Some Hollywood Stars' Thoughts on Palin

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Some Hollywood Stars' Thoughts on Palin
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Sat, 09-20-2008 - 12:16am

I never knew that I could agree more with people that have so much money, influence, and talent.

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"sarah p -- elisabeth h

= identical cousins

women who hunt in high heels gives one pause."

-- Rosie O'Donnell, on her blog, taking a dig at Elisabeth Hasselbeck, with whom she worked on "The View"

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"I don’t think I would want her running the country.... I’m not going to vote for her because she’s a woman.

"We disagree on a lot of issues, and that’s why I support Obama and Biden.”

-- Eva Longoria on TV's "Extra"

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"This woman hates women.…She is not a feminist. She is not the woman that's going to come behind Hillary Clinton and do anything that Hillary Clinton would've been capable of.... I can't imagine overturning Roe vs. Wade. She's not of this time. The woman terrifies me."

-- Pink to PopEater

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"As someone who has spent over 40 years advocating on behalf of women both politically and philanthropically, as someone who was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton and as someone who cares deeply about the health and welfare of all women, hear me Senator McCain: This calculated, cynical ploy to pull away a small percentage of Hillary's women voters from Barack Obama will not work. We are not that stupid!”

-- Barbara Streisand, on her blog

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I think there’s a really good chance that Sarah Palin could be president, and I think that’s a really scary thing, 'cause I don’t know anything about her -- I don’t think in eight weeks I’m going to know anything about her. I know that she was a mayor of a really, really small town and she’s the governor for Alaska for less than two years. I just don’t understand. I think the pick was made for political purposes.... Do the actuary tables and there’s a 1 out of 3 chance, if not more, that McCain doesn’t survive his first term and it’ll be President Palin…. It’s like a really bad Disney movie. The hockey mom, you know, ‘Oh, I’m just a hockey mom’… and she’s facing down President Putin …. It’s totally absurd …. It’s a really terrifying possibility.”

-- Matt Damon, Associated Press

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"At first I thought Sarah Palin was some kind of Republican pandering -- a misguided attempt to woo Hillary voters over to the dark side, as if they believed women voters were so stupid that they would vote for anyone in a skirt, but now I see that she is much, much worse. I have nothing against hockey moms -- I just don’t want to be one. If Sarah Palin had her way, she would take away that right not to be a mom. She wants to outlaw abortion -- so to call her a feminist is as laughable as calling evangelicals ‘Christians.’ They shouldn’t have the right to call themselves Christian, for they have no Christ-like attributes."

-- Margaret Cho, on her blog

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"It's amazing that a woman has come that far. But from what I know about her, her policies are not things I agree with."

-- Meg Ryan, during a press junket for "The Women"

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Registered: 11-07-2007
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 5:05pm
I sincerely hope you didn't actually just tell another iV member to "shut up" - because that would be an incredibly rude and immature thing to say.

Julie
Mommy to
Cooper Mitchell

 

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Registered: 11-07-2007
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 5:07pm
sorry, but how would you know how much or how little knowledge a celebrity has about politics?

 

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Registered: 11-07-2007
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 5:12pm

many celebrities do indeed have experience living in the real world as for many is took many many years to become famous with their craft.

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 5:14pm
are you suggesting that there are ANY humans on earth that don't struggle?

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 5:16pm
that's not a very enlightened thing to say - what makes these people worth less than you (you calling them worthless!)? have you used your profession or resources to impact change on a local, regional, national or global level? just curious.

Julie
Mommy to
Cooper Mitchell

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 8:51pm
I agree ... I meant it in terms of 'most TODAY don't have the day to day struggle' .... many do indeed know what struggle is like.

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Registered: 08-24-2008
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 10:31pm
Good point.

 

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Registered: 08-02-2006
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 11:05pm

"what others think do not phase me."


That's obvious!

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Registered: 10-16-1999
Sat, 09-20-2008 - 11:45pm

sorry, but how would you know how much or how little knowledge a celebrity has about politics?


Maybe my post wasn't as clear as I thought it was.... maybe I should have said that simply because they have a name that everyone recognizes does not necessarily mean that they have any more or any less knowledge and understanding than the guy down the street has.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-07-2007
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 12:16am

So, what experience do the celebs have that says they should have a greater voice than any other American?

 

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