Mickey Kaus explains a universal law of politics to Warren Beatty and Rob Reiner:
They don't like you! They really don't like you! Warren Beatty and Rob Reiner aren't nearly as popular as their backers thought they were, according to the latest Field Poll. Beatty's rating is 40% unfavorable/27% favorable--among Democrats! Yikes. .. Reiner is at least more popular than unpopular within his own party, but overall his unfavorables outweigh his favorables among independents (34/24) and overall (41/25). ... Prediction: The eye-opening poll will get little coverage in the LAT. Too interesting! If it does, the Times will give it the obvious interpretation--that California voters have soured on actors-turned-politicos. But maybe they've especially (and unexpectedly) soured on Hollywood liberals. ... P.S.: Light up, California! Reiner previously promoted a victorious state initiative that taxes cigarette sales to fund early childhood health and nutrition projects. He's now so addicted to the cigarette money that he's opposing an initiative to slap a further tax on cigarettes (to fund emergency rooms) because it might decrease cigarette sales and threaten the funding for his pet programs. ...
Is it just my imagination or is it true that almost every entertainer-turned-politician is a Republican? Assuming this is true (and it seems to me that it is) does anyone else find that strange, given that Hollywood is widely considered to be a Liberal hotbed?
Consider these Republicans:
Ronald Reagan
Fred Thompson
Sonny Bono
Clint Eastwood
Arnold Schwarznegger
That guy who was on "Dukes of Hazzard"
That guy who was on "Love Boat"
Who can name an actor/actress who became an elected Democrat? I can't think of one, but then I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, so feel free to fill me in.
Could it be that perhaps Hollywood is not as liberal as we've been told?
I'm just thinking out loud - not actually formulating a theory or anything yet.
Posted by: LaurenceB | November 23, 2005 at 03:37 PM