Adam Sandler is a Republican?

[Doomsayer13]

Singer and actress Mandy Moore is furious at being "outed" as a secret Republican in the new issue of America's Details magazine.

The publication's upcoming September edition lists Adam Sandler, Freddie Prince Jr, Jessica Simpson, Shannen Doherty and Moore as silent supporters of current US President George W Bush who don't join the campaign trail and make their political views known, unlike loud and proud Democrats Ben Affleck and Barbara Streisand.

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=115261560&p=yy5z6zz66

Jessica Simpson and Freddie Prinze Jr. I can understand, but Salder doesn't strike me as the Republican type. Then again, he does play violent sociopaths in his movies...

I wonder who else in Hollywood (other than the obvious - Willis, Stallone, Shwarzenegger, Derek) are closet Republicans?

[Ghetto_Boy]

1. Who cares?

[Doomsayer13]

7. I don't necessarily care

I just find it intruiging as sort of passing entertainment

[Wickerman]

2. And I thought he just PLAYED an idiot - I guess he are one!

to paraphrase my reaction to this news yesterday.

[Joylaughter]

13. I thought so too

But now he's in the stooopid category. Or maybe he's in the evil/greedy category? HArd to tell with "Little Nicky".

[noahmijo]

3. Who an actor/acress plays on screen means nothing of their personal views

Just look at Sean Penn.

If Sandler is a Republican I'm willing to bet it's just because he thinks it's the side to be on if you support the troops and hasn't had a chance to really dig into the truth of this and other issues.

[luaneryder]

4. He's a bore!

[calico1]

5. Pick out the lousiest actors

and singers. I bet most of them are republican. Most of these are. With the exception of Sandler none of the rest surprise me. They all stink by the way.

[henslee]

29. yeahhh, like Sandler is uh, an Ameican treasure.

Have to admit, i liked Wedding Singer.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. So he's ashamed to admit he supports Bush?

it makes you wonder if he really does.

[Mr. Blonde]

17. I would rather all celebrities no matter what side of the fence they are

on stayed in the closet as it were.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

18. I think all Americans should speak out for what they believe in,

whether they are famous or not.

[Mr. Blonde]

19. I think they can vote however they like

which most probably won't, but they are in a situation in today's world where someone might actually believe something because Sandler or Streisand believes it. I think it would be far better to leave people to come up with their own opinions, or at the very least get their opinions from those around them instead of someone they only see on a screen.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

21. You may think that famous people shouldn't speak their minds

for fear that someone might listen to them. On the other hand, I think the free exchange of ideas is a good thing.

We'll just have to agree to disagree.

[bo44]

33. disagree

If it were not for the influence of actors and musicians I would be a brain dead freeper. Vocal celebs exposed the truth. As a kid in the 60's and 70's the opinions of my idols mattered. If they said the war sucked or that Nixon was a bad man it gave me the courage to speak up and explore points of view contrary to what most teachers, parents and peers spoke of.

[Misunderestimator]

20. I agree.

[Misunderestimator]

8. He's a talentless ass... so it follows he'd be a Republican.

:shrug:

[MrSandman]

32. Meatloaf said it...

"You took the word right out of my mouth."

[LoZoccolo]

9. "They're all gonna laugh at you!"

Probably the reason he's in the closet.

[SoDesuKa]

10. One More Reason

One more reason to dislike Adam Sandler.

[HEyHEY]

11. Amen....as if his crappy toilet humour and predictable spazz attacks

weren't enough

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. where is the orginal list?

[Endangered Specie]

14. So, he aint funny one fucking ounce.

[IronLionZion]

15. Haha, they're ashamed of it!

That is very telling. But I don't give a flying fuck about most celebrities. Except Bono, that guy is genuinely good.

[a_random_joel]

16. As a big SNL fan...

I like Adam Sandler.

And I doubt very much he is a true Republican... It doesn't really matter either way.

[jonnyblitz]

35. i didnt mind him on SNL but his movies are the WORST

like most movies with SNL people in them...

[Dukkha]

22. Mandy Moore is furious at being "outed" ?

If you feel you need to hide it then you're obviously on the wrong side and have issues.

I will always be loud and proud despite any persecution I may receive.

[Doomsayer13]

23. read the rest of the article

she ferverantly denies being a Republican and a supporter of Bush.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

25. she was in 'saved', so i doubt she is

the film michael stipe produced that lampooned christianity and rw ideologues(a damn good flick, btw)

[IronLionZion]

27. yeah that flick rocked

I wouldn't hold it against her if she turns out to be a Republican. But there is no excuse for supporting Bush. People who support that asshole deserve what he'll do to them.

[IronLionZion]

26. I hide my politcs cause I'm surrounded by Republican wingnuts

this area is infested by rabid right-wing extremists. Am I on the wrong side and have issues?

[wyldwolf]

24. On Mandy Moore...

Where is there any proof she is a republican? If none exists, she can't be "outed."

I also point to her recent starring role in "Saved!" A movie that totally trashes christian fundamentalism and was produced by Michael Stipe.

[cmkramer]

34. That means nothing

She's an actress playing a role. Carroll O'Connor who played Archie Bunker did commercials for George McGovern during the 1972 campaign. Dixie Carter who played the liberal Julia Sugarbaker is actually a conservative Republican. There are plenty of other examples of actors playing roles that differ from their own personal politics.

By the way, Alan Alda will be playing a Republican senator on THE WEST WING next season, and we know he ain't no rightwinger!

[wyldwolf]

38. It means a lot more than...

... a magazine supposedly "outing" her with no evidence to support it.

I'll believe her and her publicist over the mag.

[LTR]

39. That's true

Carroll O'Connor was a hardcore liberal.

And Alda played a Dubya-style warmongering president in "Canadian Bacon". Also played an absolute lothario in "What Women Want".

Richard Dreyfuss has had some of his best recent roles playing evil Republicans.

[antigone382]

44. Yeah, but Mandy Moore's character was kind of like Archie Bunker

in that she was making fun of Christian, RW stereotypes, just as Carroll O'Connor was making fun of uneducated bigots.

It wouldn't follow that she would play a part in a movie with a message antithetical to her own beliefs, though I suppose money talks and b/s walks.

As far as I'm concerned, it's just a damn magazine, and it's as likely to be false as it is to be true. We would be wise not to get all worked up just because some hollywood-obsessed rag (though I'm not 100% sure that's what American Details is, don't know much about the publication) claims that Joe Famous-guy is a republican, or whatever.

And I think Adam Sandler is funny, if somewhat predictable.

[henslee]

28. That explains why Sandler ain't funny., except of course to 13 yr old boys

which he probably likes .... (dont know why i said that last part.)

[PittPoliSci]

31. i'd like them too if they made me a millionaire.

And just because some people don't have as sophistcated a taste in humor as you, doesn't mean it isn't funny.

[henslee]

41. Wait. I like poopie humor. I just never like when guys act retarded and

get a paycheck. I know I am not the arbiter of humor. Its just my opinion.... Sandler just does not make me laugh.... all that HIGH QUALITY H20 STUFF ..... i dont get it. Waterboy and Jerry Lewis stuff just gets under my skin. Throw Red Skelton in ther, too. I won't lump the less famous but guilty pleasure "Charlie Callas" in there though. He is crazy retarded cool.

[PittPoliSci]

43. i see where you're coming from.

some of those "silly" humor things don't do it for me either, i was just playin' advocate! i can't stand the family guy...grr..the thought of that show makes my blood boil.

[matcom]

30. Don't Know But....

he is a stupid fucking two-bit "actor" who has NEVER been funny and makes TOTALLY SHITTY "movies"

worthless IMHO

[Kat45]

36. I think Sandler comes from New Hampshire.

Which could help explain it. :shrug:

[Doomsayer13]

45. nope, he's a New York Jew

[UdoKier]

37. So many names, so little talent!

I knew about Shannen Doherty, but I'm a bit surprised about Sandler.

Prinze is an annoying and untalented hack, so no surprise, Simpson is a fundie airhead: no surprise.

Mandy Moore a repug? Hmm, I wonder why she would appear in "Saved!" which skewers fundies pretty well....

[Catfight]

40. Repugs are a funny bunch, remember the missing WMD's bush joked

about?

[LTR]

42. Sometimes, someone could be typecast politically by one incident

He may have made an offhand remark once (maybe post-9/11) and people may have taken it to mean he's a Repug. Never heard anything about it.

Obviously we know Freddie Prince Jr, Jessica Simpson and Shannen Doherty are Repugs. Hell, they can have 'em.

But Sandler doesn't talk about politics, so if he doesn't make it anyone else's business, I won't hold it against him.