It doesn’t really surprise me that Hollywood is thought of as liberal. After all, if you’re going to whore around Tinsel Town snorting cocaine off of other people’s body parts, the last thing you need is a conservative writing laws or enforcing them. Besides, with the paparazzi hiding in your bushes, watching your every move, you don’t need Big Brother breathing down your neck too.
What does surprise me is that whenever an actor goes into politics, they seem to jump on the GOP bandwagon. The Politico explains:
Fred Thompson, the “Law & Order” actor and former senator from Tennessee, has moved beyond pondering a bid for the White House and begun assembling the nucleus of a campaign should he decide to run, according to people involved in the effort.
Thompson has not yet decided to seek the Republican presidential nomination. But “he is getting more serious every day,” said an adviser familiar with Thompson’s plans.
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If Thompson runs, he’s likely to stress his willingness to take on the biggest issues, including nuclear proliferation and the entitlement crisis, advisers said. “People are disappointed that for the last two presidencies – almost 20 years now – we’ve seen people not held accountable and a cavalier attitude toward basic governmental responsibilities,” said the person who has talked to Thompson.
Maybe the Law & Order role went to his head. Maybe never being recognized in your favorite restaurant will drive you to the end of the political spectrum that induces you to meddle in the politics of piss-poor Central American countries. Or maybe there’s just something irrestible about leveraging what is undoubtedly the most sought after kind of recognition in this country to try and gain some actual power. Hm, I wonder if this means that Tila Tequila has a shot at becoming the second female President?
Probably not. If assholes like this really had any of that celebrity recognition that was worth leveraging, they wouldn’t have to run for office. Mind you, that doesn’t really explain the Governator — but who really can explain the motivations of anyone who is descended from Nazi war criminals and got their big break prancing around in a Spedo?