Irreverent but not irrelevant... A call to arms for competence, intelligence, and accountability in American society.
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For more than 25 years, Bob has worked as an Ad Industry executive in the New York / New Jersey area, recently moving his base of operations to Orlando, FL. He's been extensively involved in television campaigns for The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, The Nation Magazine, Senator John Kerry, Congressman Edward Markey, and the Democratic National Committee.
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posted by Bob P @ 5:24 AM
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2 Comments:
Thanks for linking to this article. I saw this headline when I was scanning the net for news and ignored it, thinking it was just another celebrity mouthing off. But Dreyfuss made some really sharp points. Glad you made me read it. ;-)
I have always maintained that the claim that Hollywood actors shouldn't talk politics is utterly absurd. It's obvious that true actors like Dreyfuss are artists and visionaries, and even if they have a lot of stupid movies in their repertoire, that doesn't make them political hacks.
I think that we the people of America should revere people who stand up and speak their mind and are willing to sacrifice their careers and their safety for principles of truth and justice. If that's George Clooney, I'll take him. If it's Paul Robeson, or Amy Goodman, or Janeane Garofalo, or any other well-known person who actually reads foreign newspapers and actually gives a damn about real human beings, then I say let's raise them up and make heroes out of them. Why are so many Americans afraid to embrace people as agents of change simply because they work in a town that's associated with tawdry entertainment? If Arnold frigging Scwarzenegger can become President, then by God, Barbara Streisand can be a political activist. If I ever get aradio show, there will be no Franken rule. I will have the most influential people talking about stuff that actually matters, no matter who they are or what they've done. And if I think their position is based on a thin understanding of the facts, I'll let them know.
The trouble with mainstream political thinkers is that they've let Frank Luntz and Bob Shrum determine the rules of the game. I say let's cast off the old rules and treat every celebrity as a member of the human family. If they have something real and intelligent to say, let's hear them out. Let's not shun them simply because of what afew Ivy League Northeastern Intellectuals write about it in the New York Review of Books.
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