Clooney is a nut job

George Clooney, responding to a joke from the Host Jon Stewart at the Academy Awards, claimed that Hollywood being out of touch is in fact a good thing.

"Welcome to the 78th Academy Awards... For many of you, this is the first night any of you voted for a winner," Stewart said. This is "the one night of the year when you can see all your favorite stars without donating money to the Democratic party. A lot of people say Hollywood is too liberal... a pleasure dome... a moral black hole... a Sodom & Gomorrah...out of touch with mainstream America." (Taken from Public Figure's Beware who has a good post on the topic.)

To be fair, he also took shots at Bush, but thats beside the point.

Clooney, winning an award not long after Stewarts comments, said "And finally, I would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing. We're the ones who talk about AIDS when it was just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular. And we, you know, we bring up subjects. This Academy, this group of people gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be part of this community, and proud to be out of touch."

Well, I'm glad Clooney is proud of himself. Perhaps he forgot that in 1939, America already had its first black congressman. In addition to that Hattie McDaniel played a slave.

The first black woman to get best actress was Halle Berry in 2002 for Monster's Ball. So don't give me crap that Hollywood is on the "leading edge" of controversial issues.

How about global warming? Yeah, yeah, they (Hollywood) talks a good talk, yet a vast majority of stars have multiple cars, most of which probably 15 miles to the gallon. They live in their big mansions surrounded by gates, and then say they're in touch with the American public? Haha, right.

"PrivatePigg" over at Public Figure's Beware has a good thought on the matter:

"Remember, George: Hollywood doesn't change the world, it merely reflects it. The real ground-breakers are wearing uniforms or holding office. They fight battles and change lives in a real way. If you want to talk about Civil Rights, the ground breakers were the little black children who integrated hostile Little Rock schools, and the mothers and fathers who fought to give their children an equal chance despite the unequal opportunities surrounding them. The important people were hardly the ones handing out statues for "good acting." Important people make real sacrifices. They don't make millions for being "Batman." You're an ass."

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