And they wonder why we don't care about what actors have to say about things

[RB TexLa]

More brilliance from an actor.



Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories and Whoopi Goldberg
July 20, 2009 by Mark Whittington


Search more Moon Hoax Mania Has First Hollywood Spokesperson
The conspiracy theory that the Apollo moon landings were a hoax, fake in a studio somewhere, has its first Hollywood celebrity proponent. According to Debbie Schlussel, Whoopi Goldberg announced her doubts on July 20th airing of The View.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1963976/moon_landing_conspiracy_theories_and.html

[Orrex]

1. But Whoopi's been on 10-Forward!

[MrModerate]

2. Well, people actually *do* care what actors have to say . . .

And so when one (reputedly -- I haven't seen the footage) says something stupid like this, it makes news. If you or I made such statements, it's unlikely to stir up the blogs.

Celebrity is power, whether it should be or not. Activist actors know that and spend their cred to the extent they choose.

Personally, since Goldberg has always appeared at least sane to me, I'm guessing she was vamping and filling time. Sort of her "marrying other species" moment.

[Jim Sagle]

3. Debbie Schlussel is not highly regarded here. She's a staunch Republican and a shrill warmonger.

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. Just for fun

http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicapollo.html

and this

http://www.ufocasebook.com/moon.html

[bluestateguy]

5. I stopped reading as soon as I saw the reference to Debbie Schlussel

She's like a lesser known Ann Coulter.

[RB TexLa]

6. must be lesser known, I've never heard of her.