What do you think about the actors in the 9/11 ABC Clinton bashing movie?

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ABC = All Because of Clinton.

I just happened to catch a glimpse of a picture of one of the actors on the Clinton bashing movie and I thought a little less of the actor because he was involved with this fraud. Maybe it's not a coincidence that the same guy, Harvey Keitel, played the role of the Freemason in "National Treasure."

I'm just wondering why any actor with any awareness of the lies that this Administration has spread, and which is bringing this country down to its knees, would be involved with a project which continues to feed the public with misinformation?

[jus_the_facts]

1. $$$$$$$$ first and foremost probably....

...second...I guess he hates taxes too..most people in show buisness don't know what it's like to live down here with us *little po'people* :shrug:

....I never cared for him anyway he's one f'ugly mofo. :nopity:

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2. "How about now?"

National Treasure is one of my comfort movies, but I think that Keitel may have fucked that up. I use to love that scene when he looks at the FBI agent who just told him that someone had tipped them off that the Declaration of Independence was going to be stolen, but they didn't find the information credible. Keitel has that deadpan face of his and says, "How about now?"

[LostinVA]

3. Harvey Kietel is a domestic abuser

He treated Lorraine Bracco horribly -- he controlled her physically and emotionally, and physically harmed her while she was pregnant. I always got a creepo vibe off of him anyway, but she's recently come out with a bunch of stuff after years of therapy and treatment for depression, so screw 'em. This is just the icing on that cake for me.

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4. You learn a lot about actors, by the roles they play. Don't you?

Look at Mel Gibson. Always looking for a good cause to go postal -- in his movies, anyways.

[LostinVA]

5. Yeah -- and alot of Christ Imagery in many of his movies

Including crucifixion imagery -- weird!!!!

[Lerkfish]

14. Blaming actors for the movies they appear in is stretching it a bit.

Actors are paid to believably deliver the words of others.
sort of like Bush, only he's lousy at it.

:)

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16. But then, wouldn't the reverse be true too?

If it were all objective, then we wouldn't find actors, like Mel Gibson, seeking roles that amplify their own beliefs?

Anyway, I'm ready to give Keitel the benefit of the doubt based on what I've read:

Mr. Ben-Veniste said he did, however, approve of the casting. “I like Harvey Keitel,” he said of the actor who plays John O’Neil, the onetime F.B.I. counterterrorism expert who died in the attacks. “I liked him in ‘Mean Streets.’ I’m a fan.”

Comes from the NYT.

[Lerkfish]

17. not really: mel gibson is PRODUCING movies he appears in

therefore he has creative control over the product.
still a different thing from an actor landing a role in a project they don't produce.

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18. Good point.

[LostinVA]

21. I think blaming established actors is legit

[LunaSea]

6. aw, come on...

you're talking about actors, the vast majority of which should be in the "people who will eat things for money" catagory.
A few of them can turn written word into fine art, but mostly it's the former.

Keitel could play bush as Jesus, and would never be as bad as something like Saturn 3.

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8. "People who will eat things for money." LOL!

Okay, but I'm sure that the best actors will show some respectful limits.

[bluestateguy]

7. Harvey Keitel's donations don't seem to suggest that

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Harvey_Keitel.php

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9. Good find.

Could someone PLEASE interview the man and ask him for me, "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?"

[mmonk]

10. They need the work on their resume and the dollars.

Most Americans will forsake the truth for that. As for the known repuke operatives in the movie, it is to be expected.

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11. Yeah, but according to the post above yours, Keitel

is no Repub. I don't get it.

[mmonk]

12. Resume and dollars. His agent got him another gig.

The republican operatives comment was for others.

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15. I think I found my answer in the NYT:

Harvey Keitel played the role of John O'Neil and, I'm going out on a limb, but probably did so to honor the man. Perhaps he wasn't even aware of the controversial anti-Clinton scene?

Here's the clip from the NYT:

"Mr. Ben-Veniste said he did, however, approve of the casting. “I like Harvey Keitel,” he said of the actor who plays John O’Neil, the onetime F.B.I. counterterrorism expert who died in the attacks. “I liked him in ‘Mean Streets.’ I’m a fan.”"

[Lerkfish]

13. A gig is a gig

ask any actor or musician.

it doesn't mean they agree with the politics anymore than Kool and the gang are jewish if they play at a bar mitzvah.

[Rockholm]

19. Always Blame Clinton.

Sorry, AIN'T gonna work this time.

[TomClash]

20. harvey keitel is a fine actor

but he's pretty much a high maintenance asshole and many directors refuse to work with him.

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22. I'll accept this assessment.

I can understand why some directors would make exceptions. The casting on National Treasure resulted in some good chemistry interactions. Loved Sean Bean and Dustin Bartha.

[UTUSN]

23. SPIELBERG & my man Oliver STONE work with the wingnut

behind the movie, the Persian-American Cyrus NOSFERATU, LIMBOsevic's "friend". Formerly uber-Lib SPIELBERG is currently using him for a movie about the U.S. conquering the West, besides having endorsed his pal Ahhhhnuld. And Oliver was the executive producer of "The Day (RAYGUN) Was Shot," which this wingnut wrote. That's us Libs---we give a leg up to creepos like this while backing ourselves off cliffs.

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24. Do you think Spielberg and Stone are Hollywood's version of

Lieberman?