As written by Justin Baragona for Mediate and seen first on CNN:
During a discussion with CNN’s Jake Tapper regarding President-elect
Donald Trump’s use of Twitter and whether it represents presidential
behavior, Trump campaign manager and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway
took umbrage with the question and invoked Bill Clinton.
It should have read “Jake Tapper Loses it When Pushed by Kellyanne Conway Over Bill Clinton’s Lack of ‘Presidential Behavior’”
by: Tim Brown
In just a couple of months, one of the biggest cases concerning the
US Constitution and the rights of the citizens, journalists and militia
of the united States will be decided. I'm talking about the central
government's trumped up charges via the Bureau of Land Management against the Bundy family, those who stood with them at Bundy Ranch and reporter Pete Santilli for reporting the fact and exposing what was going on.
Lord willing, in January, I'll be meeting with Pete Santilli
for an interview just prior to his trial. However, his show co-host has
been living in Nevada and providing us information on how things are
progressing there.
Jordan put together brief update as to what is taking place and also
giving an encouraging word on the spirits of these political prisoners.
I invite you to take the time to listen to her report below and then
to support The Pete Santilli Show's mission to cover the Bundy Ranch
Trial in Nevada by contributing at, http://thepetesantillishow.com/donate or direct to our Paypal account: peter@petersantilli.com.
by:Onan Coca
Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg
has been the lead in many major blockbusters over the years, but he may
be laying the groundwork to become even more popular. While many
celebrities use their platform to spew their political beliefs and
denigrate the beliefs of others, Wahlberg has taken a different path… he
keeps his mouth shut about politics. He wishes more in Hollywood would
follow his example.
When it comes to talking politics, Wahlberg recently told the military-geared news outlet Task & Purpose that, “A lot of celebrities did, do, and shouldn’t.”
Wahlberg explained that the preachy celebrities who get on their high
horse and talk down to people who disagree with them, don’t actually do
any good.
“You know, it just goes to show you that people
aren’t listening to that anyway. They might buy your CD or watch your
movie, but you don’t put food on their table. You don’t pay their
bills.”
Wahlberg continued by pointing out that it seemed as though most of
liberal Hollywood couldn’t even fathom that a large number of Americans
might disagree with them, because they were trapped in the Hollywood
“bubble.”
“A lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble. They’re
pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there
providing for their family. Me, I’m very aware of the real world. I come
from the real world and I exist in the real world. And although I can
navigate Hollywood and I love the business and the opportunities it’s
afforded me, I also understand what it’s like not to have all that.”
I agree with Wahlberg on this, but I’d go another step further. The
decision to become activists simply because they’re celebrities is also
hurting their own cause. Americans don’t mind supporting people of
various political ideologies – we’ll attend a play, we’ll buy a movie
ticket, we’ll go to a concert, we’ll eat at a restaurant, and we really
don’t care about the ideology of the people we are patronizing. However,
if the actors, entertainers, chefs, etc. begin proselytizing their
political beliefs, or even worse, if they begin demonizing their
political opponents… we’ll stop attending.
It’s the reason that during the Bush administration anti-war movies
flopped, because they were slanted against the Bush-led government.
(Interestingly, while President Obama has not had a day of peace during
his administration and while he has bombed more nations than Bush… the
anti-war film trend has slowed.) It’s the reason that the Dixie Chicks went from being the hottest country music act in America one day, to disappearing the next. It’s why Matt Damon’s anti-fracking movie was seen by almost no one, but his Bourne films are blockbusters.
We can think for ourselves. We don’t need celebrities telling us what
to believe, who to support, or why we are wrong. I’m glad that Mark
Wahlberg gets it, I just wish more in Hollywood and New York did too.
By the way – Wahlberg and Director Peter Berg (who made the movie “Lone Survivor” together) have a new movie
coming out about the heroism of Boston police in the aftermath of the
Boston Marathon Bombing. This looks like the kind of movie we should all
support.