by Jeff Crouere
The hyperbole from the Left is getting more extreme with each passing day. Several weeks ago actor Morgan Freeman claimed the Tea Party movement was “racist.” Last Friday, actor Sean Penn called the Tea Party the group that wanted to “get the N-word out of the White House” and “lynch” the President. These foolish actors have not seen or must not understand the latest polls which show African-American Herman Cain as the Tea Party’s favorite candidate.
While their remarks were both offensive and inaccurate, they were mild compared to what aging actress Susan Sarandon said last weekend at the Hamptons Film Festival. In discussing her Academy Award winning role in the film Dead Man Walking, Sarandon said that she sent a copy of the book that inspired the movie to the Pope. However, she noted that the book was sent to “the last one, not this Nazi we have now.” To make matters worse, Sarandon repeated the offensive reference at another panel discussion.
This horrible remark was not only an insult to the leader of the Catholic Church, but also to the 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. Sadly, among the Left in this country, insulting conservatives and Catholics has become routine.
A great number of outspoken liberals can be found in the film industry, where good-looking but dim-witted entertainers earn a living. For some reason, these actors and actresses believe that the public cares about their political opinions. Instead, most people want them to “shut up” and perform. When they open their mouth, it is usually leftist drivel that exposes their ignorance and bias.
Sarandon is a hardcore liberal who supports radical movements. It was no surprise to see her at the “Occupy Wall Street” rally giving aid and comfort to the protesters. Like so many other Hollywood extremists, she wouldn’t be caught dead at a Tea Party rally. These liberal stars prefer a group that bashes capitalism, yells “F— the USA,” and defecates on police cars to a bunch of people waving the American flag and singing patriotic hymns.
It is more than disquieting that Sarandon was not confronted about labeling the Pope a Nazi by anyone at the Hamptons Film Festival. Instead she was praised for her efforts to support UNICEF and the Wall Street protesters. This shows that there is plenty of anti-Catholic bias in the Hollywood community.
While festival attendees were not moved by Sarandon’s vicious attack against the Pope, her comments were condemned by William Donohue of the Catholic League of America. He noted that the Pope “was conscripted at the age of 14 into the Hitler Youth, along with every other young German boy.” However, the future Pope refused to go to meetings and “unlike most of the others, he deserted at the first opportunity.”
Clearly, the Pope represents the polar opposite of Nazism. In fact, film critic Michael Medved said Sarandon’s comments were especially egregious because of the Pope’s “moving and eloquent efforts to come to terms with the horrors of the Holocaust.” The Anti-Defamation League called on Sarandon to apologize to the Catholic community. Not surprisingly, calls to her agent were not returned.
It is time that these vicious attacks from the Hollywood Left were no longer tolerated. Obviously, no one in Hollywood is going to penalize Susan Sarandon, but the American public should. Catholics and all Americans who are sick and tired of the hatred and ignorance spewed by the liberals in Hollywood should boycott Sarandon’s movies and force her to suffer some consequences for insulting a beloved church figure, who Catholics recognize as the successor to Saint Peter, the Apostle.
A boycott will send a message to the film studios that Sarandon and her fellow liberal stars are becoming a liability and maybe give more conservatives in Hollywood the courage to fight back against this type of intolerance.
These stars get paid big money to act, not comment on religion or politics. As we can see from Susan Sarandon and her liberal friends, when the stars stray from their make believe world of Hollywood into the real world, it is not a pretty site to behold. It’s time for Sarandon and company to either “shut up” or go away.
Jeff Crouere is a native of New Orleans, LA, and he is the host of a Louisiana based program, “Ringside Politics,” which airs at 7:30 p.m. Fri. and 10:00 p.m. Sun. on WLAE-TV 32, a PBS station, and 7 till 11 a.m. weekdays on WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans and the Northshore. For more information, visit his web site at www.ringsidepolitics.com. E-mail him at jeff@ringsidepolitics.com.
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Susan Sarandon has obviously made a great career as a movie actress. Before I realized what a far lefty she is, I used to like to watch her and her movies. Those days are gone now little Suzy! I see that you don’t like to think for yourself, as apparently, you’d rather be a ‘useful idiot’ for all the Marxist lefties out there in la la land. I don’t think you’ve made a film in quite a while, (which is fine with me) but any future movies that you’re in, I’m not seeing. I’ll boycott every damn one of your movies. You owe a certain amount of respect to Catholics around the world, and you should denounce the ignorant drivel that spews out of your mouth. If, at the very least, you should at least have respect for other human beings that we share our planet with. I’m not Catholic, but I respect them for choosing to be Catholic. Didn’t your mother ever tell you, “Suzy, if you can’t say anything nice about someone, you should’nt say it at all?” Your a disgrace to your profession. If you had any class at all, you would apologize to the Pope and ask his forgiveness, and then ask America for forgiveness for embarassing our country with your loud mouth!
Amen to that! I’m so sick of these ego maniacs that constantly blast and terrorize
traditional wholesome family values. From Jimmy Kimel’s nightly jokes to Forest Gump blasting Mormons as unAmerican. Sit coms, movies, and reality shows are loaded with Hollywood’s subtile political agenda to shove their decomposing views of virtue and character in our faces. Obviously most of Hollywood is enlisted in the communist army to bring our country down to it’s knees and drive us into captivity. The actors are nothing but a bunch of puppets controlled by the power of money. They are so puffed up and in love with themselves, that they think the world is as well.
It’s time for a real Tea Party revolt– throw them all off the boat— turn them
off. We should make a day to band together and turn the T.V. off. If we stopped tuning them in, then the advertisers and money dries up. Wake these morons up! WE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER.
Susan Saradon has surprised me – as an insenstive screwball needing to get attention for herself – just like Janeanne Garofalo.
I think with this latest rhetoric from Saradon, she is going to go the way of Jane Fonda = no one will care if they ever see or hear from her again.
I agree with “Richard” – “…… Your a disgrace to your profession. If you had any class at all, you would apologize to the Pope and ask his forgiveness, and then ask America for forgiveness for embarassing our country with your loud mouth!”
Thank you for another Great article – Mr. Jeff Courere!
I really liked the article on President Obama ignoring the anniversary of the TRAGEDY of British Petroleum’s Oil Rig Explosion and Massive Oil Spew – in the Gulf of Mexico –
(that killed everything in its path – and destroyed our Food Sources).
Sadly we have to listen and read about this kind of garbage. I may not be a religous person but I respect the Pope and the President, even though the later is a Dope. Where is the outrage like when Hank Williams Jr. commented about the golf outing being like Netanyahu weeting with Hitler. The Hollywood community wanted to boycott Hank Jr. ESPN fired Hank Jr. What the hell is wrong with these pictures. In God We Trust.
Hey Barack Obama………..have you seen this Misery index” yet?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44970105
I am new to the world of entertainment, but am making/producing a movie about ww2. I have a large but very good cast. None from Hollywood though. My company will be making 2 about the Japanese in ww2, and one about the communists. We are showing you all angles, and letting the people decide, who is/was right and who is/was wrong. I only tell you this, as I am personally a moderate Republican, and I believe actors, should just do what they are paid to do (act)(on a personal note, I would love to see the return of Greek Theater, but my actors, do not like this). Suzy, will not ever be in any of our movies, nor will the lefty actors whom can’t keep their mouths closed.