Cleese and Schiff talk politics
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Newsman) - An anti-Bush philippic from Whoopi Reuben Lucius Goldberg laced with profanity might have injure Lavatory Kerry's presidential electioneering quaternity years ago. To a greater extent late, George V Clooney said he'll support Barack Obama any way he can, even if it means keeping his distance.
These are just a few examples that experience left wing politically minded celebrities conflicted about their character in choosing the next U.S. chief Executive, and it was lately up to an unlikely geminate of actors to sort it all out: comedian John Cleese and Richard Schiff of "The West Wing."
Actors ar often criticized for "non having anything to say and connexion the party anyway," Schiff told 2,000 attendees Tuesday night at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
Although Cleese and Schiff were more inclined to crack jokes, Fox News show political learned person Dog Luntz pressed Schiff to take a stand on whether actors should use their renown megaphones for political stumping.
Yes, Schiff conceded a bit sheepishly, because they can bring attention to an issue. He besides listed the entertainers wHO have parlayed their celebrity into successful political careers -- Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonny Bono -- just seemed irritated that they were all Republicans.
Schiff likened the Democratic primary pitting Obama against Sir Edmund Hillary Hilary Rodham Clinton to a Elijah Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier title fight, which reminded Luntz of Clinton comparing herself recently to Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky."
"Individual had to cue her that the black guy rope south Korean won," Luntz joked.
As for Cleese, he started by announcing he was no expert on American politics only, then once more, neither ar Americans.
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