Clooney relishes 'traitor' attacks for questioning US policy

[rodeodance]

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Clooney relishes 'traitor' attacks for questioning US policy

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LONDON (AFP) - US actor and director George Clooney says he was proud to be denounced as unpatriotic for questioning US policy because he wanted to be on "the right side of history".


Interviewed on BBC television's Newsnight about his latest films "Syriana" and "Good Night, and Good Luck," Clooney said that not only did he accept the right to be attacked for his views but he even relished them.

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"I want to be on that deck of cards. And I want to be able to say that they boycotted my films... I want to be able to say I was on the cover of a magazine called a 'traitor,'" he said.

"I'm proud of those because those were badges of honor for me because that was when you did it when it was hard to do," the actor and director said.......

[Synnical]

1. That's nice, but I'd like to hear a Congress Critter say the same thing

[BenDavid]

9. I agree 100% and

we need the Democrats to start walking tall and carrying a big stick and hell from another post earlier, I see that when Senator Clinton called this the most corrupt administration in history and gave this administration a verbal spanking, hell her favorability rating went up 4 points.....

[Pachamama]

56. I think Clooney would make a great Congress Critter...

Cute too... :hi:

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. I'm 37 years old, and up until now I've never had an "idol".

But Clooney is it. He's everything that I aspire to be. Everything. He's an amazing guy.

[henslee]

32. He sure is an amazing guy. And do you notice how he is never

uncomfortable? He is always in the moment, having a good time, quick with a joke, calling it like it is. He wears "it" very well, "it" being the trappings of fame, activism, money. He's just a real dude.

[calimary]

48. I LOVE George Clooney. When I was still working I had the exquisite

pleasure of interviewing him. What a charming man. He's good to his fans. He's eloquent, has a LOT to say, and all of it making perfect sense. He's intelligent, very well-informed, genuinely compassionate, and unafraid.

Yeah, I can see how you'd take him on as an idol. I do, too. He's a Hero and a Patriot. And btw, "Good Night and Good Luck" would get my vote for Best Picture, if I had a vote. It said the most important things this year. By far. I wish nothing but good things for George Clooney. I hope he becomes a towering presence in filmdom.

[MichiganVote]

3. That pretty boy can question anything he wants

[Ouabache]

18. that pretty boy has got plenty of smarts from what I can see

Saw him on Larry King not too long ago. articulate and smart.

[Frank Cannon]

21. I've seen him on Charlie Rose a couple of times

He and Viggo Mortensen are two of the most articulate liberal/progressive voices there are in Hollywood. They both know their shit and are not afraid to talk about it.

[Frank Cannon]

20. "Pretty boy"? Did you see "Good Night, and Good Luck"?

Clooney ain't no pretty boy. He's a damn good, smart, gutsy filmmaker. Plenty of substance there, I assure you.

[MichiganVote]

23. I think you're taking my remark a little too seriously Frank...

[Frank Cannon]

39. I'm sorry, Michigan

My :sarcasm: meter needs a new battery!

[MichiganVote]

42. :) That's ok. Been known to do that myself.

[calimary]

49. But you've gotta admit, he IS rawther pretty.

Mighty easy on the eyes, that one. Continuing through the years. I'll certainly keep looking. :headbang:

[spag68]

4. clooney

I've followed his career for a long while and he seems to be as real a person as an actor can be. By the way if you have a chance, listen to his aunts old music. she was terrific

[spag68]

7. spag68

I would like to add that my wife says if she were younger and single she would do him. I don't blame her.

[allisonthegreat]

14. gotta love Clooney...

~end of message~

[phylny]

16. I'm old and married, and I'd STILL do him.

Unfortunately, he would NOT do me ;)

[etherealtruth]

24. That's the sad story for me ...

I'm just glad for an active imagination O8) or perhaps this is more accurate :evilgrin:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

54. I'm old and married, and a straight male...

...and I'd do him, just because he's a hell of a guy.

And because anybody who Bill O'Really hates that much must be all right.

[colorado_ufo]

58. The pillow talk alone

would make for an evening that would last a lifetime!

[wildeyed]

19. I would only need to be single.

I will never be too old.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[leftchick]

26. she isn't the only one

welcome to DU spag68! :hi:

[GCP]

36. Welcome to DU, spag!

:toast::hi:

[hwmnbn]

37. Welcome to DU, spag 68 .....

that goes for your wife too. :hi:

[Danmel]

41. ME too!

I always thought he was physically attractive, but now he's just totally attractive.

[colorado_ufo]

59. A big welcome to DU, spag68!

[mopinko]

29. his aunt's music

a lot of people have never heard the many recordings she did for kids. but she did a lot of them, and i loved them. they had the class and professionalism that she always had, and that glorious voice, but the best part was that incredible joy that oozed out of every note.

[hvn_nbr_2]

38. Who's his aunt? Rosemary Clooney? Just a guess because that's...

the only Clooney I can think of. I don't follow show biz, but I do like what I know about George Clooney.

[Frank Cannon]

40. Indeed, she is

George's first cousin and lifelong buddy (Rosemary's son) is Miguel Ferrer, who plays Dr. Garrett Macy on "Crossing Jordan" but is probably best known as the hilariously bellicose FBI coroner from the classic "Twin Peaks".

Of course, George's uncle was also the great actor Jose Ferrer.

Lot of talent in that family.

[calimary]

52. And one of his cousins is Debbie Boone.

She of "You Light Up My Life" fame. Daughter of crooner/weirdo/Xtian proselytizer-cum-leather-wearer Pat. Married Gabriel Ferrer, Miguel's brother. They're still together.

Did you ever see Al Franken's short-lived sitcom "Lateline"? We never heard of it til we saw it on sale as a DVD package. HUGELY funny. About a network news/interview program like a "Nightline," and the newsroom stuff that went on behind the scenes. Franken was one of the correspondents. Miguel Ferrer was the executive producer. Did a hilarious job. And his mom, Rosemary Clooney, appeared on one episode - he drummed, she sang. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!!

:toast:

[OzarkDem]

55. Some wild stories

Miguel was interviewed a few years back and he talked about some of the pranks he and George used to pull at family parties.

When all the relatives were outside or in the other room, they would take everyone's cameras and take photos of their private parts (moon shots, I guess) then put the camera back in place. Grandma, aunt or whomever would then later develop the film and see the pics that George and Miguel left for them.

Naughty boys, I bet their family gatherings were fun.

[calimary]

50. Totally. One of the classics.

I loved her stuff - that was my dad's kind of music. Grew up with her, Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat "King" Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald.

[kestrel91316]

53. I knew his aunt Rosemary a little, but never got the chance to meet

George himself..........sigh. A good friend of mine has known him since he was a kid.

I have met his dad, Nick, a couple of times. A very nice man also, did the news here in LA for a while, then went back to KY and recently ran (and lost) for Congress as a Dem.

They are good people.

[Ecumenist]

5. Congratulations, George...

And may there be hundreds of thousands and millions of us who join this illustrious club membership:patriot:

[RoyGBiv]

6. Speaking of Clooney ...

I watched Three Kings the other night. It was the first time I had seen it since I had mistakenly thought this to be some sort of remake of Kelley's Heroes.

This movied messed with my head in a big way. I hated the ending -- thought it was absurdly contrived -- and some of it was pretty stupid in its use of plot devices, but it was a good film...gave me mental whiplash from the constant changes from abject horror to thought provoking situations to farce.

And through the whole thing I just kept thinking, over and over, "We have totally fucked these people."

[progressivebydesign]

8. I'm not someone very interested in celebs, but he's so real.

I usually pity celebrities because fame is a prison. Clooney seems to travel effortlessly through fame, and comes out looking and sounding so real. I appreciate anyone who has the nation's ear speaking out against this corrupted administration. Wish he'd run for prez. The guy has the mind of Murrow, the suave of Cary Grant, and the face of an angel.

[Skittles]

10. OMG HE THINKS JUST LIKE I DO

I want history to show - via entities like DU - that NOT ALL OF US WERE FOOLED.

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

11. if we don't think fast there will be no one here to read about "history"

And I'm dead serious-

This planet is going down hard if we don't figure out a way to concentrate our efforts on
preserving what's left of the polluted environment,
preserving the food chain,
preserving out oxygen supply (rain forrest),
and figuring out how to feed 6.6 billion people--

...but instead we mess around with stupid territory/religious/ conflicts--terrorism-WMD's-

The money we waste on wars- the energy we expend on propaganda to make the other "team" look bad-
Is this really fully representative of the human potential?
"Taking" to impress ourselves and our friends?

History will be read by no one if we don't get up and take a stand against
those who would harm and exploit to further their greedy desires to get "more".

[staticstopper]

13. I agree totally!

please read my wild idea.


New Temporary Political Party

Here is the platform:

To bring to a stop all social wedge issues that currently distract the American people. No pro or con legislation written nor debated by our national Senators and Reps. (if they would bother, it would be nice to quickly make it illegal to spy without notice) and insist that they work to accomplish the following two goals.

The Two Goals

We must, on a national level, fix 2 huge problems, 1) protecting our lands and atmosphere as much as possible and implement a non-military system to rescue victims of further hurricanes, large violent attacks and contagions, 2) stop the deaths of our soldiers, contract workers, and the deaths of so-called “collateral damage victims” by badly planned foreign policy.

Social wedge issues are now used, (wittingly or unwittingly), by certain powerful people in both major parties to keep their jobs in politics alive or from a learned misguided cart before the horse thing...while America withers. I do not judge their deeper motives.
...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2479893

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

22. Great idea-peoplelike you who care are getting innovative! very inspiring!

solutions are out there!!--- keep everyone updated as it evolves!

[Historic NY]

12. He has been filming in an adjacent town for his new movie........

has all the women swooning, their out their with baby carriages and all waiting to see him.

http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/02/24/st.html

[phylny]

17. Yes, someone I knew met him this week.

She said, "If you think he's gorgeous in a picture, it's NOTHING compared to how gorgeous he is in person."

Reminds me of another person I knew who met him in the midwest. Her words still stick with me: "He smells like a god."

Heh.

[fujiyama]

15. I saw him on Larry King

and he seems like a very smart person.

He made it clear that calling someone a traitor for dissenting with the government's policy is very un American and can lead to a dangerous path.

Oh, and I definetely recommend Good Night and Good Luck. A greet film. I have yet to catch Syriana...Hope to sometime...maybe this weekend.

[chat_noir]

25. The Guardian: If only George Clooney would run for president.

snip

Clooney has one divorce in his background, but no scandal beyond clipping David O Russell round the ear on the set of Three Kings, which is the kind of thing that plays well in the Red states - much like shooting lawyers in the face. His youthful indiscretions pale against the current incumbent's binge-drinking, DUI convictions, perpetual bailings-out, not to mention draft-dodging.

http://film.guardian.co.uk/patterson/story/0,,1717051,00.html


love it! :evilgrin:

[pookieblue]

35. I was just thinking that he should run for Prez....

I know that I'd vote for him.

[cascadiance]

46. I'm sure some RW tabloid will try to manufacture a scandal on him...

... like speculating what he might have done with J-Lo in the trunk of that car while filming "Out of Sight"...

Though it probably won't get it this year with the Academy Awards next weekend, I still think of "Good Night, and Good Luck" as best picture for this year in my book!

I hope that film is given some award (perhaps him as surprise Director or the like), so that he can show Michael Moore how to give a REAL profound contentious Academy Awards speech that would make * and the other *bots skin crawl!

[fshrink]

27. Being called a traitor by a bunch of cowards.

That's an old story. Clooney does the right thing. Obviously he doesn't have the "WH stuff".

[tinfoilinfor2005]

28. Mah Hayr!

Love the man!!

[farmbo]

30. Come back to Ohio, Dude, and run for senate in 2010!

How much fun would that be?...Runnin' smack on these numbnuts from the well!

:bounce:

[lebkuchen]

31. Has he been on the cover of Vanity Fair yet?

He's actually someone who deserves to be there.

[lovuian]

33. You go Clooney!!! Loved Syriana got to the heart of the issue

Money and power!!!

[goforit]

34. Clooney...I love you...not for your body but for your conscience ofcourse.

Rock on sweetheart!!!

[brentspeak]

43. Guy has a lot ot guts

Was seriously injured on the "Syriana" set. Actually had his brain's dural layer cracked; he's had cerebrospinal fluid leaking from his nose for months. But he's still in there, working, not slowing down.

Someone like Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity would be sitting in bed at home, moaning to themselves.

[Shelor]

44. I guess traitor now equals patriot

[cascadiance]

47. Funny how you substitute an r for a p, reshuffle letters, and "patriot"...

becomes "traitor", and both words can be used to create a "riot"!

[Raine]

61. Seems like patriot equals traitor

as far the chimp MISadministration is concerned.

[retread]

45. He should run for office. He has the 'Deep South' vote locked up. Because

he is a member of the "Soggy Bottom Boys."

[sundancekid]

51. “Seduce my mind and you can have my body,find my soul & I'm yours forever"

boy, howdy, most women I know believe Clooney is the poster boy for that quotation ...
yea, me too, with boots on (with or without brokeback mountain)

Clooney
:yourock:

[OKthatsIT]

57. Alright Comrade Clooney!

Here's to the Fightin Irish and Highland Scots!

[Raine]

60. Cheers to Clooney

an American patriot! :patriot:

[free4now]

62. Can the man be any more perfect?

O8) :applause: :applause: :applause: