Jon Voight Has (Stupid) Opinions
July 29th, 2008 by Evil Beet
Is there anything more wonderful than when totally unqualified celebrities weigh in on matter that are actually important? Jon “Angelina’s Dad” Voight may not be able to have a relationship with any of his six grandchildren, because of what a psychopath he’s been toward Angelina in the past, but that’s not going to stop him from spewing vile political nonsense in the Op-Ed pages of the Washington Post. I don’t talk politics on this site a lot, because I’m probably more informed about the exact shape of Lindsay Lohan’s labia than I am about politics (I can draw it from memory now!), but I have to say I think Mr. Voight crossed one hell of a line with this scathing, presumptuous epistolary. I mean, I don’t know much about Senator Obama’s platform, but I have a feeling he doesn’t plan to create a socialist America. Plus, any established actor who read the script for National Treasure 2 and thought to himself, “Yes, this is something I want to be a part of” clearly needs to rethink all of his opinions.
Some quotes:
Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant white and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama will run this country in their mindset.
The Democratic Party, in its quest for power, has managed a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure in a man who falls short in every way. It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.
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If Mr. Obama had his way, he would have pulled our troops from Iraq years ago and initiated an unprecedented bloodbath, turning over that country to the barbarianism of our enemies. With what he has openly stated about his plans for our military, and his lack of understanding about the true nature of our enemies, there’s not a cell in my body that can accept the idea that Mr. Obama can keep us safe from the terrorists around the world, and from Iran, which is making great strides toward getting the atomic bomb. And while a misleading portrait of Mr. Obama is being perpetrated by a media controlled by the Democrats, the Obama camp has sent out people to attack the greatness of Sen. John McCain, whose suffering and courage in a Hanoi prison camp is an American legend.
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This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way.
All together now: Shut up, Jon Voight!
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@ Ellie – NOBAMA – Luv it.
d.
Um, first, fuck off you dirty whore.
Second, your perception is quite retarded if you got the impression that I’ve been concerned w/how I come off. Duh. Go back and re-read my flowing words. You’ll see I was actually insulting a person or two.
Again. Scurry off you little rascal. Daddy needs a warm place to put his……..ahem….hand.
I : heart : JohnsNoLongerHere!!
You are my hero!
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JohnsNoLongerHere:
Please – keep writing. You’re just highlighting all the reasons why lucid Americans have no interest in an Obama presidency.
For those who are interested, take a look at this site:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/07/021127.php
Lots of people like to think that the Hollywood crowd is open-minded and welcoming of diverse thought. What is happening to these actors and artists is just as much of a shame as the blacklist that happened in the 1950s.
Take care, all.
d.
d:
interesting article. thanks for including the link.
i graduated from oberlin college and found that censorship was given credence by the term politically correct or it’s negative as in: you can’t say that, it’s “politically incorrect.” it was politicaly incorrect of mr voight to point out what he views as problems with obama’s campaign. he should be silenced…. really? wow, not according to my consititution. the same way it was politically correct to go along with the bush administration’s war in iraq after 9/11, god forbid we question the authority of the government. (my nephew will be going on his 4th tour as an army ranger in september, so we frequently question mr bush around here.)
there are assholes on both sides and they are remarkably similar in almost every personality characteristic, only their ideology is changed. the extremes of both sides seem to embrace the first amendment only if it is convenient.
democrat or republican, i’ve never understood why so many people are afraid to actually stop, listen and absorb another person’s point of view. are your beliefs really so fragile that they can’t be questioned? do you have nothing to learn from anyone else? do you really know it all?
obama isn’t the next great hope of the nation. he is a man and only a man. granted a man with a tremendous p.r. machine. he is selling “change because we can and i’m not sure exactly what we’ll change into, but could it really be worse than what we’ve got now?”
mccain isn’t the anti-christ or a sainted war veteran. he too is only a man with nowhere near the pr machine of his counterpart. he is selling “if it’s not broken, and i don’t think it is, let’s not fix it. let’s all stay comfortable in our insulated bubble, just like we like it.”
the question is, what load of bs will you buy in november? will it be continued higher gas prices or higher taxes, because the one thing i think we can all agree upon is that we’ll all have to pay in the end.
It is refreshing to hear comments like this from someone that has been involved in Hollywoood entertainment for several decades. It is so very different from the trite and phony platitudes that usually dribbles out of the mouths of the people that think they have some moral authority and that people that disagree with them are ignorant or uninformed. Not to be too cynical, all politicians say what they think will get them elected and right or wrong is not of much importance. Democrats and Republicans alike. But if anyone believes that the change that Obama is proposing is in line with the ideals, beliefs, morals and economic system that has made this country, with all its warts, flaws, and screw ups, the greatest experiment and success in the history of the world to this point. Following an empty suit is not the way to go.
I agree 100% with JLM!! I applaud Jon Voight, he is one Hollywood personality who has done his homework and knows what he is talking about!!!! Everyone should “really” take the time to research Obama and what he is all about, you will see, that if he wins the election, our country is in A LOT OF TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
S
By the way Osama Obama is not black!! He’s 50/50, so I can say he’s white. Who cares anyway. I\m from Chicago and he hasnt done dick there!! Rev Wright is not a racist either! We just watched sound bites! lol
I love how the Internet has given ill informed bloggers a place to voice their opinions.
Go Jon
You people are brain washed Right Wing idiots!
Now that Obama is in the White House our country is finally heading in the proper direction people around the world love him and you conservative Right Wing nut jobs can’t stand it!
You Repubs can go F#$ck yourselves
Kent