Hollywood Unmasked
By now, most of you are probably aware of the new book by Ben Shapiro, Primetime Propaganda. The book and the associated video clips that are being released piecemeal over the coming days and weeks reveal a Hollywood that not only discriminates against anyone holding conservative ideas, but does so openly, proudly and unrepentantly, completely oblivious to the terrible irony of their position. The news that Hollywood tends to tilt leftward is not exactly a headline-maker, but even I was shocked by the smug, self-congratulatory tone as reported by Shapiro.
These men and women who preach inclusion and tolerance are more than happy to exclude anyone whose political philosophy deviates from their world view, even if politics are irrelevant to the projects in question. These wealthy beneficiaries of our capitalist system, who use the highest paid agents and lawyers to negotiate the absolute top dollar for their deals, have cast themselves in the role of the Everyman, looking out for the rights and protections of everyone, provided they stay on the ideological reservation. In the end, it seems a business all about ideas is open to everything but ideas.
These executives and self-appointed Guardians of the Good are the logical legacy of a virulent strain that has infected Hollywood ever since it found a hero in the mass-murdering Joseph Stalin; they are the ones who cheapen the memory of the Holocaust by pinning the Nazi label on anyone and anything that runs contrary to their views; they are the defenders of the rights of minorities and women, unless those minorities and women happen to hold ideas different from theirs, in which case the worst kinds of racism and misogyny are not only tolerated, but encouraged; they are the sentries against McCarthyism whose methods make the Senator from Wisconsin seem benign by comparison; and they are the pathetically self-deluded members of the privileged class who see themselves as warriors in some heroic struggle when, in fact, they are merely closed-minded purveyors of mass-market junk food.
To borrow a question from Joseph Welch of the Army-McCarthy hearings: “Have you no sense of decency?”
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Jun '10
Re: Hollywood Unmasked
Aaron Miller
... we must not allow ourselves to be bullied into false notions of politeness and remain silent when someone crosses a line. We must make it clear that the sort of hostile behavior which the Left has adopted as normal is unacceptable.
We are called to be gentle and patient. That does not mean apathetic to justice and truth. · Jun 5 at 10:30am
I agree entirely with you on this issue. Being a Christian does not mean being a doormat. More than that we are called to defend the Truth. We must meet the enemy on the battlefield and we must be willing to suffer for this cause.
Apr '11
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Douglas
Uh, no. Abolish the NEA Chair... along with the NEA. If you want Sajak in Washington, then give him a real job with a real purpose, not a useless dog and pony show on the taxpayer's dime. · Jun 5 at 11:43am
Well, duh, Douglas.
So when exactly can we expect the NEA to be abolished? If it must exist, wouldn't you rather have someone like Pat Sajak running the joint than Rocco Landesman?
That, and I was kidding, for heaven's sake.
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We're trying to get Ben Shapiro to do a podcast, Pat. What I wonder is, is there a list, and am I on it? I've tried in my 20 years in show business never to show even a morsel of personal political courage, but maybe it turns out that my appearances on Fox, the WSJ editorial page, and Ricochet that's exactly what I've been doing.
Sep '10
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Well, there you go Rob. Your reward for all those years of political mushiness: we all think of you as a RINO squish, and Hollywood thinks of you as a knuckle-dragging-throw-hand-grenades-at-the-poor-barefoot-and-pregnant-throw-out-the-bread-and-the-sweats-bible-thumping-fire-breathing-neo-conservative-middle-east-destabilizing-hater.
Pass the butter?
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There are actually three lists, and you're on each of them.
Jun '10
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Rob: That is great news about Ben Shapiro. Thanks for all the excellent content on your podcasts. We all really enjoy them and we learn a lot.
I heard Ben interviewed on Dennis Miller. A free clip is available here. I love his claim that he used his "Jew cloak" to get interviews. Very funny guy.