The Billy Mays Story Is Not Unique

6 Responses to “The Billy Mays Story Is Not Unique”

1. spaz writes
   June 30th, 2009 7:30 pm

   Oh please. Conservatives have NO problem with being starf**kers. Hell, they elected a shitty actor president in the 80’s, another shitty one to governor in California, and they get all weak in the knees over the Chucks (Norris and Heston). Then there’s the Fred Thompsons and Kelsey Grammers who want to keep THEIR (read: the moviegoing public’s) money.

   In typical hypocrite fashion, the Cons just hate the ones who are liberals and Democrats (pretty much the rest of the industry, including the execs).

   And the truth is, that nearly all the people who do succeed in Hollywood are real “American Dream” stories. People who are talented, try hard, train, get rejected, are persistent, and then succeed. Unlike, say all the MBA’s that the GOP idolizes - people who inherit money and a family name and don’t actually have to WORK their way to the top.

   This is what drives the Cons nuts - the real success stories in Hollywood are all liberals because they earned their way to the top and didn’t buy their way in (the conservatives preferred way of doing business).

2. Mark Rogers writes
   June 30th, 2009 7:43 pm

   Spaz,

   Even by your standards, that is a remarkably silly set of gross exaggerations.

   One big difference between Conservatives and Liberals in Hollywood:

   You didn’t see or hear of Chuck Norris or Kelsey Grammer or other Conservatives whine that they would leave America if President Obama were elected. Compare that to the whining lefties who promised to leave if President Bush were re-elected.

   Whatever else, the actors who promised to leave are liars.

   By the way, MBA means Master of Business Administration, not Montgomery Bell Academy, and the vast majority of people, left and right, who get them have worked hard to do so.

3. DADvocate writes
   June 30th, 2009 8:21 pm

   Idiot spaz goes on another rant against imaginary conservatives. He should listen to the real ones.

4. The OG DG writes
   June 30th, 2009 8:26 pm

   It’s a stupid and petty threat, I agree, Mark.

   But Stephen Baldwin, a conservative actor, threatened to leave the country if Obama were elected. As far as I know, he’s still here.

   I hate the equivalence game for this very reason– who cares what any of the Baldwins think about politics? But if you stake your argument on portraying one side as being shallow and stupid, and people who agree with you say the same thing, you’ve left yourself open to have your argument turned on you.

   If a celeb has something interesting to say, I’ll listen. But most celebs who dabble in politics show themselves to be damn fools. Just watch Bill Maher for weekly evidence of the imbecility of the celebrity class. (Or save your brain cells and don’t.)

   Anyhow, so what if Billy Mays was a conservative? He was entitled to his opinions. If he had run for office, I might have taken interest. I’m glad he did well for himself, and I hope his family lives comfortably and that his achievement help them grieve.

5. Mark Rogers writes
   June 30th, 2009 8:32 pm

   OG DG,

   I didn’t know that about the Baldwin. I stand corrected.

   He may be a Conservative but I tend to see the Baldwins as annoying and I always cheer during the ‘South Park’ movie when the Canadians bomb them.

6. The OG DG writes
   June 30th, 2009 8:50 pm

   Pretty much agree, though Alec Baldwin can be really funny on 30 Rock. The guy has talent. I still don’t care about what he thinks about politics, and it’s a shame that he and other celebs get to amplify their views via the press (this counts for both the Sean Penns and the Jon Voights of the world).

   Now if like Charlton Heston, Al Franken, Fred Thompson, or Ronald Reagan, they make politics a career, that’s different.