{"id":1008,"date":"2008-08-07T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T17:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2008-08-07T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-07T17:18:16","slug":"hollywoods-conservative-crybabies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1008","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood’s Conservative Crybabies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago the Washington Times published a story about beleaguered conservatives<\/a> in the entertainment industry. Just the fact that the story appeared in the Washington Times would normally be enough reason to laugh it off, but the article gets even funnier than one might imagine. It begins:<\/p>\n

“A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes, forming a loose-knit network of entertainers who share common beliefs like supporting U.S. troops and traditional American values […] The group, whose members call themselves “Friends of Abe”<\/em> after Abraham Lincoln [are they sure it’s not Vigoda?]<\/em>, was organized as an underground movement because of fears that prominent industry titans with outspoken liberal views would retaliate, said participants. They often were reluctant to name members of the group in interviews for fear it would hurt their careers.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To the extent that this shadowy conclave of rebels was willing to shed their reluctance to name names (behavior with which conservatives should be familiar), they thoroughly undermined their stated mission. Those courageous enough to step forward include some of Hollywood’s biggest stars:<\/p>\n