George Clooney (loser)

Sometimes, however rare, actors today tend to think they understand politics or that we care what their opinion is concerning global matters. While I appreciate the talent these people have and enjoy some of the work they do I can't help but marvel at the abject stupidity which plagues certain members of Hollywood's elite. During the introductory monologue by Jon Stewart when hosting the Oscars he joked that "The Oscars is really I guess the one night of the year when you can see all your favorite stars without having to donate any money to the Democratic Party. And it's exciting for the stars as well because it's the first time many of you have ever voted for a winner." Let me point out the truth and humor here.

Truth: "The Oscars is really I guess the one night of the year when you can see all your favorite stars without having to donate any money to the Democratic Party."

Humor:"And it's exciting for the stars as well because it's the first time many of you have ever voted for a winner."

That's good stuff that we can all giggle and laugh about. Something not as funny is what someone like George Clooney actually believes. He believes that entertainers, himself included, are some sort of hero or someone to be admired for more than their stagecraft. His acceptance speech was truly ridiculous and quite indicative of several Hollywood attitudes. While it would be admirable if what he said was true, it simply isn't. Some facts about the media and AIDS are readily available for anyone to read. I would have to say that the heroes with regard to AIDS or civil rights or anything else he attempted to take credit for are the people who actually paid the price and fought the fight. Hollywood may later shed some light on the subject from their point of view, and certainly cash in on the ideas or actions of someone else but they never lead the way. Guys like Clooney and Cruise are really starting to polarize Hollywood against what the perceived majority of America tends to believe. The other thing I don't understand is why all of these people (entertainers) are part of the Church of Scientology, is it trendy and cool? Perhaps they get more information than others, it would be worth researching.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Teddy Roosevelt