's yours, failed movie and boxing careers, soft-porn, body odor and all. Enjoy.

Thanks, Mickey. It sounds like all those punches that Sean Gibbons landed are doing all the talking. Can't wait for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 2.

Axis, how are your jihadist buddies doing in Canada?

Strange you think Conservatism is an "anomaly" when we have the legislative and executive branch and soon will have the judicial branch as well. If that's an "anomaly" I want more of it! Bwahahahaha!!!!

Oh and Tom, you haven't had a cogent thought since you came to this site.

CJ,

Read the comment buddy-boy, it was regarding an actor who is a conservative being an anomoly.

you have many "cogent" thoughts recently? LOL!!

"we have the legislative and executive branch and soon will have the judicial branch"

Yeah, November is going to go so well for the GOP . . . and what, you're going to take Delay up on his threat against the Judiciary?

"Oh and Tom, you haven't had a cogent thought since you came to this site."

Good one. Let me try and rebut it... let's see.

You are dumb.

Yeah, that's about the same level of argument. Though, you did use the word 'cogent,' so you might have the edge.

But, to restate my original argument. Liberal actors have been criticizing Bush and co. for years, only to be marginalized and ridiculed because they are actors (reminds me of the line from My Favorite Year: "You know Alan Swan." "The movie star?" "Well, he's beneath us." "Of course he's beneath us, he's an actor!").

But now Mickey Rourke (who I like as an actor, by the way, but has acted in some rather unseemly films -- include the "anti-catholic" Sin City; 91/2 weeks; Angel Hearts...) speaks in favor of Bush, and suddenly you are embracing an actor for his political views.

It's not about the "newsworthiness" of the story, it's about the hypocrisy of some on the right.

our "teen age liberal" needs to get caught up---his talking points are way old. "Blood for Oil" is so so yesterday. It sounded good, to the pinheads, but never meant anything, and still doesn't.

As for Mickey Rourke, if he were against Bush you all would be kissing his feet and touting him as a political savant.

Merely being a movie star is no basis for political wisdom. On either side.

BTW, I was reading an interview with Candice Bergen, who commented that when Tom Selleck was cast opposite her on Boston Legal, her liberal friends asked how she could possibly work with someone "so right-wing". It made me wonder how many openly conservative actors have been cut out of acting jobs purely due to their political views. This alone makes me admire actors who have the courage to go against the liberal control of Hollywood. For that alone, I say kudos to Mickey.

But try to keep up, libs---his job gives him no special political knowledge, any more than Babs or Sarandon or Clooney or any of your idols, who conveniently spout the kind of pap that keeps them from being blackballed in their industry.
Courage?? or appeasement??? Nothing works like sucking up to the boss, and if the boss is a hard-core Bush hater, then grab that microphone and speechify. Call it job security, not political courage.

You're right, it's just blood for nothing since we've been unable to get those Iraqi oil wells producing enough to pay for anything, much less the reconstruction of Iraq. As for a "liberal bias" in Hollywood, that's pretty specious considering that the production companies are big corporations who love Republicans, but don't let reality get in the way of your stereotyping.

But we're talking about actors here, aren't we.

Patrick Stewart, that's a damn fine actor!

Almaranta,

So how many generals do you think are in teh same business of sucking up for job security, it seems a lot of them seem to sing different tunes once they aren't responsible for Der Leader allowing Iraq to decend into civil war.

"This alone makes me admire actors who have the courage to go against the liberal control of Hollywood. For that alone, I say kudos to Mickey."

On this, I will agree with you, Almiranta. Though, I'm not willing to say there's any sort of blacklisting going on, but I think there's probably an attitude by SOME, that right-wingers are a different creature that inspire questions of intrigue when rumors surface of their appearance on a hollywood lot.

The Rightwing can have Mickey, a man who has clearly taken too many blows to his head. The Left will take the Chicks. Peace

Axis, pretty short posts. Hope you aren't paid just on word count.

"This alone makes me admire actors who have the courage to go against the liberal control of Hollywood. For that alone, I say kudos to Mickey.

I can agree, too. Excepth I'm not sure Mickey Rourke is an actor!

Mickey Rourke? Hmm... few questions...

1. Would you loan him 100 bucks?
2. Would you let him babysit your kids?
3. Would you take his advice?

Micky Rourke, the brain trust of the Hollywood conservative elite. LOL!

Micky Rourke has now replaced Bo Derek as the brain trust of the Hollywood conservative elit.

I much prefer Gary Sinise as a Hollywood conservative over an over-acting nut case like Mickey Rourke.

You forgot the accompanying picture! Here's one.

http://a.movies.com/i/features/carpetburn/rourke_g_frazerharrison.jpg

God bless you Mickey. Thank God that not all hollywood actors are a bunch of nuts. God bless our brave troops and God Bless President George W. Bush, the greatest president in american history.

God bless you Mickey. Thank God that not all hollywood actors are a bunch of nuts. God bless our brave troops and God Bless President George W. Bush, the greatest president in american history.

Amen, Brother! I hereby issue a call to all true believers to support me in nominating George W. Bush to be our King and ascendant Saviour in these times of great terror. The War On Terror is merely God's will, and those who can't see it for what it is shall surely burn in hell with the Muslims, Hindus, and all other non-believers in Christ the Lord.

And how exactly will Jesus look at people who interpret the Bible as a support for fear mongering, intolerance, greed, and disrespect for human life?

Who is to say that your interpretation is correct? And how do you validate your view over mine in how the bible is interpreted?

I can believe in the constitution, and th bill of rights, but if I am interpreting it wrong I will pay a price.

I can find a flipflop for everything in the Bible. "Turn the other cheek" or "Eye for an eye"

Personally, I am going to bank on God & Jesus being all loving, all caring, and blessed are the poor, and let's help those who cannot help themselves etc... (and not with Weapons & War)

The Bible has great passages, but also can be misinterpreted, and usually by those who are trying to pursue their own interests rather than Gods.

I do believe the world would be a much better place if people simply cared fir every soul as much as they cared for their own. Instead, we've turned into a society that holds a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other.

If supporting violence, greed & intolerance is part of the Bible then count me out... I'll go with my own version of God, and we'll see what happens in another life.

Judge not lest yee be judged yourselves.

And how exactly will Jesus look at people who interpret the Bible as a support for fear mongering, intolerance, greed, and disrespect for human life?

Who is to say that your interpretation is correct? And how do you validate your view over mine in how the bible is interpreted?

I can believe in the constitution, and th bill of rights, but if I am interpreting it wrong I will pay a price.

I can find a flipflop for everything in the Bible. "Turn the other cheek" or "Eye for an eye"

Personally, I am going to bank on God & Jesus being all loving, all caring, and blessed are the poor, and let's help those who cannot help themselves etc... (and not with Weapons & War)

The Bible has great passages, but also can be misinterpreted, and usually by those who are trying to pursue their own interests rather than Gods.

I do believe the world would be a much better place if people simply cared fir every soul as much as they cared for their own. Instead, we've turned into a society that holds a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other.

If supporting violence, greed & intolerance is part of the Bible then count me out... I'll go with my own version of God, and we'll see what happens in another life.

Judge not lest ye be judged yourselves.

And how exactly will Jesus look at people who interpret the Bible as a support for fear mongering, intolerance, greed, and disrespect for human life?

Who is to say that your interpretation is correct? And how do you validate your view over mine in how the bible is interpreted?

I can believe in the constitution, and th bill of rights, but if I am interpreting it wrong I will pay a price.

I can find a flipflop for everything in the Bible. "Turn the other cheek" or "Eye for an eye"

Personally, I am going to bank on God & Jesus being all loving, all caring, and blessed are the poor, and let's help those who cannot help themselves etc... (and not with Weapons & War)

The Bible has great passages, but also can be misinterpreted, and usually by those who are trying to pursue their own interests rather than Gods.

I do believe the world would be a much better place if people simply cared fir every soul as much as they cared for their own. Instead, we've turned into a society that holds a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other.

If supporting violence, greed & intolerance is part of the Bible then count me out... I'll go with my own version of God, and we'll see what happens in another life.

Judge not lest yee be judged yourselves.

I like his movies, but in real life Rourke is a woman beating lunatic. He is a white Mike Tyson.

Wasn't this the same discussion board that said actors had no business making political comments? Or was that just when they were critical of the president?

Strange you think Conservatism is an "anomaly" when we have the legislative and executive branch and soon will have the judicial branch as well. If that's an "anomaly" I want more of it! Bwahahahaha!!!!

Say this again in December after you have lost the house and possibly the senate and all your GOP executives are under investigation and impeachment is under way...

"considering that the production companies are big corporations who love Republicans...."

What drug you on, Maimonides? Nearly all the major studios are headed by leftists.

"the production companies are big corporations who love Republicans, but don't let reality get in the way of your stereotyping."

My God, what hallucinogenic drug are you on, Maimonides? The heads of nearly all the major studios are leftists.

"Say this again in December after you have lost the house and possibly the senate and all your GOP executives are under investigation and impeachment is under way..."

Say THAT again in December after your leftist anti-American party loses again.

Mickey Rourke turned down leads in "Rainman", "the Untouchables", "Beverly Hills Cop","Silence of the Lambs", and "48 Hours", while agreeing to star in "Wild Orchids" a soft-core porn flick. His entourage included some o the Hell's Angels, Tupac Shakur, and John Gotti. With that kind of judgement, it doesn't surprise me that he's a Bush supporter!

What drug you on, Maimonides? Nearly all the major studios are headed by leftists.

-- That makes sense, since 75% of America or more is on the left of you wingnuts

Enjoy it while it lasts because when it starts to go, its going to come crashing down faster than you can imagine, just like a big pile of manure

Poor, poor, pathetic axis of ignorance, still convinced that "75% of America is on the left..." Which is why, I am sure, Bush got a majority of the vote in 2004.

Or do you convert the 50-plus percent American to Canadian? In which case I guess you could claim it was really only 25%.

Fact is, axis, your own country got fed up with the liberal twaddle that made it a sanctuary for terrorists (who, by the way, would not be lenient toward you just because you are a lefty---you are still an infidel and deserving of nothing but death) and suffering a failing economy and being, in general, the butt of jokes about what happens to a once-good country that has fallen apart.

Now your dollar is getting stronger, your government is arresting terrorists (who brag about hating Canada in much the same way you brag about hating America) and effort are being made to correct the damage done by liberalism.

No wonder your panties are in a twist. No wonder you have to come here (uninvited, I might add) to dump on this country. You and your liberal fellow travelers must be in a right tizzy, being so rejected and ridiculed and so on. Not a surprise. But you don't get no respect here, either.....

What does Mickey mean when he says "Screw all them people...". Shouldn't it be "Screw all THOSE people"?
Matt and Mark, shouldn't you be railing on about the "Good English Only" amendment to the Constitution?

Now that Mickey Rourke has come out in favor of Bush, the evangelicals and Mark and Matt can go out and rent "9 1/2 Weeks," where Mickey does some decidely unchristian and unrepublican things with Kim Basinger, and not feel bad about it! Go for it, boys!

Ha ha ha ha! I L-O-V-E all this witty satire. Mickey Rourke is a big Bush lover! Rich!

Keep up the great work. Maybe you'll get a gig on SNL or JOn Stewart. Or maybe you'll get hired by one of those big con-SER-vative humor shows, like, um, well...I'm sure there's something...

Nice job, "Blogs for Bush"!