++ [ originally posted by Andy
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Even these dumbshits in Hollywood who don't have a clue what goes on in the world have joined the Anti-Bush bandwagon. Not to mention this new "Rock Against Bush" Album that was made just to make money.
What I find interesting in all of that, is that Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry in general is part of the tax-bracket that ususally gets coddled by the Republicans to begin with.
And I don't think that its a case of them not knowing, I think that its more or less they've come to a point in their lives, be it financially, mentally, or spiritually, that they can now speak out against what they perceive as injustices and not have to worry about ramifications. Its very easy to speak out in a controversial tone when you've already achieved everything in life that you've set out to do. No such thing as bad publicity. However, if they overstep their bounds, it might, and I stress might, damage their reputation.
Bruce Springsteen has never been for the Republicans, going back to the early 80's when Reagan was in office. Eddie Vedder, whose opinions I would view with more substance than any other celebrity out there, has been anti-Republican for as long as I can remember. Its when the J-Lo's and Ben Affleck's, whose nose is so far up Kerry's Ass he can see what Kerry had for lunch the other day, decide to speak up, and they readily admit that they didn't even vote in 2000, that I take those views with a whole barrel of salt.